Last day of April

Current events: Jason Collins (NBA player).
                      : BC Election debate (introductory speeches, and answering a question on economics)

Chapter 6: Looking at how to read climographs (Temperature and Precipitation of a region)

Handout: Complete the chart for Western Cordillera

Leaders research projecvt handed back.  If you have ANY questions regarding your paper please come see me!

Monday, April 29th

Chapter 6: Regional Geography of North America

Review of themes of geography: Location, Place, Human-Environment Interactions, Movement, Regions
Terms covered: Glaciation, vegetation, topography, climate

Handout:  colour Map of Regions of North America (Pg. 163)

BC Election Project.  BC Election takes place on May 13th:
Part A: Tweeting (sign up on Twitter.com and tweet about the election).  Follow the guideines for posting and what to post about.  In order for me to see your Tweet you must include @AunDarren at the start.  Then include #slsselectionproject at the end in order for me to be able to search your comments easily.  If you are uncomfortable with using social media, or do not want to sign up for Twitter please see me IMMEDIATELY for an alternative option.

Part B: Group assignment.  Your choice of format.  Throughout your project make sure that you answer the questions/topics outlined in the purpose of the BC Election Project
We will discuss ASSESSMENT as a class.

Due for tomorrow: Coloured regions map of North America. 
                             : Group project outline which includes: a) Format, b) Main ideas/sections,
                               c) Duties/responsibilities

Friday, April 26th

BC Election Project: Brainstorming ideas within your groups.  Fantastic ideas developed.  I will look over your ideas this weekend and create an assignment.

New unit: Regional Geography of North America

• What is geography?
• I need to know geography because.....
• Jobs related to the field of geography (overhead)

Handout: Themes of geography

1. Location (absolute and relative)
2. Place (physical and human characteristics)
3. Human-environmental interactions (relationships within places)
4. Movement (mobility of people, goods and ideas)
5. Regions (how they form and change)

Write up paragraph on the back of the handout.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, April 25th

Industrial Revolution Test

Wednesday, April 24th

Parent-teacher interviews today.  Short class.

Chapter 5 review on the Industrial Revolution.

Group mindmaps which discusses all changes (including +/-) during the industrial revolution:
Make connections to major themes/ideas.  Provide specific examples where possible.

•  Politics/Law
• Economics
• Social/Society
• Technology
• Culture

TEST TOMORROW

Tuesday, April 23rd

Parent-teacher interviews tomorrow.  Short classes on Wednesday and Thursday.

Going over answers for:

• Cottage Industry
• Factory Age
• Child Labour

Watched different clips on Child Labour in the world today (examples: minining in African countries.  Agriculture in the Philippines). Discussed how the Poverty Cycle works.

Handout: Society and Culture

Chapter 5 test on THURSDAY.

Monday morning block change

Going over answers to questions on Transportation and Mechanisation during the Industrial Revolution (pg. 140-143):

• Roads
• Canals
• Railways

Child Labour: group readings of poems about the United Nations Rights of the Child

Handout: Cottage Industry, Factory Age, Child Labour

Chapter 5 test on Thursday.

Thursday, April 18th

Partner infomercial presentations: Outstanding effort by all groups.  Way to go!

Topics covered included:

• Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell
• Power Loom: Edward Cartwright
• Internal combustion engine: Gottlieb Daimler
• Daguerre Photograph: Louis Daguerre
• Canal system: Duke of Bridgewater
• Incandescent light bulb: Thomas Edison
• Phonograph: Thomas Edison
• Steam powered ships: Robert Fulton
• Wiireless/Radio: Guglielimo Marconi
• Telegraph: Samuel Morse
• Brilliant dye made from coal: William Perkins
• Electric batteries: Alessandro Volta
• Cotton Gin: Eli Whitney
• Airplaine: Orville & Wilbur Wright

Handout: Industrial Revolution - Transportation and Mechanization

Wednesday, April 17th

Industrial Revolution mini-assignment: research an invention from the 1700s-1800s (topics assigned)

Work in the library computer lab and prepare for the 60-90 second "infomercial" tomorrow morning.

Students picked partners (Caveat: can not work with someone that you have worked with previously for a project, and you cannot partner with someone that is currently sitting in your row).

There were some students that were unable to find a partner based on the above criteria.  It is important for students to be able to branch out and work with different people in the classroom.  When some of the students finally picked a partner, they were unable to tell me the name of their partner?!!  This should not be happening 2.5 months into semester two - this was a good teaching moment for the class.

Beautiful, sunny Tuesday morning

Current events: Bombing during the Boston Marathon (globalnational.com)
                      : Jackie Robinson Day (April 15th) in baseball yesterday.  Why is he famous? (Biography)
                      : "42" trailer

Questions:

1. What conditions made it ideal for a profitable wool industry?
2. How was Britain's textile industry connected to colonialism.
3. Explain the advantages/disadvantages (or benefits vs. losses) of the coal industry.

Went over answers from Inventors/Inventions worksheet.

DVD: Living History: Living During the Industrial Revolution (10 minutes)

Monday, April 15th

Leaders research project due today.

Group oral interviews.  Students did a great job discussing their projects.

Current events: answer questions on the Shark Fin debate.

Friday. April 12th

Leaders research project due on MONDAY.

Current events: Story involving the bullying and death of a Nova Scotia teen.
                      : Youngest golfer, age 14, at the Masters.

Economic Revolution (pg 134/135):

1. Describe, in detail, the government in England during this era: policy, composition, etc
2. In your own words, explain the economic policy of laissez-faire ("leave it alone").  List advantages/disadvantages

Handout: Chart on inventors of the 1700s.

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, April 11

Current events: UNICEF.  Canada 17th out of 29th (globalnational.com)
                      : Latest with North Korea

Industrial Revolution (Ch. 5)

• Introduction.  What do the words "industrial revolution" bring to mind?
• Discuss how the relationship between humanity and nature changed with the IR
• What 6 elements did Britain contain to result in her becoming and industrialized nation?

Web/mind map on topics between 130-134 (hand in at the end of class):

1. Why Britain?
2. New Farming Methods
3. New Crops and technology
4. New Breeds

Final day for Napoleon

Napoleon test today.

NEW DUE DATE: Leaders research project Monday, April 15th.

Tuesday morning review

Chapter 4 Napoleon test tomorrow.

Groups of 4: Final report card for Napoleon.  How would you grade his achievement/effort on:

• Domestic policy (France)
• Foreign policy (Europe)
• Ability to gain trust of people

Napoleon Review Questions.
Read story on the Battle of Waterloo (pg 89-93)
Read Napoleon's farewell speech.
Created review/test questions (1 mc, 1 matching/fill in blank, 3-mark, 5 mark)

Good luck tomorrow.

Leader research project due this FRIDAY.

Monday, April 8th

Reminder: Leaders research project due on Friday, April 12th.

Review of Napoleon's loss vs. Spain.
What is Nationalism (pg. 111/112).  The difference between Nationalism and Patriotism.

Handout on the Russian Campaign and talking about Napoleon's latest defeat (pg 114-116).

Finished watching the Biography DVD on Napoleon.

Handout: Chapter 4 review sheet (double-sided)

Napoleon TEST on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10th

Friday, April 5th

Researching in the library computer lab.

Students are continuing taking handwritten notes on their topic.
Everyone is using Biographies (InfoTrac) and World Book Encyclopedia (students can access the SLSS library through destiny.sd38.bc.ca).  Please email me if you forget the login password.

Projects due next FRIDAY, APRIL 12th.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Thursday morning research

Day #1 of the Leaders Research Project.

I thought that this was an invaluable lesson on how to do a library search for material.

In this project you are not to rely on Wikipedia.  This goal of this project is for you to learn how to do "real" reseach on not just rely on typing in your topic on Wikipedia or Google.

Access the school library through destiny.sd38.bc.ca.  You must use ONE book source, the online BIOGRAPHY (through INFOTRAC), and WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA.

I was amazed watching students having difficulty (how to properly find the call number) searching the book shelves for material.  Eventually everyone found a book to use.

Students are asked to create a login name and password in order to save the online searches you have done.  Ms. Shigeno also demonstrated ways to email yourself the information, and ways to select save the bibliography.
Students also had "fun" being able to use their phones to access the school library and do searches for material.

Wednesday, April 3rd

Read the write up on Napoleon, The General (pg 108/109) and answered question #2 on page 111.

Discussed and brainstormed similarities between a Coach/Athlete vs. General/Soldier relationship.

Handed out the new project outline: Leaders Research Project.
Selected leaders to research.  If you decide to change the leader you have chosen, please let me know tomorrow morning.

Discussed Napoleon's loss in Spain (pg. 112-113) and answered notes (overhead).

Lets meet tomorrow morning directly in the library.

Welcome back!

Hopefully everyone had a fantastic and relaxing Spring Break.

Worksheet on Napoleon and Europe:

• Continental System (pg 104)
• Conquering Europe (pg 105)
• New Map of Europe (pg 110)

Watched a clip from the Napoleon Biography on the beginning of Napoleon's demise (declaring himself Emperor, and then implementing the ineffective Continental system)

Finished class with notes on Napoleon and his campaigns (Marengo, Austerlitz, Friedland)