Day38: WWI test

WWI Test

Day 37: Winnipeg General Strike & Growing US Influence

Current events: latest in the Canadian senate scandal

What is inflation?  Communism ideology spreading?  What are workers seeking?

Winnipeg General Strike.  Purpose.  Reaction by the Canadian Government.  Outcome (pg. 64/65)
CPH: "Winnipeg General Strike" video

Growing US influence in Canada.  Canada's Changing economy/US investments (Pg. 63/66).

Page 67-70.  "The Roaring Twenties"
CPH: "At the mercy of our neighbours" video

Day 36: Wrapping up WWI and intro to the Roaring 20s

Group project marks handed back:  Feedback for future presentations.  Things to keep in mind:

• Turning on the lights when performing in front of the class so the audience can see you
• Group work: what went well
• Sharing information
• Setting and meeting deadlines
• Leadership within the group (did you step up?)

Review:  Russian revolution.  Paris Peace Conference.  Trouble with the Treaty of Versailles.  League of Nations.

Europe maps due on Wednesday.

Provincial exam essay marking rubric (6 marks).  What does a "6" look like?

WWI Test on Wednesday.  One of the following two essays will be on the exam.

a)  Discuss the impact of  WWI on Canada's autonomy/status as a nation.
b) Discuss the impact of WWI on the Canadian home front.

Pg. 57.  Problems that soldiers faced upon returning home.  What is a pandemic?  Examples include SARS, Bird Flu, Swine Flu.  Spanish influenza that killed many people after WWI.

Read Pg. 62 "Workers respond" and "Rise of Communism"

Day 35: The end of WWI

Russian Revolution brought an end to the Eastern Front
USA joins the war
Hundred Day Campaign
War ends and an armistice is signed November 11, 1918.

Role and significance for Canada with regards to:

• Paris Peace Conference
• Treaty of Versailles (War guilt clause, reparations)

League of Nations.

Canada People's History: "A Painful Peace"

Review sheets.

Test on Wednesday, October 30th

Day 34: Group presentations

Battle of Passchendaele

Billy Bishop

New Weapons of WWI

Vimy Ridge

Great effort by all groups.  Well done!

Day 33: Group presentations

Battle of Ypres

War in the Trenches

Battle of the Somme

Women and the War

Well done groups!

WWI test on Tuesday, October 29th 

Day 32: Canada's Emerging Autonomy and the end of the war

WWI Test on Tuesday, October 29th.
 
 

Read Pg. 52. The End of the War. What happened in Russia with its government? Why did the US eventually declare war on Germany on April 2, 1917? What was the "Political ideology" of the Bolsheviks who overthrew the Provisional Government?

 

What was the Hundred Days Campaign? 
What is an armistice? When was it signed? Significance of this date?

Canada's Emerging Autonomy (53). What was the purpose of the Paris Peace Conference? More than 30 countries attended the conference, each with_______________________________. What was the significantce of Canada's participation in the Paris Peace Conference?

Group presentations tomorrow.  Last opportunity to fine tune your performances.

Day 31: Keys to group work

WWI presentations on Monday and Tuesday (4 per day).

Reminder that all parts of your assignment are due on Monday (even if you are not presenting till Tuesday).

I know that group work can be challenging.  Please make sure you provide a detailed write up for your reflection.

Keys to good group work/obstacles to successful group work:

• Personalities
• Common goals/view
• Ability (personal strengths/weaknesses)
• Planning
• Vocal?  Do you ask for help?  Offer help?
• Adaptability
• Leadership
• Responsible (as an individual?  Within your group?)
• Accountable
• Teamwork or "lone wolf?"

Looking forward to seeing fantastic presentations next week.

Day 30: War on the home front

WWI Test on Monday, Oct 28th

Earthquake drill.  Get under cover and stay away from windows.

Notes on the War Measures Act and paying for the war

Handout: questions on

• Home front
• Supporting the War effort
• Propaganda
• Halifax Explosion
• Conscription crisis - dividing the country

Day 29: Scenes from WWI

Group presentation plans.  Several groups are behind pace and need to work better to complete the group portion for the project.  All individual parts should be near completion and groups should be rehearsing before presentations starting on Monday.

Presentations: Monday, Oct 21 and Tuesday, Oct 22.

Reading a handout on All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque.
Watched several scenes.

Day 28: Canada's Response to War and the War on Land

Canada People's History episode.  Focusing on:

1. What did Canadians expect war to be like?
2. What is propaganda?  How was it used?  Effective?
3. How did Canada contribute to the war?
4. Reaction of French Canadians to English imperialism

Worksheet on topics and terms from P. 32-35.
Europe map due on the day of the Ch. 2 Quiz.

Time for project group work tomorrow.

Presentations:
Monday, Oct 21 and Tuesday, Oct 22

Day 27: Causes of WWI

What was Canadian Identity before the beginning of WWI?  (just a follower of Britain.  Boer War & Alaska Panhandle dispute from Ch. 1)

Chapter overview question:  What effect did Canada's participation in WWI have on Canadian society and its status as a nation?

Notes:  Causes of WWI and trigger to WWI.  A look at the political cartoon, "Chain of Friendship"

Covered page 24-31.

Group work in the library.  Presentations on Monday, Oct 21 and Tuesday, Oct 22.

Day 26: Victoria fieldtrip

A long day of travel, but a fun day overall.

This included a tour of the Parliament Building, the Royal Museum, and the Imax show "Titans of the Ice Age."

All students were very well behaved.  Well done, SS 11 classes!

Day 25: Developing a presentation plan

Fantastic work in the library today!

Students began to discuss their presentation plan.
Questions to consider:

• How will the presentation be divided?
• What are some key points that will be discussed?
• How will the audio-visual clip be integrated?
• How will you balance time between speaking roles and showing clips
• What summary activity can you do at the end?

Remember - this presentation plan should be typed and handed in at the beginning of the presentation date.  This will include the length of each presenter's segment (includes the length of any video clips used).  This will demonstrate that your group has rehearsed and can follow your presentation plan.

Day 24: Group project

Library time today.  Research on the topic your group selected:

1. New Weapons of War
2. Life in the trenches
3. Battle of Ypres
4. Battle of Somme
5. Battle of Passchendaele
6. Women and the War
7. Battle of Vimy Ridge
8. Billy Bishop

Follow each section closely and understand what is required for this project.

Day 23: Alliances - a simluation

Ch 1.  Should the Canadian government be responsible for injustices of the past?
A look at the Chinese Head Tax and the Komagata Maru incident.

Atweena vs. Nurovia: War or Peace simulation.
Interesting dialogue and results!

Groups for WWI projects selected.
Library and computer time for tomorrow.

Day 22: Canada at the start of the 20th Century

Journal write up due today.

Handout: Chapter 1 worksheet

Overhead:  Titanic.  Cost of goods back in 1900.

Canada People's history:

• Looking at settling the west
• Suffragists
• Growth of cities
• Hydroelectricity and the growth of industries

Handout: WWI group project outline.  Groups and topics to be picked on Monday. 

Day 21: Criminal vs. Civil law

UN Rights of the Child.
Pg 346/47.  Q #2,3,4

Law: Criminal vs. Civil law.
A look at the court structure in BC

Retribution vs Rehabilitation.
Article: Karla Homolka & David Milgaard.
Journal response: How would you improve the criminal justice system?  Retribution or rehabilitation?  Is it possible to improve?

Day 20: Human Rights

Worksheet on Chapter 10:

Advocating for your rights.
Federal and Provincial Human Rights Legislation.
BC Human Rights Code.
Supreme Court and the Charter.

Aboriginal Rights
News clip: Reconciliation Day (Global National)

Group work: Human Rights student manual

Day 19: Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Review Human Rights legislation in Canada, and the Canadian Bill of Rights.

Pg. 329 (chart).  Evolution of HR in Canada. 

Pg 331.  Q#1,3.  Pg 334.  Q#1,2

Video clip: Who is Pierre Elliot Trudeau?
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom.

Group discussion:  Fig 10-8.  Do you think the family should be compensated for the cost of private school?
"An illegal search" (pg. 334).  Agree/disagree?

Video clip:  Tiananmen Square massacre.  Aung San Suu Kyi. Nelson Mandela

Day 18: Test

Government test.

Field trip money and forms collected.  If you still want to attend the field trip please let me know ASAP.

Reading at home: Pg. 328.

Human Rights Legislation in Canada
Bill of Rights in Canada