Day 60: Spying and the Cold War

Iron Curtain notes: CLICK to print

Have a restful, relaxing and fun break with family and friends.

See you in 2015.

Only 20 more classes together!

Day 58 - 59: WW2 movie

Day 58 & 59: Life is Beautiful.

Current event - the Taliban massacre 140+ students in a high school in Pakistan: Click to play (CTV National news)

Finish the sheet on the Wars during the Cold war (blue sheet)

Day 57: WWII test

WW2 test today.

For any students interested in knowing what happens with the news, CBC is offering a one day session for students to take part in a fun day at CBC studios.

Grade 10-12 students
CBC - reporting/media
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Time: 10am - 3:30pm
Email to register (spots limited): vancouverevents@cbc.ca

Day 56: Cold War begins

Hand back assignments

Justin - presentation on Ottawa law trip

Handout: Canada from 1940 - 2000.  Topics to be covered for the remainder of the year

United Nations notes:CLICK to print

Crash Course (John Greene): Cold War Click to watch

Cold war notes

Handout: Not So Cold Wars (complete by Friday)

• Korean War
• Suez Canal Crisis
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Vietnam War

Day 55: Japan surrenders and WW2 review

Current events: CIA torture report

CPH: War Machine - review of the impact on the Canadian economy

Pg 149: Japan surrenders

CPH: Price of Victory

Review Jeopardy

WW2 test on Tuesday.

Only 4 more classes left before the break!

Day 54: After D-Day and VE day

Current events: Jean Beliveau's funeral.  Who was he?  Why was he important?
                       : Storm surge hits BC

Pg 147/48.  What was Canada's contribution after the success attacking Juno Beach on D-Day?

• Battle of the Scheldt
• Battle of the Rhineland
• Liberating the Netherlands
• VE Day in Europe (was still going on in the Pacific with Japan)

Overhead sheet: Canada: the War at Home.  Point form for how Canada was impacted

• Politics and government
• Economy
• Society and identity change
• Autonomy and world presence

Also point form for how Canada developed POLITICALLY/SOCIALLY/ECONOMICALLY was a result of WWI AND WWII.

Pg 152: Crimes against Humanity.  Looking at the Holocaust (Youtube: "original Nazi Concentration Camp Video Uncensored - part 2)

CPH: A Rip in the Fabric
CPH: Of Elephants and Chickens

Day 53: Dieppe, Italian Campaign and D-Day

MC review questions

Concept: Counter-factual history.  How might history have turned out differently if:
ex. Hitler had never come to power
ex. Germany was successful in capturing Britain during operation Sea Lion
ex. the Japanese had managed to destroy all US naval ships at Pearl Harbour

CPH: "The Dispossessed"  Looking at the Japanese Canadians in BC who were sent to internment camps.
Should todays government be responsible for the injustices of past governments?

Handout: Dieppe, Italian Campaign and Crimes against humanity

Read page 146-148 D-Day.  June 6, 1944.  Canadians were responsible for attacking Juno beach.

Clip: opening scene for launch on D-Day. 

Day 52: Battle in the Atlantic and Pacific

Current events: a look at race relations in the US.  US policeman uses illegal choke hold - suspect dies.  Protests in the US

Canada's contribution to the Battle in the Atlantic and the battle in the air.

CPH: "A miserable, rotten, hopeless life"
Corvettes and convoys vs. German wolfpacks (U-boats)

War in the Pacific: Japan bombs Pearl Harbour on Dec 7, 1941.  USA enters the war

In-class debate on Japanese internment

Day 51: Canada's Total War Policy

Canada's entry into WWII
Total war (economy.  Meeting wartime demands)
Recruiting soldiers.  BCATP.  National Resources Mobilization Act (allows for conscription).  "Not necessarily conscription, but conscription if necessary.

Maps of Europe:
a) Blitzkrieg (1939-40)
b) Battle of Britain (Aug to Oct 1940)
c) Operation Barbarossa
d) Hitler tastes defeat (1942-43)

CPH: Canada Goes to War

Worksheet section on the back: Canada's contribution to the war effort

CPH: The Razor's Edge

CROSSWORD assignment in class.

WW2 Quiz on Tuesday, December 16th

Day 50: Axis advances

Finished presentations.

CPH: Mr. King goes to Berlin
(Rise of fascism in Spain, Italy and Germany.  King fears another war.  Nazi Germany starts to persecute Jews - Krystallnacht "crystal night".  Jewish immigrants to Canada is very limited/refused)

Handout and map.  Do the readings and mapping for the entire front side of the sheet:

• Axis Advances (p. 133)
• Evacuation at Dunkirk (p. 133)
• Battle of Britain (p. 134)
• North-African Campaign (p. 134)
• Operation Barbarossa (p. 135)

Day 49: presentations

Very entertaining presentations today!

Day 48: 20s/30s presentations

Adjusted bell schedule today and tomorrow (60 minutes).

20s/30s presentations today.

Please print the following notes on WW2 for Friday: CLICK HERE

Causes of WW2 notes: Please print

Day 47: Causes of World War 2

Rise of Totalitarianism (pg. 120 - 123).

YouTube clip on the Rape of Nanking: Click to watch

Class activity: Find someone who knows something about WW2

Most influential person of the 20th century?

A look at Adolf Hitler

Handout: Definitions for Chapter 5, and notes on causes of WW2

• Appeasing Hitler
• Soviet-Nazi non-aggression pact
• failure of the League of Nations
• Rise in Fascism

Handout questions:

• Canada's response to the threat of War (p. 127-129)
• Canada declares war (p. 130-131)

Day 46: Politics of protest. Depression and global politics

Went over government response to the depression.
Politics of protest (viewing notes).  Pg 106/107

CPH: Era being born (jazz era of the 30s and Canadian lifestyle/pop culture)
        : Dear Mr. PM (a look at what PM Bennett did to help during the depression)

Federal - provincial tensions.  Read pg 110.  Question #3,4

Inclass: Ch 3/4 multiple choice review assignment (26 marks)

Depression and Global politics.  Pg 114/115.  Answer questions #2,3,4

Clip and powerpoint: Japanese aggression prior to WW2.
Looking at Japanese in Manchuria and the Rape of Nanking

Day 45: WWI test and projects

WWI test.

Time for projects.

20/30s project presentations next Wednesday/Thursday.

Day 44: Causes and effects of the Great Depression

Pop quiz: did you do your HW from yesterday?

Go over the cause of the housing crisis (2008)

Crash Course (John Green): The Great Depression (a great description of what happened in the US - this was felt world wide) Click to watch

Read the effects of the great depression.  How did it affect people in Canada?
Read pages 94-100.
Answer #1, 2a, 3, 6 on page 100.

• Prairie drought
• Unemploymenet
• Pogey
• Riding the rails
• Disadvantaged (immigrants, Aboriginals)
• Women in the 1930s

Handout: 1920s change/Solutions for the Great Depression.

For MONDAY read pages 101-104.
Answer #1, pg 104 (add to the photocopied notes).

CPH: "Descent into chaos" (a look at how Canadians were affected)

REMINDER of project presentations on December 3/4

Day 43: 1920/1930s

Current events: Ferguson, Missouri

Went over worksheet from yesterday

A fun look at 1920s slang

CPH: At the mercy of our neighbours (US influence on Canada)

Begin the Great Depression worksheet (causes of the Great Depression.  Pg. 90-93)

Reminder: WWI test on Thursday.

Day 42: Winnipeg general strike

Review of worksheet last day.
Branch plants.
Inflation.
Worker unrest - unions

CPH: Winnipeg General Strike

Handout: Economic cycles (recession, recovery, prosperity, depression)

Who are you most influenced by?  (US/Canada/other?)

Back of the handout: Changes in Canada in the 1920s.
Answer key to changes in WWI: CLICK HERE

Day 41: Wrapping up WWI

Peer and self evaluation for Geography in class essays.
Understanding what the rubric is asking for and how to do well on the exam.

Went over OH notes on "How it all went down"
End of WWI pg. 52-57.

CPH: "A painful peace" 

Went over the review worksheet

HW: Ch 3 sheet:  Postwar blues and Growing independence

Day 40: In class essay (Human Geography question)

Reminder that you are required to write in pen for the provincial exam essay question.

Aim for 5 paragraphs:

Introduction (include a thesis)
Body paragraph 1: aim for your topic sentence to guide the paragraph
Body paragraph 2:  "
Body paragraph 3: "
Conclusion

Good luck.

Chapter 3 and 4 definitions: CLICK HERE

WWI review sheets for homework.

Day 39: Research for 1920/1930s project

Research in the library.

Think about how you will present your topic.
Interesting?  Fun?  Engaging for the audience?

No use of Powerpoint/Prezi for the project.

Day 38: Conscription crisis

Pop quiz

CPH: City of Sorrow.  Halifax explosion.
Impact of the war on Canadian soil.  Canada's involvement in the Battle of the Atlantic.  Convoys.  German U-boats (pg 44)

Impact of Conscription on Canadian Unity.
Pg 49-51.
Answer Questions #1 and 4 on page 51.
Do you think that Canada should have compulsory enlistment in the military?  Why/why not?

CPH: A Broken Promise.  A look at how divisive this political decision is.

Please print out and read the notes from yesterday regarding wrapping up the war.

Meet directly in the computer lab tomorrow.

In-class essay on Thursday.

Day 37: Impact of war on the home front

POP QUIZ tomorrow: 5-7 marks

Current events: Municipal elections this past weekend.  Voter turnout

CPH: Vimy Ridge.  A turning point in the development of Canadian Identity

Read pg 39-47.  Do questions #2,3,4

Notes: A Domestic look

• War Measures Act, 1914.  PM Borden was the first Canadian PM to use the War Measures Act.  What was the purpose and who did it affect?
• How Canada paid for the war.
• Women put to work

Handout: 1920s/30s project (presentation dates on December 3/4). 

Library computer lab for research on Wednesday, November 19th.
In class essay write now on THURSDAY, November 20th.

Notes printout for next day:  CLICK HERE

Day 36: Ypres, Passchendaele, Somme, Vimy Ridge

Review of yesterday's material
Map: Western front stalemate.  Blitzkrieg

Notes on the 4 battles.

CPH: "Go out and meet death bravely" (battles)

Read page 36-39.  Add notes on the battles. 
Answer #4, Pg 39.

Clips from All Quiet on the Western Front.
A loss of innocence and the realities of war.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Day 35: Canada mobilizing for war

Geography in class essay next Wednesday, November 19th
Create an outline on the three assigned topics.
Focus on the following:

• Intro paragraph (includes a thesis statement)
• Body paragraph 1 (include a topic sentence and your arguements/facts)
• Body paragraph 2
• Body paragraph 3
• Conclusion

Review from yesterday:  Causes of the War.  Alliances.  Trigger to WW1

CPH: Episode beginning

• What did Canadians expect war to be like?
• What is propaganda?  How was it used?
• How is Canada contributing to the war effort?
• How did French Canadians react to the war?

Handout: Read and answer questions on pages 32 - 35.  Also complete the map on the back for Europe 1914.

CPH: "Our Investment of Blood"

• Role of women in the war @ home/overseas
• Suffrage movement (gained the right to vote Federally in 1918 - except Quebec)
• Prohibition

Day 34: Causes of WWI and Canada's early involvement

Collect in Blood Diamond assignment.

In class essay (Provincial exam prep) next Wednesday, November 19th.

WWI simulation: War or Peace

Crash Course on WWI (John Green clip): CLICK to view

CPH clip: "it will be a terrible war"

Notes: Causes of WWI notes - PLEASE PRINT

Handout: Chapter 2 definitions

Read page 26-30.  Answer #1,2 on page 30.

• Imperialism and the age of empires
• increased militarism
• role of Balkans
• False security of alliances
• threat of nationalism
• chain reaction
• interpret political cartoon on page 31

Day 33: Guest speaker

Fantastic presentation by guest speaker: Captain Dean Pilkey.

Topics included:

• Peace Psychology
• A day in the life of his job - what he did Kandahar, Afghanistan

Assignments on Blood Diamond analysis due Wednesday.

Quiz re-take on Wednesday at lunch.

Day 31 & 32: Movie analysis and assignment

Watched Blood Diamond.

Fantastic movie.

Assignment: Due Wednesday, November 12th

Causes, Effects, Solutions - making connections to the movie.

Day 30: Provincial Exam essay prep

Hand back Geography quiz /10 marks

Re-quiz (8 multiple choice questions) will be next Wednesday, November 12th at lunch (1:00pm). 

Handout: Thesis practice.

Handout: Suggested questions and topic for the provincial exam essay section

Group work: developing ideas for your selected provincial exam topic.  Aiming to develop a these sentence, and topic sentences for three body paragraphs

• Describe some realistic strategies that would enable developing countries to improve their standards of living
• Describe realistic strategies that Canadians could take to reduce their negative impact on land, water and the atmosphere
•  Explain the political, economic and social factors that prevent some developing countries from improving their standards of living
• Analyze the global threats to humans being caused by population growth
• Compare the reasons for Canada's standard of living with those of a developing nation
• "The greatest tragedy in the world today is the gap between rich and poor."  Evaluate this statement

CLICK HERE for the example outlines that were developed in class.  Review and add in your own points.

Handout: Blood Diamond assignment.

Day 29: Presentations

1. HIV/Aids
2. Climate Change
3. Primary education/literacy

The challenge with this project is:
a) making time to work together
b) comprehending the material and then condensing it into a 6-12 minute presentation

There were some groups who had some difficulties in their presentation.
Hopefully each person was reflective in his/her self assessment, and will use this as a learning tool for future group projects.

Overall good work by the entire class.

Day 28: Geography presentations

1. Child labour
2. Poverty
3. Human Rights
4. Child Soldiers

Well done!

Day 27: quiz and preparing for presentations

Geography quiz.

Final day to prepare for your groups.

Each group is required to submit a typed copy of the presentation plan.
This plan will indicate what each person is going over and the time length that each person will be speaking.  Parts will be rehearsed and the stated time estimation should be almost on par with your actual presentation.

All notes and material will be collected on Monday.

Happy Halloween everyone!
Be safe.

Day 26: Foreign Aid. Environment: our challenges and responsibilities

Went over the worksheet yesterday on a) measuring poverty, b) the poverty trap, c) helping to improve standards of living

In class write: The poverty cycle.  If you were given money to invest in a developing country, where would you intervene in order to try and break the cycle of poverty?
(5 marks)

Foreign aid.  CIDA.  Tied Aid.  Bilateral Aid

Ted Talks: LINK
We watched Simon Moss' presentation titled "Africa is poor and 5 other myths"  LINK
Very interesting!

Chapter 13 worksheet on the global environment.
Key topics such as:

• stewardship
• carrying capacity
• biosphere
• deforestation

Please have this completed for next week when we discuss provincial exam essay questions.

Hopefully we will see some awesome costumes tomorrow for Halloween.

Day 25: Measuring poverty and the poverty trap

Project feedback.  Work better and smarter.  Know what is going onto your slides

Geography Review Questions

Finished Mexico City video on population pressure

Youtube: What do you know about the downtown Eastside Link

Measuring poverty worksheet

Quiz on Friday and finalizing your project.

Please email me if you would like a copy of the worksheet.  If not, please pick it up tomorrow in class.

Day 24: Living standards and measuring development

If you were to go into a developing country what would you do to increase the living standards in that country?  Rank in order of priority (Health, Education, Food, Clothing, Shelter).  Why did you rank in this order?

Youtube clip: Top 10 Highly Developed Countries in 2013 (how many can you name?)
What do you notice from the photos?  What similarities do they share?  What makes them a highly developed country.

Top students with 7 correct guesses.  Way to go.

Youtube clip: Top 10 Worlds Poorest Countries in 2013 (how many can you name?)
What do you notice from the photos?  How do these differ from the photos of developed countries? 

Handout on population density (Physical and human factors). 
United Nations Human Development Index looks at 3 factors to determine standard of living:

• Life Expectancy at Birth
• Adult Literacy Rate
• GDP per Capita

Video: Mexico City (population pressure)  Answer the questions

Geo quiz on Friday.  Then time for project rehearsal.

Day 23: Impact of changes in global population

Handed back and went over the government unit test.

Excellent of overview of Me to We Day.  Thanks for sharing!

Population control - a look at China and India.
Youtube clip: Social Impact of One Child Policy Click to watch

Handout: Impact of Changes in Global Population (only do the concern/problem)
              : Chapter 11 guiding questions.

Answer key: Click here

Please continue working on your presentations.  Group rehearsal time for Thursday morning.

Day 22: Terrorist attack on Ottawa

Current events: watched news on the terrorist attack on Ottawa yesterday.

A tragic day in Canadian history.  A loss of innocence.
Watched PM Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau's response to yesterday's events.

Research in the library.  Meet with your groups and assign responsibilities.  Develop deadlines for sending each other material.

Final class time for rehearsal will be next Thursday.  Use that time wisely.

Have a great long weekend!

Day 21: population pyramids

Current events: Ottawa shooting

Review of Demographic Transition Model and worksheet on Population pyramids.

Meeting with groups regarding Global Issues project.
Presentation dates: Monday, November 3rd and Tuesday, November 4th
Class time for rehearsal: Thursday, October 30th.
Develop your plan:

• Interesting way to intro your topic?
• Body and conclusion?
• Use of images and analysis of stats and graphs
• Divide your topics and assign responsibilities
• Set deadline for getting information/slides to one another
• When will you meet and compile information
• Continue to track how your group is working (handout on group work habits)

For Monday:
Pg 372 - #1-5

Read pg 368.  China population control

Day 20: Researching global issues

Researching topics for our global issues presentations

Research engines that the librarian discussed:

1. INFOTRAC (you can create a folder on the site and save your info).  You can also find images/videos/audio/statistics
2. ALMANAC - CIA factbook.  Great for statistics

If researching from home you can access the school library (do a search and the school library should be easy to find)

Looking forward to interesting presentations.

Day 19: Government unit test

Government mind maps due

Test today.

When done, please complete that handout from yesterday on population pyramid (pg. 366)

Meet directly at the library computer lab tomorrow morning.

Day 18: Developing vs. Developed nations

Developed vs. Developing Countries

Pg. 364 #1,2,4,5

Group: picking topics for presentations

• Climate change
• Child labour
• HIV/Aids
• Human Rights
• Child Soldiers
• Primary education/literacy
• Poverty

Handout: Life expectancy/demographic transition model (p. 365-367)

Government test on Monday.  Mind map due.

Have a great weekend!

Day 17: Geography map

Current event: Ebola news

Victoria trip: a look at the duties of MLAs and a look at the legislative building in Victoria.

World Map.

Government and Human Rights test on Monday, October 20th.

Mind map due on Monday, too.

Day 16: Review and intro to Human Geography

Collect journal write on how to improve the criminal justice system.

Go over human rights pg. 348 #8.

Review of government: Jeopardy

Handout: Government Review Questions

Geography Project Handout: Global Issues Conference

Intro to Human Geography unit: Chapters 11-13

Youtube: 7 billion so fast (increasing population)

Day 15: Criminal Justice System

Right to die?  A look at the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Article: Courts tackle fundamental question of death.
           : Case may make MD's reluctant to intervene

Youtube clip: Dr. Oz.  Right to die debate

Article: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka.  David Milgaard
Retribution or Rehabilitation.

Youtube: Interview with Paula Todd on Karla Homolka.

OH: "Man not responsible for death of two in Maple Ridge"

Handout: improving the criminal justice system

Journal: How do you improve the criminal justice system?  Is it possible to improve it?

Day 14: Criminal vs. Civil law. Youth Criminal Justice Act

Handed back Bill assignment.

Criminal law vs. Civil law.  Went over the sheet from yesterday.

Youtube: Youth Criminal Justice Act.  What is it about?

Group reading: Articles on youth offenders.

Do you believe in retribution or rehabilitation? 

Handout: Ch. 9 review sheet.

Government unit test on Monday, October 20th.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!  Gobble gobble

Day 13: Canada's legal system

Political assignment due today.
Oral interviews - overall, well done.

Handout on Canada's legal system and human rights (335-347)

Day 12: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Political assignment due tomorrow.
Oral interviews tomorrow.

Hand back human rights notes/write ups from yesterday.

Clips:

• Child labour in the Phillippines
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Malala Yousefzai

View the evolution of HR in Canada

Read p. 330-335.  Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom
a) which set of rights is most important aspect to you?  Why?  HAND IN
b) What is the Notwithstanding clause.  #3.  Pg 331
c) Critical Thinking #8 (pg 348/49).  Discuss with partner/3s.  Which cases are considered a violation of human rights?

Day 11: Human rights abuse

Research in the library:

• Child labour
• Dalai Lama
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Nelson Mandela
• Cambodian Genocide
• Rwandan or Darfur genocide
• Human trafficking

Day 10: Human Rights

Current events: Canada's involvement in the battle against ISIS

FPTP vs FTV
Review crossword answer key
P. 303 - The ideal senator: Romeo Dallaire
Look at a political cartoon on the Senate.

How do you define Human Rights?
What do we mean by HR violations:

Clip: Brief History of Human Rights

Start Ch. 10
Questions #4/5 (326)
Read 327 - do you think universal standards are possible?
Read 328 - what are the Bill of Rights?

Day 9: Analyzing political cartoons and looking at the Senat

Government quiz

How to analyze a political cartoon.

News clips of Canada's senate scandal.

Read handout on Senate reform.
Triple E.

Day 8: Private members bill presentation

Fantastic job on your presentations today!

Handout: Government Voting assignment.  Do part A only.
Familiarize yourself with the different Federal party websites tonight (Conservative, NDP, Liberal, Green).  Find the platforms.

Quiz tomorrow.

Day 7: Election process and voter apathy

Examples of MC questions from the Provincial Exam.

Steps to calling an election.  Pg 313 - 318.

Handout: Voting procedures

Preparation for tomorrows Private Members Bill assignment.  

Typed paragraph.  Aim to present for 60 seconds.

Voter apathy (316) and case study on compulsory voting in Australia (318-319).

Youtube clips: Compulsory voting in Australia. Another clip on low voter turnout in the Toronto elections and what can be done to combat voter apathy.

JOURNAL WRITE: What do you think should be done to increase voter turnout?  Do you think it is important/not important to vote?

Day 6: Passing legislation and Minority vs Majority gov

Current events: a look at the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong.  Also a look back at the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

Read Page 309-311.
Pg 309 #2,4
Pg 311 #1-3

Time to brainstorm and write your private members bill for presentation on Thursday.

Quiz on Friday: Pages 290-301.  Political ideologies/parties.  Political spectrum (Fig 9-11).  Influencing government.

Day 5: Branches of Government

Answer questions on Pg 307 #1 - 5
Branches of Government (executive, legislative, judicial): different roles PRINT
Handout: Branches of Government

DVD: House of Commons - passing a bill.

Assignment: Private Member Bill. 
In class presentations and typed handout due on Thursday.
Brainstorm ideas tonight.

Day 4: Our parliament

Clip of Nelson Mandela.

Pg 299-301 Cdn political parties and ideology
Purpose of party platforms.
Party memberships
What is patronage?
BC Politics

DVD: Our parliament
Discussing the structure of Federal government

Federal and Provincial Responsibilities: Print

Day 3: Ideologies and how to influence government

Review of political ideologies from yesterday (you should have completed readings from yesterday).

Looking at the beginning of the chapter (overview questions and vocabulary).  Pg 288/289

Handout: What point of view?  Left or Right?  Socialist/Liberal/Conservative

Overview of Pg 291-296: different ways to influence government (brainstorm)

Examples of civil disobedience: clips of Gandhi and Martin Luther King

Day 2: Political ideologies

Current events: Surrey death.  Could this have been prevented?

How does government affect your everyday lives?  A look at your group work from yesterday.

Prescribed Learning Outcomes:PRINT

Overhead notes on political ideologies: PRINT

Worlds smallest political quiz (what is your ideology?)

Read page 297-300.  Write political ideology notes.

Day 1: Welcome to Social Studies 11

Class outlines: please have your parents read and sign.

Pollseverywhere.com - an interactive poll for the class.

Current events this past summer: did you know what happened?

Discuss in groups and write down all ideas regarding the following points:

• What does government do?
• How does a leader come to power?
• Roles that government play? (planning, rules, distribution of roles, basic necessities, economy, etc)

 

Day 77: Provincial exam review

Course/teacher evaluation forms.

Library for online provincial exam practice.

Link to the BC Provincial Exams

Excellent job this semester - you were a very enjoyable class to teach.

Good luck on the provincial exam.

Bring your textbook + 2 pens (black or blue) and pencils

Day 76: essay write

Timed essay write.

Self and peer evaluation.
Marked according to the Provincial Exam specs.

Handout: study notes (yellow sheet)

Day 75: Review

Review MC worksheet

Look at history and pulp culture: WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE (By Billy Joel)

Handout: social changes

Review handout

Essay write on Thursday.

Day 74: Miscellaneous

Chapter 8: matching review sheet

Handout: First Nations and Beyond

Collect journal write

Time to discuss WW1/WW2 provincial essay question.

Refer to DAY 3 of the blog this semester to print out the Prescribed Learning Outcomes.
Use this as a guide for studying.

Inclass essay write on Thursday.  Please prepare your outline/mindmap.  One of the following topics will be selected:

1. Discuss Canada's involvement in the Cold War between 1945-1989
2. How have French-English relations helped shape Canada since 1960
3. How has Canada been influenced negatively by WWI and WWII.  Provide examples from both sides.

Day 73: We Were Children

Journal write: Identify 2 scenes/events in the movie that you found most disturbing/emotional.  Why?

A look at Stephen Harper's official government apology on the Residential Schools.

Watched "We Were Children."

Make essay outline for next Thursday's in-class essay write.

Day 72: In class debate

In class debate.

Well done everyone!

Self/peer evaluations.

First Nations notes.

Watched first 10 minutes of, "We Were Children"

Day 71: First Nations /Aboriginal peoples

Current events: 25 year anniversary (June 4, 1989) of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

First Nations: Residential Schools.
Analyzing images.
What makes you unique? What if these were taken away?

Handout: First Nations

• Cultural Extinction
• Land Rights
• In WW1
• Struggle to preserve identity
• During the Great Depression
• Communities in Transition
• Case study - high Arctic Relocation
• Decades of Action

Debate prep and organization into teams.
Pick your opening and closing speaker.  Discuss your topic and be prepared for tomorrow.

Day 70: Quebec Nationalism

Collected in debate preparation notes: Groups will be assigned tomorrow.
Groups will meet tomorrow to get ready for Thursday's debate.

Review of politics - tying it into the history of BC politics since 1996

French-English Relations
Review of handout from last day

CPH: "Maitres Chez Nous" (Quebec, homegrown culture, separatism, the Roman Catholic Church, education, Quiet Revolution)

"Under a New Flag" (FLQ, Bilingualism/Biculturalism, new flag, Trudeau)

"October 1970" (James Cross, FLQ, Pierre Laporte, War Measures Act)

Essay outline: "HOW HAVE FRENCH/ENGLISH RELATIONS HELPED SHAPE CANADA SINCE 1960"

Day 68: Cold war oral exam and debate prep

Mind maps due.
Groups of 3 for the oral exam on the Cold War

Debate preparation (see rubric - For/Against column with minimum of 6 points per side) due on Tuesday.
Topic: Are weapons of mass destruction ever justified?
Read Pg 150/151.
Please use any examples of conflict from 1914 to today, to help back your opinion on whether use of these weapons is necessary.

Day 67: Quebec Nationalism

Cold War mind map and oral quiz tomorrow.

Current events: Google car.  Do you think you will see these on the streets of Richmond in the future?

Review sheet: Economic issues (Social welfare: Canada Pension Plan, Medical Care Act, Economic Challenges - OPEC embargo, Regionalism, Trudeau expanding horizons and increasing international profile)

CPH: "Boom" (Alberta oil sands and Kitimat, BC aluminum smelters)

Discussion on Quebec Nationalism.  Sovereignty movement.
Quebec Nationalism notes: Click to PRINT

Read PAGES 262 - 264 (Mulroney and the constitution, Meech Lake Accord, Charlottetown Accord, Referendum of 1995)

Handout: Quebec Nationalism

Day 66: Sports and Politics, and Economic issues during the Cold War

Current events: a look at BCTF rotating strikes.  What this means and how this affects everyone

MC review questions on the Cold War

Powerpoint: Examples of the relationship between sports and politics

Handout: Economic issues

Mind map due on Friday: "Discuss Canada's role during the Cold War between 1945 - 1989"
Oral exam pullout on Friday.

Day 64: Canada during the Cold War

Review of Canada's policy during the Cold War

CPH: "Shadow of Nuclear War"  (NORAD, Avro Arrow, Voice of Women, Cuban Missile Crisis, Pearson as PM)

Pg 232/233 - Should Canada's foreign policy be independent of the US?
Pg 234 - 237.  Questions #1-5

Handout: Ch. 6 - A new era of International Action

• Key ideas include:
• What was Canada's response to modern conflicts?
• Describe Canada's involvement in the UN
• What was Canada's involvement in the Cold War?
• Canada's Concerns (Pg 271)
• End of the Cold War (272/273)
• Peace keeping: A Tradition in Peril? (274)

Answer questions #1,3,4,6 (pg 279)

Day 63: Canada's involvement during the Cold War

Current events: 100 years ago today - Komagata Maru
                       : BCTF phase 2.  What does this mean?

Hand back and review WW2 test.

Review of the Korean War and the Suez Canal crisis.

Watch CPH: "Seeing Red" (Lester Pearson, Cold War, Korean War, Red Scare)
                   : "On Guard for Thee" (Suez Crisis, US Military Presence.  Pearson and the UN.
                      "Cold War"

Notes: Canada's Foreign Policy during the Cold War
Read pages 234/235 (correspond to the notes)

Handout: Complete the back of the sheet regarding Post-War Prosperity/Canadian Prime Minsiters

A fun look back to my childhood of WWF storylines related to the Cold War Politics (Hulk Hogan vs. Iron Shiek/Nikolai Volkov)

Day 62: Cold War begins

Crash course: Cold War (12:15)

Begin at Pg 190.  "Cold War and Post War Diplomacy"

Cold war notes

CPH: Opening vignette (Gouzenko).  Looking at spying.  Relate to current events in the USA: NSA and Edward Snowden (granted Asylum in Russia).  Cold War adversaries?  Should government have the capability to watch over your emails/listen to your calls?

Handout: Not So Cold Wars.  Make notes on:

• Korean War
• Suez Canal Crisis
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Vietnam War

LIST OF TERMS FROM 1940 - 2000 (OPTIONAL): LINK

Day 61: UN and Canada from 1940-2000s

Finished Life is Beautiful.  Debrief.

Notes on the United Nations.

Handout: Canada from 1940-2000s (Overview of topics and terms from Chapters 6, 7, 8)

Day 60: WW2 movie and Canada in the Post-War years

Life is Beautiful

Read on your own:  Chapter 6.  Pg 168 - 179.  Know the answers to Q #1,2,3 (pg 178)

Please print (or copy) the following notes on the United Nations:LINK

Day 58 & 59: Atomic bomb and Test

CPh: War Machine.  Review of impact on the Canadian economy

Pg 149 - Japan Surrenders

CPH: Sacrifice and Secrets.  Secret mining of uranium in Northern Canada, for use in testing and building the Atomic bomb.

CPH: Price of Victory.

Read pg 150-51: Are weapons of mass destruction ever justified?

Review: Jeopardy.

Thursday:  Wrote the test

Have a great long weekend.

Day 57: Holocaust and the War at home

Pg 147/48:  Battle of the Schedult.  Battle of the Rhineland.  Liberating the Netherlands.  VE Day (Victory in Europe)

Pg. 152: Crimes against humanity.

Youtube: Looking at clips of WW2 and the Holocaust

Handout: The War at Home.
Read pages 153 to 159. 

Compare this to the War on the homefront during WWI.

CPH: "A rip in the fabric"  (Conscription issue, national plebiscite on conscription, Quebec riot)

CPH: "Of elephants and chickens" (War time economy, CCF and Tommy Douglas, plans for postwar reconstruction)

Day 56: Dieppe, Italian Campaign and D-Day

Review: 5 MC questions.

Current events: Voting irregularities in Ukraine, and escapee speaks out from her ordeal with Boko Haram.

Handout: Dieppe, Italian Campaign and Crimes against humanity

CPH: "Dieppe" (7 min)
CPH: "On the attack" (Airforce/bombing/Italian Campaign & Ortona)

Read page 146-48.  D-Day.  Beaches of Normandy.  Different beaches that the allied forces attacked (Canada stormed Juno Beach).

Clip: showing troops storming Omaha Beach (Normandy).

Day 55: War in the Atlantic and Pacific

Review of topics from yesterday.

Hitler breaking the non-aggression pact: Operation Barbarossa

Canada's contribution to the Battle in the Atlantic and the battle in the air.

CPH: "A miserable, rotten, hopeless life"

War in the Pacific: Japan bombing Pearl Harbour.
Attack on Hong Kong.
US entering the war

CPH: "The dispossessed"

In-class debate: Arguing FOR/AGAINST internment of Japanese Canadians.

Study for the WW2 test on THURSDAY, MAY 15th

Day 54: Axis advances and different battles

Current events: Kidnapped girls in Nigeria (Boko Haram).
What do you think the world response should be? 

Handout: Axis advances (reading and questions from Pg 133 - 139)

• Blitzkrieg
• Dunkirk
• Battle of Britain
• North-African campaign
• Operation Barbarossa
• War in the Pacific
• Battle of Hong Kong
• Battle of the Atlantic
• War in the air

Read case study on pg 157. Japanese Canadians sent to internment camps.

Debate prep tomorrow.

WW2 TEST next Thursday, May 15th

Day 53: Canada's response to war and total war policy

Review of causes of WW2 (yesterday notes/link to print out)

CPH: "Mr. King Goes to Berlin"  Looking at Spain, Fascism, and King's visit to Hitler.

Questions (Handout) for Canada's response to the threat of War (Pg 127-129)

CPH: "Our only hope is Canada"  Looking at Nazism, Senator Cairine Wilson lobbies for refugees, immigration policy and Frederick Blair

OH Notes: Canada's total war policy.

Read pg 130-132.  Questions #1-4

CPH: "Canada goes to war"  (Germany invades Poland, Phony War 1939-40, voluntary enlistment in Canada)

Day 52: Causes of WW 2 and a look Hitler's rise

Link to notes: Causes of WW2

OH Notes: Some facts about Hitler
Video: The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler

Read pages 120 - 126.
Answer questions #2,3 on pg126.

HW: maps of Europe/Asia/Africa

Europe: Look at Fig 5-7 and map the countries/areas affected by Hitler's aggression

Asia: Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Philippines

Africa: Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Italy (attacking Abyssinia), Somalia (horn of Africa)

Day 51: Japanese atrocities

Read page 114/115: Depression and Global Politics

Japanese aggression: Invasion of Manchuria in 1931 (Biography clip.  2 minutes)

Powerpoint presentation on Japanese aggression prior to WW2.

Youtube: "The Forgotten Truth" (Massacre of Nanking).

Handout: Intro to WW2, and definitions

Day 50: wrapping up the 1920s/30s

Chapter 3/4 multiple choice open book assignment.  /26 marks

Home work:  Read page 106/107 and 110.
Answer questions 2,4 (page 110)

Day 47 to 49: Projects and solutions to the depression

1920s/30s projects.

Way to go everyone.  We had some fantastic projects, and a magical recreation of a dining/cabaret experience in the 1920s.

Infographic: Great depression vs Great recession
Youtube: Watched "Crash Course" session on the Great Depression.

Overhead: Solutions to the Depression: Link to print

Answer questions #1,3 on page 104

Inclass assignment tomorrow: open textbook and notes

Day 46: Great depression

Notes: Causes of the Great Depression

Talk of the housing market crash.

CPH: Episode beginning (Work, RB Bennet, WLM king, Wheat)

Read pg 90-93.  Question #2,3,4

Read handout: Effects of the Depression"
What are two things that stand out most about what people went through during the depression.

Geography presentation: Women's health

Presentations tomorrow.

Print Ch 3 and 4 definitions: LINK

Day 45: Economic cycle and the beginning of the Great Depression

Journal write: Controversial signs?

Do you think this is an issue?  Do you think Richmond City Hall should implement language rules on signs?

Groups: Analyzing images.

• What is happening in the photos?
• Details that give you an idea of what is going on?
• When was this image taken?

Read Page 84/85.

Handout: Economic Cycle (Handout)

Handed back Geography Provincial Essays.  Please keep these and use this as exam prep.  Please read my comments on how you can improve your paper and do well on the Provincial Exam.

Overhead: fun look at other slang terms through the decades.

Day 44: Growing sense of Canadianism in the 1920s

Pg 77-70.  What is regionalism?

Pg 79, #1,2

Handout: Ch3 Review - A Growing Sense of Canadian Identity
Read pages 80 - 83
Canada's growing independence:

1. Chanak Crisis
2. Halibut Treaty
3. King-Byng Crisis
4. Imperial conference and the Balfour Report
5. Statute of Westminster

Day 43: WWI test

WWI test.

Shortened period for Parent-teacher meetings today.

Day 42: Winnipeg General Strike and growing US influence

Went over the worksheet from last day.
What led to the Winnipeg General strike.

CPH: Winnipeg general strike.

Who are you influenced by? 
Read Page 63 and 66.
Canada/US influence

Read "The Roaring 20s" (pg 67 - 70)

CPH: "At the mercy of our neighbours"

Current events: Teacher job action in BC

WWI test tomorrow

Day 41: WWI Review and the Post-War blues

Notes on changes to Canada during WWI (overview of the worksheet from Tuesday)
(How did things change from 1914 to 1918)

Jeopardy review game

Begin chapter 3: 1920s
Handout - "Post-war blues"

1920s dance demo: "Black bottom"

PROJECT DATE CHANGE: Due on Tuesday, April 29th

WWI Test on Wed, April 23rd

Day 41: Research

Today is the halfway point of the semester: 41 days down, and 40 days to go.

Research in the library.

The challenge of this project will not be in finding materials, but will be in how you can "creatively" present your topic.  How can you incorporate the class into your presentation.

WWI Test next Wednesday, April 23rd.

Day 40: the End of WWI

Handed back quiz from yesterday.

Review answers from yesterdays questions.

How did Canada change at the end of the war?

Canada's role in the Treaty of Versailles, and the Paris Peace Conference.
What were some issues with the Treaty of Versailles?
Purpose of the League of Nations?  Was this successful?  Why or why not?

Time to research topics on the iPads.

WWI text next Wednesday, April 23rd.

Day 39: Impact on the home front

Pop quiz /5 marks

CPH: City of Sorry - the Halifax Explosion

What impact did conscription have on Canadian unity?
Read pages 49 to 51.  Know the BOLD terms in the textbook.
Answer Thinking critically (Fig 2-28)
Answer #1 and #4 on page 51
Answer #1 and #2 (Fig 2-31)

CPH: A Broken Promise

Read Pg 52
"The end of the war" (What happened in Russia?)
"The hundred days campaign" (What happened?)
"Central powers collapse (Why did they collapse?  When did WWI end?

Day 37: Vimy Ridge and Impact of WWI on the homefront

97 year anniversary of the Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge.

Vimy Ridge ceremony in Vancouver

CPH: Battle of Vimy Ridge

Read pg 39 - 47.
Answer #2,3,4

OH notes: A domestic look.

What was the economic, social, political impact of the war at home?

1920/1930s project handed out.
That project is due on Wednesday, April 30th.

Day 36: Major battles invovling Canadians

Youtube: "Crash Course on World War I."  A very interesting look at World War I (11:44 min)
Link to the CLIP

Pages 35 to 37.  No man's land.  Western front.  Life in the trenches.  Nw technology and war

Read 37 to 39.  Ypres.  Somme.  Passchendaele.  Vimy Ridge.
Make own notes on:
a) Outcome (successful?)
b) How were Canadians involved?
c) Key people (Generals?)

Additional notes for the four battles: Four major battles printout

Watched a clip from All Quiet on the Western Front.
This gives us idea of poor training methods, poor conditions, devastating injuries, loss of innocence, and the futility of trench warfare

UNIT TEST ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23

Day 35: Early WWI

Current events:  PQ dealt a huge blow in Provincial election.  Liberals win a majority government.  What is the future of the PQ?
CTV news clip

Review of yesterday: What were the causes of WWI?

What were the immediate triggers?
Comparing the political cartoon (pg 31) to the alliances and start of the war.

Handout: "My notes on Chapter 2"
Read pages 32 to 35.
Handout: "Mobilizing the Forces...."

CPH: "Go out and meet death bravely"

• Trench warfare
• Western front
• Somme offensive
• Shellshock
• Robert Borden

Print for your record: Blank 1914 Europe map

Day 34: Causes of WWI

Collected journal write
Geography test returned

• CPH clip: "It will be a terrible war"
• Why do we study history?
• Notes: Causes of WWI and The Shot heard around the world
• Handout: Chapter 2 definitions
• Read pages 26 to 30.  Answer #1,2 pg 30.
• Imperialism and Age of Empires
• Increased Militarism
• Role of the Balkans
• False security of Alliances
• What is different about the 1914 world map vs. today?
• Threat of Nationalism
• Chain Reactions
• Interpret the political cartoon on Pg 31.
• CPH: "Ordeal by Fire"
• What did Canadians expect the war to be like?
• What is propaganda?  How was it used?
• How is Canada contributing to the war effort?
• How did the French Canadians react to the war?

Day 33: Exam editing and starting WWI

Provincial exam peer editing.

Chinese Head Tax and Komagata Maru (Pg 10/11)

CPH: "Gold Mountain" Clip on Chinese discrimination (Asiatic Exclusion.  Head tax), and the Komagata Maru.

WWI Simulation: War or Peace?

JOURNAL WRITE due Monday: "Should government try to right the wrongs of past generations?"

Day 32: In class essay

Geography essay topic - provincial exam practice

Day 31: History unit begins

Intro Unit 1: Canada in Transition - A Nation Emerges (pg 2)

Overhead: Comparing prices in 1900
Overhead: "Titanic - a symbol of its age"

Handout - Chapter 1 summary sheet

Canada People's History
a) "Nation of Cities" (look at early city life, and economic growth)
b) Fight Fire with Fire (suffrage movement)

Time to finish the sheet and/or prepare for the inclass essay tomorrow.

Day 30: Environment and global issues

Finished going over the two essay questions from yesterday.

Chapter 13: The Environment - our challenges and responsibilities

Complete the worksheet.

Ted Talks: Bjorn Lomborg.
Interesting look at challenges with global growth.
If we had $50 billion to spend, how would you prioritize different needs?

Handout: Chapter 13 review - Issues and Challenges of Global Development.

In class essay on Thursday.  ONE of the following topics will be selected for you to write

a) Analyze the global threats to humans being caused by population growth

b)  Describe realistic strategies that Canadians could take to reduce their negative impact on land, water and the atmosphere

c)  Explain the key factors that have allowed Canada to enjoy such a high standard of living compared to nations in the developing world.  Your answer must refer to both Canada and the developing world.

Prep for the essay write.
Aim for 5 paragraphs.
Thesis and topic sentences.

Day 29: Geo essay prep

Handouts: thesis practice and list of essay topics

Aim for 5 paragraphs

1) Introductory (Thesis statement included)
2) Body paragraph #1 (include topic sentence)
3) Body paragraph #2 (include topic sentence)
4) Body paragraph #3 (include topic sentence)
5) Conclusion

Group topics:

a) Describe some realistic strategies that would enable developing countries to improve their standard of living

b) Describe realistic strategies that Canadians could take to reduce their negative impact on land, water and atmosphere

c) Analyze the global threats to humans being caused by population growth

d) Analyze the global threat to the planet caused by increased standard of living

e) "The greatest tragedy in the world today is the gap between rich and poor."  Evaluate this statement

f) Explain the key factors that have allowed Canada to enjoy such a high standard of living compared to nations in the developing world.  Your answer must refer to both Canada and the developing world.

Inclass essay on THURSDAY.

World Map due today.

Student generated ideas:
Geo topics

Day 27 & 28: Wrapping up the presentations

A great way to wrap up the Global Issues Conference projects by watching Blood Diamond.

This fantastic movie ties in different topics we have covered.

Have a fantastic Spring break.

Due today: Poverty Cycle handout

Day 26: Presentations

1. Challenges girls face around the world
2. HIV/AIDS
3. Human rights
4. Child labour

Well done!

Reminder - when using slides on Power point or Prezi, make sure that you don't overload each slide with too much text.  This can be distracting and cause the viewer to lose interest.

Optional Government re-test tomorrow at lunch.  25 MC questions.

Due by Friday: Poverty cycle intervention

Day 25: Global Issues presentations

1. Climate Change
2. Poverty
3. Child Soldiers
4. Primary Education

Well done today.

Suggestions for improving your Power Point presentations:

• Less is better: Way too much text on each slide.  This is difficult for the viewer to read.
• Great images used.  However, when you put text over top of the image please make sure that people are able to see/read the text
• Consider better TEXT SIZE and TEXT COLOUR
• Do not read directly off of the projector screen (see the class).
• Do not read directly off of the laptop screen (see the class).

Amazing opening performance by Michael during the Poverty presentation - I thought we were watching a commercial asking for donations to a charitable cause.

Started to go over a geography provincial exam question.

Day 24: Geography quiz

Geography QUIZ today.

Time to finalize your group presentation.

Reminder: Re-test opportunity for Government (multiple choice) section on Thursday at lunch.

Day 23: Measuring Poverty

Geography Quiz review questions

Geography quiz review

Government RE-TEST (Multiple Choice section /25 marks).
At lunch on Thursday, March 13th

Review Ch 12: Measuring poverty

Youtube: What do you know about the Downtown Eastside?

HANDOUT: Poverty Cycle (Green sheet).  Due on Friday, March 14th.

What is going on next week?

Monday: Geography Quiz
Tuesday: Global Issues Conference presentations
Thursday: Optional Gov multiple choice section
Friday: Poverty Cycle handout

Day 22: Living standards and population pressure

Top 10 Highly Developed Countries
We watched this link.

Discussed the handout from Tuesday.
What is the Human Development Index and how do we measure standards of living.

What do you notice about the Top 10/Bottom 10 countries.

Watched this short clip.
Top 10 Worlds poorest countries

Discussed the role of government in trying to get countries out of poverty.
What is the poverty cycle?  Why is it difficult to break?

Watched a video: Mexico City (population pressure)

Mexico City (population pressure) guiding questions
Please ask me or your classmates for a summary.  You are also free to watch it at lunch (20 minutes)

Classtime/homework: Finish the pink sheet from Tuesday.
Handout from today:
Chapter 12: Measuring Poverty Worksheet

QUIZ on Monday, March 10th.  Topics include all Geography Material to date.

Day 21: Global issues project

Continued working on the project today.

Group presentations on Tuesday/Wednesday next week.

Please make sure that you fulfill the criteria for the project.

Day 20: Wrapping up Chapter 11

Current events: Vetoed Arizona bill.
                       :  Russia troops move into the Crimea region in Ukraine.  Revisiting the Cold War (Global National)

Comparing Population Pyramids (different types) to Demographic Transition Model (different stages).
For example: in what stage of the Demographic Transition Model would you find a "contracting" population pyramid?

Looking at examples of population control: China's one child policy (text and Youtube)

Read: Canada's past and future (375-377)
Look at Figure 11-23.  What is the message of the political cartoon?  What point of view is it taking?

What is population density vs. population distribution.
Look at Figure 11-24.  Where is most of the population located?

HUMAN vs. PHYSICAL factors of population density.

What is nutritional density?

HANDOUT: Key points for Chapter 12 (due on Thursday)

GROUP PROJECT work tomorrow in the library.
Each group is responsible for creating a 1 PAGE SUMMARY SHEET that I will scan and post on the blog.

Day 19: Global Issues research

Research in the library computer lab.

Our school librarian showed two great sources for information, through the school library website:

1. Global Issues in Context (access through INFOTRAC.   Email me if you cannot remember the password.
2. Ebsco

Please refer to the following sheet for a breakdown of marks.

Make sure that you understand what  you are each responsible to hand in.

Global Issues Conference Criteria sheet

By the end of today each person should have 2 handwritten pages of notes.

You should also divide up your topics and have a plan for work on Wednesday.

We will be back to the library computer lab on Wednesday, but this time should be allocated towards putting together your presentation (not on researching).

Topics to be presented next Tuesday/Wednesday include:

• HIV/AIDS
• Child Soldiers
• Poverty
• Climate Change
• Child Labour
• Human Rights
• Issues with girls

Day 18: Gov test and Population pyramids

Due: Government review mind maps

Government UNIT TEST

Handout: Population pyramids (please ignore the pages on the sheet)
See Chapter 11, starting on page 371.

Have a great weekend!

Only 10 classes till spring break.

We will be working on group projects on Monday and Wednesday next week.

Projects will be presented on Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12.

Day 17: Life expectancy and demographic transition model

Youtube clip (2:34min): "7 Billion: how did we get so big so fast?"

Begin Chapter 11
What are the differences between a Developed/Developing nation?

Do questions #1,2,4,5 on Page 364.

Handout: Changes in life expectancy and the Demographic Transition Model

Group project assignment.
Please print out the following:
Global Issues Conference project

We will be going to the library on Monday and Wednesday next week to work on your group projects.
One topic per group.  Topics selected so far:

• HIV/AIDS
• Child Soldiers
• Poverty
• Climate Change
• Child Labour
• Human Rights

Day 16: Review, maps and Changes in life expectancy

iPad lab
Government unit test: review sheet

Review sheet

Continue with Geography map using maps/atlas apps (hand in before March 12th)

Test on Thursday, Feb 27th
Mind map due on Thursday, Feb 27th too.

Day 15: Current events and Geography world map

Journal write ups from Friday due: Criminal justice system

Video clip: Human rights (Tiananmen Square Massacre and Aung San Suu Kyi)

iPads:  Find news sites to answer the following topics….

1. Federal Liberals recently came out with a position on assisted suicide.  What is their position?  Do you agree with this?
2. What are the latest events happening with Viktor Yanukovich (Ukraine)
3. Why does Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama irk China?
4. Where are the 2016 summer/2018 winter olympics being held?
5. What is WhatsApp?  Why is it in the news?

Geography mapping assignment.

using Maps and Atlas apps on the iPad to help complete.

Map assignment

We will be working on the assignment tomorrow.

MIND MAP due on Thursday.

GOVERNMENT TEST (includes Chapter 9, 10, law and any current events discussed) on Thursday.

Day 14: Criminal vs. Civil law

Reminder: MINDMAP (Question #1 on Page 320) due on Tuesday.

GOVERNMENT UNIT TEST on Thursday, Feb 27th

HANDOUT: Law (old Counterpoints)

Do the backside of the worksheet for homework (Chapter 10: protecting human rights.  Page 335-347)

Group discussion (Handout) on "how should we deal with law breakers?"  (examples with Karla Homolka, and David Milgaard).

Journal write due Monday (read Handout): How do we improve the criminal justice system?  Is it possible to improve it? 

Day 13: Charter of rights and freedoms

Current events: clashes in Ukraine (capital city: Kiev).  Why are they protesting?  What is the political ideology in Ukraine?  How is this connected to human rights?

1.   Evolution of HR in Canada: Which do you think is the most interesting/shocking event?

2.   Read page 330-335.  CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
a.    Which set of rights is the most important aspect to you?  Why?  Hand in (paragraph)
b.   What is the Notwithstanding clause (Q #3, pg 331)
 3.   With a partner or group of 3, answer “Critical Thinking” (question 8) on page 348/49.  Which cases are considered a violation of human rights?  Use examples from the text to help you answer.

Go Canada Go!

Day 12: Human rights abuses

Library computer lab:  Human Rights Abuses
Briefly identify what happened in history.  What were people fighting for?  Common elements of the governmetns involved.

Using the BIOGRAPHY DATABASE and GLOBAL ISSUES to to research on the library computers.

Topics:

• Tiananmen Square Massacre
• Dalai Lama
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Nelson Mandela
• Cambodian genocide (Khmer Rouge)
• Rwandan Genocide (1994) or Darfur Genocide (2004)
• Human Trafficking

Government unit test now on THURSDAY, FEB 27TH

Chapter 9 study guide

Day 11: Human Rights

Mini-quiz today.

Looking at how to analyze a political cartoon.

How would you define "human rights?"
What do we mean by 'human rights violations?"  (what is taken away?)

Clip: "Brief history of human rights" (9:51)

Start Chapter 10.
Questions 4,5 (pg 326)
Read Page 327 - Do you think universal standards are possible?
Read Page 328 - what are the Bill of Rights?

Day 10: Private members bill

Great job with your bill presentations today!

I really enjoyed hearing and seeing you present your creative topics.

Discussed history of the origin of the modern day olympics.

Review of FPTP vs STV.

Finished the review crossword (blue sheet)

Quiz tomorrow.

Government test on MONDAY, Feb 24th.

Day 9: What to do with the senate?

News clips of the senate scandal.
What do Canadians think of the senate?

Read handout on Senate reform
JOURNAL inclass write: What do you think should be done with the senate?  Abolish, reform, or stay the same?  Why?

Projects on Canadian politics due today.  Oral interviews regarding your thoughts on political parties, and what you learned during the assignment.

Read Pg 310/311.  Minority governments.  Coalition and Mergers.  Proroguing Parliament.  Dissolution.
Questions #1-3.

Read Pg 316-318.  Voting process.  voter apathy.

First-past-the-post (FPTP) vs single transferable vote (STV)
Q#6,8,9

I really enjoyed speaking to you about your understanding of Canadian politics.  Well done!

Monday: Private members bill presentations
Tuesday: Quiz

Day 8: passing legislation and steps to a federal election

Quiz on Tuesday.  Any material in Chapter 9, up to pg. 302.

Do questions #2,3,5 pg 307.
#2 - How does the gov pay for its programs?
#3 - Explain the role of civil service.
#5 - Explain the term Order-in-council.  Why is it seen as being undemocratic?

Pg 308/309 Questions #1-4.
Passing legislation (know the steps).  Party loyalty and party discipline.  Free Votes and Private Members' Bills.

Private Members bill assignment on Monday (write up and oral presentation)

Private Members Bill

Steps to an election:  Reading pages 313 - 315.

Assignments due tomorrow.
Group pull-out session to discuss your assignment.  Know the material you wrote about...be ready to state your opinions.

Go Canada!

Day 7: Branches of government

Project due on Friday.
Current events: 50th anniversary of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show.

Figure 9-5 (old textbook): Looking at Federal (ex. national defence), Provincial (ex. education), and shared responsibilities (ex. agriculture)

A guide to government.  Figure 9-16 Structure of the Federal gov't.
Read 304-306.
Figure 9-19: House of commons floor plan.
Youtube: What goes on in the HoC?  Also a fun look at the "zombie apocalypse"

Two handouts: judicial/executive/legislative branches

What is the legislative branch and executive branch composed of?  (old textbook)
Provide two duties of the governor general, prime minister, cabinet, civil service.
What is cabinet solidarity and patronage?

Day 6: Government project

Developing an opinion on who you might vote for during the next Federal election.

Researching the different political platforms, in the computer lab today.

Federal Gov't voting assignment

Due on Thursday, February 13th.

Day 5: influencing gov and looking at Federal gov

What are the various ways you can influence government (developed a list together)?
Reading pages 291-296.
Examples of Civil Disobedience:  Looking at clips of Gandhi, MLK, and Invictus (Mandela)

DVD: Our Parliament.  Looking at the structure of parliament and different roles.

Have a great weekend! 

Library computer lab on Tuesday.

Day 4: Political ideologies

Review of the importance of government and the connections to daily life (yesterday's Shipwreck activity)
Current events: problems leading up to Sochi
Going over the handout yesterday on the Worlds Smallest Political Quiz.
Read and make notes (chart handout) on the 5 political ideologies (Communism, Socialism, Liberalism, Conservatism, Fascism).  Read pages 297-300
Overhead: Political Spectrum
Viewed the conventional left-right political spectrum (fig 9-11. Pg 299)
For further reference here is a handout you can print:
Political Spectrum

Group work handout: identifying political points of view.

For tomorrow bring your ideas for a government project.

Bring $30 tomorrow if you would like to purchase the SS 11 Study Guide (optional)

Great class today!

Day 3: How are you impacted by government?

$30 for a Student Workbook (OPTIONAL).  Please bring in money (cash or cheque) by this Friday.

Please print the PLOs for SS11 and use as a study guide for this course.
Prescribed Learning Outcomes

An intro to a fun interactive poll for the class.  May be used as a future teaching tool.

Group activity: "Shipwrecked".  A look at how government affects all different aspects of society. 

Current events: Sochi and allegations of government corruption

Notes on ideologies.  Here is the link for those of you who chose not to copy down the notes.

Political Ideology notes

Complete the front side of Handout: "Worlds Smallest Political Quiz"

Day 2: Citizenship

Guest speaker discussing how his family was affected by Japanese internment during WW2.

Connecting to Citizenship.  What does active citizenship look like?

Starting Chapter 9: Pg 288 to 290.

Welcome to SS 11: Day 1

Intro to the course.

Please show your class outlines to your parents and have them sign the back page.

Looking forward to a fantastic 2nd semester.

Day 88: Last class!

Wow.  I can't believe that the semester is over - this year has flown by so quickly.

Best of luck on your provincial exam on Monday, Jan 27th.
Start time is 1pm.  Show up about 15 minutes early to settle in and hand in your textbook.
Come prepared with 2 pens/2 pencils.

Study session (optional) on Sunday, Jan 26th with Mr. Yu and Mrs. Christie.  11am-2pm.

Review of possible essay topics.
Looking at economic change in the 20th century.

Continue with review worksheets.
Here is the answer key:

ANSWER KEY

Day 87: Review

Provincial exam review.

Looked at the Prescribed Learning Outcomes and discussed some major ideas for this course:
a) Canadian identity/autonomy (from WWI to WW2)
b) Change in Canada on the homefront (political, economic, social changes)

Handout: Review up to the cold war (see yesterday for link to handouts)

Computer lab for provincial exam review.

***OPTIONAL: Provincial exam review on Sunday, Jan 26th.  11am-2pm***

Good luck with studying.

Provincial exam date: Monday, January 27th at 1:00pm.
Bring back your textbooks.
Come prepared (several pens AND pencils).

Day 86: provincial exam review

Provincial exam review in your groups.

Make sure you study...only four more days till the exam (Monday, January 27th)

Print out the Prescribed Learning Outcomes from my link on yesterday's blog.

For any students interested there is a STUDY SESSION TONIGHT from 6-7:30pm with Ms. Christie.

I have also put together the following review worksheets (4).  Please print and we can go over the answers next day.

HISTORY REVIEW WORKSHEETS

Day 85: Presentations and final review

Finished human geography projects.

Other keys to remember during presentations:

• try not to walk back and forth in front of your projector screen
• ask your group members to help in operating the computer to switch slides
• when using cue cards/notes make sure you pause and give yourself time to remember your material to present (don't just read off of your document - for future presentations I will try NOT allowing cue cards)
• When incorporating graphs and images, make sure you refer to these in your presentation (don't just put in an image/graph for the sake of putting one in)

Handouts: Review of government (Chapter 9 and 10).

Answer the matching questions with your group members.  Tried answering these questions, initially, without a book.  Remember - if you are completely unsure about an answer on the multiple-choice section use your "gut instinct" to make your final selection.

Tomorrow we will continue with review of SS11.
Please click on the link for a copy of key elements and Prescribed Learning Outcomes for this course.  Use this as a checklist for topics you should study.
Key elements and PLOs

Thanks to Anfal for sharing a link to a this study document for the Counterpoints textbook.
Study document