Day 82: Oral interviews and review

Oral interviews completed.

Review.

Short day tomorrow.

Provincial exam on Wednesday.

Bring your textbooks.
Bring pencils and pens.

Day 81: Oral exam and review

Oral interviews and review.

Day 80: Oral exams and review

Oral interviews.

Review.

Day 79: Review

A look back at the life of a Canadian icon.  Click to watch CBC's clip on Gordie Howe

Provincial exam review.

Oral interviews tomorrow.

Day 78: Essay writing

Quebec nationalism quizzes handed back.

Click to watch news on the Orlando shooting.
Another mass shooting in the US?  Is this an issue on gun control?

Essay writing: developing a detailed outline

Introductory paragraph: Thesis statement
Body #1: Clear topic sentence + as many point form examples
Body #2: Clear topic sentence + as many point form examples
Body #3: Clear topic sentence + as many point form examples
Conclusion

Topics:

Describe Canada's role in the Cold War from 1945 to 1989

How have French-English relations shaped the Canadian identity since 1960?

How has Canadian autonomy developed between 1914 to 1989.

Day 77: Quebec nationalism and geography review

Quebec nationalism quiz.

Human geography review.

A look at the Prescribed Learning Outcomes for the geography section.

Handout: Economic issues.  Chapter 7: Times of turmoil - Canada in the 1960s and 1970s.
Handout: Economic issues.  Chapter 8: Canada shifts focus: 1980 and beyond

In class essay write tomorrow.

Day 76: Provincial Essay Review

Aim for 4-5 paragraphs.  Address both sides of the topic (if asked).  Provide examples that cover the full range of the time period.

Introductory paragraph: address the question fully, and include a thesis statement
Body paragraph #1: Clear topic sentence.  Build on your points
Body paragraph #2:
Body paragraph #3:
Conclusion

Topics:

1. Explain how Canadians at home contributed to the Allied victories during World War One and World War Two
2. To what extent between 1939 and 1970 did Canada evolve from being an insignificant nation to a middle power
3. Describe Canada's role in the Cold War from 1945 to 1989
4. Describe Canada's participation in the United Nations  from 1945 to 2000
5. To what extent has intolerance been an issue in Canada throughout the 20th Century
6. How have French-English relations shaped the Canadian identity since 1960?
7. To what extent have Aboriginal peoples achieved their goals during the last half century?

CLICK TO PRINT ESSAY OUTLINES

\Quebec Nationalism quiz on Monday, June 13th.

Day 75: Quebec Nationalism

Clips of Hilary Clinton's successful night at the Democratic primaries.

Overhead notes: October Woes (FLQ) and The Constitution Act, 1982

CPH: Under a New Flag (Creditistes, CN and Donald Gordon, FLQ, Bilingualism/Biculturalism, new flag, Pierre Eliott Trudeau)

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

Read pages 257-264.  Answer questions #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7

Multiple Choice question sheet.

Quebec Nationalism Quiz on Monday, June 13th.

Day 74: Provincial exam review

Current Events: Hilary Clinton clinches the Democratic Party nomination.  The first female to be voted in as the party leader heading into the October election.  She could be the first female president in US history.  CLICK TO WATCH AND READ

CLICK TO ACCESS PROVINCIAL EXAMS

For the multiple choice questions try to eliminate answers that do not make sense.  If you are choosing between two answers, go with your "gut"instinct.  Trust in what you have read and studied.

Day 73: Debates

Well done today.

Make sure that you hand in your typed debate notes along with the self and two peer evaluations.

Day 72: Impact of an icon. Canadian and UN involvement

A look at the sportsman of the century and his impact in and out of the ring (fight for civil rights.  protesting the Vietnam War: Mohammad Ali
CLICK TO WATCH

Debate tomorrow.  Typed points due tomorrow at the conclusion of your debate.
Have fun!

Canada and their role with the UN.  Peacekeeping?
Genocide in Rwanda (page 275).  Canadian Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire.
A look at scenes from Hotel Rwanda.

Disgrace in Somalia (page 276).
A look at scenes from Black Hawk Down.

Connection to poverty.  Developing country.  Government Structure.  Infrastructure.

Somalia map: "Horn of Africa"
Major shipping routes through the Indian Ocean/Red Sea
Captain Phillips trailer: CLICK TO WATCH

Day 71: Quebec nationalism

Sports and Politics
A look at Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics.  CLICK TO WATCH "RACE" TRAILER
1972 Summit Series (Henderson scores the goal): CLICK TO WATCH
1987 Canada Cup (Gretzky to Lemieux): CLICK TO WATCH
2010 Olympics (Crosby's golden goal): CLICK TO WATCH
FIFA scandal: CLICK TO WATCH OVERVIEW

Handout: Quebec Nationalism timeline (an overview of how this has shaped Canada: from Conscription to the rise of Quebec Nationalism to Separatism to Meech Lake Accord & Charlottetown Accord to 1995 Referendum)

Overhead notes:

• Great Darkness.  Premier Maurice Duplessis led the Union Nationale party.  Quebec as a distinct nation.  Quebec flag
• Jean Lesage.  Quiet Revolution (1960s) modernizing education, economy, gov't
• Quebecers sought more independence - gave rise to the idea of separatism
• FLQ
• Levesque formed Parti Quebecoi in 1967
• Government trying to "solve" the issue (Bi and Bi Commission.  New flag.  Official languages act)
• French wanted special status in the constitution as a distinct society

CPH: Time for a Change

Practice debate for Tuesdays debate.

Typed copy of debate notes due on Monday.

Day 70: End of the Cold War

Cold War Quiz (8 marks)

16x9 produced a segment on the possible "Next Cold War?": CLICK TO VIEW
Looking at Russia's recent actions and how this may turn into another Cold War.

Alexander Litvinenko was an ex KGB agent and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin.  This is what happened to him in 2006: CLICK TO READ
Why are Russian jets buzzing US warships and escalating tensions?  CLICK TO WATCH

Handout: "New era of international action"
End of the Cold War.  Perestroika and Glasnost.  Mikhail Gorbachev (272/273)

President Reagan famous speech (fall of the Berlin Wall and Communism)"tear down this wall" CLICK TO WATCH
Gorbachev announces resignation and the fall of the Soviet Union is complete.  CLICK TO WATCH

Cold War timeline.  Page 272.  Copy down how Canada was involved.

Page 237.  Answer questions #1,2,3.  Trudeau and Canada's foreign policy during the Cold War.

A fun look at pop culture (wrestling) and how storylines/characters were developed to mirror current events of the day.

Work on your debate points.

Typed copy due on MONDAY, JUNE 6th.