Monday, 28 April 2014

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

Friday, 25 April 2014

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

Thursday, 24 April 2014

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

Thursday, 17 April 2014

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

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

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?

Thursday, 10 April 2014

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.

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

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

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

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

Monday, 7 April 2014

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?

Friday, 4 April 2014

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?"

Thursday, 3 April 2014

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.

Tuesday, 1 April 2014

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