December 28

Social 10

I will be giving you a test covering the "Rights and Responsibilities" theme that we have been covering. This test will be on Wednesday, January 11th. I will cover one more major topic when we come back from Winter break. The test will be all multiple choice format, approximately 50-60 questions. Here are the major topics that will be covered with the exam:

1. Rights and Responsibilities
2. UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
3. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (check the Social 10 Links on blog)
4. The War Measures Act (WWI, WWII, the October Crisis of 1970)
5. Internment of Japanese-Canadians in WWII
6. FLQ Crisis of 1970 (study handout)
7. Emergencies Act of 1988 (study handout)
8. Native Rights
9. Young Offenders Act/Youth Criminal Justice Act (we'll get into this when we return from the Winter break)
   
   

Social 23

Here is the study guide for your Topic "B" Final, with the main themes numbered off. Please review all relevant chapters!

Topic "B" Final, Study Guide:

1. The World

• key terms
• First World, Second World, Third World, Fourth and Fifth World
• North/South divide
• Developed, Developing, LDCs

2. Quality of Life

• what is quality of life?
• what is standard of living?
• haves/have nots
• overpopulation

3. Population

• key terms
• be able to read/understand/interpret population charts and statistics
• be able to read/understand/interpret population pyramids
• Theory of Demographic Transition
• China's One Child Policy

4. Hunger

• key terms
• problems/solutions
• hunger-related diseases and possible solutions

5. Industrialization/Economic Development

• key terms
• connections/similarities to the Industrial Revolution
• legacy of colonialism
• economic systems
• multinational corporations/neo-colonialism
• problems/benefits of industrialization and economic development
• how countries industrialize/stages of development (Rostow)

6. Environmental Issues

• key terms
• problems/solutions
• ozone layer depletion
• deforestation
• acid rain
• greenhouse effect
• water supply/water pollution

This test will be on Wednesday, January 11th during class time.

December 22

Social 10

You are responsible for reading the remainder of that booklet that I handed out yesterday which covers key topics related to the War Measures Act and the Emergencies Act. The Native Rights worksheet that I gave you in class today is due tomorrow. For Social 10-1: please remember that it's "Secret Santa" tomorrow.

Social 23

We finished off the country report presentations today in class. I also assigned some work from the textbook related to water pollution. You were to do the following:

1. Read pages 269-273 and page 279
2. Define the following: groundwater, water surplus, water deficiency.
3. Answer Q36 on page 272.
4. Answer the following question: What are some problems associated with many huge water projects?

December 21

Social 10

Today we watched a video from the "Turning Points of History" series on the FLQ Crisis of 1970. I handed out an entire package of notes on this topic, part of which was a video study guide for the video. Also in this package was tonight's homework: read the the first two pages of the booklet, it's called "Analyzing a Document: The October Crisis" and then complete the worksheet that goes along with it.

Social 23

We had some students do their presentations today in class. We'll have the rest go tomorrow, so if you were absent today, please remember to come to class prepared to make a short presentation on your country. I also assigned the following reading and assignment for homework:

1. Read pages 259-263, and pages 267-269
2. Define: acid rain and the greenhouse effect
3. Answer the following questions:

• What are the sources and effects of acid rain?
• Describe the causes and results of the greenhouse effect.
  
  

December 20

Social 10

We watched a video in class today which covered the internment of Japanese-Canadians during WWII entitled, "The Tides of War". There was a video study guide sheet to go along with this video. We will be continuing on with another example tomorrow of how the War Measures Act was used, this time we will revisit the FLQ Crisis of 1970. Here is the hyperlink to the CBC Archive related to the internment of Japanese-Canadians. If you have time to listen to the audio clips and video clips, that's great, but at the minimum, I would like you to watch the video on the 1988 story of the compensation settlement for the Japanese-Canadians, it's called "Apology and Compensation". Click here to view the CBC Archive.

Social 23

I posted your current mark outside the classroom today. Don't forget that we'll be doing country presentations tomorrow in class. Our review game of Jeopardy has been moved to Friday. Here is tonight's homework:

1. Define desertification
2. Answer the following questions:

• What are the causes of soil erosion and degradation?
• What types of soil erosion are taking place in Canada? (see Table 7.1)
• Describe the stages in the development of desertification.

December 19

Social 10

I gave you a reading today on the internment of Japanese-Canadians during WWII. We will be watching a video tomorrow on this topic.

Social 23

I gave you some questions to do on Environmental Issues. You were to read the following pages in class: pages 230-244, and answer the following questions as well: Q1 a-b and Q2a-c on page 233, Q4a-b, Q5a on page 240, and Q9a-b on page 241. These questions are for homework!

December 16

Social 10

I gave you a homework assignment for this weekend: I would like you to watch tonight's English language debate so we can discuss it on Monday. Additionally, I gave you an Internet based assignment which is based on the Alberta Human Rights Commission website.

Social 23

Today we prepared questions for a Jeopardy review game that we'll be playing next week.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

December 15

Social 23

After doing a brief review of yesterday's work, I assigned the following:
1. Read pages 144-153 in World Issues in the Global Community

2. Take notes on Rostow's Stages of Development (pages 144-145)

3. Answer the following questions from the text: pg. 145 Q24, pg. 149 Q30, pg. 151 Q33

4. Define the following key terms:

• infrastructure
• automation
• capital-intensive
• urbanization
• entrepreneur
  

Social 10

You wrote an in-class essay today. If you missed today's class, you'll have to write this essay next week because tomorrow's 55 minute class period is too short. If you're in Social 10-1 please try to remember to bring a non-perishable food item to class for the food drive.

December 14

Social 10

I gave you the in-class essay topic today in class. You will be writing the in-class essay tomorrow. The topic is: "To what extent should the Canadian Senate be changed?" There are three possible positions on this issue: retention (keep the Senate as it is right now), abolition (get rid of the Senate completely), or reformation (reform/change the Senate). I gave you some ideas of political terms that you might be able to work into your essay, and some ideas for arguments as well. The following are some hyperlinks that may be of use to you as well:

• MapleLeaf Web: Senate Issues (lots of information here, easy to read)
• Wikipedia:The Canadian Senate (a general overview)
• The Senate (listings of Canadian Senators, available in alphabetical order, by province, by political party)
  
  

Social 23

We continued looking at industrialization/economic development in Chapter 4 in the textbook. I assigned some key terms and questions for homework.

December 13

Social 10

You wrote your Government Final today in class. Also, we looked briefly at the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Rights. Tomorrow, I will be giving you the topic for the in-class essay on Thursday.

Social 23

We started talking about Industrialization today in class. I gave you some key terms and questions to do for homework.

December 12

I'll try to keep the post brief tonight, because I want to get home soon...

Social 10

We started looking at "Rights and Responsibilities" today in class. You had to copy out some notes on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and then you had an opinionnare to complete. We discussed your answers to various statements related to rights in Canada. After tomorrow's test on government, we will hopefully have some time to explore the United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights in greater detail.

Social 23

We watched "Food or Famine" today in class. There was a video worksheet that accompanied this video. I will return your WWI Internet Research Assignments tomorrow in class.

December 9

Social 10

Today we focused in on the election campaign, specifically what candidates are running in the Calgary Nose Hill riding. I would like you to see if you can collect more campaign information directly from the candidates in your riding. If you go to the Canada Votes website, you find contact information for most of the candidates. You may have to work a little harder to find out information about your Green party candidate though. Please don't forget that you have your "Government" Test on Tuesday!

Social 23

We went over the material in Chapter 5: Hunger that you read yesterday in class. Today was the last day that I would accept your "Country Report Assignment".

December 8

Social 23

Today I had you do some more reading from your textbook. These are the pages that you were to read and take notes on: pages 164-175 and pages 181-189. We will be discussing this tomorrow in class. Tomorrow is the last day to hand in your "Country Report Assignment". If your assignment is not handed in by the end of classes tomorrow, I will not accept them next week.

Social 10

I delivered a PowerPoint presentation in class today, that I will be sending out to you. We also discussed the task which I had you do for homework last night. We talked about why people should vote, why young people don't vote, and what could be done to encourage young people to vote.
Here's what I would like you to do tonight:
1. Visit the Canada Votes website
2. Click on "Ridings & Candidates"
3. Click on "Alberta"
4. Most of you live in the "Calgary Nose Hill" riding, so click on that.
5. Prepare a list of candidates for your riding and their political party affiliation.
6. Take some notes on the candidates (biographical information, key points of the party platform that they may be emphasizing, some may even have their own websites too that you can explore).
7. I live in the "Calgary West" riding, so you can also do a little investigating of the candidates that I have to select from.

There may be a couple of you who do not live in the Calgary Nose Hill riding, if you think that might be the case, please go to the Elections Canada website, and search for your riding by postal code.

December 7

Social 10

Today we started talking about citizenship, and what factors might affect an individual's involvement in the political process. We also updated the election campaign retrieval chart.
In the 2000 federal election voter turnout was down across Canada. Most alarming, voter turnout for young people was 25%. Given this information, I would like you to do the following:
1. Visit the Elections Canada website
2. Click on "English" ("French" if you're feeling adventurous)
3. Under "Information for You" click on "Young Voters"
4. Under the right-hand side navigation click on "Election Basics"
5. Scroll down to and click on "Why should I vote?"
6. At this page, take notes on why people should vote.
7. Can you think of reasons why young people don't vote? List off some reasons.
8. What would you do to encourage young people to get involved in the political process, and to exercise their right to vote? (Write down some of your own ideas)

The Elections Canada site does also provide a lot of valuable information. While you're there, please explore some more!

Social 23

I collected your "Country Report Assignment" today in class. If you were away today, hopefully it was an excused absence, otherwise you have just lost 10% off this assignment. These assignments will not be accepted after the end of classes on Friday, so please make sure that you hand it in. Also, I asked you to read the following pages in your textbook: page 161, pages 163-167, and answer the following questions: Q2-3a on page 164 and Q4c on page 165. Additionally, I asked you to start compiling a list of "Hunger Terms", including the following key terms:

• hunger
• malnutrition
• undernutrition
• kwashiorkor
• marasmus
• beriberi
• pellagra
• scurvy
• rickets

December 6

Social 10

Today, I delivered a PowerPoint presentation which tied up some loose ends. I will be sending it out later tonight. Also, we talked about the election campaign again, and developments related to the major party's platforms. Here is the study guide for the upcoming Government Test, which will be next Tuesday. It will consist of 50 multiple choice questions.

Government Test Study Guide:

1. Key Concepts (see outline)

• most of these concepts can be found in the initial PowerPoint presentation that I delivered with this theme

2. Structure and Function of Government (see outline, I'm doing this from memory):

• focus on the first PowerPoint, and notes that you took from the videos
• executive, legislative, judicial branches
• BNA Act (1867)
• Constitution Act (1982)
• powers and responsibilities of the branches of government
• federalism/federal system
• how a bill becomes a law
• House of Commons and Senate
• roles of the constitutional monarchy

3. The Role of Pressure Groups and the Media (focus on today's presentation) in the Government

Social 23

You read the case study on China from your textbook, and answered the following questions from the book: Q32-37 on pages 223-226. This is also due tomorrow!
Don't forget that the Country Report Assignment is due tomorrow.
Here are some useful websites to help you in your research:

• UNICEF
• United Nations CyberSchoolBus-Infonation
• CIA World Factbook
• BBC Country Profiles
• Country Reports.org (Emulateme)
• Library of Congress (Country Studies)

Assignments will no longer be accepted past 3 days late! In other words, if this assignment isn't complete by Friday, you will receive a mark of zero for it.

December 5

Social 10

Today we went over some of the recent developments in the political platforms of the major parties thus far in this election campaign. Here are some helpful hyperlinks to help you to continue working on your retrieval charts:

• CBC Canada Votes: Leaders, Parties and Issues (scroll down to Issues, there are two versions: "interactive" and "HTML", either will let you know where the parties stand on particular issues). On this same page, there is the "Voter Quiz". Please take it to see which political party you might support if you could vote in the 2006 election.
  

Social 23

We watched a video today entitled, "China's Only Child". There were some readings that went along with the video. Please complete the readings and the questions associated with those readings.

December 2

Social 10

You wrote a pop quiz in class today. Additionally, I asked you to start making a chart to track progress of the election campaign. The chart that you make should look as described in the following section:

• The top row should have the main political parties in Canada, from left to right: Conservatives, Liberals, New Democrats, Bloc Quebecois, and Green (so your chart with have 6 columns, one for each political party, and another for the descriptions of what is contained in the following three rows).
• The next row of your chart should list the leader each of these political parties.
• The next row should list the number of seats that each political party won in the 2004 election, and where those seats are located, so for example, the Bloc Quebecois won 53 seats in the last sitting of Parliament, and they were all in Quebec.
• The last row (which should be most of your chart) is reserved for each party's political platform and policies. As the election campaign progresses almost every day the various political parties will be announcing new party ideas, initiatives, and campaign promises. (For example, the Conservative party promise to lower the GST from 7% to 5% over the next two years) To aid you in this endeavor, please keep watching the TV news, reading the newspaper, and you may also be able to use the permanent hyperlinks located on the right-hand side of this blog under the "Social 10 Links" heading. Unfortunately, the Bloc Quebecois don't seem to have an English version, so many of you will be more dependent on the news media for your information on this political party.

Have a great weekend!

Social 23

We watched the second part of "World in the Balance" entitled "China Revs Up" today in class. Please don't forget to work on your Country Research Project, which is due on Wednesday. There are a couple of you who have not been assigned a country yet. If this applies to you, please e-mail me, and I'll let you know what countries are still available. My e-mail address is located under my profile on the right-hand side of this blog.

December 1

Social 23

Today we watched some short videos from "The People Bomb" series. There was a worksheet to accompany this video. Additionally, the following questions were assigned for homework today: pg.204 Q1, pg.207 Q5-6, pg.208 Q7, pg.209 Q10a, pg.211 Q11a-11b.

Social 10

After current events today we watched a fascinating video on "Our Constitution". This video was not only informative, but also contained a fantastic soundtrack, and was a landmark in animation. All sarcasm aside, the video was the last in the series that we will be viewing. Please review your glossary of key terms and the floor plan of the House of Commons and the process of "How a Bill Becomes a Law".

November 30

Social 10

After current events today, you had your first Pop Quiz on Canadian government. Most of you did quite well on this quiz. Please make sure that you continue to review material that we cover in class, because you never know when the next quiz will happen. Also you had to do some reading in Chapter 1 (pg. 17, pg. 19-21, pg.24, pg. 26-27). The following questions were assigned as homework from the textbook: "Focus Your Knowledge" Q2-3, and "Apply Your Knowledge" Q1, Q4-5. Tomorrow, we will be watching a video on the Canadian Constitution. I collected your WWI/WWII Research Project today as well. If you didn't hand it in today, please make sure that you get it in soon, I will not accept projects next week!

Social 23

We watched a video called "World in the Balance, Part 1: The People Paradox" for most of the period. I also collected your World Map assignment. This assignment will not be accepted after Friday. It was also brought to my attention that I didn't put up the life expectancy map so here it is:

November 29

Social 10

Today you watched a video entitled "Our National Parliament", and took notes on key positions and processes of Parliament. I also gave you a crossword puzzle which related to the video. This crossword puzzle is due tomorrow. Don't forget that your WWI/WWII Research Project is due tomorrow. If you are doing an electronic/digital project please make sure that you burn it to a disc (CD-R or DVD-R for example). Don't bring it to school on a jump drive!

Social 23

I did a surprise homework check of the population terms that were due today in class. I assigned a new project, which is due next Wednesday, which covers researching a country which you selected in class. If you missed today's class, don't worry, there are still many interesting countries to select. Here are some useful websites to help you in your research:

• UNICEF
• United Nations CyberSchoolBus-Infonation
• CIA World Factbook
• BBC Country Profiles
• Country Reports.org (Emulateme)
• Library of Congress (Country Studies)

Please don't forget that your mapping assignment is due tomorrow! Assignments will no longer be accepted past 3 days late! In other words, if this assignment isn't complete by Friday, you will receive a mark of zero for it.

November 28

The Liberal party lost the non-confidence vote today in the House of Commons, so it looks like Canadians will be heading to the polls in January.

Social 10

After current events today, we watched a video entitled "Democracy in Action". Yes, it was a bit cheesy, but it did contain a great deal of information, and hopefully it helped to improve your understanding of democracy in Canada.

Social 23

We reviewed the concepts of First World, Second World, Third World, Fourth World and Fifth World. We also looked at another way to divide the world up into hemispheres, namely the North and the South. I then gave you time to start on some population key terms. Here is the list of key terms that you are responsible for:

• demography
• population growth rate
• birth rate
• death rate
• natural increase
• natural decrease
• infant mortality rate
• Rule of 72
• doubling time
• population pyramid
• dependency load
• Theory of Demographic Transition

You should define these terms, and for "population pyramid" and the "theory of demographic transition" you should also sketch out an example.

We also watched a short video on "Overpopulation" which was from the video series entitled "The People Bomb".

Here are some maps to help you complete your mapping assignment, which is due on Wednesday. Clicking on the maps will enlarge them.

November 25

Social 10

We finished off the selecting a cabinet simulation in class. Please remember that your WWI/WWII Research Project is due on Wednesday, November 30th, so this is your last weekend to work on it. Please review your notes for possible pop quizzes next week.

Social 23

You had class time to work on your maps. This assignment is due on Wednesday, November 30th. I will put up some scanned maps on Monday, to help you finish the project in time. Until then, here are some maps to help you with the continent maps.

November 24

Social 23

You had your First World War Unit Final today. If you missed today's class, and your absence was unexcused, you will receive a mark of zero for this test. After the exam, you had time to work on your package of maps. this mapping assignment is due on Wednesday, November 30th.

Social 10

You had your Sovereignty Unit Final today in class. Don't forget that your glossary of terms for Politics and Government is due tomorrow! Please be ready for a Pop Quiz on Canadian government and politics, it could happen at any time!
You also have your World War I/World War II Research Assignment due on Wednesday, November 30th.

November 23

Social 10

Most of today's class was spent doing a simulation where you were a newly elected Prime Minister who had the job of selecting 10 cabinet ministers from a list of 30 possible candidates. There were various factors to consider in selecting your cabinet, such as: age, experience as an MP, ability and expertise, political background, province or region of origin, gender, and whether or not they were a supporter of yours or an opponent in the leadership convention. You narrowed the field down individually and then we moved into groups for further discussion and debate over which candidates would make the best ministers. We will be returning to this activity on Friday. You have your Sovereignty Unit Final tomorrow, so please make sure that you do some more studying tonight.

Social 23

I gave you more class time to work on your mapping assignment. You will also get time on Friday to work on them. Here's a hyperlink to the Encyclopedia of the First World War, which will be useful to review trench warfare. Focus in on conditions and the organization/construction of the trenches. Please remember to study for your World War I Unit Final, which is tomorrow.

November 22

Social 10

I gave you a list of key terms for Politics and Government today in class, so that you could start making a glossary of terms. This will help you immensely when it comes time to studying. These key terms, as well as the diagram (on page 39) and the process in which a bill becomes a law (page 46) will be due on Friday (I changed the due date) of this week. Don't forget to study for Thursday's Sovereignty Final.

Social 23

I gave you a large mapping assignment today in class. You will have class time tomorrow to work on it as well. Don't forget to study for your World War I Unit Final which is this Thursday!

November 21

Social 10

I have sent out the PowerPoint presentation that I delivered today in class. I have added a couple of slides to it. If I were you I would take that presentation and copy and paste it into a Word document and then print it off. I also handed out an outline for this topic. We will be covering the remaining themes before the end of the term. Don't forget to study for Thursday's Sovereignty Unit Final!

Social 23

We started the new topic in class today. I distributed an outline that covers the major topics that we will be examining in the remaining weeks. Please don't forget to study for your WWI Unit Final which is on Thursday. I gave a more detailed study guide out today in class too, so you will need to get this from a classmate.

November 18

Social 10

I gave you another reading today in class, which covered bilateral action (specifically, the acid rain issue) and the Earth summit. I will be sending out a short reading on the Kyoto Accord in the next day or so.

Social 23

We played Jeopardy in class today to help you review for your WWI test (which is next Thursday). If you have some time please check out these fun games:

• Penalty Shoot Out (World War I)
• Penalty Shoot Out (Causes of WWI)
• Historical Hangman (WWI in the Trenches)
• Fling the Teacher (Peace Treaties)

November 17

Social 23

I had you create questions for tomorrow's Jeopardy! game today in class. I also gave you some class time to work on your WWI Research assignment. Once again, if you missed the class when this assignment was given to you, please get it from one of your classmates.
Upcoming important dates for Social 23 students:

• WWI Research Assignment is due on Wednesday, November 23rd
  
• WWI Unit Final is on Thursday, November 24th
  

In order to help you study for this exam, please use the following study guide...

Study Guide for WWI Unit Final:

1. Key People in World War I

2. Key Events of World War I

3. Causes of World WarI

4. Trench Warfare

more details to follow...

Social 10

Today, I gave you a reading that covered foreign aid. This reading gave you further details on: the Colombo Plan, CIDA, the Commonwealth, La Francophonie, NGOs, and arguments in favor of and opposed to on the following topics:

• the role of human rights in giving aid
  
• tied aid
  
• increasing or decreasing foreign aid
  

Upcoming important dates for Social 10 students:

• Sovereignty Unit Final is on Thursday, November 24th (this test was rescheduled)
  
• WWI/WWII Research Project is due on Wednesday, November 30th
  

To help you prepare for next week's Sovereignty Unit Final, please use the following study guide in your preparations...

Study Guide for Sovereignty Unit Final:

1. Key Concepts (you should be familiar with these terms and concepts):

• sovereignty
• independence
• nationhood
• nation-state
• national identity
• intervention
• international relations
• foreign policy
• "middle power"
• global community conflict
• cooperation
• collective security
  

2. Canada's Sovereignty (from PowerPoint presentation and reading booklet):

• political (constitutional) sovereignty (lots of details here)
• territorial sovereignty
• characteristics of a sovereign nation
• nation
• state
• nation-state
  

3. Canada's Role in WWI: (focus on the following issues)

• aims of Canada's involvement
• Canadian contributions
• consequences of the war as it relates to Canadian sovereignty

4. Attaining Independence:(importance of the following in relation to Canada gaining independence from Britain)

• Imperial War Cabinet's Resolution IX (from textbook and PowerPoint)
• Paris Peace Conference /Treaty of Versailles
• League of Nations
• Statute of Westminster (1931)
• Constitution Act (1982)

5. Canada's Role in World War II: (focus only one the following)

• what role did Canada play in WWII?
• Canadian contribution
  

6. Canada's Role in the Cold War (PowerPoint and Chapter 15):

• Canada's role in collective security arrangements (for example, NATO and NORAD)

7. Canada's Foreign Policy: (focus on the reading booklet and PowerPoint presentationon for this topic)

• what influences Canadian foreign policy?
• Canadian foreign policy goals/themes
• aims/objectives of Canadian foreign policy

8. Canada and the United Nations (PowerPoint presentation and Chapter 15):

• Canadian involvement in UN agencies
• Security Council/peacekeeping
• military actions: peacekeeping (examples) and peacemaking (examples)
• know the difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking

9. Canada in the World/ Canada and International Organizations:(readings)

• Commonwealth
• La Francophonie
• CIDA
• NGOs
• Canada's role in the developing world (foreign aid)
• bilateralism/multilateralism/internationalism
• acid rain issue/global environment

Please remember that this unit final will be 65-70 questions in length.

November 16

Social 10

You wrote your WWI and WWII Test today in class. We will be looking at the foreign aid issue tomorrow in class. I had promised to post a study guide for next week's Sovereignty unit final, but it doesn't look like I'll be able to get to it tonight, for this I apologize. I will post a study tomorrow during my prep. If you want to go over your test that you wrote today, then please come to tutorial tomorrow morning in Room 110.

Social 23

I gave you some class time to work on a WWI assignment. I gave you a list of people to identify, terms to understand, and events to describe. The list of items is directly from your textbook. If you missed today's class, you'll have to get the list from one of your classmates.

November 15

Social 10

Today we spent most of our class time in the library. This was your only class period that I will be giving you to work on your WWI and WWII research project. I also told you that your Sovereignty Unit Final would be next week, on Wednesday, November 23rd. I will be posting a study guide for this unit final within the next day or so. Please start reviewing for this unit final now. I'm posting the hyperlinks that I put up before, I posted these last week, but here they are again.

Social 10 Websites:

• Veterans' Affairs Canada (Youth and Educators)
• Library Archives Canada
• Canada's Digital Collections
• Jack Turner's War (a photographer in WWI)
• First World War.com
• Photos of the Great War
• Canadian War Museum
• Battle of Vimy Ridge (Canadian War Museum)
• The Great War (PBS website; American, but lots of valuable information, photos, maps, timeline)
• Canada and the First World War (war diaries, "we were there", a fantastic website, lots of information and first person accounts, excellent primary sources!)
• Veterans Affairs Canada: Canada and the First World War
• Courage Remembered: The World Wars Through Canadian Eyes
• Popular Songs During WWI (from Veterans Affairs)
• An Archival Look at WWI (from Queen's University, covers the Canadian Home Front, Women in the War, WWI Warfare, Warfare Technology)
• Trenches on the Web (not completely Canadian, but very useful)
• NFB Educational Resources: Images of a Forgotten War (WWI; lots of great materials here) and D-Day (WWII)
• For King and Empire: Canada's Soldiers in the Great War (archives, battlefields, resource center, culture and the Great War)
• The Archives of Ontario Remembers our War Heroes (WWI site)
• Canadian Veterans Interviews (caution: language warning, soldiers talking about their experiences in WWI)
• Diaries and Letters: Their Story Must be Told (WWI letters and diaries, excellent primary source material)
• Encyclopedia of the First World War (not a Canadian website, but it contains an incredible amount of information!)
• Canvas of War: Masterpieces from the Canadian War Museum (WWI and WWII)
• B.C. Archives: War Posters of WWI and WWII (lots of great posters here, with some explanations)
• Canadian War Poster Collection (Amazing! Tons of WWI and WWII posters, indexed by artist, it is a searchable database. Search Suggestion: Click on War dropdown menu and select WWI, then click on a Category from the drop down menu - to view posters)
• Archives of Ontario: Canadian Posters from the First World War
  (most posters have at least three different sizes)
• Royal Alberta Museum: The Poster Virtual Museum (WWI posters, please make sure that you select Canadian posters, this collection has Allied war posters)
• Art of the First World War
• War Artists from the First World War
• WWI Aces of Canada
• Newfoundland and the Great War
• Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War (lots of primary source material, PDF files, great site)
• Propaganda Critic (An American website that examines the following: what is propaganda? propaganda techniques)

Upcoming Important Dates for Social 10 students:

• WWI and WWII Test is tomorrow (November 16th)
• Sovereignty Unit Final is Wednesday, November 23rd
• WWI/WWII Research Project is due Wednesday, November 30th
  
  
  

Social 23

We watched a couple of videos today in class related to WWI, and then I gave you a pop quiz on them. Don't forget that you have your Internet research project due tomorrow! You will be having a unit final on WWI next week, I will post a study guide very soon, and give you more details very soon.

November 13

You might be wondering why I am posting on a Sunday, but I thought that I should post some information related to the test on WWI and WWII for my two Social 10 classes. The test will happen on Wednesday for sure. I will not be giving you a study guide for the test per se, but I will reiterate how the test was constructed. I went through Chapters 7-9 (covers WWI) and Chapter 12-14 (covers WWII) in your textbook. I looked for bolded words, words in italics, and words in quotation marks, these are key terms, key people and key events in WWI and WWII. If I were you, I would likewise go through these six chapters and write down each of these words. From there, if I were you I would prepare for the test by making sure I knew what these key terms meant. Some of the key terms, key events, and key people came up in the PowerPoint presentations too. That is all of the information that I will be giving you.

November 10

Social 23

Today we finished reading Chapter 12. The following questions are due for Tuesday: page 251 Q1-5, and on page 252 Q1, Q7, Q9, Q11-12.

Social 10

I gave you a reading today related to Canada's foreign policy. We had a little bit of time to talk about the reading at the end of class. We'll look at Canada's foreign policy again on Wednesday when we look at foreign aid.

November 9

Social 10

I gave you some questions to work on today which covered Chapter 15 in the textbook. You had most of the class to work on it. This assignment is due on Tuesday, November 15th. Don't forget that you have your UN Peacekeeping Map due tomorrow! I will post more hyperlinks related to World War II in the next day or so.

Social 23

In class today, you were working on "An Overview of World War I" in the Library. This assignment is an Internet based activity. If you missed today's class, you'll ahve to get the booklet from me tomorrow. This assignment is due on Wednesday, November 16th. I also collected your World War I Assignments today, if you didn't hand it in today, please make sure that you do this tomorrow.

November 8

Social 10

I delivered a presentation today on Canada's role in the UN. This presentation also covered Canada's contribution to peacekeeping, and Canadian foreign policy in general. I also handed out a world map, and asked you to label Canadian peacekeeping operations on the map. This map is due on Thursday. If you would like to learn more about today's topic, visit the United Nations website. There are also some interesting articles related to the UN in this electronic issue of the New Internationalist.
As promised, here are some hyperlinks to some valuable websites that may help you with your upcoming research project on WWI and WWII.

Social 10 Websites:

• Veterans' Affairs Canada (Youth and Educators)
• Library Archives Canada
• Canada's Digital Collections
• Jack Turner's War (a photographer in WWI)
• First World War.com
• Photos of the Great War
• Canadian War Museum
• Battle of Vimy Ridge (Canadian War Museum)
• The Great War (PBS website; American, but lots of valuable information, photos, maps, timeline)
• Canada and the First World War (war diaries, "we were there", a fantastic website, lots of information and first person accounts, excellent primary sources!)
• Veterans Affairs Canada: Canada and the First World War
• Courage Remembered: The World Wars Through Canadian Eyes
• Popular Songs During WWI (from Veterans Affairs)
• An Archival Look at WWI (from Queen's University, covers the Canadian Home Front, Women in the War, WWI Warfare, Warfare Technology)
• Trenches on the Web (not completely Canadian, but very useful)
• NFB Educational Resources: Images of a Forgotten War (WWI; lots of great materials here) and D-Day (WWII)
• For King and Empire: Canada's Soldiers in the Great War (archives, battlefields, resource center, culture and the Great War)
• The Archives of Ontario Remembers our War Heroes (WWI site)
• Canadian Veterans Interviews (caution: language warning, soldiers talking about their experiences in WWI)
• Diaries and Letters: Their Story Must be Told (WWI letters and diaries, excellent primary source material)
• Encyclopedia of the First World War (not a Canadian website, but it contains an incredible amount of information!)
• Canvas of War: Masterpieces from the Canadian War Museum (WWI and WWII)
• B.C. Archives: War Posters of WWI and WWII (lots of great posters here, with some explanations)
• Canadian War Poster Collection (Amazing! Tons of WWI and WWII posters, indexed by artist, it is a searchable database. Search Suggestion: Click on War dropdown menu and select WWI, then click on a Category from the drop down menu - to view posters)
• Archives of Ontario: Canadian Posters from the First World War
  (most posters have at least three different sizes)
• Royal Alberta Museum: The Poster Virtual Museum (WWI posters, please make sure that you select Canadian posters, this collection has Allied war posters)
• Art of the First World War
• War Artists from the First World War
• WWI Aces of Canada
• Newfoundland and the Great War
• Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War (lots of primary source material, PDF files, great site)
• Propaganda Critic (An American website that examines the following: what is propaganda? propaganda techniques)

As you can see, I had a lot of hyperlinks to give you. These 30 websites are just the tip of the iceberg. I will be posting more hyperlinks before we go to the Library next week. To be honest with you, I'm REALLY tired of creating these hyperlinks. I'll see you in class tomorrow.

Social 23

You wrote your Imperialism Test today. Your WWI assignment is due tomorrow in class. We will be going to the Library tomorrow as well to start an Internet research assignment.

November 7

I'm sorry for the late posting tonight. I know that I promised a lot of hyperlinks to the Social 10 class, but I don't think that I'll be able to get to it tonight. I'll try tomorrow morning.

Social 10

I delivered a presentation today on the Cold War. Some of the material in today's presentation comes from content in Chapter 15 in your textbook. I also distributed a WWI and WWII Research Project to class today. This project is not due until Wednesday, November 30th.

Social 23

I went over some textbook questions that you were working on last week. I also gave you some time to work on either your World War I assignment (it's due on Wednesday) or to study for your Imperialism test (which is tomorrow). Here are some maps that should help you with the WWI assignment. Please click on the maps to see a larger view of the maps.






Please note that the Bosphorus Strait is the area between the two parts of Turkey. If you can find Constatinople (Istanbul), then that is where this strait is located.

This map is in Italian, but it's the best one that I could find. Italy is colored purple on this map, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire is sort of green. Caporetto is almost due north of the Adriatic Sea. It is on the Austro-Hungarian side of the border.

November 4

Social 10

I showed you the first 30 minutes of "Saving Private Ryan" today in class. Although this film depicts the Americans landing at Omaha Beach in the D-Day invasion, Canadians would have faced similar conditions at Juno Beach. I collected your assignment which was due today. I did not assign any homework over the weekend.

Social 23

I distributed an assignment today in class which is due next Wednesday. The assignment includes a map of Europe (1914) and a crossword puzzle.

Have a great weekend.

November 3

Social 23

Today, delivered a presentation on the Causes of WWI. I have sent this presentation to you already, so please check for it in your e-mail inbox. Additionally, you were to read pages 237-247, and answer the questions on page 247 Q1-5.

Social 10

Today, I collected your WWI Timeline Notes. I delivered a presentation on Canada's Role in WWII. I will send this PowerPoint out to you tonight. I gave you the remaining class time to work on your Chapter 8-9 questions which are due tomorrow. If you really feel that you can't finish these questions for tomorrow, then please have them complete by Monday.

November 2

Social 10

I delivered a presentation today on the Interwar Years, which also touched upon the outbreak of WWII and the Holocaust. I have sent this presentation to you already.
Upcoming important dates:

• WWI Timeline Notes are due tomorrow
• chapter 8-9 Questions are due Friday
  

Social 23

I started today's class by talking about the causes of WWI. I assigned the following reading: page 232-237, with the following questions due tomorrow: page 237, Q1-5.

November 1

I apologize for the late posting tonight. I had some issues with my DSL modem...

Social 10

Please check your e-mail tonight for the Chapter 8 and 9 questions. I sent this e-mail to you this morning. In class today you had the choice of working on the timeline notes, which are due on Thursday, or the Chapter 8 and 9 questions. These questions are due on Friday. Please don't forget that your position paper is due tomorrow.

Social 23

I gave you your study guide for the Imperialism Test. This test is next Tuesday, November 8th. Here is the study guide for the test:

Imperialism Test Study Guide:

Format:
1. Matching Section
2. Multiple Choice Section
3. Short Answer Section

Topics:
1. Key People

• Livingstone
• Stanley
• Rhodes
• Perry
• Kipling
• Clive
• Dupleix
• Burton
• Speke
• Cornwalis

2. Key Terms:

• imperialism
• "old" imperialism
• "new" imperialism
• colonial system
• protectorate
• extraterritoriality
• caste system
• Open Door policy
• sphere of influence
• British East India Company
• Dutch East India Company

3. Geography of Africa (1914)

4. The Scramble for Africa

• Why did Europeans colonize Africa?

5. African slave trade

6. British Imperialism in India:

• How the British helped India
• How the British hurt India

7. Imperialism in China

• Open Door policy
• Opium Wars (causes and effects)
• the Boxer Rebellion (effect on China)

8. Imperialism in Japan

• Commodore Perry
• ends Japan's isolation
• adoption of Western ideas and technology
• Japanese imperialism (Korea, Russia, China)
  

October 31

Social 10

I gave you some class time today to do a peer edit of your position papers. Your position paper should have been edited by two different individuals. This position paper is due on Wednesday. I also had you start a timeline of events in WWI, both in Europe and at home in Canada. This timeline should cover main events from 1914-1918, and information related to this topic can be found in Chapters 7-9. This timeline is not a big project, it is merely notes for your own benefit. I will take these timeline notes in from you on Thursday and check them for completion and accuracy.
Have a good night!
Important upcoming dates for Social 10 students:

• Position Paper (published copy: in pen or typed) is due on Wednesday, November 2nd
• WWI Timeline Notes are due on Thursday, November 3rd
  
  

Social 23

Today I delivered a PowerPoint on Imperialism in Africa and Asia. I will be sending this presentation out tonight, so please look for it. Don't forget that your Imperialism assignment is due tomorrow.

October 28

Social 10

Today we focused on editing the position paper outlines that were due today. I had you share some of your ideas, arguments and examples with the class, to aid others in writing their papers. We then spent some time in a peer editing session. Please don't forget that you MUST have a written draft of your position paper ready for class on Monday, since we will be doing another peer edit then. Just to let you know, if you have any questions about writing your position paper please feel free to post a comment. Please be aware that I will probably only check this blog for comment postings on Friday night and Sunday night because I will be out of town this weekend. So if you have a question, please post it sooner rather than later.

Social 23

I gave you the results of your Industrial Revolution test at the beginning of class today. I gave you the remainder of class time to work on your Imperialism assignment. This assignment is due on Tuesday, November 1st. If you were having troubles finding certain cities in Africa for this assignment, please check yesterday's posting.

October 27

Social 10

We finished watching "The Killing Ground" in class today. We also talked a little bit about the position paper outline which is due tomorrow.

Social 23

You wrote the Industrial Revolution Test today in class. You will receive the results of this test tomorrow in class. Don't forget that the Imperialism assignment is due on Tuesday. Here's a map that might help you find some of those hard to find cities in Africa. If you click on the map you'll get a larger view of the continent.

October 26

Social 10

Today we watched part of "The Killing Ground". We'll finish this documentary account into Canada's role in WWI tomorrow. I collected your notes on trench warfare today as well. I will return these notes to you tomorrow in class. I will be checking the notes for completion. I will be sending you a position paper outline via the e-mail distribution list tonight. You will have to complete a position paper outline on one of the following topics:

• To what extent should the Canadian government promote Canadian culture and identity?
• To what extent should the federal government attempt to limit the effects of regional differences in Canada?

Obviously, these topics allow you to draw material from various themes and sources that we have studied so far. The first question connects well with the identity unit, but it also connects with regionalism as well. The first question can be approached by discussing issues related to public funding of the CBC, NFB and Canadian content requirements in broadcasting, book and magazine publishing issues, cultural protectionism, the list goes on and on. The second question connects best with content that we looked at in the regionalism theme, in particular issues related to equalization payments, French-English relations, and Western alienation, among other topics. Here's an outline of what you need to have completed, and when related to this latest position paper assignment:

• Complete a Position Paper Outline for Friday
• Position Paper Outlines will be edited in class on Friday
• Write a Position Paper (draft) for Monday, October 31st
• Position Paper drafts will be edited in class on Monday
• Position Paper (good copy, published form) will be due Wednesday, November 2nd

I will be in Room 110 tomorrow morning for tutorial if you wish to discuss some possible ideas related to this position paper assignment. I will try to check this blog later tonight for posted comments, or you can always send me an e-mail directly. Have a good night!

Social 23

Today, I provided you with the option of studying for tomorrow's Industrial Revolution test or continuing with the Imperialism assignment. I think that most of you opted to take the time to study and prepare for tomorrow's exam. My hope is that you will also study for the test tonight as well.

October 25

Social 10

Today I returned your booklets that you handed in yesterday. We also watched a short video on trench warfare during WWI. Next, I delivered a short presentation on Canada's role in WWI, this was the second part of the presentation that I delivered yesterday. I will send this out to you tonight. Please finish reading Chapter 7 for tomorrow. I posted your marks as they stand currently in Social Studies outside the classroom.

Social 23

I collected your Industrial Revolution research assignments today at the start of class. I then distributed an assignment on Imperialism that is due next Tuesday. Don't forget to study for your Industrial Revolution, which is this Thursday, October 27th.

October 24

Social 10

I delivered a presentation today that outlined how World War I started, and how Canada became involved in this conflict. I also started talking about some Canadian contributions to the war effort. I have sent this presentation out to you already, so if there any problems regarding this PowerPoint please post a comment or e-mail me directly and I will send it out again. I returned all outstanding marking today, unless of course, you handed something in late. I will try to post current marks outside the classroom this week, so you know exactly how you are doing in Social Studies currently. I have asked you to read all of Chapter 7 in Canada: A Nation Unfolding for Wednesday. I asked you to take notes on trench warfare, as it was described in this chapter. Please use these headings to help focus your reading/note-taking:
1. Organization of the Trenches (see diagram on page 141, and description page 140- 141)

2. Conditions in the Trenches (see pages 141-143)

Social 23

We did a little review of the Industrial Revolution for the upcoming test (it's on Thursday) by playing a round of Jeopardy. I also assigned the following reading: pages 198-203, and questions 1-4 on page 203 for tomorrow.

October 21

Social 10

I delivered a short presentation today on Canadian sovereignty. This presentation dealt with the concepts of nation, state, nation-state, and sovereignty. It also covered some of the history of Canada's struggle for territorial and constitutional sovereignty. Additionally, in the presentation there was a concept map which covered the characteristics of a sovereign nation. I also gave you a substantial readings package which is due on Monday. I collected your position paper outlines today as well.

Social 23

I talked a little bit today about the connection between industrialization, imperialism, nationalism, and international conflict. We started imperialism in Africa, by reading in Chapter 10 pages 192-197 and questions from page 194, Q2-3 and Q2-3 on page 197.
Upcoming important dates for Social 23 students:

• Industrial Revolution Research Assignment is due on Tuesday, October 25th
  
• Industrial Revolution Test is on Thursday, October 27th
  

Here are some interesting links related to the Industrial Revolution:

• Industrial Revolution Quiz (click on General Quiz or Textile Industry)
• Cotton Millionaire (Flash game)
• Muck and Brass (Flash game)

Study Guide for Industrial Revolution Test:

1. Key People

• James Hargreaves
• Richard Arkwright
• Samuel Crompton
• Eli Whitney
• James Watt
• Henry Bessemer
• Jethro Tull
• Charles Townshend
• Adam Smith
• Robert Owen
• Karl Marx

2. Key Terms:

• domestic system/cottage system
• Industrial Revolution
• Agricultural Revolution
• Das Kapital
• Wealth of Nations
• laissez faire
• corporation
• Enclosure Acts
• utopian socialists

3. Benefits of the Industrial Revolution

4. Problems Caused by the Industrial Revolution

5. Why did England industrialize earlier than other European countries?

October 20

Social 23

Today we watched a brief film on the Industrial Revolution, and then I gave you some time to work on your Industrial Revolution research assignment. Please remember that this assignment is due on Tuesday.

Social 10

I gave you some class time today to do some peer editing of your position paper outlines. Your revised outline is due tomorrow. We also took a look at the major topics that we will be covering during our next theme which is sovereignty.

October 19

Sorry for the late posting tonight...

Social 10

Today we started talking about elements of position papers. I gave out copies of the Social Studies department marking guide for position papers for Grade 10 students. We did some exercises to help you figure out the differences between position, arguments, and examples. I gave you a homework assignment. You are to complete the position paper outline that I sent to you by e-mail this afternoon. This outline is due tomorrow.

Social 23

I delivered a presentation today on responses to the Industrial Revolution. This covered the utopian socialists like Robert Owen and "scientific socialists" like Karl Marx. I will send this presentation to you via e-mail very soon. I gave you the remainder of the class time to work on your Industrial Revolution research project.

October 18

Social 10

Most of today's class was spent writing the Identity Unit Final. You will get the results of this test in tomorrow's class. Please make sure that you double-check the date that you are going to present a current event. Please make sure that you are prepared for this activity. See you tomorrow in class.

Social 23

I delivered a PowerPoint presentation today in class entitled "The Industrial Revolution". At certain points in the presentation, I asked you to copy down some notes. I have sent this presentation out through the e-mail distribution list at 6:45 this evening. If you haven't received this presentation, please send me an e-mail directly. If I don't hear from you, I assume that everything was received. I also gave you your next assignment, this one covers the Industrial Revolution. This research assignment is due next Tuesday. Please remember that you must answer ALL research questions on a separate piece of paper. This assignment is worth a significant amount of marks, so please make sure that you take the time to complete it and hand it in on time. I'll see you tomorrow in class.

October 17

Social 10

Today we set up the order in which we'll cover current events. If you ever aren't sure about what news item to cover, ask beforehand and I'll give you some suggestions. I also went into a little bit more detail with the study guide to let you know what might be on tomorrow's unit final. Be "test-wise", anticipate what questions that might be asked and prepare for them. I sent out the "Thrillionaire" game (at about 5:30 p.m.), so please check your e-mail for this game. Have fun! See you tomorrow in class, or possibly even tutorial.

Social 23

You wrote your "Nationalism in Europe" quiz today in class, and you received the results at the end of the class. I also had you read in Chapter 7 pages 128-135, and you had to answer questions 1-5 on page 135. This was assigned for homework.

October 14

Social 10

Today I tried to get Social 10-3 caught up with Social 10-1. I gave you the same handout that I gave to Social 10-1 the other day. Social 10-3 students: you need to read the booklet on the FTA and Canada's role in peacekeeping, and answer the questions in the booklet, this get you completely caught up. I also handed out the following to both classes: a handout on analyzing political cartoons, and a booklet to help you with some TestWise multiple choice test-taking strategies. With 10-3, we didn't quite finish with the booklet, so please go over it this weekend. Please don't forget that you should be preparing for your Identity unit final, which is on Tuesday. The study guide for the unit final was posted yesterday.

Here is that hyperlink to the Professional Editorial Cartoonists' Index . It's such a huge site that it might be hard to find the index of Canadian editorial cartoonists, it's located here. Have fun exploring!

Social 23

Today I had you read pages 118-120 in the textbook, and to answer questions #1-4 on page 120. This dealt with the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Please make sure that you study for your quiz on Monday, which will cover "Nationalism in Europe". Here is the study guide:

Study Guide for Nationalism in Europe Quiz

1. Unification of Italy

• Factors leading to the unification of Italy
• Factors preventing the unification of Italy
• Problems facing a unified Italy

2. Unification of Germany

• Factors leading to the unification of Germany
• Factors preventing the unification of Germany
• Problems facing a unified Germany

3. Key Terms/People

• Mazzini
• Garibaldi
• Count Cavour
• Otto von Bismarck
• Wilhelm I
• Victor Emmanuel
• confederation
• Zollverein
• Prussia... plus other key terms found in chapter 6

The format for this quiz will be:

1. Matching Section

2. Multiple Choice Section

3. Short Answer Section

October 13, Part II

Social 10

Here is the study guide as promised...

Study Guide for the Identity Unit Final:

1. Identity:Personal and National

2. Forces that Shape a Nation's Identity

3. Canadian Identity and Culture

4. Features of Canadian Identity

5. Canada's Evolving Identity (History)

• French-English Relations (review), Chapter 4

6. Bilingualism

• language policy
• Bi and Bi Commission (Lester B. Pearson)
• Why was the Bi and Bi Commission formed?
• Findings of the commission and recommendations
• Official Languages Act 1969

7. Multiculturalism

• cultural pluralism
• equality, mutual respect
• adoption of multiculturalism as official government policy (Trudeau)
• Multiculturalism Act (Mulroney)
• arguments for and against multiculturalism

8. Canadian-American Relations (focus on Chapter 17)

• cultural protectionism
• CBC, NFB, CRTC
• relationship between Canada and the United States
• Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Canada and the U.S.

9. Canada's Worldwide Reputation

• involvement in the United Nations
  
  
  

October 13

Social 23

I delivered a PowerPoint presentation today in class, entitled "Nationalism in Europe", which focused on the unification of Italy and the unification of Germany. I will be sending this presentation out later this evening. I assigned the following for homework: read pages 113-117 in the textbook, and answer the following questions from page 117, Q1-4 "Check in Here". Hopefully, you were able to complete this assignment in time that you were given in class. You will also have a quiz on "Nationalism in Europe" on Monday, October 17th. The study guide for this quiz will be posted on the blog tomorrow. The emphasis for this quiz will be mostly on the unification of Italy and Germany. Please check the blog tomorrow for a more detailed study guide.

Social 10-3

If you missed today's class then you missed seeing a guest speaker, Gwynne Dyer, present his thoughts on terrorism in the post-9/11 world. I hope that you got something from the presentation. Please check your e-mail tonight, I will be sending you some notes to help you keep pace with Social 10-1.

Social 10-1

I gave you some readings on Canadian-American relations, and Canada's role in the UN peacekeeping operations. I also asked you to do a little online research tonight to see if you can find some information about the softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United States. I will be posting the study guide for Tuesday's Identity Unit Final later tonight.

October 11

Social 10

I reiterated the school's academic policy at the beginning of the class. Please make sure that you understand our school's academic policy. If you're still not sure about "intellectual property" and what it means, or what constitutes plagiarism, please ask me. I assigned the following work from Chapter 17 in your textbook: page 357, Q1-2, Q4-7 and Q10. From page 358 (Apply your Knowledge) Q1 and Q3. Additionally, you are to follow the directions related to defining the following key terms:

• CBC
• NFB
• CRTC
• FIRA
• NEP
• Massey Commission
• acid rain
• Auto Pact

For those of you in Social 10-3, please make sure that you complete the key terms as the textbook instructs. I can't remember if I told you about this part of the assignment or not. You're still responsible for it.

I also handed out your interim report cards today. Please have your parent/guardian sign your interim report. There's information on the report card about interview times and location. PST interviews will held tomorrow. Interviews will be conducted on a first come first serve basis. Interview lengths will unfortunately be limited to 10 minutes apiece.

You will be having your Identity Unit Final on Tuesday, October 18th. A detailed study guide will be posted on this blog.

Social 23

I returned some marked assignments today in class. I tried to emphasize that your interim report cards may not be entirely accurate. Many of you handed in assignments today that were due on Friday, on your interim report card you would have received a mark of zero for not handing it in. These interim reports are meant to be viewed as a progress report. This is not your final mark. You have the power to change it, but you'll have to do the work in order to change your mark. Please have your parent/guardian sign these interim report cards.

I asked you to read pages 108-113, and to answer the questions on page 113, Q1-4 ("Check in Here"). These questions are due on Thursday.

October 7

Social 10

I delivered the third part of my Canadian Identity PowerPoints today in class. This one touched on Canadian-American relations. We continued in the textbook reading up on Canadian-American relations in Chapter 17. I collected your homework assignment today on Canadian Symbols. I will send out some notes to you this weekend via the e-mail distribution list. Please enjoy the long weekend!

Social 23

Today you wrote your Napoleon Bonaparte Quiz for the first part of class. Then we investigated the outcomes and aftermath of the Congress of Vienna, in Europe in particular. I had you read pages 97-101. You are to answer the following questions for homework: page 102, Q1-3, Q5, Q14-15, Q17. This is due on Tuesday. Please enjoy your long weekend!

October 6

Social 23

We focused on the Congress of Vienna in today's class. As a class we looked at who was involved in the meetings,what was the goal/purpose of the meeting, when did they meet, where the meeting took place, and why were these delegates from the major European powers meeting in the first place. We also talked about the results of the Congress of Vienna and the successes and failures of the Congress. I gave you the remaining time in class to work on your Napoleon Research Assignment, which is due tomorrow. Please don't forget that you have a quiz on Napoleon tomorrow as well. I may post again later tonight with some useful websites for completing your Napoleon assignment. There are some useful websites listed on the right hand side of this blog under "Social 23 Links". Here's a map that may be useful to you:

Social 10

I delivered a brief presentation today on "Canadian Identity: How We See Ourselves". At certain points during the presentation I asked you to take notes on the presentation. I will be sending this presentation to you this evening through the e-mail distribution list. We also looked at possible arguments for and against Canada's multiculturalism policy. Additionally, I had you start reading about Canadian and American relations from your textbook. We will soon be discussing in greater detail Canadian and American relations, and how other nations of the world see Canada. Your homework tonight is the "Canada's Symbols" worksheet. This is an Internet-based assignment, it shouldn't take you more than 30 minutes to complete.

October 5

I'm sorry that I'm posting so late tonight, it was a busy night...

Social 10

You copied down some notes today related to Canadian Identity. If you missed class today, you'll have to get these notes from a classmate. I also distributed a reading entitled "Canadians Are Not Americans", and gave you some questions related to the article. These questions are due tomorrow.

Social 23

You wrote your French Revolution Unit Exam today in class. The results were very good for this test. I gave you the remainder of the time to work on your Napoleon Research Assignment, which is due on Friday. Please don't forget that you have a Napoleon Quiz on Friday too.

October 4

Sorry for the late posting tonight...

Social 10

I delivered a presentation today on Canadian Identity. I will send this presentation out after I have finished this post. I collected your Completed Assignment Sheets along with work that you completed during our Regionalism unit. This work has been marked. If you did not hand this in today you can hand it in tomorrow, with some penalties. You had a homework assignment based on Chapter 4 in Canada: A Nation Unfolding. These are the questions that you needed to answer: pg.98 Q2-3, Q6 and Q8, and pg.99 Q6. I also returned some marked work, and gave you back the results of your Regionalism final.

Social 23

We watched the A&E Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte for the first part of class. Then I gave you time to work on your French Revolution Research Assignment, this assignment is due tomorrow. This assignment is meant to prepare you for tomorrow's unit exam. Don't forget that you have a quiz on Napoleon on Friday!

October 3

Social 10

In today's class you wrote your Regionalism Final Exam. This was a 65 question multiple choice test. If you missed today's class then you will have to schedule with me a time that you will be able to write this exam. I also had you update your Completed Assignment Sheet, this is to be handed in tomorrow along with all of the completed assignments listed on the page. This is to give you credit for the homework that you completed during the Regionalism unit. It will be added to your assignment mark. Tomorrow we will begin a new theme: Identity.

Social 23

I delivered a PowerPoint presentation in today's class which was entitled "The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte". I have sent this presentation to all of you via e-mail, so if you did NOT receive it please send me an e-mail. If I don't hear from you, I will assume that you received it and I don't expect to receive an e-mail from you. I also collected your French Revolution Letter Writing Assignment today. If you did not hand it in today, your letter will be subject to a late penalty of 10% off each day. If you were away today, and the absence was excused then you will be exempt from this late penalty.
Upcoming important dates for Social 23 students:

• French Revolution Research Assignment is due on Wednesday, October 5th
• French Revolution Unit Exam is on Wednesday, October 5th
• Napoleon Assignment is due on Friday, October 7th
• Napoleon Quiz is on Friday, October 7th

Please don't forget to check out the helpful hyperlinks in the September 30th blog posting for help studying for the French Revolution Unit Exam.

September 30

Social 10

Today we played a little review game of Jeopardy. The topics that were covered in the game were: Canadian Geography, Regionalism, Regions of Canada, Western Alienation, and History (French-English Relations). These topics were chosen purposefully, because these are the major topics that will appear on your Regionalism Final. Don't forget that this exam is on Monday, October 3rd. Also, your French-English Relations Timeline Assignment is also due on Monday.

Social 23

We finished watching "The French Revolution: Years of Hope" in today's class. Please remember the following important dates:

• French Revolution Letter Writing Assignment is due Monday, October 3rd
• French Revolution Research Assignment is due Wednesday, October 5th
• French Revolution Unit Final is on Wednesday, October 5th (the study guide was posted yesterday)

Here are some interesting websites that may be helpful for studying or completing the research assignment:

Useful Websites for the French Revolution:

• Causes of the French Revolution
• Sparknotes: The French Revolution
• Wikipedia: The French Revolution
• French Revolution
• French Revolution: Make the Teacher Walk the Plank!
• French Revolution: Fling the Teacher!
• French Revolution: Fact Monster

September 29

Social 23

We continued watching "The French Revolution: Years of Hope" in class today. If missed today's class you missed a lot of exciting parts of the film, including: Louis XVI being imprisoned, the September Massacres, the abolishment of the monarchy, the French victory at the battle in Valmy, the trial of Louis XVI and his execution, and Charlotte Corday killing Marat. I told you that on Wednesday, October 5th your research assignment is due. As well on that day, you will have your French Revolution Unit Exam (the study guide appears below).
Upcoming important dates for Social 23 students:

• French Revolution Writing Assignment (Letter) due Monday, October 3rd
• French Revolution Research Assignment due Wednesday, October 5th
• French Revolution Unit Exam is on Wednesday, October 5th

Study guide for French Revolution Unit Exam:

The following guide will only provide you with general topics for review (how you review and study for this exam is entirely up to you).

1. Key People in the French Revolution

• Danton
• Robespierre
• Lafayette
• Louis XVI
• Marie Antoinette
• Marat
• Necker
• Mirabeau

don't forget the "philosophes"! (Smith, Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau)

2. Organization of French Society:

• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate

3. Key Events in the French Revolution:

• Calling of the Estates-General
• Tennis Court Oath
• storming of the Bastille
• creation of the National Assembly
• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
• Women's March to Versailles
• Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are forced to return to Paris
• Louis XVI is imprisoned
• September Massacres
• French victory at Valmy
• Louis XVI's trial and execution
• creation of the Committee of Public Safety
• the Reign of Terror
• Marat is killed
• collapse of the Committee of Public Safety
• execution of Robespierre

4. Causes of the French Revolution

• underlying causes
• immediate causes

5. Key Terms:

• Old Regime
• bourgeoisie
• assignats
• estates
• cahiers
• coup d'etat
• the Estates-General
• the National Assembly
• the National Convention
• the Directory
• Bourbon
• plus other key events and key people

Please use any notes or presentations that have been delivered in class as study materials. I will include some websites very soon to use to review for this exam, and to aid in the research assignment.

Social 10

Today we discussed the two articles regarding Albertan independence in class. We first collected ideas pertaining to arguments for and against independence that appeared in the articles. Next, I asked you to develop some ideas for or against independence. Finally, we had a class discussion on this issue, with people who were "undecided" in the middle, and people who were either "for" or "against" sitting on opposite ends of the room. I hope that you enjoyed this class discussion today.
Upcoming important dates for Social 10 students:

• Regionalism Unit Final is Monday, October 3rd
• French-English Relations Timeline is due on Monday, October 3rd

September 28

Social 10

We began our look at the topic of Western alienation today in class. I had a class set of readings from which you were to take notes. This took most of the class period. Topics covered in the note-taking session were:

• What is alienation?
• Concerns raised by Western provinces
• Regional political parties formed in the West (founding date, leaders, where they were active, and objectives of the party)
• Seeds of Western Alienation (root causes)
• Growth of Western Alienation (Great Depression, protective tariffs, OPEC, Reform Party)

I also distributed a booklet with two handouts: one of which argued for Albertan independence, and the other against independence. Here's what I'd like you to do with these articles: read them, take notes on arguments for and against, and differentiate between fact and opinion. We will be discussing these articles and issues that they raise in class tomorrow.

Social 23

We continued viewing the video "The French Revolution: Years of Hope" in class today. The main event in today's portion was the capture of Louis XVI at Varennes. I also gave you some class time to work on a rough draft of your letter assignment or you could have worked on the research assignment. I have set due dates for this two assignments. The letter assignment is due on Monday, October 3rd and the research assignment is due on Wednesday, October 5th.

September 27

Once again, I apologize for the late posting...

Social 10

We watched a couple of excerpts of the CBC News in Review. One of which was a 20th anniversary retrospective on the FLQ-October Crisis of 1970. The other dealt with the lead up to a referendum vote in Quebec in 1995. I collected extra credit assignments as well today. I'm still trying to get the e-mail distribution list working smoothly. This morning I sent out the three PowerPoint presentations that I have delivered thus far in class. If you didn't receive these presentations in your e-mail account, then you need to send me an e-mail message. Here is my e-mail address in case you didn't copy it down today: krgilchrist@cbe.ab.ca
Please review the previous posting for a study guide for the Regionalism final.

Social 23

We continued watching the video "The French Revolution: Years of Hope". The events that we watched today were: the storming of the Bastille, the Declaration of the Rights of Man, the Women's March to Versailles, and we were getting to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette's attempt to escape from France. We'll pick up where we left off tomorrow.

September 26

Sorry for the late posting tonight....

Social 10

If you missed class today, I delivered a presentation which covered a "Brief History of French-English Relations". I will be sending this PowerPoint presentation out very soon. I would still like you to reply to the original "ping" message that I sent out on Friday night. If you have a Hotmail account, the e-mail message may have been sent directly to your junk mail folder, so please look for it and respond back. If you still didn't receive the original "ping" message then you need to send an e-mail directly to me. My e-mail address is on this blog. You just need to "view my complete profile" and then you will see a hyperlink to my e-mail address on the left hand side of the website. I also gave you some time to complete gathering information on your French-English relations timelines. This timeline assignment will be due on Monday, October 3rd. Additionally, on October 3rd, I have tentatively scheduled your Regionalism Final Exam (this date may be subject to rescheduling, depending on covering topics sufficiently). It will consist of approximately 60-65 multiple choice questions. The following is meant to act as a study guide of major topics and themes that we have covered during our study of Regionalism:

1. Regions of Canada

• physiographic regions
• climatic regions
• physiographic regions (chart)
• basic Canadian geography (provinces, territories, capitals, rivers and bodies of water)

2. Regionalism

• what is regionalism?
• causes of regionalism in Canada

3. Regional Disparity

• what is regional disparity?
• what causes regional disparity?
• "have" and "have not" provinces
• what does the government do to ease regional disparity?
• shared-cost programs
• personal transfers
• equalization payments
• indicators/signposts of regional disparity

4. French-English relations

• Treaty of Paris (1763)
• Quebec Act
• Constitutional Act
• Act of Union
• Confederation
• Riel Rebellions
• WWI Conscription Crisis
• Quiet Revolution (1960-66)- Jean Lesage
• FLQ Crisis
• Parti Quebecois-Rene Levesque
• 1980 Referendum
• Meech Lake Accord
• Charlottetown Accord-referendum

5. Western alienation

• Causes of Western alienation (root causes)
• Development of Western alienation (Great Depression)
• formation of regional political parties (UFA, Social Credit, CCF/NDP, Reform, etc.)
• regional political party ideas/objectives

Upcoming important dates for Social 10 students:

• French-English relations Timeline assignment is due on October 3rd
• Regionalism Final is on October 3rd (subject to change)

Social 23

Today I distributed three handouts to you. One of which was to accompany the film "The French Revolution: Years of Hope". The other two were assignments. One of the assignments is a letter writing assignment and the other is a research assignment related to the French Revolution. I have not set a due date for either of these assignments, but I will very soon. We watched most of Part I of the film, and we reached the day of the storming of the Bastille, which is what we'll start with tomorrow.

September 23

Social 10

I gave you some time to finish the "Regional Challenges" worksheet, and if you were able to finish it you were to continue working on gathering information for your French-English Relations timeline assignment. You do not have any homework for this weekend. I have not set a due date for this timeline assignment or essay as of yet, but I will set it on Monday. Don't forget that the extra credit assignment is due on Tuesday.

Social 23

You wrote your European Geography Quiz today. After completing the quiz you had some time to complete some French Revolution themed puzzles. These puzzles are due on Monday.

September 22

Social 23

I delivered a PowerPoint presentation today covering the key events of the French Revolution. I would like to send this presentation out by e-mail once you have all responded to my initial test of the e-mail distribution list. We also reviewed the answers to the Chapter 4 questions that I assigned for homework yesterday. We also started discussing answers to the Chapter 4 "Test" (worksheet) that I handed out. Don't forget to study for your European Geography Test which is tomorrow. Please use the hyperlinks that I posted a couple of days ago to aid in your studying.

Social 10

We briefly discussed the article "Guarding Alberta's Vault" at the start of class. I had you copy down your latest assignment, a timeline and essay on French-English relations. I have not set a due date for either assignment as of yet. I gave you some class time today to do some background work for the timeline. I will give you more specific requirements and what I will be looking for when I am evaluating this assignment very soon. You will have a homework assignment for the weekend, but it will not include the timeline or essay. Please remember that if you are completing the extra credit assignment to accompany the promotional brochure, it is due on Tuesday, September 27th.