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.