September 21

Social 20

We continued watching "The French Revolution: Years of Hope" in class today. The film covered the following topics today:

• Louis XVI being forced to accept the tri-colour
• the abolition of feudal privileges
• the Declaration of the Rights of Man
• the Women's March to Versailles
• Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fleeing to Varennes
• declaring war on Austria

I really like the fact that you've been asking questions during the viewing of this film. If you don't understand something or want clarification or just want to discuss something in the film, I really encourage you to ask questions.

Social 10

Today was your first and only research period in the library for your Regionalism brochure. I would like to remind you of the following information that I posted on the blog yesterday:

Whenever you do Internet based research, please keep in mind the following: anyone can post information on the Internet. Just because it's on the Internet does NOT mean that true. Approach any website with a healthy dose of skepticism. With any new piece of information that you encounter online always consider the following:

• Who is the source?
• What am I getting?
• When was it created?
• Where am I?
• Why am I there?
• How can I distinguish quality information from junk?

For more information on this topic you are STRONGLY encouraged to read the information at the following hyperlink: Media Awareness.
When citing your sources for this project, and any other Social Studies assignment or project that you will do for me this year, please use the following citation format. The actual format guide is on pages 22-25 of this PDF document. It is recommended that you make a copy of this guide as this the accepted format for citing sources that I will use this year.

Social 10 Links for Canadian Geography:

The following is not meant to be an exhaustive list of websites, however it may be useful to examine them as a starting point in your research.

• Canadian Landscapes Photo Collection (click on "Search by Physiographic Region")
• Canadian Tourism Commission Photo Gallery
• Images of Canada from VIA Rail (select a photo album to view)
• The Parliament of Canada Photo Gallery (only useful for St. Lawrence Lowlands region)
• Statistics Canada: Thematic Maps (may be useful)
• Travel Links: Canada (Travel Canada, most useful set of links. Includes links to provincial tourism websites)
• Canada Infolink (lots of information, useful images)
• Get2KnowCanada (looks pretty useful)