January 18

Social 10

In case you haven't heard, you did extremely well on the final exam as a class. The class average for Social 10-1 was 81%. Excellent work! It was a pleasure teaching all of you. I will probably request to teach Social 20 again next year, so there is a distinct possibility that our paths will cross again. I wish you well next year and in all of your future academic endeavours. Social 10-1 was an outstanding class to teach, and it was my privilege to have you as students. It was fun! Please feel free to pop in for a visit next year!

Social 20

I feel that both Social 20-3 and 20-4 did really well on the Social 20 final exam. The class average for both classes was 76%, which for that final exam is very good! One question gets dropped from the final, because it was repeated, so the test was out of 109. I will be posting marks this morning outside of the classroom, so if you're at school you can see how you did on the final, and what your final mark in Social 20 will be. On that note, I have a couple of things to remind you of, that being if you got 79% as a final mark in Social 20 it gets rounded up to an 80%. Additionally, if got a final mark that is below 50% in Social 20 it gets rounded to the nearest 5 as per department policy. So if you have a final mark of 47% it will appear on your report card as 45%.

I really enjoyed teaching both Social 20-3 and 20-4 this semester. In all likelihood, you will not have me as a your teacher again. Next year I will probably request to teach Social 10 (new curriculum), Social 20 and Social 33. Although, if the opportunity arises I may ask for a Social 30 course, it may all depend on how my Masters degree is coming along at university. At any rate, it was a lot of fun teaching you this semester, we had some laughs (especially with Social 20-4, I was always much more goofy with you guys, I don't know why. Was that a good thing? I don't know.). For some of you I have taught you Social Studies for two years, and it has been great getting to know you. I really look forward to seeing you all graduate from Churchill, and I promise you that your graduation will be the first that I attend because this group of Grade 11 students (all of you) were my first group of students at Churchill and you will always be very special to me. Good luck in the future!

P.S. This is my 400th post

January 12 Social 20 Discussion Forum

Social 20

For our last class period together we conducted a Q&A session, where you could ask any questions you had about the course material. Please check your e-mail, I will be sending you a course evaluation survey that I would like you to take some time fill out (it's anonymous, don't worry). Study hard, and good luck on your final exam. If you have any questions/comments, please feel free to post them here, in your discussion forum, and I'll try to answer them as soon as possible.

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Remember to turn in your textbooks!

January 12 Social 10 Discussion Forum

Social 10

For our last class period together we conducted a Q&A session for the entire period. If you have any questions, please feel free to post your comments here. If there are a lot of questions/comments, then I will create another discussion forum for you. Study hard, and good luck on the final exam. Please check your e-mail and this blog, as I will be sending you some "goodies".

Remember to turn in your textbooks!

January 11

Social 20

We finished looking at questions from the Social 20 Practice Final today. You have an assignment for tonight: write 5 HIGH quality questions (questions that you DON'T know the answer to) and bring them to class tomorrow (they don't have to be typed up). Tomorrow is your last class period with me, so it's your last chance to clear up any issues that you don't understand about the course content. If you don't have 5 HIGH quality questions tomorrow 1% will be deducted from your course mark. It's an easy assignment, please get it done!

Social 10

We played a VERY short game of Jeopardy today, and then I gave you time to work on your homework assignment: you must write 5 HIGH quality questions for our Q & A session tomorrow. These are questions about the course content that you don't understand. It's our last class period together tomorrow, so this is your opportunity to clear up any problems about the course content that you DON'T understand. If you don't complete these 5 questions for the Q & A session, I will deduct 1% off your mark. It's an easy assignment, so please get it done! Additionally, if you haven't sent me your 5 multiple choice questions by e-mail, please do so.

January 10

Social 20

You finished writing your Social 20 Practice Final today in class. We were able to take up a few questions at the end, but not enough. We'll continue this tomorrow.

Social 10

You have a homework assignment tonight: send me 7 Jeopardy questions (we'll be playing Jeopardy tomorrow) and 5 multiple choice questions. Please send me this information before 9 p.m. tonight. Thanks!



It's pretty darn cold out there! You might as well stay inside and study!

January 9

Social 10

We played "Find the Fib" for most of the class period. I also gave you the seating assignments for your final exam (there is a seating plan posted at the front of the classroom on the bulletin board). Please do some more review tonight. Check yesterday's post for the hyperlinks to the PowerPoint presentations.

Social 20

I gave you your own seating assignment for the Final Exam today. You wrote a Social 20 Practice Final Exam today. This practice exam is about as difficult as your actual final exam. Please continue to review. Check yesterday's posting for the hyperlinks to the PowerPoint presentations.

January 8

Social 10

Today we started to prepare for a review game that we will be playing tomorrow in class called "Find the Fib". Please remember if you are the person that is sending me your groups' statements please do it sooner rather than later tonight. Thanks! Below you will see hyperlinks to ALL of the presentation/lectures that I delivered this year in Social 10. If you click on a link, you can hear me deliver the presentation all over again. It's good for review.

Regionalism

• Regions of Canada
• Regional Disparity
• A Brief History of French-English Relations

Identity

• Canadian Identity
• Canadian Identity: How Others See Us
• Canadian Identity: How We See Ourselves

Sovereignty

• Canadian Sovereignty
• Canada's Role in WWI (Part 1)
• Canada's Role in WWI (Part 2)
• The Interwar Years
• Canada's Role and Contribution to WWII
• Canada in the Cold War
• Canada's Role on the World Stage
• Canada's Foreign Policy

Government

• Politics and Government (Part 1)
• Politics and Government (Part 2)

Rights and Responsibilities

• The Internment of Japanese-Canadians in WWII

As you know, all of my lectures are also available at SlideShare. Here's a hyperlink to that site, and then you can search for ALL of lectures at this website.

Social 20

You wrote your Topic B Final Exam today for most of the class. I'm including some hyperlinks to ALL of the presentation/lectures that I delivered this year in Social 20. If you want to hear me deliver the lectures again, click on any of the links below, and then prepare to be amazed!

Nationalism

• The Enlightenment
• France: A Setting for Revolution
• An Introduction to the French Revolution
• Key Events of the French Revolution
• The Rise of Napoleon
• The Congress of Vienna
• The Age of Bismarck
• The Unification of Germany and Italy

Industrialization and Ideologies

• The Industrial Revolution
• The Ideological Reaction to Industrialization

Imperialism

• The Imperial Age

International Conflict

• The Causes of World War I
• Beginnings of WWI to Stalemate
• Total War
• The Allied Victory in WWI

Topic B

• The Nature of Food and Poverty
• Sustainable Development
• Demographics
  

As you know, all of these presentations are also being hosted at SlideShare. Here's a hyperlink to that site (and the Introduction to the French Revolution presentation, and then you can find ALL of my lectures there as well).