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Monday, 6 November 2017

Day 2

News:
Paradise Papers: media exposes super-rich tax havens
Texas: another mass shooting in USA

SS9ELD
Ch 2 Review
Civil War Quiz
Assign in groups: Civil War Skits (3-4 people, 2-3 minutes, 10+ vocabulary words)

SJ12
Video: Howard Zinn, SJ Activist
Zinn Ques
Unsung Hero Interview due on Tue Nov 13

SS11
Primary sources in groups
WWI Scrapbook Ques
Homework: p.51 Ques 1,2, 4 and 5
Ch 2 Test /60 on Thu Nov 16

Friday, 3 November 2017

Thursday Day 2 / Friday Day 1

Day 2 Thursday
SS9ELD
Complete Canada 150+ Speeches /30
Review of English Civil War: monarchs, government, vocabulary
Assign: Ch 2 Crossword
Next: Ch 2 Quiz (up to p. 47)

SJ12
Discuss: Suicide, TV and Youth
Unsung Hero Assignment /35 due Wed Nov 8
Interview/ Performance on Nov 8

SS11
In groups: Canadian Battles of WWI
Ch 2 p. 30-47 Quiz /15

Day 1 Friday
SS9
Assign: English Civil War Skits due on Tues Nov 7
Ch 2 Test /30 on Thu Nov 9

SJ12
Finish Howard Zinn Documentary
Complete Zinn Video Ques
Next: Unsung Hero Interviews

SS9Hon
Assign English Civil war Skits due on Tues Nov 7
Ch 2 Test /35 on Thur Nov 9

Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Day 1

SS9
Review Ch 2
Civil War Quiz /10
Assign: Ch 2 Crossword
Ch 2 Test /30 on Thu Nov 9

SJ12
Unsung Heroes Interview Assignment /35 due Tue Nov 7
Video: "You Can't Stay Neutral on a Moving Train"
Assign: Zinn Video Ques

SS9Hon
see SS9
Ch 2 Test /35 on Thu Nov 9

Tuesday, 31 October 2017

Day 2

SS9ELD
see SS9 yesterday

SJ12
see SJ12 yesterday

SS11
Complete Canada 150+ Speeches
Video: Canadians in World War I
Next class: Quiz on p. 30-47 (vocabulary, leaders, battles)

Monday, 30 October 2017

Day 1

News:
UAE: United Arab Emirates
Catalonia declares independence; Spain fires Catalan president
Trump: campaign manager charged with collusion with Russia

SS9
Assign: Ch 2 Restoration and Glorious Revolution
Next: Ch 2 Quiz up to p. 48

SJ12
Unsung Heroes / Role Cards
Justice Hunt

SS9Hon.
Assign: Ch 2 Sec G, H, I
Next: Ch 2 Quiz up to p. 48

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Day 2

News:
Canada's 2016 census released: 29% of Canadians are immigrants ( most since 1930)

SS9ELD
Assign: Ch 2 Sec G
Next Class: Wear RED and WHITE for Canada 150+ Celebration next class

SJ12
Video: Gord Downie's last concert
Indigenous rights, Residential schools
Next Class: Wear RED and WHITE for Canada's 150 + Celebration next class

SS11
Canada 150+ Speech Assignment (wear RED and WHITE)
Answer in a short speech next class:
1. Who are you? When and why did your family come to Canada?
2. What do you think about Canada and Canadians?
3. What are some strengths of Canada and Canadian society?
4. What are some challenges facing Canada and Canadian society in 2017 and the years ahead?
Speech length 1-2 mins; Marking /20: Content /10, performance /10

Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Day 1

SS9
Review Ch 2 Sec E-F
Assign: Ch 2 Sec G

SJ12
Video: Gord Downie's Secret Path Concert
Indigenous Rights, Residential Schools, Activism

SS9Hon
Canada 150+ Speeches