Day 2

News;
Winter weather: -50C in Toronto, ice storm in BC
'Me Too' Golden Globes Protest against sexual harassment
Minimum Wage rise in Ontario: $11-$14/ hour

SS9ELD
Assign: Revolution Devours its children, End of the  Monarchy
French Revolution Review Quiz /20 on Friday Jan 12

SJ12
SJ Action Plan 2018 Major Project
Display Board Presentations due Feb 14
Next: B213 Lab for research

SS11
Ch 4 Essay Test Preparation: Notes on Depression and Response
Next: Ch 4 Multiple Choice Quiz /18
Friday Jan 12: Finish in-class essay

Day 1

News:
USA threatens UN countries if they vote against US support for Jerusalem as Israel capital
UN votes overwhelmingly against Trump's plan to move US embassy to Jerusalem
Canada abstains from UN vote: concerned about US trade and NAFTA negotiations

SJ12
Social Justice students: don't forget to mail your letters to foreign governments on human rights!
SJ Fair in cafeteria on Thu Feb 22
pick topics for research ASAP

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY, RESTFUL HOLIDAYS TO ALL!
SEE YOU IN 2018

Day 1

News:
Tacoma: US Amtrak high-speed train crashes onto highway
BC: provincial government bans grizzly bear hunt
US: Trump emphasizes competitive foreign policy against China and Russia

SS9
Homework check of all Chapter 3 assignments

SJ12
Amnesty International Letters /20

SS9
Homework check of all Chapter 3 assignments

Day 1

SS9
Video: What are human rights?
Brainstorm: list of 20 human rights
Video: The Storming of the Bastille
Assign: The Revolution Devours its Children

SJ12
Amnesty International 2017 Cases and Ques /40
Next: Write 2 Letters for Write for Rights

SS9Hon
Video: What are human rights?
Brainstorm: list of 30 human rights
Human Rights Cases around the World in 2017
Assign: The Revolution Devours its Children

Day 2

News:
Net Neutrality overturned in USA

SS9ELD
see SS9 yesterday

SJ12
Amnesty Write for Rights 2017 Cases /40
Next class: Letter-writing 2 cases /20

SS11
Review 1930s Vocabulary Terms
Ch 4 Vocabulary Quiz /10
In pairs: Note-taking from Canadian Scrapbook

Day 1

News:
Net Neutrality overturned by US government's Federal Communications Commission

SS9
Discuss: Free, Open Internet and Democracy
Video: John Green's Crash Course on the French Revolution
Assign: Fall of the Bastille, Declaration of the Rights of Man

SJ12
see SJ12 yesterday

SS9Hon
see SS9 earlier

Day 2

News:
Democrats win Alabama Senate seat
Liberals win South Surrey by-election

SS9ELD
see SS9 yesterday

SJ12
Amnesty International 2017 Human Rights Case Questions /40

SS11
Introduce 1930s: The Great Depression
Slideshow: The Decade of Despair
Next class: Ch 4 Vocabulary Quiz