Day 2

News:
Canadian poet/singer Leonard Cohen dies
Supreme Court decision: favours teachers over BC government on class size
New Zealand earthquake

SJ12
Unsung Hero Assignment Speeches /45

SS9
Film: Children in El Salvadorean Civil War
Assign: Paragraph 3 What did the film teach you about how civil wars affect the lives of ordinary citizens?

SS11
Film: Australians in World War One

Day 1

News:
Trump is 45th President of the USA
World reacts
Anti-Trump Protests in several US cities

SS9Hon.
Remembrance Day Assembly
Assign: What does the stunning victory of Donald Trump reveal about America and Americans in 2016? (200-300 word response; use homework site links for world news reaction)

SS11
Film: Australian Soldiers fight Turks in World War One
Noble sacrifice or senseless waste of youth?

SS9
Film: Civil War in El Salvador
Assign: Paragraphs ( 5-7 sentences each)
3. What did you learn from the film about how civil wars effect the lives of ordinary citizens?
4. Respond with a movie review of "Innocent Voices"

Day 2

News:
Donald Trump defeats Hillary Clinton to become President of the United States

SJ12
Discuss: Responses to Trump victory, the role of Gender, Race in Election

SS9
Discuss: Trump wins, Election issues

SS11
Film: Australian Soldiers in World War One

Day 1

News:
US Election Day

SS9Hon.
Ch 2 Test /35

SS11
Period 2: Holocaust Symposium in Theatre
Period 3: Film on Australians fighting with British Empire in World War One

SS9ELD
Film: Children in El Savadorean Civil War

Day 2:

News:
Reminder: Holocaust Symposium is tomorrow in theatre Period 1-2 for SS11 students
Abbotsford School re-opens
US Election tomorrow!
Metrotown: upzoning to condos will lead to evictions from affordable apartments

SJ12
Unsung Hero Speech Assignment /45 due today
Speeches

SS9
Background to El Salvador Civil War and Cold War
Film: children in civil war

SS11
Ch 2 Writing Section /20

Day 1

News:
Abbotsford school attack
UK Brexit: Court rules that Parliament must vote
Chicago baseball champions beat curse

SS9Hon.
Discuss: Violence, Safety in Schools, Gun Control, US Election
Next class: Chapter 2 Test /35
Part 1 Multiple Choice /10
Part 2 Matching /10
Part 3 Sentence Responses /5
Part 4 Paragraphs (Choose 1 of 2)
a) "Without the English Civil War, democracy never would have developed." Present an argument for or against this quote. Use evidence to support your claim. /5
b) Do you think the Civil War was a political war, a religious war, or both? /5
Part 5 Design a broadsheet which either supports the King or the Parliament. Include an illustration and some words. (see p. 40) /5

SS11
Ch 2 Test Writing Section /20
Period 2: on Tuesday, Holocaust Symposium in Theatre

SS9
News Discussion
Film Background: The Cold War and El Salvador

Day 2

News:
Abbotsford school attack
UK High Court says Parliament must vote on Brexit
Chicago Baseball champions for first time in 108 years

SJ12
Unsung Hero Assignment /45 due Mon Nov 7
Video: The White Helmets, Unsung Heroes of Syria

SS9
Ch 2 Test /30

SS11
Ch 2 Test Multiple Choice /50
Next Class: Writing Section /20