Saturday, October 28, 2006

October 30 to November 3



History 12

  • Monday, October 30 - Hitler's Germany.
  • Tuesday, October 31 - Hitler's Germany and AV on the Nazi era.
  • Wednesday, November 1 - AV (if available) The Road to War; Italy or alternative.
  • Thursday, November 2 - AV (if available) The Road to War; the Soviet Union or alternative.
  • Friday, November 3 - Curricular implementation Day - work on package and on completing Essay #2.

Comparative Civilizations 12

  • Monday, October 30 - AV Art of the Western World; A White Garment of Churches. Hand in Frozen World package by 4:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, October 31 - Romanesque Painting PowerPoint (Sorry, I have to backtrack on the promise of a full work period -- note: today's presentation and Wednesday's will both be brief). Work on package.
  • Wednesday, November 1 - Romanesque Sculpture PowerPoint. Work on package.
  • Thursday, November 2 - Romanesque to Gothic Architecture - lecture, overheads and live demonstration of medieval engineering (The Human Cathedral).
  • Friday, November 3 - Curriculum Implementation Day. Work on The Great Thaw package.

Social Studies 11

  • Monday, October 30 - Take up #1-3, p. 53. Go over video questions on The Killing Ground. PowerPoint on World War I - Life on the Western Front and The Home Front segments from World War I. Read pp. 54-60. Do #1-6, p. 60.
  • Tuesday, October 31 - 1) Take up homework. PowerPoint The Conscription Crisis segment from World War I. Read the sidebar on pp. 50-51 and do #1-3, p. 51 for Thursday. 2) Prepare for Wednesday's special presentation by North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto. Prepare questions to ask the mayor - about municipal issues, about politics generally, and about his life as a politician and city official.
  • Wednesday, November 1 - Guest Speaker - Mayor Darrell Mussatto of the City of North Vancouver.
  • Thursday, November 2 - Debrief on Mayor's visit. TAke up #1-3, p. 51. Literature of War Assignment. Value: 10 marks. Due: Monday. We will use the laptop lab, if available, and library resources. If the laptops are unavailable, we will use handout material instead.

Friday, October 20, 2006

October 23-27





History 12

**Unit Test on Topic 3 this Friday.

  • Monday October 23 - Germany, France and Britain in the 1920s.
  • Tuesday October 24 - Video - "The Road to War; Britain" - note, this video bridges Topic 3 and 4.
  • Wednesday October 25 - Japan in the 1920s and 1930s.
  • Thursday October 26 - AV on the Great Depression era - Probably "The Road to War; Japan."
  • Friday October 27 - Unit Test on Topic 3. Topic 4 assigned.

Comparative Civilizations 12

  • Monday October 23 - PowerPoint - Early Medieval Art. Work on Packages. Hand in Islam package today.
  • Tuesday October 24 - PowerPoint - Carolingian and Ottonian Architecture. Work on package.
  • Wednesday October 25 - Episode 17 of The Western Tradition. The Dark Ages. (access at www.learner.org). Work on package.
  • Thursday October 26 - Music of the Troubadours. Work on package.
  • Friday October 27 - The Great Thaw package assigned. Filmstrip. Work on packages.

Social Studies 11

**Note: The next test will include the Introduction, chapter 1 and chapter 2.

  • Monday October 23 - Block 3 - Take up #1-2, p. 24. Canada and the Empire. PowerPoint. Read pp. 24-30. Do #1-3 (sidebar) p. 28 and 1-4, p. 30. Block 4 with Miss Hartigan - same material covered, though in different format. Same homework.
  • Tuesday October 24 - Photography as historical evidence. Computer Lab and photographic analysis assignment (10 marks - due Thursday). Read pp. 30-34. Do #1-3, p. 34.
  • Wednesday October 25 - Take up homework. Background on the origin of World War I (lecture or PowerPoint). If time, filmstrip or video on the origins of the war. Read pp. 36-38. Do #1-3, p. 38. Pre-War Alliances Map Assignment - 10 marks, based on completion, accuracy and appearance - due Friday.
  • Thursday October 26 - Take up homework. Submit Photo Assignment. Begin video and questions on The Killing Ground. Read pp. 38-47. Do #1-3, p. 40; #1-3 (sidebar), p. 42; and #1-5, p. 47.
  • Friday October 27 - Take up homework. Continue The Killing Ground. Read pp. 47-53. Do #1-3, p. 53.

Saturday, October 14, 2006

October 16-20





History 12

Continue work on Essay #2

  • Monday - October 16 -- Fascist Italy.
  • Tuesday - October 17 -- USA in the 1920s. If time - "Boom and Bust" video.
  • Wednesday - October 18 -- USA in the 1930s. If time, "FDR and the New Deal" video.
  • Thursday - October 19 -- US Foreign Policy in the 1930s.
  • Friday - October 20 -- Professional Day. Work on questions and Essay #2.

Comparative Civilizations 12

  • Monday - October 16 -- Islamic Architecture.
  • Tuesday - October 17 -- Islamic Decorative Arts.
  • Wednesday - October 18 -- Video on Islam. Islamic Civilization Package is due next Monday.
  • Thursday - October 19 -- Begin Frozen World package. Kenneth Clark, Civilisation text assigned. Hand in Islam package on Monday in class.
  • Friday - October 20 -- Professional Day.

Social Studies 11

*Large Family History assignment distributed this week. This will not be due for well over a month, but you must get a prompt start on it. This is not the kind of assignment that can be completed last minute and it will require that you do considerable research about your family's background, interviewing parents and others.

  • Monday - October 16 -- Hand in "Why Study History" composition. Introduction to the study of history. Introduction to the "Family History Assignment. Read pp. 1-5 in the text book and do the handout questions.
  • Tuesday - October 17 -- Take up homework. Filmstrip The Opening of the Canadian West episode 2 and questions. Read pp. 6-15. Do #1-3, p. 10 and 1-4, p. 15.
  • Wednesday - October 18 -- Take up homework. The Laurier Boom. Filmstrips on Immigration - The Shaws of Midnapore and The Ukrainians. For each filmstrip, answer the following questions: 1) Why did this group decide to come to Canada? What pushed them out of their old homes or pulled them here? 2) How did this group of immigrants fit into Canadian society at the time? How did other Canadians treat them? Read pp. 15-20 and do #1-6, p. 20.
  • Thursday - October 19 -- Take up homework. Two more filmstrips, Dekasegi - using the same questions as Thurday - and Toronto the Good, with new questions provided in a handout. Read pp. 20-24 and do #1-2, p. 24.
  • Friday - October 20 -- Professional Day.

Saturday, October 07, 2006

October 9-13


History 12

***Note: The plan below differs slightly from the handout I gave at the start of the unit.

  • Monday Oct. 9 -- Eat Turkey (unless vegetarian). Thanksgiving Holiday.

  • Tuesday Oct. 10 -- The Russian Revolutions.

  • Wednesday Oct. 11 -- From Lenin to Stalin, War Communism and the NEP.

  • Thursday Oct. 12 -- The Stalin Revolution.

  • Friday Oct. 13 -- Catch-up block and AV material. A work block will only be possible if we are completely up to date on lecture material (which I think somewhat unlikely).

Comparative Civilizations 12

***Ancient World unit test will be on Thursday. 25 marks for slide identification (closed book), 25 multiple choice, 10 diagram feature identification, 5 definitions x 2 marks, and one essay from a wide selection (marked out of 24 - 1 x 6 composition and 3 x 6 for content). {all but part 1 is open notebook}. Test total 119 marks.

  • Monday Oct. 9 -- Eat, sleep and be merry. Thanksgiving Holiday.

  • Tuesday Oct. 10 -- Byzantine Icons. Work on Package.

  • Wednesday Oct. 11 -- Byzantine Architecture. Work on Package.

  • Thursday Oct. 12 -- Ancient World Unit Test. Rome & Byzantium unit due by 4:30 p.m. Islamic Civilization package assigned.

  • Friday Oct. 13 -- Introduction to Islam. Video and handouts. work on package.

Social Studies 11

***Constitution and BC unit test is on Friday. 24 multiple choice. 8 definitions x2 marks. 3 Long Answer x6 marks. Test total 58 marks. (20 flashcards for 5 bonus marks).

  • Monday Oct. 9 -- Relax, it is a holiday.

  • Tuesday Oct. 10 -- Take up homework. Complete Constitution PowerPoint. AV on the Constitution. Examine p. 164 sidebar on The Lord's Day Act. Discuss the role of the Judiciary in interpreting the Charter. Read pp. 159-167. Do #1-2, p. 161, #1-2, & 6, p. 165, and #1-4, p. 167.

  • Wednesday Oct. 11 -- Take up homework. Filmstrip Provincial Government. Read pp. 170-186. Do #1-2, sidebar, p. 176, #1-3, p. 178, #1-2 in the sidebar, p. 182 and t#1-8, p. 186.

  • Thursday Oct. 12 -- Take up homework. Municipal government AV. Read pp. 186-196. Do #1-6, p. 196. Prepare for the unit test next class.

  • Friday Oct. 13 -- Unit Test The Constitution and BC. Hand back Government texts and sign out History texts. Write a one paragraph to one page composition explaining why we should study history (value 10 marks, due Monday).