Saturday, October 20, 2007

October 29 to November 2


























For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/



e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- will be posted on the website. This blogsite will have the changing material -- lesson plans and links to particular assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are made available on the Internet in this way. If something is underlined on the blog, it means that you can click on it to see a copy of the particular item -- this could be a pdf document, powerpoint, music or a video.

Use this blog to see what is coming up each week. I will usually post it on Saturdays for the following week. If you are away, you can check up on what you are missing. There really is no reason for you not to know what is happening. If you do not have an Internet connection, you certainly know someone who does.

Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Channel's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ . Use the passcode posted in the classroom to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.


Social Studies 11

We have a student teacher with us from UBC who will teach one or more of the classes this week. The plan will change to reflect this, if necessary.


  • There is a major research assignment currently underway, the Family History - Immigration Assignment (With additional options for International and First Nations students.) The due date for this work is not until right after the Christmas holidays, to allow plenty of time for research and discussion with family members.)

    The unit test on the material to the end of World War I will be on the chapters 1 & 2 material from your textbook and all of the material studied in class. Expect roughly the following: 40 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definitions (2 marks each) and 5 long answer questions (6 marks each), for a total of about 74 marks.

    Monday, October 29 - (Note: Ms. Carlson, from UBC, will be teaching this class). Take up homework. The Conscription crisis. Video material from Canada; A Peoples’ History Turmoil on the Home Front (Be sure to read the series' homepage on this episode) & questions. PowerPoint - Was Conscription the Right Choice? Assignment - Letter to the Newspaper about conscription. 10 marks. Due next class.
  • Tuesday, October 30 - Take up homework. Literature of War Assignment. Using computers (if available) or handouts and library resources. 10 marks, due Monday.

  • Wednesday, October 31 - Take up Literature of War Assignment. Lecture: The End of World War I & the Paris Peace Conference. Video and board questions: 1) Who were the main participants in the Conference and what did they want? 2) What important powers were not invited to attend? 3) What were the key outcomes of the Conference? Read pp. 42-46. Do #1 sidebar, p. 44, 1. Explain how Canada’s role in the world was different in 1919 to 1914. 2. What limited the effectiveness of the League of Nations from its very start? 3. What great epidemic swept the world from 1918-1920? What was its effect in Canada? Unit Test on Unit 1 next class.
  • Thursday, November 1 - Unit Test. Read pp. 48-51. Do #1-3, p. 51.

  • Friday, November 2 - Introduction to Post-War Canada. The Winnipeg General Strike. Lecture and video - with questions. Read pp53-56. Do #1-3, p. 56.

Comparative Civilizations 12

We have a student teacher with us from UBC who may teach one or more of the classes this week. The plan will change to reflect this, if necessary.

The next test is a very long way off, as we will first complete the following packages: Islamic Civilization, The Frozen World, The Great Thaw, and Romance and Reality.

History 12

Make sure you have the Topic #3 unit outline and Topic #3 questions. The test for this unit is postponed to Wednesday, October 31 as we need a little extra time to finish the Japan Between the Wars Lecture. The unit test slotted for Wednesday is now prepared and ready to run. Expect 50 multiple choice questions (1 mark each) 5 map items (1 mark each), 10 definitions (2 marks each) and 3 from 5 long answer questions (6 marks each) -- this totals 93 marks.



Note: We are running behind the published plan for this unit by a couple of days.

  • Monday, October 29 - Japan between the wars (base notes).
  • Tuesday, October 30 - Complete Japan between the wars (base notes). Video (switched from Friday) The Road to War; the Soviet Union. Pick up the Topic #4 Plan and questions.
  • Wednesday, October 31 - Unit Test. Topic 3.
  • Thursday, November 1 - Hitler & the Rise of the Nazis (base notes).
  • Friday, November 2 - Hitler's Germany (base notes), and AV - probably from the 20th Century History series.






October 22-26

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- will be posted on the website. This blogsite will have the changing material -- lesson plans and links to particular assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are made available on the Internet in this way. If something is underlined on the blog, it means that you can click on it to see a copy of the particular item -- this could be a pdf document, powerpoint, music or a video.

Use this blog to see what is coming up each week. I will usually post it on Saturdays for the following week. If you are away, you can check up on what you are missing. There really is no reason for you not to know what is happening. If you do not have an Internet connection, you certainly know someone who does.

Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Channel's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ . Use the passcode posted in the classroom to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

Social Studies 11

The next unit test on Canada before and during World War I, will be around October 30. I will post the mark breakdown when I have the test made up.

There is a major research assignment currently underway, the Family History - Immigration Assignment (With additional options for International and First Nations students.) The due date for this work is not until right after the Christmas holidays, to allow plenty of time for research and discussion with family members.)

  • Monday, October 22 - Take up “Looking Back” questions #1,2 & 5-7. Complete the video & questions on The Komogata Maru video. Complete the PowerPoint we began last Wednesday, but were unable to finish - Canada & the Empire. Read pp. 20-24. Do #1, 2 & 4, p. 24.
  • Tuesday, October 23 - Take up homework. Background – The origins of World War I & Canada. (PowerPoint - the origins material in Canada and World War I). If time. Filmstrip or video on the origins of the war. Read the sidebar on p. 23 & do #1-5.
  • Wednesday, October 24 - Take up homework. Begin video & questions (questions to be scanned and loaded soon) The Killing Ground. Read pp. 24-28. Do #1-4, p. 28. Pre-war alliances map - 10 marks, based on completion, accuracy and appearance.
  • Thursday, October 25 - Take up homework. Continue The Killing Ground & viewing guide questions. Read pp. 28-33. Do sidebar questions p. 30 & 31 & 1 & 3, p. 33.
  • Friday, October 26 - Take up homework. Go over video questions (if not done so in the previous class). Trench Warfare – handouts & overheads. Canada & World War I PowerPoint on – Life on the Western Front and The Home Front parts. Read pp. 34-38. Do #1-4, p. 39 & sidebar #1, p. 34.

Comparative Civilizations 12

The next test is a very long way off, as we will first complete the following packages: Islamic Civilization, The Frozen World, The Great Thaw, and Romance and Reality.

  • Monday, October 22 - Hand in Islamic Civilizations Package by 4:30 p.m. today. Hand out Sir Kenneth Clark, Civilization text. Filmstrip (based on the Clark video that was designed as companion material for the book) The Frozen World. Work on the package.
  • Tuesday, October 23 - PowerPoint: Early Medieval Art. Work on packages.
  • Wednesday, October 24 - PowerPoint: Carolingian & Ottonian Architecture.
    Work on package.
  • Thursday, October 25 - Episode 17 of The Western Tradition. The Dark Ages episode. Access this on the Internet at http://www.learner.org/ Work on the package. Due to technical problems (ie. Internet slowed to unusable level) we switched Thursday and Friday's classes. The Music Lesson was Thursday, the Western Tradition episode is now Friday.
  • Friday, October 26 - Music of the Troubadours. Work on package.

History 12

Please note the change in Thursday & Friday's material below. Europe in the Great Depression material will be worked into the next unit.

Make sure you have the Topic #3 unit outline and Topic #3 questions. Expect your next test to be on or around October 30 on this topic.

The unit test slotted for next Tuesday is now prepared and ready to run. Expect 50 multiple choice questions (1 mark each) 5 map items (1 mark each), 10 definitions (2 marks each) and 3 from 5 long answer questions (6 marks each) -- this totals 93 marks.

Note: We are running behind the published plan for this unit by a couple of days. To make up one of these days, we delete the work/av block allotted for Thursday, October 25.

  • Monday, October 22 - Britain in the 1920s. (UK segment within the base notes.) and The British Empire in the Interwar Years base notes.
  • Tuesday, October 23 - The USA in the 1920s (base notes). Includes video segment from 20th Century History series.
  • Wednesday, October 24 - The USA in the 1930s (base notes).
  • Thursday, October 25 - The USA in the 1930s (base notes). Includes video segment from the 20th Century History series.
  • Thursday, October 26 - US foreign policy between the wars (base notes). If there is time at the end of this class, we will see a video segment on the Great Depression in the United States.

Saturday, October 13, 2007

October 15-19

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- will be posted on the website. This blogsite will have the changing material -- lesson plans and links to particular assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are made available on the Internet in this way. If something is underlined on the blog, it means that you can click on it to see a copy of the particular item -- this could be a pdf document, powerpoint, music or a video.

Use this blog to see what is coming up each week. I will usually post it on Saturdays for the following week. If you are away, you can check up on what you are missing. There really is no reason for you not to know what is happening. If you do not have an Internet connection, you certainly know someone who does.

Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Channel's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ . Use the passcode posted in the classroom to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

Social Studies 11

We have just completed the Government portion of the course and are now starting the History portion. The next unit test on Canada before and during World War I, will be around October 30. I will post the mark breakdown when I have the test made up.

There will be a major research assignment in this unit, the Family History - Immigration Assignment (With additional options for International and First Nations students. These options will be posted soon.) The due date for this work is not until right after the Christmas holidays, to allow plenty of time for research and discussion with family members.)

  • Monday, October 15 - Take up homework. The Laurier Boom. Filmstrips on immigration. The Shaws of Midnapore and Ukrainians. For each filmstrip, answer the following: 1. Why did this group decide to come to Canada? What pushed them out of their old homes or lured them to Canada? 2. How did this group of immigrants fit into Canadian society at the time? How did other Canadians treat them? Read pp. 9-13. Do#1-4, p. 13 & sidebar #1-2, p. 11.
  • Tuesday, October 16 - Take up homework. . Immigration filmstrips: Dekasegi (same routine as Wednesday) & Toronto the Good (& viewing guide). Family History - Immigration Assignment , First Nations Alternative assignment, International Students Alternative Assignment (Including pedigree forms) introduction. Begin talking to families about this.
  • Wednesday, October 17 - Take up homework. Canada and the Empire. PowerPoint. Read pp. 17-19. Do #1-3, p. 16 & #1-7, pp. 18-19 sidebar.
  • Thursday, October 18 - Take up homework. Photography as historical evidence. Assignment Computer Lab Historical Photograph Assignment (if computers available). If not – Komogata Maru video. Do “Looking Back” questions #1,2 & 5-7.
  • Friday, October 19 - Provincial Professional Day. Mr. Benoy will be attending the BC Social Studies Teachers' Fall Conference.

Comparative Civilizations 12

Having written the Ancient World Unit Test last week, we are now starting the Medieval World Unit. The next test is a very long way off, as we will first complete the following packages: Islamic Civilization, The Frozen World, The Great Thaw, and Romance and Reality.

The Islamic Civilization package is due on Monday, by 4:30 p.m.

  • Monday, October 15 - Complete the Islamic Architecture PowerPoint. Video clip from Youtube - Islamic Art; The Best - a tour of significant Islamic buildings around the world, with appropriate musical accompaniment. Work on the package.
  • Tuesday, October 16 - Additional background on Islamic Civilization - Handouts. Video clips from United Streaming - the first 3 segments of Assignment Discovery: Islam: History, Society and Civilization (This can be accessed at United Streaming.) Work on the package.
  • Wednesday, October 17 - Video Clips: What the Ancients did for us; The Islamic World (Segment 1, Segment 2, segment 3, segment 4, Segment 5). Work on the package.
  • Thursday, October 18 - Islamic Decorative Arts. See Islamic Art. See the Islamic Art site's material on calligraphy. Work on the package.
  • Friday, October 19 - Provincial Professional Day. Mr. Benoy will be attending the BC Social Studies Teachers' Fall Conference.

History 12

Make sure you have the Topic #3 unit outline and Topic #3 questions. Expect your next test to be on or around October 29 on this topic.

  • Monday, October 15 - Complete From Lenin to Stalin (base notes) and do The Stalin Revolution; Industrialization & Collectivization (base notes).
  • Tuesday, October 16 - The Great Purge (base notes)
  • Wednesday, October 17 - Italy & Fascism (base notes).
  • Thursday, October 18 - Germany, France & Britain in the 1920's (base notes).
  • Friday, October 19 - Provincial Professional Day. Mr. Benoy will be attending the BC Social Studies Teachers' Fall Conference.


Saturday, October 06, 2007

October 8-12








For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/


Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- will be posted on the website. This blogsite will have the changing material -- lesson plans and links to particular assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are made available on the Internet in this way. If something is underlined on the blog, it means that you can click on it to see a copy of the particular item -- this could be a pdf document, powerpoint, music or a video.

Use this blog to see what is coming up each week. I will usually post it on Saturdays for the following week. If you are away, you can check up on what you are missing. There really is no reason for you not to know what is happening. If you do not have an Internet connection, you certainly know someone who does.

Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Channel's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://www.unitedstreaming.com/ . Use the passcode posted in the classroom to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

Social Studies 11

The test on provincial and municipal government is an overnight take-home test. Because this is open-book and open for outside research, much more is expected of long-answer resoponses than would be the case on an in-class, closed book test. Do not just answer questions off-the-top-of-your-head. Outside research is absolutely necessary. This test will be handed out on Wednesday and is due in class the following day. Be sure to indicate the sources of any statistics or quotations. Do not copy, word-for-word, the words of others. Plagiarism will result in a zero grade on this test!

Mark breakdown for the test is as follows: Part 1 involves 24 fill-in-the-blanks items (names or other information). Each of these is worth 1/2 a mark, for a total of 12 marks. Part 2 involves 4 long answer questions, valued at 6 marks each, for a total of 24 marks. The total value of this take-home test is, therefore, 36 marks.

  • Monday, October 8 - Thanksgiving Holiday. No classes.
  • Tuesday, October 9 - Take up homework, #1-3, p. 178. New BC Lieutenant Governor. Federal and Provincial governments compared. Municipal government introduced. Video & questions on Provincial and Municipal Government. Read (red book) pp. 186-191. Do #1-6, p 196. Read (blue book) pp. 245-246. Do #2-4, p. 246.
  • Wednesday, October 10 - Take up homework. Discuss Aboriginal self-government. Mayor Mussatto's PowerPoint on Municipal affairs. Take home test on Municipal politics.
  • Thursday, October 11 - Hand in take home tests. Introduction to History. Write a paragraph to a page explaining why we should study History. 10 marks. Due next class.
  • Friday, October 12 - Take up assignment. Filmstrip: Opening the Canadian West & questions (Once again, I do not have these online yet -- hopefully on Tuesday!). Read pp. 1-9 & do #1-3, p. 9.

Comparative Civilizations 12

The Rome & Byzantium Package is due by Wednesday, October 10 - due at or before 4:30 p.m.


The Ancient World Unit Test will be on Wednesday too. Expect approximately the following on the unit test: 25 slide identification items (the only closed notes portion of the test) - these have three blanks to fill for each item, though many items only have two possibilities, so the third will be a bonus mark when all three can be identified -- you need to identify the name of the item, the creator, and the historic period the item was created in -- the period options are listed for you to choose from. You must hand in Part 1 before starting part 2; Parts 2-5 are open notebook. Part 2 consists of 25 multiple choice questions (1 mark each). Part 3 is diagram label identification (1 mark each), where you are given 10 diagram items and have to identify the name of the indicated parts; Part 4 consists of 5 name/definition questions (2 marks each), where you are given the name/term and you must define it or say why the person was important in a sentence or three; Part 5 is an essay question (24 marks - 1 x 6 for composition and 2 x 6 for content -- marked according to the provincial examination 6 point grading system. The total value of the test is 119 marks. Given the bonus opportunity it is possible to score over this total.


Don't forget the bonus assignment opportunities for this course (one in the first term and one in the second). Attend a cultural event and explain its cultural significance or create an art analysis for an interesting cultural item. These do not have to be covered within the units we study in the course. They can be of any culture at any time. 10 marks, with the marks assigned to the most recent unit test written.

History 12

Make sure you have the Topic #3 unit outline and Topic #3 questions. Expect your next test to be on or around October 29 on this topic.

  • Monday, October 8 - Thanksgiving Holiday. No classes.
  • Tuesday, October 9 - Russia Before the Revolutions. (Base notes).
  • Wednesday, October 10 - The Russian Revolutions. (Base notes).
  • Thursday, October 11 - AV on the Russian Revolutions.
  • Friday, October 12 - From Lenin to Stalin. (Base notes).