Saturday, March 28, 2009

March 30 to April 3






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 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. If too ill to work while away, be sure to attach a note from home to any overdue work when you hand it in and I will most likely waive any late deduction.

If you can't read the PowerPoint material on your computer, download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft. It is free.Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Education's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm . Use the passcode posted in the classroom and given to you on your course outline 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.


My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

There is an ongoing assignment. This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).

Expect to write your unit test on pre-war Canada and World War I on Friday. The mark breakdown for the test is as follows: 40 multiple choice questions (1 each), 5 definition items (2 marks each) and 4 from a choice of 5 long answer questions (6 marks each). The test is, therefore, out of 68 marks. 5 bonus marks are available for flash cards, so it is theoretically possible to earn 73 out of 68.

  • Monday, March 30 - Introductory music: Callin Doon the Line, and The Green Fields of France. Hand in Photo and Map assignments. Take up figure 2-12, p. 34, figure 2-13, p. 35, figure 2-14, p. 36, #1-3, p. 39. Continue watching The Killing Ground (sorry, not available online) and doing the questions. Read pp. 39-42. Do figure 2-18 , 2-19 & 2-20 and do #1 & 4, p. 42.
  • Tuesday, March 31 - Introductory music: And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda and Gallipoli. Take up homework. Complete any of The Killing Ground and take up the questions. Video segment from Canada; A Peoples' History; Ordeal By Fire; Turmoil on the Homefront and handout. While watching the episode answer the following board questions: 1) Why was opposition to the war strongest in Quebec? 2) What did people do to express their disapproval? Read article French Canada & Recruitment during the First World War. PowerPoint: Was Conscription the Right Choice? Be sure to read the supporting material at the series' website: Under Suspicion, Avoiding the War, and The Conscription Crisis. (See Mr. Benoy for a print-out if you are unable to access this material at home or at school.) Read sidebar on p. 44. Do #1 & 2 in the sidebar. Note: PMI stands for "Plus," "Minus" and "Interesting." You should set up a chart on a sheet of paper using these three headings. In the "Plus" column, indicate those events and things that contributed to creating Canadian Unity during the war. In the "Minus" column, indicate those events and things that created disunity. In the "Interesting" column, note those events and things that you think should be noted, but which may be ambiguous. This critical thinking technique can be used in any situation that demands you decide one way or the other about something. It is particularly useful for long answer test items that require this.
  • Wednesday, April 1 - Introductory music: On the Road to Passchendaele and Passchendaele. Take up homework. Literature of War Assignment. Using computers (if available) or handouts and library resources. 10 marks, due Monday. Read pp. 42-46. 1) Do you think that the the peace arrangement arrived at in 1919 was workable? Why or why not? 2) How serious was the flu epidemic of 1918-1920?
  • Thursday, April 2 - Take up homework. Video Clip from Canada; A Peoples' History; Ordeal by Fire on the great influenza pandemic. Note pandemics are an ongoing concern and that they have had a huge influence on history. Discuss historical examples. Lecture: The End of World War I & the Paris Peace Conference. Video Make Germany Pay (Part 1, Part 2) Do 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? Prepare for the unit test next class.
  • Friday, April 3 - Unit Test, Canada to 1919. Read pp. 48-51. Do #1-3, p. 51.

History 12

Topic #3 questions are due along with the test on Thursday, this week.. Essay #2 is due on April 15. Our unit test on Promise & Collapse; the World to 1933 (with some extended material for the USA/USSR/Italy to WWII) is on Thursday, but we will look at two related videos from the Road to War Series (sorry, unavailable online) which are not in your early plan for the unit. This allows us to push the test back a little and give you more preparation time. The videos would normally be screened in the next unit.

Expect the following mark breakdown: (subject to last minute changes): 50 multiple choice questions (1 mark each); 10 map items (1 mark each); 10 definitions (2 marks each); and 3 from 5 long answer questions (6 marks each). The test is therefore likely to be out of about 98 marks.

Please talk to me in advance if your schedule makes it difficult to get the work in at the appointed time. I am prepared to be flexible with you, but not if you fail to see me ahead of time.

  • Monday, March 30 - Japan Beteween the Wars (base notes).
  • Tuesday, March 31 - We will finish anything not completed on unit 3, and begin the first lecture material on unit 4 Video: The Road to War; Japan or The Road to War; the Soviet Union (provided I can get this video series to track on the new vcr -- or can patch up via an older device with a tracking control. Otherwise, it is likely to be another video on the period.
  • Wednesday, April 1 - We will watch another in the Road to War series -- either one of the above that was not seen or The USA.
  • Thursday, April 2 - Unit Test - Topic #3. Pick up the Topic #4 plan and Topic #4 questions.
  • Friday, April 3 - Hitler & the Rise of the Nazis (base notes).

Comparative Civilizations 12

Your Frozen World package is due on Wednesday -- though we begin The Great Thaw package on Tuesday.

Don't worry about the next unit test yet; it is still a few weeks off as we have two new units to complete first.

See Mr. Benoy's online video directory of films on the Early Middle Ages. If you have a little time to spare and feel like a laugh with educational benefits, watch Tony Robinson's two episodes from The Worst Jobs in History; The Dark Ages and The Middle Ages. Less comedic, but no less educational are episodes from Time Team -- Medieval England, The Norman Conquest, and The Monastery and the Mansion.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

March 23 to 27
















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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 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. If too ill to work while away, be sure to attach a note from home to any overdue work when you hand it in and I will most likely waive any late deduction.If you can't read the PowerPoint material on your computer, download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft. It is free.

Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Education's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm . Use the passcode posted in the classroom and given to you on your course outline 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.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)


There is an ongoing essay assignment that is the culmination of our work in the Essay Writing Workshop. Construct a research essay, based on a thesis of your choice. Be sure to have at least three strong supporting points. Cite at least three sources and have a proper bibliography with at least three references. Be sure to use a standard format, such as MLA. Value: 24 marks (1 x 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). Due: the week we return after Spring Break (by Friday).


Another ongoing assignment is also on the go (only because the Spring Break will bring some families together at that time.) This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).

  • Monday, March 23 - *Shortened block - 8:45-9:45. Collect homework from before the break: #1-2, p. 24. Watch the following two filmstrips and do the questions on them: A New Homeland (questions) and Dekasegi (questions). Compare the reception of these groups with that given English immigrants of the 19th century, like the Shaws seen in the last filmstrip. How were attitudes toward immigrants different in the late 19th and early 20th centuries different to today? Compare the problems of setting into a new country then and now. Read pp. 24-30. Do #1-4, p. 30 and the sidebar questions #1-3, p. 28. Watch the following video at home - CBC video clip on Chinese Immigration - Not Welcome Anymore. Excellent material on early immigration to Canada can be found at the Library and Archives of Canada site's Immigration page - see further pages too. (If you have 48 minutes to spare, you might watch An Immigrant/ Boian - which looks at Romanian immigration.

  • Tuesday, March 24 - Hand in Geography essay if completed. Take up homework. Watch filmstrip, Toronto the Good (questions). Begin PowerPoint: PowerPoint: Canada and the Empire . Work on Essay.

  • Wednesday, March 25 - Take up homework. Complete PowerPoint. Computer Lab assignment Historical Photograph Assignment (If lab available). Completed write-up due on Friday.

  • Thursday, March 26 - Background – The origins of World War I & Canada PowerPoint - Please look at the remainder of this PowerPoint on your own, over the next few days. Read pp. 28-33. Do figure 2-8 on p. 30, figure 2-9, p. 31, #1-3, p. 33. . Pre-War Alliances Map Assignment – value 10 marks – based on completion, accuracy and appearance – due Monday. Watch, online, EAV's Origins of World War I - part 1 (9 minutes) and part 2 (8 minutes).

  • Friday, March 27 - Hand in any remaining Geography essays. Hand in Photo analysis assignment. Begin video & questions The Killing Ground. Handout: World War I Map Set from Martin Gilbert's Map History of World War I. Read pp. 34-38. Do figure 2-12, p. 34, figure 2-13, p. 35, figure 2-14, p. 36, #1-3, p. 39. An excellent BBC documentary The First World War: To Arms looks at the period around the outbreak of war - excellent viewing and available online in segments - Begin with Part 1, then 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6.

History 12

Make sure that you have the plan for Topic #3 and the questions that go with it at the end of the test on Monday. Also pick up the Essay #2 assignment sheet.The next test is still some time off. Don't worry about it yet.

Because Mr. Benoy is away Monday, we have inserted a video a little ahead of time for Monday. We will look at the remainder of the material on Europe in the 1920s on Tuesday.


  • Monday, March 23 - *Shortened block - 10:00-11:00. Watch two episodes of A Biography of America; episode 18: TR & Wilson and episode 20: The 20s. If you have the time at home, you might consider other episodes in this series, available at http://www.learner.org/ .

  • Tuesday, March 24 - France & Britain in the 1920s (base notes). If time, we will continue with the British Empire in the 20s (base notes). Please read over anything we do not have time to complete.

  • Wednesday, March 25 - The USA in the 1920s (base notes). Includes video segment from 20th Century History series - or we will launch into the 1930s if the video is unavailable.

  • Thursday, March 26 - USA in the 1930s (base notes) -- we will also look at the video 20th Century History; Roosevelt and the New Deal (if available). Compare Keynsian and Chicago School economic theories. Watch two narrated PowerPoint presentations on Youtube: Melinda Klein's Interwar Years - segment 2 and segment 3 deal with the USA in the 1930's.

  • Friday, March 27 - US foreign policy between the wars (base notes).

Comparative Civilizations 12

The Islamic Civilizations package is due this Wednesday, though we will begin the next package on Tuesday. The Frozen World package will come in on Tuesday of next week.

See Mr. Benoy's online video directory of films on the Early Middle Ages.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

March 16 - 20



















So Where are my students?


Oh, right, it is Spring Break isn't it?

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 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. If too ill to work while away, be sure to attach a note from home to any overdue work when you hand it in and I will most likely waive any late deduction.

If you can't read the PowerPoint material on your computer, download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft. It is free.

Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Education's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm . Use the passcode posted in the classroom and given to you on your course outline 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 (Honours)

Your Geography textbook is available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

There is an ongoing essay assignment that is the culmination of our work in the Essay Writing Workshop. Construct a research essay, based on a thesis of your choice. Be sure to have at least three strong supporting points. Cite at least three sources and have a proper bibliography with at least three references. Be sure to use a standard format, such as MLA. Value: 24 marks (1 x 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). Due: the week we return after Spring Break (by Friday).

Another ongoing assignment is also on the go (only because the Spring Break will bring some families together at that time.) This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).


History 12

Make sure that you have the plan for Topic #3 and the questions that go with it at the end of the test on Monday. Also pick up the Essay #2 assignment sheet.

The next test is still some time off. Don't worry about it yet.

Watch some really good video material on the USSR - at PBS' Commanding Heights video links. A couple of PowerPoints summarizing this material can be found at: Crowe, Background to the Russian Revolution, Masters, The Russian Civil War. and The Evolution of Communism, Fraser, Stalin and the Struggle for Power.


Comparative Civilizations 12

We just began our Middle Ages Unit - starting with Islamic Civilization, then returning to Europe to examine the period from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. This will take quite a while, so do not worry about tests for a bit.

The Islamic Civilizations package will be due toward the end of the first week after returning from Spring Break.

Got some time on your hands? Bored with holidays? Why not watch an online video or three? Try the Taj Mahal Mughals (8 minutes). Learn about the Mughal dynasty in The Mughals 1526-1707 (31 minutes) or The Mughals (91 minutes). Michael Woods The Story of India; Part 5; The Meeting of Two Oceans (59 minutes) is a terrific telling of the story of the Moslem age of domination in India. You might also play around on Google Video search for Islamic or Middle Ages material.



Friday, March 06, 2009

March 9 to 13



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 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. If too ill to work while away, be sure to attach a note from home to any overdue work when you hand it in and I will most likely waive any late deduction.

If you can't read the PowerPoint material on your computer, download PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft. It is free.Sutherland has a license to access Discovery Education's United Streaming video collection. Students may download or stream videos from the collection by going to http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm . Use the passcode posted in the classroom and given to you on your course outline 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.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

Your Geography textbook is also available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

The test on Wednesday will have the following breakdown: 35 multiple choice questions (1 mark each) and 4 from 10 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 53 marks. 25 flash cards may earn a bonus of up to 5 marks.

There is an ongoing essay assignment that is the culmination of our work in the Essay Writing Workshop. Construct a research essay, based on a thesis of your choice. Be sure to have at least three strong supporting points. Cite at least three sources and have a proper bibliography with at least three references. Be sure to use a standard format, such as MLA. Value: 24 marks (1 x 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). Due: the week we return after Spring Break (by Friday).

Another ongoing assignment will also be introduced this week (only because the Spring Break will bring some families together at that time.) This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).

  • Monday, March 9 - Intruduction: Worldmapper animation. Watch the amazing Dr. Hans Rosling's presentation at the 2006 TED Conference - The Seemingly Impossible is Possible. We will also complete the chapter 5 PowerPoint. Read pp. 130-132. Do #1-2, p. 131, #1-4, p. 132 and Further Thought #1-6, p. 132. Prepare for Unit Test on chapters 4 (Resources) and 5 (Aid) on Wednesday. If you liked Hans Rosling, try William McDonough's TED lecture (the sustainable architecture fellow from our recent conservation video from Discovery Education.
  • Tuesday, March 10 - Take up homework. Video: Nova; The Fragile Mountains (sorry, unavailable online). Do note: This is a very old video, but the intermediate technology solutions posed for Nepal's problems are still valid today. While watching the video, identify the problems the film identifies as being faced by Nepal and what is being done about them. Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint by watching Ethical Man on BBC's Panorama Programme - the stream is low quality but the content is outstanding.
  • Wednesday, March 11 - Unit Test on chapters 4 & 5. Sign out Counterpoints textbook. Look it over. Assignment: Why do we study history? 10 marks. Answer in a paragraph to a page and a half.
  • Thursday, March 12 - Introduction to the study of history. PowerPoint from History 12: Historiography & Historical Interpretation. Read pp. 10-20. Do #1-4, p. 16 & #1-6, pp. 19-20.
  • Friday, March 13 - Take up #1-6, p. 20. Filmstrip: Opening the Canadian West & questions. The Laurier Boom. Filmstrip on immigration. The Shaws of Midnapore (questions). Read pp. 20-24. Do #1-2, p. 24. Handout: Long term assignment (due in mid May): Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version and the pedigree rough work sheet). Please note: the reason you are getting this now and not later is that some of you may be visiting family and this is an ideal opportunity to interview family elders for data on the assignment. I do not intend that you spend Spring Break working on this assignment -- other than this.

History 12

Make sure that you have the plan for Topic #3 and the questions that go with it at the end of the test on Monday. Also pick up the Essay #2 assignment sheet.

The next test is still some time off. Don't worry about it yet.

Watch some really good video material on the USSR - at PBS' Commanding Heights video links. A couple of PowerPoints summarizing this material can be found at: Crowe,
Background to the Russian Revolution,
Masters, The Russian Civil War and The Evolution of Communism, Fraser, Stalin and the Struggle for Power

Comparative Civilizations 12

Your Test on the Ancient World is on Monday, March 9. Expect the test to include: 25 image identification (give the name of the item, the creator and the period -- 2 marks are assigned per item and as in many cases all three are unknown, any third item identified earns a bonus mark - the total is therefore 50 for this section);25 multiple choice (1 mark each); 10 term identification from diagrams (1 mark each); 5 definitions (I give you the term and you explain in complete sentences -- 2 marks each); 1 essay question (24 marks with 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). The total value of the exam is, therefore 119 marks.

Next, we begin our Middle Ages Unit - starting with Islamic Civilization, then returning to Europe to examine the period from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. This will take quite a while, so do not worry about tests for a bit.