Friday, April 29, 2011

May 2 - 6


















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

Those of you looking for information on the possible 2012 Easter trip to France and England for present grade 10 & 11 students, go to the trip blog at:
http://sutherlandsocialstudies2012trip.blogspot.com/

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website: http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/.

You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here.If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music.



Social Studies 8

Mr. Nann's blog is at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/ Any of the work you did with him can be found here. If you are missing assignments, this is where to find them.

We only just started a new unit, so our next test is quite a long way off. We will test all of the Middle Ages material together -- so this will involve chapters 3, 4 & 5. I expect it will be about 4-5 weeks from now -- this is just an estimate.



  • Monday, May 2 - The coin will decide if we collect the homework from Friday. Origins of feudalism: Hosford Atlas pp. 13-16. Video clip: Feudalism. Video: Medieval Lives: The Knight (part 1,part 2, part 3 -- sorry links died since Saturday -- you can also access the video here -- but this means downloading Veoh, which causes other changes to your computer -- don't do this without parental ok). How did medieval knights really live and act? Handout reading for homework: Feudalism and Medieval Life. Do the questions on the handout.

  • Tuesday, May 3 - Take up the handout questions from Monday. video: Medieval Lives; The Peasant (If we do not have time to see the whole of the video in class, you need to see the remainder on your own time). What was life like for Medieval peasants? How much control did they have on their lives? What was work like? What did they eat? How might a peasant improve his life? Read pp. 49-52. Do #1-5, p. 52

  • Wednesday, May 4 - Take up #1-5, p. 52. Handout: Analyzing a Primary Source - a serf's contract. PowerPoint: Monasticism. Introduction to Medieval Research Assignment. (Medieval Research Project. Part 1. Part 2.). We will have a little class time for this next week. Read pp. 52-56. Do #1-3, p. 56.

  • Thursday, May 5 - Take up #1-3, p. 56. Monasticism clip from the video: "Connections; Faith in Numbers" - Part 1, from 3:35 to 10:00. How Castles developed - Examples from Mr. Benoy's Castle slides. For fun, watch The Worst Jobs in History; The Dark Ages (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6) and The Worst Jobs in History; the Middle Ages (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6) Work on Medieval Research project for homework. Do #4-7, p. 56 -- you will have to re-read pp. 52-56 to do this.

  • Friday, May 6- Lucky you, this is a District Professional Development Day. Use the time to find material for your Medieval Research Project.
Social Studies 11

Your test on World War II is on Monday.
Expect the mark breakdown to be as follows: 45 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definitions (2 marks each) and 3 from a choice of 5 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 73 marks. 5 bonus marks are available if you submit more than 25 flash cards done as required.



  • Monday, May 2 - We will flip a coin to see if we collect the p. 139 homework from last week. Unit Test on the World War II unit. Read pp. 140-146. Do sidebar questions pp. 140, 141 #1-2, 143 #3, 145 & #1-6, p. 146. Be sure to watch election coverage tonight.

  • Tuesday, May 3 - Discuss the election results. Take up homework. Material from Canada; A Peoples’ History; Comfort & Fear. (Seeing Red, On Guard for Thee and The Shadow of Nuclear War -questions). PowerPoint Post 1945 Canada. For homework, watch some anti-communist American propaganda from the 1950's He May Be a Communist,The Red Menace, and the ever popular film used in schools --Communism. Do you find this material very convincing? Why or why not?

  • Wednesday, May 4 - Take up homework. Watch the stunning British Documentary Nuclear War: A Guide to Armageddon (Part 1, Part 2& Part 3) to understand the stakes of nuclar confrontation. If time, continue PowerPoint Post 1945 Canada. Read pp. 146-150. Do sidebars p. 146 & #1-4, p. 150. If you can afford a couple of hours of viewing time, be sure to watch another riveting show on nuclear war: Threads, a BBC production about what would happen to a community if nuclear war occurred.

  • Thursday, May 5 - Take up homework. Material from Canada; A Peoples’ History; Comfort & Fear. ("First Tremors" "A Prairie Storm" & "The Fight for Medicare" - questions). PowerPoint Post 1945 Canada. Read pp. 150-158. Do sidebar, #1-3, p. 155, #1-5, p. 156 & #2-4, p. 158.

  • Friday, May 6 - Can you believe it? Another day off for students as this is a District Professional Day. Get and keep caught up.
History 12

The unit test on Topic #4 is moved to Monday, May 9 -- We will start the next unit before then, but this ensures that everything is definitely covered before we test. Expect the following mark breakdown: 70 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 map items (1 mark each) and 2 from a choice of 4 long answer questions (10 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 95 marks.


Topic #4 Plan. Topic #4 Questions. Essay #3.
We need to establish the due date for Essay #3 this week - expect it to be in late May.


Topic #5 & 6 Plan. Topic #5 & 6 questions.


  • Monday, May 2 - Complete The World At War; Genocide (part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.) Begin lecture on the Wartime Conferences (base notes).

  • Tuesday, May 3 - Complete material on the Wartime Conferences (base notes). We are likely to begin the lecture on The Origins of the Cold War (base notes) and PowerPoint.

  • Wednesday, May 4 - Continue The Origins of the Cold War (base notes) and PowerPoint.

  • Thursday, May 5 - Change of plan -- many of you are swamped with tests and due dates today. We will, therefore, postpone the test and due date of work to Monday. The deadline for topic #4 work is hard and fast as a result of this and late deductions will be applied mercilessly! Continue The Origins of the Cold War (base notes) and PowerPoint.

  • Friday, May 6 - If you are one of those people scrambling to catch up, now is the time to do it. Today is a District Professional Day.


Friday, April 22, 2011

April 26-29


















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

Those of you looking for information on the possible 2012 Easter trip to France and England for present grade 10 & 11 students, go to the trip blog at:
http://sutherlandsocialstudies2012trip.blogspot.com/

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website: http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/.
You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here.If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music.


Social Studies 8

Mr. Nann's test is on Tuesday, April 26. After this time, the class will be with me again.

Mr. Nann's blog is at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/ Any of the work you did with him can be found here. If you are missing assignments, this is where to find them.

We are starting a new unit, so our next test is quite a long way off. We will test all of the Middle Ages material together -- so this will involve chapters 3, 4 & 5. I expect it will be about 5 weeks from now -- this is just an estimate.

  • Monday, April 25 - Easter Monday Holiday. No classes.
  • Tuesday, April 26 - Unit Test on Indian and Chinese Civilizations. Look back at pages 14-16, covering the fall of the Roman Empire. Homework: How do you think life changed for people in the Roman Empire once there were no longer Legions to protect people and trade and business broke down in the West? How do you think life might change in our own society if suddenly there was no law and order and our economy completely broke down? Be prepared to discuss this tomorrow. Also, read the handout Einhardt; The Life of Charlemagne and answer the questions on it.
  • Wednesday, April 27 - Take up homework. Watch Video: Europe After the Fall of Rome; 476-1066 AD. Focus Questions: What happened to Britain after the Romans left? How did life change? How did Christian missionaries change the Germans? How was life different than in ancient Roman towns? Read pp. 39-45. Do #1-6, p. 45. When it says "Locate" you must put the location into words. When it says "Identify," be sure to explain what something is or who a person is and why they are important.
  • Thursday, April 28 - Take up the Charlemagne handout from Tuesday. Handout: Charlemagne. Do the questions on the handout for homework. Video: The Dark Ages; Part 8; The Greatest King. What made Charlemagne a great ruler? How did he keep tight control over his subjects? Read pp. 45-48. Do #1-6, p. 48. Interested in the Franks? Watch Barbarians; the Franks. Interested in the Vikings? Why not watch the following: Barbarians; the Vikings.
  • Friday, April 29 - Take up #1-6, p. 48. WatchAncient Warriors: The Vikings, part 1, part 2, part 3(totals just over 20 minutes). Answer the following questions: 1) Why were the Vikings feared by all of Christian Europe? 2) What made the Viking Longship a particularly effective weapon for its time? 3) Where does our knowledge of the Vikings come from? Handout Viking Women. How does this account of Viking life differ from the video? Can you explain the difference?


Social Studies 11

A test is coming up soon. It will probably be on

We did not finish the film last week, so I extended the due date on the Japanese POW assignment to Monday, May 2. This will give you next weekend to study, though we will begin the next unit this week.

Expect the mark breakdown to be as follows: 45 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definitions (2 marks each) and 3 from a choice of 5 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 73 marks. 5 bonus marks are available if you submit more than 25 flash cards done as required.

  • Monday, April 25 - Easter Monday Holiday. No Classes.
  • Tuesday, April 26 - Complete watching: The Valour & the Horror; Savage Christmas; Hong Kong 1941 and questions. We will go over any problems with the questions or assignment before moving on. If we have time, I will begin looking at the issue of the Holocaust - see my PowerPoint. Think about the issue of mass murder and come to class prepared to discuss how such an event is possible.
  • Wednesday, April 27 - Discuss explanations for the Holocaust. Complete the PowerPoint, then watch: Video: on the Holocaust (Frontline; Memory of the Camps).
  • Thursday, April 28 - Complete any Holocaust material that we did not finish. Holocaust deniers claim that the Holocaust did not happen or that it is vastly exaggerated. Make a list of evidence proving that the Holocaust did in fact happen -- this will require that you do a little outside research. If time -- Introduction to post-war Canada - PowerPoint: Post 1945 Canada. Read pp. 130-135. Do sidebar questions p. 133 & 134 & #1-4, p. 135.
  • Friday, April 29 - Take up homework. PowerPoint Post 1945 Canada. Material from Canada; A Peoples’ History; Comfort & Fear. (Comfort & Fear, From Sea to Sea and Boom- questions). Read pp. 135-139. Do #1-5, p. 139. Study for unit test on WWII material Monday.


History 12

Topic #4 Plan. Topic #4 Questions. Essay #3.


I still expect the unit test to be in the first week of May -- though much depends on our progress this week. Expect the mark breakdown to be approximately as follows: 75 multiple choice (1 mark each), 5 map items (1 mark each), 2 from a choice of 4 long answer questions (10 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 100 marks -- subject, of course, to last minute changes.

  • Monday, April 25 - Easter Monday Holiday. No Classes.
  • Tuesday, April 26 - Complete the World War II chronology PowerPoint (base notes). Hopefully, begin World War II; the British Experience (base notes).
  • Wednesday, April 27 - Complete World War II; the British Experience (base notes). Note: We took more than half of this class to work on grad write-ups, so fell a little behind today.
  • Thursday, April 28 - Complete Total War, the British Experience - then Shoah/the Holocaust PowerPoint (base notes). If you were not in my grade 11 classes last year, or even if you were, it is well-worth watching Frontline's Memories of the Camps video.
  • Friday, April 29 - Complete the lecture from last class: Shoah/the Holocaust PowerPoint (base notes). Watch The World At War; Genocide (part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.)

Saturday, April 16, 2011

April 18-22


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

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website: http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/.

You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here.If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music. Social Studies 8

Mr. Nann, a student teacher from UBC, is working with you. I will be in and out of the classroom during this block -- but I remain available for extra help, even on material Mr. Nann is teaching. This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of all the tutorial help we have with all of the adult bodies in this class. Mr. Nann's blogsite works much like my own.


He posts his lessons at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/


Do not hesitate to contact me for help if you need it. My job satisfaction comes from your success -- even if I have a student teacher working with you. Social Studies 11
For any material up until last Monday, be sure to refer back to Mr. Nann's blog: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/ .

A test is still a little way off - probably about a week or so. I will post the mark breakdown as we get a little closer to it.
History 12

  • Monday, April 18 - Video: Twentieth Century History: Britain Alone (If available). Continue the World War II chronology PowerPoint (base notes). Interested in the Battle of Britain? Be sure to watch the 1969 movie by the same name. Aircraft used were surviving models from the time - watch the climax scenes here or watch the whole movie ripped to Tudou (CD1 and CD2). The best documentary on the Battle of Britain, in my view, is from the Battlefield series (part 1, part 2). For a Canadian viewpoint on the battle, watch the 20 minute nfb film Churchill's Island. A US wartime perspective can be found at Why We Fight; The Battle of Britain.

  • Tuesday, April 19 - Video: Twentieth Century History; Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima (if available). Continue the World War II chronology PowerPoint (base notes). Don't bother with the movie Pearl Harbour as it is historically poor; do watch Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • Wednesday, April 20 - The Road to Berlin (if available). Continue the World War II chronology PowerPoint (base notes). Use some of your extra time on the weekend to watch some additional videos. Find out more about the Royal Navy in WWII by watching The Royal Navy (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5). Watch World War II in Colour; Nazi Germany Invades Russia, then follow it up with the next installment in the same series: The Soviet Union Strikes Back. If you prefer a movie, rent or download the excellent Enemy at the Gates -- the story of Soviet sniper Valeri Zaitsev. For a German view of the battle, try Stalingrad (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5).

  • Thursday, April 21 - School-Based Professional Day. Teachers go to school and students have some catch-up time.

  • Friday, April 22 - Good Friday Holiday.

Friday, April 08, 2011

April 11-15


















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

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website: http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/.


You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.


This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here.If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music.


Social Studies 8


Mr. Nann, a student teacher from UBC, will work with you for the next little while. I will be in and out of the classroom during this block -- but I remain available for extra help, even on material Mr. Nann is teaching. This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of all the tutorial help we have with all of the adult bodies in this class. Mr. Nann's blogsite works much like my own.

He will post his lessons at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/

Do not hesitate to contact me for help if you need it. My job satisfaction comes from your success -- even if I have a student teacher working with you.


Social Studies 11


I am teaching this class again starting this Monday. I'm afraid you will have to get used to my doing things a little differently to Mr. Nann. We are different people.


For any material up until this Monday, be sure to refer back to Mr. Nann's blog: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/ .


A test is still a little way off - probably about 2 weeks. I will post the mark breakdown as we get a little closer to it.





History 12




We have finished Topic 3 and the test for this unit is this Monday. Questions are due by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11. Expect the following breakdwon on the test: 50 multiple choice questions, 10 map items (1 mark each), 10 definitions (2 marks each), and 3 from 5 paragraph items (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 98 marks.



Saturday, April 02, 2011

April 4-8

















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

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website:http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/. You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here.If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music.

Social Studies 8

Mr. Nann, a student teacher from UBC, will work with you for the next little while. I will be in and out of the classroom during this block -- but I remain available for extra help, even on material Mr. Nann is teaching. This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of all the tutorial help we have with all of the adult bodies in this class. Mr. Nann's blogsite works much like my own.

He will post his lessons at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/

Do not hesitate to contact me for help if you need it. My job satisfaction comes from your success -- even if I have a student teacher working with you.

Social Studies 11


This class has the honour of working with our UBC student teacher, Mr. Nann. He will be with us for about half of the term. I will be in and out of the class, but I am always available for extra help, before school, at noon (except Wednesdays) and after school. Take advantage of the extra help available this semester!

Mr. Nann's blogsite is at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/


History 12


You must be sure to visit The History Guide for excellent background material supporting this course.

We are not badly off planned timing and will complete Topic #3 this week. However, it would be foolish to test on the day following the Grad Boat Cruise -- and, I think, not wise to do so on Friday either. I am, therefore, making an executive decision to move the Topic #3 test to next Monday -- April 11 -- (along with the submission of Topic #3 work). This material is coming in a little too late for the report card in any case.

We will start Topic #4 material on Thursday.