October 29 - November 2

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Comparative Civilizations 12 

The Frozen World package  package is due on Tuesday.  Because Mr. Benoy is not available until the customary 4:30 p.m. deadline, assignments handed in before first block on Wednesday will not be considered late.

The Great Thaw Package will be due next Wednesday.

Our next unit test is 2-3 weeks off -- when we will finish the Medieval unit.

For all of you folk struggling to identify floor plan and interior elevation features of a cathedral -- use these diagrams, borrowed from David Macaulay's excellent work, Cathedral.

• Monday, October 29 -  The Great Thaw (Romanesque) package assigned. Watch the original Kenneth Clark video. -- sorry, no possibility of watching the summary filmstrip instead as the projector bulb blew up last week.
• Tuesday, October 30 - Frozen World package due  today or before first class tomorrow. The Western Tradition; Episode 19; The Middle Ages video. Work on Great Thaw package.
• Wednesday, October 31 -  Romanesque Painting PowerPoint. Work on Great Thaw package.
• Thursday, November 1 - Video - Faith in Numbers.  This is a quirky but fascinating film that covers far more than what we are looking at in this unit -- but like all of the other films in James Burke's Connections series, some of the best documentary viewing around.  Burke sees History as moving forward because of strange and quirky connections being made between ideas -- which generates revolutionary changes.
• Friday, November 2 - Romanesque to Gothic Architecture.PowerPoint. (Slides & Demonstration next class). Work on Great Thaw package.

History 12 

Topic 3 Plan.

Topic 3 Questions.

Essay #2  is now posted.  The due date is not as posted, but will be in mid-November.

I stupidly assigned the next unit test for Wednesday, October 31.  This is, of course, Halloween and we will have shortened blocks this day.  I will postpone the test until Friday (the day after Halloween also being a poor day to test).  This will mean that there is no extra time beyond the end of the block, however -- one of the drawbacks of our existing timetable is that only Wednesdays allow for extra time.  We will begin the next unit before this, however.  Questions are due by 4:30 p.m. Expect the following breakdown 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.

Topic #4 Plan. 

Topic #4 Questions.

• Monday, October 29 - Introductory music - Senyuu (one of the most famous Gunka - military songs - of the 1930s.  Complete Japan between the wars PowerPoint (base notes).  Watch The Road to War; Japan.  If we have time, we will conclude by watching this travel film about Japan in 1932.
• Tuesday, October 30 - Hitler & the Rise of the Nazis PowerPoint (base notes). Interested in getting into the mind of the Fuhrer? Watch Inside the Mind of Adolf Hitler, a bio-documentary based on a psychological profile of the German leader that was put together by US intelligence services during World War II. Interested in Nazi Germany? Watch The Story of the Third Reich (Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9,part 10, part 11, part 12, part 13, part 14, part 15) - up to part 3 covers the period before the Second World War.
• Wednesday, October 31 - Complete Hitler & the Rise of the Nazis PowerPoint (base notes). Begin Hitler's Germany -PowerPoint (base notes), and AV - probably from the 20th Century History series - but unavailable online. Leni Riefenstahl was one of the 20th century's greatest film-makers -- and a Nazi. See Triumph des Willens, and Olympia (on the 1936 Olympics). If you are interested in film-makers and have a few hours to spare, watchLeni Riefenstahl (Part 1, Part 2 - each are 1 hour 34 minutes). This is an interesting look at a creative woman who was an ardent Nazi.
• Thursday, November 1 - Complete Hitler's Germany PowerPoint. Possibly begin Appeasement (base notes) - also on PowerPoint.
• Friday, November 2 - Unit Test on Topic #3.

Social Studies 11 

The next Social Studies test should be on Thursday, November 1.  We will start the next unit a day before this - but will test on Thursday to allow both blocks extra time if people need it.  This test will cover all of the History material up to the end of World War I. The mark breakdown will be roughly as follows: 40 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definitions or names (2 marks each) and 4 long answer questions (6 marks each) from a choice of 5. The total is, therefore, out of 74 marks. 5 bonus marks are available for a minimum of 25 flash cards. It is possible to earn 79/74.

• Monday, October 29 - Hand in poster assignment.  Video -The 1917 Federal Election. Questions: 1. What key political issue divided Canadians in 1917. 2. What changes did Borden make to election laws before the next election? Video: The History of the Vote; Women's Right to Vote. 1. What arguments were made against women getting the vote? 2. How did Nellie McClung fight against these notions? 3. Why did some women get the vote in Federal elections in 1917? 4. How long did it take before all women had the same voting rights as men? Discuss whether our current voting rules are fair for all people. Literature of War Assignment.Handouts and library resources. 10 marks, due Wednesday. 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?
• Tuesday, October 30 - Take up homework. Video Clip from Canada; A Peoples' History; Ordeal by Fire: A Painful Peace on the great influenza pandemic. Note pandemics are an ongoing concern and that they have had a huge influence on history. (Watch Patrick Blower's How Pandemics Spread if you get the chance. If there is time at the end of class I will show it, but I think time will run out before we can do so.) Discuss historical examples. Lecture: The End of World War I and 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? 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.
• Wednesday, October 31 -  Note:  We did not complete all that was expected originally today.  The problem with the video Make Germany Pay resulted in our moving that material to this class.  The block was shortened to make time for an extended lunch break.  Consequently we did not begin post-war material and it has been moved to Friday.  Read pp53-56. Do #1-3, p. 56.
• Thursday, November 1 - Unit Test on the History unit up to the end of World War I.
• Friday, November 2 - Take up #1-3, p. 56. Take up homework. Introduction to Post-War Canada. The Winnipeg General Strike. Lecture and video,On Strike! - with questions. If time, begin PowerPoint -Canada Between the Wars; 1919-1939. Read pp. 57-65. Do sidebar questions, p. 57 & 59, #1-3, p. 61, #1-3, p. 65.

October 22-26

 

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Comparative Civilizations 12 

The Islamic Civilizations package is due today, by 4:30 p.m.

We just completed the Ancient World Unit, so are a long way from our next test -- The Middle Ages.

• Monday, October 22 -  Begin Frozen World package. Read Janson's Introduction to the Middle Ages. Kenneth Clark, Civilisation text assigned. If you have the chance, watch the full video of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation; The Skin of Our Teeth.  Islam package due by 4:30 p.m.
• 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 athttp://www.learner.org/ Work on the package.
• Friday, October 26 - Music of the Troubadours. Notes on Medieval Music. Watch Early Music History: Middle Ages Pt. 1 . Work on package.

History 12 

Topic 3 Plan.

Topic 3 Questions.

Essay #2  is now posted.  The due date is not as posted, but will be in mid-November.

The next unit test is a fair way off. I will post the mark breakdown for it when we are a little closer to it.

• Monday, October 22 - Britain in the 1920's (base notes), also the British Empire in the 20s (base notes).  Watch: India, The Brightest Jewel - Part 1; Part 2.
• Tuesday, October 23 - Video: Boom & Bust (The USA in the 20s ). The USA in the 1920s (Base Notes). An excellent treatment of the revolution in manufacturing efficiency that took place in 1920s America can be seen at Fordism 1920s USA.
• Wednesday, October 24 - 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 andsegment 3 deal with the USA in the 1930's. Also watch this excellent documentary on The Wall Street Crash of 1929 or1929;The Great Crash. How about an entertaining rap on how to deal with economic crashes? Watch Fear the Boom and Bust; A Hayek vs Keynes Rap Anthem.  So how does all of this relate to the current economic crash and slow recovery?  Look also at Fight of the Century Keynes vs. Hayek Round Two.
• Thursday, October 25 - The Road to War; USA. US foreign policy between the wars (base notes). Watch FDR & the New Deal. On your own.   Watch some newsreel films on Roosevelt and the New Deal. Watch historian David M. Kennedy in a discussion about Roosevelt and his policies. For an anti-New Deal view watch The Truth About Taxes - an interesting critical look at the New Deal that blames it for wasting money instead of building armaments.
• Friday, October 26 - Complete any video material missed last class. Japan between the wars PowerPoint (base notes). For a look at Japan between the wars, see this colour footage (10 minutes). Watch The World at War - Banzai (Japan 1931-42), part 1, part 2,part 3, part 4, part 5.

Social Studies 11 

The next Social Studies test should be around Thursday, November 1.  We may start the next unit a day or so before this - but will test on Thursday to allow both blocks extra time if people need it.  This test will cover all of the History material up to the end of World War I. The mark breakdown will be roughly as follows: 40 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definitions or names (2 marks each) and 4 long answer questions (6 marks each) from a choice of 5. The total is, therefore, out of 74 marks. 5 bonus marks are available for a minimum of 25 flash cards. It is possible to earn 79/74.

Fans of John Green will enjoy his Archdukes, Cynicism and World War I.

•  Monday, October 22 - Take up #1,2, & 4 p. 24 and the cartoon interpretation on p. 23.  Complete PowerPoint material from Canada and the Empire. Watch, online, EAV's Origins of World War I -part 1 (9 minutes) and part 2 (8 minutes). List the causes of World War I for homework.
• Tuesday, October 23 - Take up homework. Complete any material not covered last class on the origins of the war. Watch Blackadder's explanation of the war's origins. Begin PowerPoint on Canada & World War I. We will look at excepts from Canada; A People's History as we work through the PowerPoint (While watching these segments you need to make notes on the following 3 areas: 1) Describe attitudes toward the war. 2) Describe conditions at the front. 3) What changes did the war bring? Use the Acronym SPERMG to generate classes of ideas -- S=Social, P=Political, E=Economic, R=Religious, G=Geographic). Read pp. 24-28. Do #1-4, p. 28.
• Wednesday, October 24 - Mr. Benoy's slides on the Western Front battlefield graves. Take up homework Continue the PowerPoint and People's History segment (part 1) (While watching these segments you need to make notes on the following 3 areas: 1) Describe attitudes toward the war. 2) Describe conditions at the front. 3) What changes did the war bring? Use the Acronym SPERMG to generate classes of ideas -- S=Social, P=Political, E=Economic, R=Religious, G=Geographic). Read pp. 28-33. Do #1 and 3, p. 33. Also answer the questions in figure 2-8, 2-9, and 2-10.
• Thursday, October 25 - Take up homework. Complete any of the PowerPoint and People's History material (Watch  part 2 and part 3.). A Look at wartime propaganda. Posters (also click here for a Canadian exhibition from the Canadian War Museum),Postcards, Leaflets directed at the enemy, Film, and even music. Read this for a nice short treatment of First World War propaganda. An interesting World War I propaganda story is treated in the documentary The Crucified Soldier. If I can find time to show it in class, I will, but if not, you can watch it by linking from here. Read pp. 34-42. Do #1-4, p. 39 and 1 & 3, p. 42. 
• Friday, October 26 - Introductory music: Callin Doon the Line, and The Green Fields of France. Take up #1 and 3, p. 42. Video segment on the Conscription Crisis from Canada; A Peoples' History; Ordeal By Fire;  and handout. While watching the episode answer the following board questions: 1) Why was opposition to the war strongest in Quebec? PowerPoint: Was Conscription the Right Choice? Assignment: Create a poster favouring or opposing conscription in Canada (please restrict yourself to regular paper size). Be sure to employ both text and images. On the back, be sure to identify yourself and provide a short written description of what your intentions are with the poster -- why do you write say what you say on the poster and what do you intend the graphic elements to convey? 10 marks. Due next class. If you have time, look at In the Trenches (part 1 and part 2).

October 15-19

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Comparative Civilizations 12

Islamic Civilizations package.  This will be submitted on Monday, October 22.

We just completed the Ancient World Unit, so are a long way from our next test -- The Middle Ages.

• Monday, October 15 - Islamic Architecture Powerpoint.  Work on package.  If you have an hour and a half to spare, watch Paradise Found, a documentary on Islamic Architecture around the world.
• Tuesday, October 16 - Islamic Decorative Arts PowerPoint.  Work on package.  On your own time, watch Taj Mahal Mughals (8 minutes).  Learn about the Mughal dynasty in The Mughals; 1526-1707 (3o 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 Moslem age of domination in India.  The link above is to a Veoh upload.  This requires a download that can interfere with the auto download feature of RealPlayer.  This may be worth it if you like documentaries, as Veoh carries many of the in full length versions, unlike Youtube.  However, you can always search on Youtube and find the same thing segmented into shorter parts. 
• Wednesday, October 17 - Watch What the Ancients Did for Us; Islamic Civilization. Work on package.
• Thursday, October 18 - We will watch The Hidden Art of Islam, a BBC documentary, in class today.  You might want to watch professor Kenney Menscher's podcast on Islamic Art  (31 minutes)  -- part of his online material for an art history course.  
•  Friday, October 19 - Today is the provincial professional day.  While I am away at Vancouver Technical School at the BC Social Studies Teacher's conference, you should consider plugging away at the package.   The package is due on Monday.

History 12 

Topic 3 Plan.

Topic 3 Questions.

Essay #2  is now posted.  The due date is not as posted, but will be in mid-November.

The next unit test is a fair way off. I will post the mark breakdown for it when we are a little closer to it.

• Monday, October 15 - The Great Purge (Base Notes) PowerPoint.   If you have an hour and a half to spare, watch Stalin; Man of Steel.  Another video option is Stalin and the Modernization of Russia, available on TeacherTube.
• Tuesday, October 16 - Soviet Foreign Policy Between the Wars (Base Notes) PowerPoint.  If time -- and if available, watch The Road to War; The Soviet Union.   Sorry, It seems to be unavailable on the Internet.  If it is not available, we will get a head start on Wednesday's material with The Road to War; Italy. 
• Wednesday, October 17 - Italy and Fascism (Base Notes). If you have time, watch Fascism in Colour; Mussolini in Power - with early colour and colourized footage.
• Thursday, October 18 - Introductory video, Berlin in the 1920s.  Germany, France and Britain in the 1920s (base notes).  I expect we will only cover Germany and, perhaps, France in the time available.
• Friday, October 19 - Today is the provincial professional day.  While I am away at Vancouver Technical School at the BC Social Studies Teacher's conference, you should consider plugging away at the Topic #3 questions.

Social Studies 11 

We just completed the Government section of the course, so are starting History.  Our first unit test is a little way off and I will post the mark breakdown when we are a bit closer.

Click here for a copy of the take home test on municipal and provincial government.  I apologize for the error on the answer sheet - there is no blank for #4.  Please just put it in the margin next to #3 --oops.

• Monday, October 15 - Take up #1-3, p. 9 and the questions in figure 1-2, p. 6 and 1-5, p. 8.  Begin looking at late 19th century and early 20th century immigration to Canada -- push and pull factors. Laurier's Canada PowerPoint. Homework: Talk to someone who immigrated to Canada in their lifetime. What push & or pull factors brought them here? What difficulties have they faced in coming to a new land?
• Tuesday, October 16 - Take up homework - immigration push and pull factors. Look at the earliest film of Vancouver - shot in 1907 on a hand-cranked movie camera, bolted to the front of a streetcar while traveling along Granville, Hastings, Carrall, Cordova, Cambie and Robson Streets. 1) What kinds of traffic do you see? 2) Did anything about the traffic surprise you? 3) What else did you notice about Vancouver in 1907? Another interesting look back in time is City Reflections; Vancouver - a set of 1907 and 2007 photos of the same locations - with the 1907 pictures taken from the streetcar film. What do you know about immigration to BC before the First World War? Discuss the problems of immigration to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century - including the 1907 Vancouver race riot. More of the PowerPoint on Laurier's Canada. Read the sidebar on pp. 10-11 of your text and explain why you would support or oppose the payment of compensation to families who paid the head tax to come to Canada.   Read pp. 9-16.  Do #1-3, p. 16
• Wednesday, October 17 - Take up #1-3, p. 16.  Discuss the head tax and the issue of compensation. Video - Komagata Maru - sorry, unavailable online. Board questions - 1) What did the Canadian public think of Indian immigration in 1914? 2) How did government try to restrict Indian immigration? 3) What world event pushed news of the Komogata Maru into the background in the summer of 1914? Do the "Looking Back" questions #1, 2, 6 and 7 on p. 19. 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.
• Thursday, October 18 - Take up homework. Canada and the Empire PowerPoint - If we do not complete this in class, please do so for homework. Read pp. 20-24. Do #1,2, & 4 p. 24 and the cartoon interpretation on p. 23 - Be sure to do #1-5 "Applying the Skill." Watch EA's Origins of World War I, part 1 & part 2.
• Friday, October 19 - Today is the provincial professional day.  While I am away at Vancouver Technical School at the BC Social Studies Teacher's conference, you should start thinking ahead toward the provincial exam.  Have a look at my exam preparation page from my website.  Link from there to a sample exam to see what you will be facing.

October 8-12

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Comparative Civilizations 12 

Rome and Byzantium package.

Islamic Civilizations package.

The unit test for the Ancient World unit is this Friday, October 8.  This is to allow extra time for those needing it on the test -- CCiv. is third block on Friday.  We will begin the Islamic Civilization unit on Thursday, but this material will not be on the unit test.

  The mark breakdown for the unit test is as follows: 25 slide identification items, 25 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 10 name the part on a diagram (1 mark each), 5 definitions (2 marks each), 1 essay (24 marks - 1 x 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). The total is, therefore, out of 94 marks. - there is a bonus possibility on the slide identification portion; there are three components for you to identify -- the creator, the name of the work, and the period that the work was completed in. Since the creator is often unknown in ancient works -- this part will be given as a bonus. Each component is worth 1/2 mark.

• Monday, October 8 - Eat turkey or tofu and catch up!  Today is the Thanksgiving holiday.
• Tuesday, October 9 - Byzantine Architecture PowerPoint. Work on the Rome & Byzantium Package.
• Wednesday, October 10 - Byzantine Icons PowerPoint. Work on package. Prepare for the Ancient World Unit Test.
• Thursday, October 11 - Islamic Civilizations package introduced.  Video: The World; A TV History; Islam.  Handouts - Basic Beliefs of Islam.  Also go to this University of Cagary site.  Be sure to visit the BBC's Religions and Ethics site - Islam.  Work on packages.
• Friday, October 12 - Unit Test - The Ancient World.  See mark breakdown above.

History 12 

Topic 3 Plan.

Topic 3 Questions.

Clearly we are a long way from our next unit test.  A test outline will be given when we are a little closer to it.

• Monday, October 8 - Eat turkey or tofu and catch up!  Today is the Thanksgiving holiday.
• Tuesday, October 9 - Russia Before the Revolutions and the Russian Revolutions (base notes).  Be sure to look at the excellent resources at The History Guide's Russian Revolution Resources.  Spartacus Schoolnet's Russian Revolutionaries page has links to great material.  Scott Masters has a decent PowerPoint on the revolutions.  If you are interested in finding out more about Lenin, try Lenin; Revolutionary (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4).
• Wednesday, October 10 - The Russian Revolutions (base notes).  Be sure to look at the excellent resources at The History Guide's Russian Revolution Resources.  Again, look at the Spartacus Schoolnet material referenced above and refer to Scott Master's PowerPoint.  Watch The Russian Revolution (Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3).  You might also have a look at World War I; The Russian Revolution (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4), which deals with the importance of the war in leading to the momentous events in Russia in 1917.
• Thursday, October 11 - The USSR From Lenin to Stalin (base notes).  You should consider watching the following biographical treatment: Stalin (Part 1 and Part 2)
• Friday, October 12 - Complete From Lenin to Stalin (base notes) and begin The Stalin Revolution; Collectivization and Industrialization (base notes).  If you have an hour and a half to spare this weekend, watch Stalin; Man of Steel.

Social Studies 11 

Our next unit test will be on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of government is on Thursday, October 11 -- this will allow students in both blocks to take extra time if they need. it.  We will begin the next unit before this time.  The mark breakdown should be roughly as follows: 35 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 2 from 4 long answer questions (6 marks each), and one essay question on what should be done with the Canadian Senate (12 marks - 2 x 6). The total is, therefore, most likely to be out of 59 marks. Create and use flashcards now to master terms and names. This not only helps you with subject content, but it ensures that you know what test questions are asking. At least 25 flash flash cards are needed to earn the 5 bonus marks. 

Please be aware, there will also be a take home test on Friday, October 12 on municipal government.  This is due to be handed in on Monday, October 15.

• Monday, October 8  -  Eat turkey or tofu and catch up!  Today is the Thanksgiving holiday.
• Tuesday, October 9 - Take up #1-3, p. 178 (red text). Comparison of Provincial and Federal government set-ups.  Go over material from Friday's film.  Video & questions on Provincial and Municipal Government. Read (red book) pp. 186-196. Do #1-6, p 196. Read (blue book) pp. 245-246. Do #2-4, p. 246.
• Wednesday, October 10 - Take up #1-6, p 196 (red book) and #2-4, p. 246 (blue book). Take up homework. Discuss Aboriginal self-government. Mayor Mussatto's PowerPoint on Municipal affairs.
• Thursday, October 11 - Unit Test on the Legislative/Executive/Judicial Branches of Government.
• Friday, October 12 - PowerPoint: Studying History. Read pp. 4-10. Do #1-3, p. 9 and the questions in figure 1-2, p. 6 and 1-5, p. 8. Assignment, due next class: Why should we study history? Answer in at least a half a page of writing and be sure to provide specific reasons with examples, not just vague generalities.  Over the weekend, Complete the take home test on provincial and municipal governments (This will be posted here on Thursday October 11).

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