Friday, June 06, 2014

June 9 to Final Exam



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

This blog gives everything up to the final exam prior to strike action preventing my posting it.  You are expected to keep up on your own. Following this timeline we can finish each of my courses -- but you will have to fill in the gaps when classes are not in session.

Please understand that I am currently on strike and cannot deal with school work and issues.  Prior to this, I posted work for the rest of the year.  It isn't the same as being in class, but it is the best I can do.

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website:http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/.  Admittedly, I do not update this site regularly, so there may be dead links.

I take a few photos around the school, if you are interested, click here to see my Public Picassa photo albums. 


Click here for Graduation Banquet pictures.

So what have staff been up to during the strike/lockout.  Click here to see pictures. 

Grad Boat Cruise photos are now posted.

Recent albums include the Centennnial Theater and Sutherland concerts of the Asahikawa High School Wind Orchestra, the Senior Girls' soccer games vs Howe Sound, Carson, Windsor and Seycove - also the playoff games against St. Thomas More and Windsor. The Junior Girls vs Windsor, Handsworth, & the playoff game vs Sentinel, the Junior Boys' rugby game vs Seycove, and the May 9 Ultimate Tournament.  Finally, there are also pictures from Gwynne Dyer's talk to Senior Students.

***Strike Advisory: It looks like the end of the year turned into a train wreck.  Final exams look like they are cancelled for all but Provincially examined courses.  Social Studies 11 will write their test as scheduled, with administrators invigilating and marking to be sorted out later.

Social Studies 8 

We are now in the final unit -- Indian and Chinese civilizations (note:  loss of class time means we will have to lose the short Japan unit -- apologies to all for this).  If I delete the unit test for this section, I can complete the final unit on Japan after all.  Since learning is better than testing, it is an easy decision to make.

Bonus Opportunity!

bonus assignment was available to help you boost your mark before the final exam. I marked everything that came in prior to the all-out strike.    Please note, for every item completely finished 3 marks will be assigned to replace missed homework assignments (incomplete work will not earn marks).  If all homework is finished, 1 bonus mark per bonus item will be added to the appropriate unit test score.  This bonus work is excellent final exam studying.


  • Monday, June 9 -  Take up homework.  Watch What the Ancients did For Us; India - part 1part 2part 3part 4, part 5,part 6. List important Indian inventions and explain their significance. Read pp. 26-28, do #1-5, p. 28.
  • Tuesday, June 10 - Take up homework answers in class. Video on Akbar the Great - sorry, this is a video tape that is not available on the Internet. Why is Akbar considered one of the great figures in world history? If not in class -- or if you would like to learn more, watch Michael Wood's documentary: The Story of Indiapart 27part 28.   Read pp. 112-116.  Do #1-6, p. 116.
  • Wednesday, June 11 - Note:  This is a strike day.  You must do this on your own at home today. Take up homework.  Watch Three Teachings, an introduction to Chinese culture and its roots in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddism.  1.  Why is it possible for people to believe in all three teachings at the same time?   2.  What does each belief system focus on?    Read pp. 28-31.  Do #1-5, p. 31.
  • Thursday, June 12 - Take up homework. Video -- sorry this is unavailable on the Internet - on Shih Huang Ti (the Chi'in First Emperor). 1. How was the emperor able to unify China? 2. Why is he generally seen as an evil figure in history? 3. What great building project did he create? 4. How did he try to become immortal? Watch this film, Shih Huang Di as a substitute or to learn more. Read pp. 31-36. Do #1-6, p. 36.  If we have time this class, I will also show you John Green'sCrash Course; the Silk Road and Ancient Trade.  If we don't have time, please watch it on your own.
  • Friday, June 13 -  Take up #1-6, p.36. Take up homework. Watch What the Ancients Did for Us; the Chinese.   What great contributions did the Chinese give to the world.  Read pp. 117-121. Do #1-5, p. 121.
  • Monday, June 16 - Take up #1-5, p. 121.  Watch The Secret History of Genghis Khan1. How did Genghis Khan unify the Mongols? 2. Where did the Mongols expand after unification? 3. Why were the Mongols so successful. Read pp. 121-123. Do #1-5, p. 123.
  • Tuesday, June 17 -  Take up #1-5, p. 123.  Watch Kublai Khan; The Building of the Mongol Empire1. How did Kublai Khan come to rule China?   2.  How did being part of the Mongol empire lead to contact with the wider world?  Map Assignment:  South and East Asia.  10 marks, due next class. Read pp. 123-125. Do #1-7, p. 125. 
  • Wednesday, June 18 - Hand in the map assignment. Take up #1-7, p. 125. Video: Shinto Part 1Part 2. 1. What are Kami? 2. Would Shintoism appeal to non-Japanese people? Why or why not? 3. How is it that Buddhism and Shintoism can be practiced at the same time? Read pp. 126-130. Do #1-8, p. 130. 
  • Thursday, June 19 - Take up #1-8, p. 130. Watch Ancient Warriors; The Samuraipart 1part 2. 1. What were the Samurai? 2. How were the Samurai similar to Medieval European Knights? How were they different?  Your final exam is scheduled for Friday.
  • Friday, June 20 - Final Exam -- 100 multiple choice options.
Social Studies 11


I am concerned about any further loss in teaching time.  If more classes are lost to strike or lockout, I will have to direct students to cover curriculum on their own.  This will be outlined in future blog entries.  As it is, I will have to condense material to complete the whole course.  I will do my best to cover the material most likely to appear on the Provincial exam.

Expect me to assign video viewing, at least, on strike days from here on.  You must do this!

I will give a test for the whole of the Geography unit at the end.  This will be multiple choice only, so as to allow for it to be marked and entered on your report card.  You must not be away when it is written or you will earn no marks for the Geography unit -- which most people do best on.

At this time I do not have the Geography exam written. Expect it to be entirely multiple choice and probably around 100 questions.  50 flash cards will earn up to 8 bonus marks.

Now is also the time to begin thinking about and preparing for the Provincial Exam.

***Here is a set of summary notes for the Social Studies 11 course -- excellent for use in studying for the final exam. 

***Here is another, shorter, set of notes for the Social Studies 11 course.

***Here is a much more thorough webpage of review materials. 


Find another set of notes on the Counterpoints text at:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/ss11exam/Counterpoints.htm


Be sure to look at past exam material to get comfortable with the format.  Go to 

http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/.


To see how to approach the essay questions, look at this document provided to train markers of the exam. Link from my web page on writing the SS11 final, and also see my PowerPoint on how to approach the test.

  • Monday, June 9 -  Take up #1-3 (both), p. 31. Video clip: The Seven Billionth.  Finish Ch. 2 PowerPoint - Population; Demographics.  If time we will watch Momentum 2011; Hans RoslingRead pp. 31-37. Do #1 on p. 37. Go to the US Census Bureau's International Database  (OK - this is a bit of a search.  Click on "International Data Base" on the top left hand side of the page.  On the new page, look on the left side and go into the "Report" drop down menu and select "Population Pyramid Graph."  Now select 2011 in the year menu and the countries you want, one at a time in "Select Country".)  Now and download and print a population pyramid for Nigeria in 2011. Do the same for Japan. Compare the shapes of these population pyramids. Suggest reasons why they are so different from one another.
  • Tuesday, June 10 - Take up #1 on p. 37. Look at the population pyramids for Japan and Nigeria and go over reasons why their shapes are so different. PowerPoint - continued, if need be. Watch Hans Rosling's What Stops Population Growth if we have time.
  • Wednesday, June 11 - This is a strike day.  Cover all of this material on your own.  There is no time to lose.  Look at Gapcast #2 - UrbanizationVideo segment and questions on Shanghai, Changing China - Urbanization ).  Read pp. 37-45. Do #1-6, p. 39 , #1-6, pp. 41-42, Do #1-5, p. 45. Watch China; From Red to Green.  How is China's population growth stimulating green thinking?  Provide examples of sustainable developments happening in Chinese cities.
  • Thursday, June 12 - Take up #1-6, p. 39 , #1-6, pp. 41-42.  Watch China; From Red to Green.  How is China's population growth stimulating green thinking?  Provide examples of sustainable developments happening in Chinese cities.  Now watch Masdar; the City of the Future; Fully Charged (part 1 and part 2). Can anything from the films we looked at today be applied to Vancouver?  Explain.  Read pp. 42-45. . Do the Further Thought assignment #1-5, p. 46.  Read pp. 368-375 in your blue Counterpoints text.  Do #1-4, p.372 & #1, p.375.
  • Friday, June 13 -  Take up #1-5, p. 45 and Further Thought #1-5, p. 46. and #-14, p. 370; #1, P. 375 in Counterpoints.  Chapter 3 PowerPoint. Read pp. 57-70. Do #1-8, p. 61, #1-5, p. 64 and #1-2, p. 70.
  • Monday, June 16 - Take up homework.   Take up  #1-8, p. 61, #1-5, p. 64 and #1-2, p. 70. Take up homework. Watch Hans Rosling's Chimpanzees Know Better, to see how countries and populations are and are not different around the world. Ch. 3 PowerPoint - be sure to do so yourself for homework if we cannot do so in class.   Read pp. 70-73. Do #1-8, p. 73 and 1, 2, 5 and 7, p. 74 in "Further Thought." 
  • Tuesday, June 17 - Take up homework.  Complete any chapter 3 material.   PowerPoint for Chapter 4 - Note -- we will move very quickly through this. Be sure to scan the PowerPoint again, on your own time, in order to take good notes.    Read pp. 83-93. Do #1-3, p. 84, #1-4, p. 85, #1-2, p. 86 and #1-3, p. 87, #1-4, p. 89, #1-5, p. 91 and #1-5, p. 93.
  • Wednesday, June 18 -  Take up homework.   Video: History’s Harvest (Part 1,Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5) and do the viewing guide questions. If time we will look at more of theChapter 4 PowerPoint. Read pp. 93-106. Do #1-6, p. 97 (but note "1997" in #3 should read "1973" and the typographical error in #5, where "grater" should read "greater"), #1-7, p. 102, #1-6, p. 105 and Further Thought #1-4, p. 108. Be sure to investigate the CBC Archives material on the GMO debate. Identify arguments for and against producing genetically modified foods. Study for the test next class.
  • Thursday, June 19 - Take up homework. Complete any remaining Chapter 4 PowerPoint.  Watch Gwynne Dyer being interviewed about his book Climate Wars on the effects of Climate Change on world conflict.  While watching, take notes on 1) Why is climate change likely to lead to conflict? and 2) Why is climate change more dangerous than most people realize?  Worldmapper animation Read pp. 114-132.  Do #1, p. 118, #1-4, p. 119,, #1-3, p. 120, #1-5, p. 123, #1-3, p. 129, #1-2, p. 131, #1-4, p. 132 and Further Thought #1-6, p. 132. 
  • Friday, June 20 - Take up homework. Chapter 5 PowerPoint Watch the amazing Dr. Hans Rosling's presentation at the 2006 TED Conference - The Seemingly Impossible is Possible. If you liked Hans Rosling, try William McDonough's TED lecture.
  • Monday, June 23 -  Geography Unit Test.
  • Tuesday, June 24 - Provincial Exam.  In the small gym from 1-3 p.m. You may have an extra hour of writing time if you wish.

Friday, May 30, 2014

June 2-6




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

This blog provides lesson plans for each week.  Look ahead to see where we are going.  Look back to see what you might have missed. All assignments are provided here.  If anything is underlined, click on it to bring up the document or, in the case of videos, link to an online version of what was scheduled for seeing in class or as enrichment.  
So you just want to see photos of Sutherland activities? Click here to see my Picasa Albums. 

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website:http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/.  Admittedly, I do not update this site regularly, so there may be dead links.


I take a few photos around the school, if you are interested, click here to see my Public Picassa photo albums.  


Grad Boat Cruise photos are now posted.

Recent albums include the Centennnial Theater and Sutherland concerts of the Asahikawa High School Wind Orchestra, the Senior Girls' soccer games vs Howe Sound, Carson, Windsor and Seycove - also the playoff games against St. Thomas More and Windsor. The Junior Girls vs Windsor, Handsworth, & the playoff game vs Sentinel, the Junior Boys' rugby game vs Seycove, and the May 9 Ultimate Tournament.  Finally, there are also pictures from Gwynne Dyer's talk to Senior Students.

***Strike Advisory:  Tuesday, June 3  has been set for North Vancouver's one day strike -- part of the ongoing labour dispute involving revolving strikes throughout the province.  There will be no classes Tuesday unless a settlement occurs.  Teachers are trying to minimize the strike's impact on students.  In the months that we have struck so far there has been little to no impact;  as the dispute ramps up the impact will be greater, but I am hopeful that things are sorted before the impact becomes appreciable.

***Partial Lockout Advisory:  I'm afraid this will impact students and I am not able to buffer them from its effects.  You can read the full letter by the Government's chief negotiator here.  Clearly those who wrote the letter don't understand the impact of what they order.  To justify cutting teacher pay by 10% they have reduced what we are allowed to do at work or at home:"...we are suspending the performance of specified duties and reducing the hours of work of your members, which provides the basis for this reduction in salary."  I face government sanctions if I try to do more than they outline!

Most significantly:"unit employees are directed not to work during recess or lunch hours except as specifically required by the essential services order."  This means I cannot supervise make up tests or provide tutorial assistance as I would normally...or provide the usual extra exam prep classes for Provincial Exam writers. We are also directed "not to attend their workplace earlier than 45 minutes before the commencement of their instructional time or later than 45 minutes after the end of their instructional time...." This means there is no longer the opportunity to make up missed tests before or after school -- as 45 minutes is insufficient to do so.  From now on, students will have to miss another class in order to make up tests.  

I have no idea how final exams will be marked if I cannot legally work beyond the hours they specify.  The Social Studies 11 provincial exam ends at 4:00 p.m. on the day before we are locked out for the remainder of the year.  I have to leave school before the exam ends and I will not walk into school the next day if all my other colleagues are locked out on the street. Someone else (not teachers) will have to mark these.  Similarly, now that the ministry has made it necessary to write non-provincial final exams during regular classes, I do not have time to mark these tests in the time provided and also complete report card entries. Report cards are endangered.  Clearly this dispute has the potential to turn the year end into a major train wreck.

Social Studies 8 





I expect we will write the Renaissance and Reformation unit test on Wednesday, June 4.  This test will be smaller than usual.   I expect the Renaissance and Reformation test will be as follows: 25 multiple choice questions (1 mark each) and a choice of two from four long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 37 marks. 30 properly-done flashcards are needed to earn 3 bonus marks. 

Please Note:  If you looked at the blog before Wednesday morning, I have made a change.  I've moved Thursday's homework to Wednesday, after the test.


    Social Studies 11 


    I am concerned about any further loss in teaching time.  If more classes are lost to strike or lockout, I will have to direct students to cover curriculum on their own.  This will be outlined in future blog entries.  As it is, I will have to condense material to complete the whole course.  I will do my best to cover the material most likely to appear on the Provincial exam.

    We made faster progress than I thought we would on Al Gore's film.  I have therefore changed the Thursday and Friday plan this week.  Please note this if you looked at the blog before Thursday.

    Now is also the time to begin thinking about and preparing for the Provincial Exam.

    ***Here is a set of summary notes for the Social Studies 11 course -- excellent for use in studying for the final exam. 

    ***Here is another, shorter, set of notes for the Social Studies 11 course.

    ***Here is a much more thorough webpage of review materials. 


    Find another set of notes on the Counterpoints text at:

    http://www.members.shaw.ca/ss11exam/Counterpoints.htm


    Be sure to look at past exam material to get comfortable with the format.  Go to 

    http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/.


    To see how to approach the essay questions, look at this document provided to train markers of the exam. Link from my web page on writing the SS11 final, and also see my PowerPoint on how to approach the test.

    • Monday, June 2 - Exam post-mortem.  Continue PowerPoint for chapter 1. Read pp. 6-16 of The 21st Century World text -- paper or online. Do #1-5, p. 11, #1-9 p. 16 and #1-4 pp. 16-17.  Video sidebar (I do not require you to watch this, but highly recommend that you do so:  Tom Friedman's MIT address - The World is Flat 3.0.)
    • Tuesday, June 3 - Sorry people, this is a strike day so there are no classes in session.  Use the time to begin preparation for the final exam.  In particular look at my PowerPoint on how to approach the final exam -- see above.
    • Wednesday, June 4 - Take up homework: #1-5, p. 11, #1-9 p. 16 and #1-4 pp. 16-17.  Complete the Chapter 1 PowerPoint if we did not do so on Thursday.  If time, begin watching Al Gore's seminal documentary An Inconvenient Truth and questions (part 1part 2part 3part 4,part 5part 6, part 7part 8part 9part 10) -- or buy it online (no I don't get a cut for advertising it and I really can't suggest checking Pirate Bay or an alternative)Read pp. 18-22. Do #1-4, p. 21.
    • Thursday, June 5 -  Take up #1-4, p. 21.  I think we should complete the resto of An Inconvenient Truth and questions (part 1part 2part 3part 4,part 5part 6, part 7part 8part 9part 10).  Discuss the video -- Why is it sometimes seen as controversial?  We will go over your conclusions from the Al Gore film and then will  watch Climate of Doubt which deals with the Climate Change denial viewpoint.  While watching it, answer the following questions:  1.  What groups in society are most prominent in denying climate change?  2.  What are their reasons for doing so? Work on flashcards for chapter 1.Read p. 22 and do the "Further Thought questions, #1-2, on p. 22. Optional: For an alternative view, see The Great Global Warming Swindle.  Interestingly every BC school was sent a free copy of this by an organization (hard to determine the parent organization) that felt it needed to combat Climate Change proponents. To make sense of this debate you could look into what respectable academic bodies say. Many countries have academies of science; investigate their views. The United Nations' Secretary General, Ban-Ki Moon recently traveled to the Arctic and he is on record as speaking on the subject during this trip. His view is representative of most of the world's nations on the topic. Also the 2007-2008 United Nations Human Development Report took as its over-arching theme Climate Change. You will find the report's accompanying video interesting (choose your download speed and language).
    • Friday, June 6 -  Take up #1-2, p. 22.  Watch Hans Rosling's  200 Years; 200 Countries; 4 MinutesBegin chapter 2 - PowerPointRead pp. 29-31. Do both #1-3 on p. 31.



    Friday, May 23, 2014

    May 26 - 30



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

    This blog provides lesson plans for each week.  Look ahead to see where we are going.  Look back to see what you might have missed. All assignments are provided here.  If anything is underlined, click on it to bring up the document or, in the case of videos, link to an online version of what was scheduled for seeing in class or as enrichment.  
    So you just want to see photos of Sutherland activities? Click here to see my Picasa Albums. 

    Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website:http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/.  Admittedly, I do not update this site regularly, so there may be dead links.


    I take a few photos around the school, if you are interested, click here to see my Public Picassa photo albums.  


    Grad Boat Cruise photos are now posted.

    Recent albums include the Centennnial Theater and Sutherland concerts of the Asahikawa High School Wind Orchestra, the Senior Girls' soccer games vs Howe Sound, Carson, Windsor and Seycove - also the playoff games against St. Thomas More and Windsor. The Junior Girls vs Windsor, Handsworth, & the playoff game vs Sentinel, the Junior Boys' rugby game vs Seycove, and the May 9 Ultimate Tournament.  Finally, there are also pictures from Gwynne Dyer's talk to Senior Students.


    ***Strike Advisory:  Thursday, May 29 has been set for North Vancouver's one day strike (We are also informed that the Government intends to lock teachers out for 3 days at the end of June) -- part of the ongoing labour dispute involving revolving strikes throughout the province.  There will be no classes Thursday unless a settlement occurs.  Teachers are trying to minimize the strike's impact on students.  In the months that we have struck so far there has been little to no impact;  as the dispute ramps up the impact will be greater, but I am hopeful that things are sorted before the impact becomes appreciable.


    ***Partial Lockout Advisory:  I'm afraid this will impact students and I am not able to buffer them from its effects.  You can read the full letter by the Government's chief negotiator here.  Clearly those who wrote the letter don't understand the impact of what they order.  To justify cutting teacher pay by 10% they have reduced what we are allowed to do at work or at home: "...we are suspending the performance of specified duties and reducing the hours of work of your members, which provides the basis for this reduction in salary."  I face government sanctions if I try to do more than they outline!

    Most significantly:"unit employees are directed not to work during recess or lunch hours except as specifically required by the essential services order."  This means I cannot supervise make up tests or provide tutorial assistance as I would normally...or provide the usual extra exam prep classes for Provincial Exam writers. We are also directed "not to attend their workplace earlier than 45 minutes before the commencement of their instructional time or later than 45 minutes after the end of their instructional time...." This means there is no longer the opportunity to make up missed tests before or after school -- as 45 minutes is insufficient to do so.  From now on, students will have to miss another class in order to make up tests.  

    I have no idea how final exams will be marked if I cannot legally work beyond the hours they specify.  The Social Studies 11 provincial exam ends at 4:00 p.m. on the day before we are locked out for the remainder of the year.  I have to leave school before the exam ends and I will not walk into school the next day if all my other colleagues are locked out on the street. Someone else (not teachers) will have to mark these.  Similarly, now that the ministry has made it necessary to write non-provincial final exams during regular classes, I do not have time to mark these tests in the time provided and also complete report card entries. Report cards are endangered.  Clearly this dispute has the potential to turn the year end into a major train wreck.

    Social Studies 8 

    We just wrote a unit test on the Middle Ages last week.  Our Renaissance and Reformation unit will take us until just beyond the end of this week. I expect we will write that unit test on Tuesday, June 3.  This test will be smaller than usual.   I expect the Renaissance and Reformation test will be as follows: 25 multiple choice questions (1 mark each) and a choice of two from four long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 37 marks. 30 properly-done flashcards are needed to earn 3 bonus marks. 


    • Monday, May 26 - Finish taking up p. 143 material.  See more of Sister Wendy's material. Take up #1-4, p. 147. Continue Romeo and Juliet video  (part 1part 2,).  Describe the renaissance world shown in the movie. How did the lives of upper middle class families then differ with the lives of the same kind of people today? Be sure to think about family relationships, work, interests and lifestyles. No specific homework today.  Why not work on flashcards for this unit?
    • Tuesday, May 27 - Take up #1-4, p. 147. Continue Romeo and Juliet video  (part 1part 2,).  Describe the renaissance world shown in the movie. How did the lives of upper middle class families then differ with the lives of the same kind of people today? Be sure to think about family relationships, work, interests and lifestyles. No specific homework today.  Why not work on flashcards for this unit?
    • Wednesday, May 28 - Complete the video.  Use the notes taken when you watched the film to write a paragraph comparing upper middle class life in the Renaissance with upper middle class life today.  Note:  We only managed to finish film of Romeo and Juliette today.  I've moved the remainder of this material to Friday.
    • Thursday, May 29 - On Strike.  No classes will be held today unless a settlement is reached.
    • Friday, May 30 - Hand in paragraph assignments.   Introduction to the Reformation. Video -The Protestant Reformation; Part 1and Part 2. While watching, answer the following: 1. Why did the Roman Catholic Church face criticism in the 14th century? 2. How did the Church deal with critics? 3. Why were ideas spreading quickly during Luther's life? 4. Why did Luther criticize the Church? 5. How did he escape punishment by the Church? 6. What other reformers brought change to Europe? What did they believe? Read pages 147-150. Do #1-5, p. 150. If you are interested in the reformation and have a little time, watch one or more of the following BBC documentaries (1 hour each) The Protestant Revolution; Part 1; The Politics of BeliefThe protestant Revolution; Part 2; The Godly FamilyThe Protestant Revolution; Part 3; A Reformation of the Mindand The Protestant Reformation; Part 4; No Rest for the Wicked.
    Social Studies 11 

    Our Post-War Canada unit concludes this week.  Expect your unit test to be on Friday, May 30.   I expect the unit test to be roughly as follows: 43 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definitions (2 marks each) and a choice of 2 (Note: this is a change because we cannot give extra time on this test) from 5 choices (6 marks each). The test is, therefore, out of 71 marks. 30 flash cards are needed to earn 5 marks. 

    Now is also the time to begin thinking about and preparing for the Provincial Exam.


    ***Here is a set of summary notes for the Social Studies 11 course -- excellent for use in studying for the final exam. 

    ***Here is another, shorter, set of notes for the Social Studies 11 course.

    ***Here is a much more thorough webpage of review materials. 


    Find another set of notes on the Counterpoints text at:

    http://www.members.shaw.ca/ss11exam/Counterpoints.htm


    Be sure to look at past exam material to get comfortable with the format.  Go to 

    http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/search/.


    To see how to approach the essay questions, look at this document provided to train markers of the exam. Link from my web page on writing the SS11 final, and also see my PowerPoint on how to approach the test.


    • Monday, May 26 - Take up  the sidebar on p. 211 & #1-2, p. 213 and #2-6, p. 216.   Block 3 Mr. Tewanee Joseph will be in the class to relate the experience of First Nations people in modern Canadian society and the influences of the past.  There will likely be time for questions and answers. If this part of the class ends early, we will continue the PowerPoint - Land Claims and the Indian Act.  Be sure to study tonight for the exam on Friday.  Make and use flash cards.  Block 4.  This will depend on what happens in block 3 today.  If all of the block is used by our speaker, we will fill in here with what I used in block 3 during Gwynne Dyer's talk -- material on Nuclear war.  If not all of the class is used, we will continue the PowerPoint
    • Tuesday, May 27 - Continue PowerPoint Land Claims and the Indian Act. Watch video segments from Canada; A People's History - the following episodes:" Taking Back the Past" and "Land And Nations".  Complete these questions while doing so. To study for the exam on Friday, create a timeline of Canadian events from 1945 to the present.  This is homework, not an assignment.
    • Wednesday, May 28 - Complete the PowerPoint and any other material not finished.  If there is significant time left over, we will look at some more episodes from Canada; a People's History. If we finish everything, we will start the next unit by handing out the new text books -- which can also be found online  -- and in much better condition than the print versions.  If time, we will begin the PowerPoint for Chapter 1. Study for the unit test on Friday.
    • Thursday, May 29 - Regrettably, this is a strike day.  No Classes.  Use the time to study for the unit test and begin preparing for the Provincial final exam.
    • Friday, May 29 - Post 1945 Canada Unit Test.