February 8-12

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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. I cannot post this online, but you can confirm the new number by looking at what is posted in the classroom.

Please note: North Vancouver schools have had a 50% hold-back imposed on their supplies budget. As a result, I shall be handing out far fewer paper handouts in class than in the past. Fortunately it is all available here, online. Paper copies will be made available for many items only to those students who specifically request them because they have difficulty accessing online material. Help me save money for the school and also preserve forests by using online material as much as possible.

History 12

Expect to write your first quiz on Thursday, February 11 Note: this was posted incorrectly last week. We will, however, begin the next unit on Wednesday, the 10th. Writing on the 11th allows anyone to write into the break if they need more time. The test is likely to have 15 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 10 definitions, where I give you the definition and you provide the name or term (1 mark each), 5 definitions (2 marks each), and 1 essay (18 marks - 6 for composition and 2 x 6 for content). The total is, therefore 53 marks -- though I reserve the right to adjust the test, based on our progress in the first unit.All topic #1 work is due by 4:30 p.m. on this day.

Essay #1 is a couple of weeks after the first unit ends -- my initial target date is Tuesday, February 23.

• Monday, February 8 -Themes and Topics PowerPoint.
• Tuesday, February 9 - Complete Themes and Topics PowerPoint.
• Wednesday, February 10 - If we did not complete Themes and Topics last day, we will do so today. Topic #2 Plan and Questions assigned. Begin Imperialism & Social Darwinism PowerPoint (base notes). Work on topic 2 questions - including map. See what Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has to say about Imperialism in Africa in this YouTube video.
• Thursday, February 11 - Topic #1 Test.
• Friday, February 12 - Imperialism & Social Darwinism (base notes) . If we have time we will move on to Europe Before World War I - part 1. Be sure to write your own notes during the lecture. Afterwards, check them against my base notes. Remember, my notes are always supplemented with impromptu stories and responses to student questions -- so don't just rely on my notes. If you get the chance, watch Racism – A History: Part 1 - The Colour of Money, Part 2 - Fatal Impacts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6). Work on Topic 2 questions.

Comparative Civilizations 12

Hand in the Egypt package on Wednesday, in class. Click on my Egypt Video Directory to find links to online video resources on this Ancient land. The Greece package follows; be sure to check out some of the video's on my Ancient Greek Video Directory.

Expect a unit test on the Ancient World at the end of February. I will post a breakdown of test marks on this blog as we get closer to test day.

• Monday, February 9 - Egyptian painting and low relief sculpture PowerPoint. Work on package.
• Tuesday, February 10 - Hand in Egypt package tomorrow. Video – Art of the Western World; The Classical Ideal – part 1. Work on either package. Egypt due in class Friday. Note: Video is available from CPB/Annenberg http://www.learner.org/ go to Video on Demand/Programs. Search for Art of the Western World; The Classical Ideal. Work on Greek Package.
• Wednesday, February 11 - Filmstrip & questions, Ancient Greece; The Age and its Art (sorry - questions are not online yet). Look past the anti-Egypt bias of the writers! Work on the package.
• Thursday, February 12 - Complete any unfinished filmstrips. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Lecture (PowerPoint). Watch How Art Changed the World Greek Sculpture. Be sure to see the short video clip on lost-wax bronze casting. Consider watching Ancient Art Podcast #15; Origin of Greek Sculpture. Want some specialized knowledge on New York's Metropolitan Museum Kouros? See this Ancient Art Podcast. How about the Aphrodite of Knidos? -- see Ancient Art Podcast #26, or #25 Beheaded Beauties. Work on Ancient Greece package.
• Friday, February 13 - Greek pottery (PowerPoint). Work on package. The Ancient Art Podcast series has some nice short programmes on pottery. Watch #5a - A Corinthian Pyxsis & 5b. Also #6a - A Classical Lekythos and 6b.

Social Studies 11

Note: We have the pleasure of working with Mr. St. Laurent, a student teacher from UBC, this term. He completed his short first practicum in the Fall and is now with us for his long practicum. If the short practicum is anything to go by, you are in luck having him work with you.

I still have over-all responsibility for the class, but Mr. St. Laurent will do most of the teaching for the next couple of months. There is no shortage of extra help available to you between the two of us!

Find Mr. St. Laurent's lesson plans at: http://mrstlaurent.blogspot.com/ .