September 10-14

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Comparative Civilizations 12

The Egypt package will likely be due Thursday of this week. (We may adjust this, depending on our progress .)

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

Laurie Bridge recommended John Green's Crash Course videos on Civilizations.  Give him a try for quirky, high interest treatments of ancient cultures -- like Egyptian Civilization.  His video clips are short and appear well researched.  If you are interested in cultures that we won't look at in class, these are great quick overviews.

• Monday, September 10 - Introduction to Architecture. Ancient Egyptian Architecture PowerPoint and Handout. Work on package. Two interesting videos to look at if you have time include:Engineering an Empire; Egypt, and Engineering Marvels; Egypt.Pyramid enthusiasts are encouraged to watch the BBC documentaryBuilding the Great Pyramid (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6).
• Tuesday, September 11 - Egyptian Sculpture Powerpoint presentation. Work on package. There are many interesting online videos dealing with Egyptian sculpture. I particularly like the work of Lucas Livingston in his Ancient Art Podcast series. Try the following: Statue of Osiris, part a and part b, Ra-Horakhty, and The Mummy Case of Paankhenamun, part a and part b. 
• Wednesday, September 12 -  Egyptian painting and low relief sculpture PowerPoint. Work on package.
• Thursday, September 13 -  Change of Plan.  The Egypt package was to be due today.  You may hand it in of Friday if you wish. 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.
• Friday, September 14 -  Hand in your Egypt package by 4:30 today -- if you did not hand it in on Thursday.  I have misplaced the computer discs with the material I planned to use today.  Instead I have a treat for you, but it will involve losing work time.  We will watch a BBC Documentary called How Art Made the World; More Human Than Human. Work on the package.

History 12

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

Expect to write your first quiz on or about Thursday, September 13. There will likely be 15 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 10 definitions -- where I give you the definition and you give me the term or name (1 mark each), 5 definitions -- where I give you the term or name and you provide the definition or why the person is important (2 marks each), and one essay (worth 18 marks - with 6 for composition and 2x6 for content). The test will most likely be out of 53 marks.

All Topic #1 work is due by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the test. Essay #1 is due a couple of weeks later.

OK -- As you are probably noticing.  We are  more than a little behind the plan on Thursday.  I am therefore putting off test day  until Monday of next week  - however, your package of work is still due Friday.  Be sure to keep a copy of your questions to study from over the weekend.  If your work is only handwritten, scan it, photocopy it, or get me to photocopy it..  Those of you also taking my Comparative Civilization course will  face two collection days at once, so you can put off handing in one of the packages of work until Monday.  The other will come in Friday, by 4:30 p.m.

• Monday, September 10 -  Writing History essays & MLA style . Work on Topic 1 questions.
• Tuesday, September 11 -  Begin Themes and Topics in History 12.  We still did not finish the writing history and MLA PowerPoints.  We will start them next class. Work on Topic 1 questions.
• Wednesday, September 12 -  First, complete MLA style.  Themes and Topics in History 12. Work onTopic 1 questions.
• Thursday, September 13 -  If need be we will complete the PowerPoint Themes and Topics before moving on to   Begin Imperialism & Social Darwinism PowerPoint (base notes). 
• Friday, September 14 -  Once again, we didn't finish Thursday's work, so we will complete Themes and Topics today and probably Begin Imperialism and Social Darwinism.  Pick up Topic #2 Plan and Topic #2 Questions. Work on topic 2 questions. See what Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has to say about Imperialism in Africa in this YouTube video. 

Social Studies 11

Expect your first unit test on Ideologies/Parties/Elections to, most likely,be on Friday, September 21 -- or thereabout. The mark breakdown is most likely to be as follows: 30 multiple choice question (1 mark each); 4 items to label on a diagram (1 mark each); 5 definitions - you write a sentence or two about each term or name (2 marks each); 2 long answer questions from a choice of 4 options (6 marks each). The test should, therefore, be out of about 66 marks.

• Monday, September 10 - Origins of the Political Spectrum - including summary handout sheet.  PowerPoint –“Ideologies”.Ideology identification practice. ) The following reading is completely optional: For an interesting American article on the difference between Lefties and Righties, see Patricia Cohen's New York Times Article: "Across the Great Divide; Investigating Links Between Personality and Politics."
• Tuesday, September 11 -  Ideologies Identification homework. PowerPoint –“Ideologies” Video clip on ideologies - sorry, not available online. Other ways to show political spectrum. More practice with ideologies.
• Wednesday, September 12 - Sign out Counterpoints text.  Take up homework.  Lecture/discussion - from ideologies to political parties - national parties in Canada.  Read Counterpoints pp. 255-258.  Do #3 & 4, p. 258.  For homwork you earlier did an online quiz to determine your ideology.  Which political party comes closest to your views? You might try some more tests -- mostly American - to see where you stand.
• Thursday, September 13 - Take up homework.  Placing parties on the political spectrun.  PowerPoint.  BC & Canadian political parties.  Read Counterpoints  pp. 249-258.  Do #1-5, p. 253 and sidebar #1-3, p. 257.
• Friday, September 14 - Take up #1-5, p. 253, #4, p. 258 & sidebar, #1-3, p. 257.  Review of party positions on the political spectrum, what parties currently stand for, and names of party leaders.  Introduction to political party organizations.  As part of your homework, you must go to Elections Canada's pages entitled I Can Vote,  with information for young voters.  Answer these questions.  Read pp. 109-115 in the Red Government text and answer questions 1-3 &; 5, p. 115.  Optional:  Click here to get a list of all of the political parties, with links to their web-pages.