Wednesday, January 30, 2013

February 4-8




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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 Wednesday, February 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.

Social Studies 8 

Block 2 will work with Mr. Wong, my student teacher from UBC for the first part of the course.  The plan below is for my Block 3 class.  When Mr. Wong finishes, the plan will apply to both classes.

Block 2 can link to Mr. Wong's blog at: misterwong.weebly.com 

We will begin with a Geography unit. Expect a unit test at the end of this, worth around 75 marks. This will be in roughly 3 weeks. It will be based on map reading and the use of Canadian Oxford World Atlas (7th edition). We will also have a number of quizzes worth from 5-30 marks throughout the unit. You will not always be warned ahead of time about quizzes -- so it is important to keep up.

If you are struggling, be sure to see me outside of class for extra help!

You will need the following material for the Geography unit: a ruler, pens, pencils, and coloured pencils, erasers, whiteout, a portable computer storage device (USB key, with at least 1 GB of space on it -- which you can use in all of your other classes too), and lined paper.

Keep all of your material in order in either a section of a bigger binder, with work from other courses, or a smaller Social Studies binder. The choice is yours. You should also have section dividers to separate units. Keep all work to study from for the final exam at the end of the course. After unit tests, you can take this work out and leave it safe at home if you do not want to keep carrying it around -- just don't lose it.

National Geographic has some nice overview PowerPoints for this unit. See Map Elements and Map Skills.

  • Monday, February 4 - Introduction and Expectations. Course Outline.  Texts assigned. 
  • Tuesday, February 5 -Complete text book sign-out if not done Monday.  Mind Map (explained in class -- not for marks).  Complete up to #15 on the Atlas Worksheet for homework.
  • Wednesday, February 6 - Country memorization game.  Take up #1-15 of the Atlas Worksheet.  Complete the rest of the questions for next class.  Canada Map Assignment (10 marks - due Monday).
  • Thursday, February 7 - Take up homework (the Atlas worksheet) -- If your teacher collects it in class it will be marked out of 3 marks, based on completion. Do your best, even if you have errors you can still earn 3/3. Video -Types of Maps and Map Projections. Look at Geographical Essentials text, pp. 4-11 - "Map Basics." The Basic ingredients of all maps - Outlines, Direction, Colour & Symbols (and a key or legend, Scale. Scale Worksheet. If you have trouble grasping how scale works, get the basics from this BBC elementary school level site on the subject. A really nice advanced summary can be found at this National Resources Canada site.
  • Friday, February 8 - Today is a District Professional Day.  No classes are in session.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

January 28 - February 1 -- Exam Week


















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This is exam week.  Classes have finished for the semester.

Be sure to return texts before your exam this week.  Mr. Benoy will set up office in the multi-purpose area inside the school's front door.  You will receive a bill during the test if books are not returned.

Comparative Civilizations 12

We had our final exam last week in the last two classes of the semester (with additional time at lunch and after school).

If you still have a Clark text, be sure to return it or I will hunt you down.

I hope you enjoyed our journey through 4000 years of culture.  Perhaps now you can appreciate the value of all of the work you completed.  I have one last homework assignment for you -- be sure to embark on a field trip (or several) to see for yourself the wonders of mankind's creative impulse.  With any luck I will run into you in St. Petersburg's Hermitage, the Louvre of Paris, or the Uffizi in Florence  -- or even one of Isfahan's mosques.

History 12 

All work is now (over)due.  I promise to mark anything that comes in before Wednesday.  After that there can be no guarantees.

I will set up office in the multi-purpose area on the first floor of the school at least 1/2 an hour before the exam.  Be sure to return all texts at that time -- or you will receive a bill during the test.

The History 12 final exam is set for Tuesday, January 29, from 9-10:30 a.m.  Extra time is only possible for students with existing IEPs allowing it.  You were informed if this is the case and were also told of any alternate location where you are required to write the exam.

Expect the breakdown of marks to be, most likely, as follows:  100 multiple choice questions, one long answer question based on using documents that you are given and your own background knowledge and an essay question -- you choose from four options.

Social Studies 11 

All work is now (over)due -- however, I will still mark anything that you get to me by Wednesday.

Your Provincial exam is on Monday, January 28 -- from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  in the small gym.  Be sure to hand in your text books before the exam to avoid receiving a bill!  If you have an IEP, you may be writing in an alternate location.  Be sure to go to the right location.

Bring your text books to the multi-purpose area at the main entrance to the school at least 1/2 hour before the exam.  I will sign them back from you there.  If they are not received, expect to receive a bill while writing the test!

***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 documentprovided 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.



Saturday, January 19, 2013

January 21-25






















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This is the final week of classes.  All work and missed tests must be completed by Friday of this week.

Comparative Civilizations 12 

The final exam in this course is in the final two classes -- Thursday and Friday -- to allow you to focus better on your other grade 12 exams during exam week.  It is also worth 15% of your final mark, rather than the standard 20%.  
All work should be submitted on the last week of classes. While I cannot promise to mark anything that comes in after this date, you know that I will do my level best to do so and that I mark relatively quickly. Try not to take any chances though -- remember Murphy's Law, "everything that can go wrong will, and at the worst possible time."

Your final exam has the following format:  

Day 1Part 1: 50 image identification items from the entire course. For each, you should identify a) the name or title b) the artist or architect c) The period it was produced in -- and be specific (for example, if it is ancient Greek, you need to identify archaic, classical or hellenistic). Two marks are assigned per item and bonus marks are possible, if you get a third part - to a total of +15 bonus marks. Part 2: A diagram from a choice of two possibilities. This will be marked out of 10 and it requires labelled floor-plans and elevations. Part 3:This is an essay question. Choose one from 4 choices. This is marked out of 24 (1 x 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content.) The First day is, therefore, out of a total of 134 marks
Day 2: This consists of 100 multiple choice questions. You will need to work quickly as this is a The entire final exam is, therefore, out of 234 marks --- but it is scaled to equal 15% of the total course mark.
  • Monday, January 21 - The Dutch Masters -- minor masters overview (Potter, Avercamp, De Hooch and others) and major masters (Hals Vermeer and Rembrandt). Sister Wendy segments.  Watch Sister Wendy The Story of Painting; Three Golden Ages (starting at the beginning of the video).  Work on the package.  Study for the final exam.  If you have additional time, why not watch the movie The Girl With the Pearl Earring -- based on the Vermeer painting?
  • Tuesday, January 22 - Watch Simon Schama - The Power of Art; Rembrandt.  Work on the package.
  • Wednesday, January 23 - Christopher Wren.  Watch this short treatment of Wren -- with the final exam in mind.   Watch this short video on Wren's Churches. Watch this short video on St. Paul's Cathedral.  How about this 10 minute video on Wren's St. Stephen Wallbrook.  Work on the package.  Study for the final, which starts tomorrow.
  • Thursday, January 24 - Final Exam Day 1.  Image identification, Floor-plans, and essay.
  • Friday, January 25 - Final Exam Day 2.  Multiple Choice.
History 12 

The History 12 final exam is set for Tuesday, January 29, from 9-10:30 a.m.  Extra time is only possible for students with existing IEPs allowing it.

Expect the breakdown of marks to be, most likely, as follows:  100 multiple choice questions, one long answer question based on using documents that you are given and your own background knowledge and an essay question -- you choose from four options.



Questions up to #62 were handed in last week.  The remainder of the questions -- marked out of 15 -- are due on Friday of this week.

A bonus assignment is available -- you can earn up to 5% on your class mark -- but most earn .5% to 3%.  This is a considerable amount of work.  It must be submitted before the final exam.

Once again,  be sure to watch as many of the Cold War videos as possible.  They are outstanding.

Episode 1 - Comrades; 1917-1945.
Episode 4 - Berlin; 1948-1949.
Episode 5 - Korea; 1950-1953.
Episode 6 - Reds; 1947-1953.
Episode 8 - Sputnik; 1949-1961.
Episode 9 - The Wall; 1958-1963.
Episode 10 Cuba; 1959-1962.
Episode 11 Vietnam; 1954-1968.
Episode 14 Red Spring; 1960s
Episode 15 China; 1949-1972.
Episode 16 Detente; 1969-1975.
Episode 18 Backyard; 1954-1990.
Episode 19 Freeze; 1977-1981.
Episode 21 Spies; 1944-1994.
Episode 22 Star Wars; 1981-1988.

  • Monday, January 21 - We begin, as usual, with some appropriate music -- Islamic Revolutionary song #1, Baharan, and Khomeini O Imam, and finally, some Iranian pop music with a background of photos and advertising of the period just before the revolution.  Lecture: Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism (base notes).  If we finish the lecture material early, we will look at one of the following documentaries:  Iranian Revolution 1979 (5 minutes - a film sympathetic to the Shah of Iran), and/or this clip from the American documentary Crisis in Iran.  This clip from LinkTV translates a report from Iranian TV during the Arab Spring in 2012, comparing events in Egypt with Iran in 1979 -- the comparison is more starling when one realizes that after this report, the Islamic Brotherhood went on to win Egypt's first free elections.  When you get time, consider watching the three hour documentary Iran and the West. As this class is a general introduction to rising Islamic fundamentalism, sometimes referred to as Islamism, why not watch the Irish documentary Whose Afraid of Islam (part 1, part 2), an interesting look at cultural struggles.
  • Tuesday, January 22 - Afghanistan (continued from yesterday's lecture notes).  We begin with more music and video clips: Black Tulip, Alexander Rosenbaum's KaravanFarewell AfghanistanLyube music video set to scenes from 9ya rota (9th CompanyRussian film of Afghan war) , also the title track. I don't think the lecture will take the full length of time, so we will conclude with a video from the Cold War series: Soldiers of God; 1975-1988.
  • Wednesday, January 23 - Music video clips again -- Tyd om te Trek, & Die Kaplyn by Bok van Blerk, Asimbomanga &  Scatterlings of Africa by Johnny Clegg.  Southern Africa and the Fall of Apartheid (base notes).  
  • Thursday, January 24 - More introductory music: Jawanasibeki, December African Rain & Great Heart,  and the multi-lingual (xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English) national anthem.  Start with a 23 minute video: Spear Cleansing, about Letlapa Mphalele, who ordered the killing of whites, and Ginn Fourie, who's daughter was killed on the order of Mphalele. Both are now friends and colleagues.   Finish the lecture, Southern Africa and the Fall of Apartheid (base notes). Watch Poor Whites Rich Blacks in South Africa - a new reality in South Africa.  On your own, watch a couple of films when you get the chance:  Cry Freedom about the life and death of black activist Steven Biko, and Invictus about nation building (and rugby's role) in post-apartheid South Africa  - or see for yourself the emotional singing of the anthem at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.
  • Friday, January 25 - Complete anything  not finished last class.  Exam preparation.  Possibly some AV material.
Social Studies 11 

Even though it is getting a little long in the tooth, we will use our locally developed text book for the heart of the Geography unit (in fact the content was written about the same time as most of the material in the Blue text -- given that it takes about 2-3 years to get a book from the writing to the publishing stage).  The main advantage of the local text is that you can access it online at  21st Century World . Just click on the title to access the table of contents and go to what you want from there.

I will hold an exam preparation class will be held after school on Tuesday, January 22 in my room.  If you can't make it, or prefer another view, go to Mr. Hurley's prep class in his room after school on Wednesday, January 23.  It is imperative that you begin preparation for the test now, if you have not already done so.  Dust off your old flash cards.  Throw away all the ones you know and study those that you do not.

Your Provincial exam is on Monday, January 28 -- from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  in the small gym.  Be sure to hand in your text books before the exam to avoid receiving a bill!  If you have an IEP, you may be writing in an alternate location.  Be sure to go to the right location.

***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 documentprovided 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, January 21 - Unit test post-mortem.  Take up #1-3, p. 84, #1-4, p. 85, #1-2, p. 86 and #1-3, p. 87. Continue (hopefully finish) the Chapter 4 PowerPoint.  Be sure to scan the PowerPoint again, on your own time, in order to take good notes. Read pp. 88-93. Do #1-4, p. 89, #1-5, p. 91 and #1-5, p. 93.
  • Tuesday, January 22 - Take up #1-4, p. 89, #1-5, p. 91 and #1-5, p. 93. Video: History’s Harvest (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5) and do the viewing guide questions. If time we will look at more of the Chapter 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 watch something from the anti-GMO side of things -- like GMOs, Enslavement & Poverty: Seeds of Freedom or Vandana Shiva's interview on the BBC's Hard Talk in November, 2012.
  • Wednesday, January 23 - Take up #1-6, p. 97, #1-7, p. 102 and #1-6, p. 105. 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. 130-132. Do #1-2, p. 131, #1-4, p. 132 and Further Thought #1-6, p. 132.
  • Thursday, January 24 -  Take up #1-2, p. 131, #1-4, p. 132 and Further Thought #1-6, p. 132.  Begin 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. 
  • Friday, January 25 - Complete any material not finished on Thursday.  Exam preparation.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

January 14-18














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Comparative Civilizations 12 

Mannerism package due Monday January 14.

The final package, Grandeur & Obedience and the Light of Experience has now been assigned.  It is not due until the last day of classes - January 25.

  • Monday, January 14 - Hand in the Mannerism package today by 4:30 p.m. Watch Art of the Western World; The Play of Light.  Work on either Mannerism or the Baroque/Enlightenment package.
  • Tuesday, January 15 - Ordinarily, I lecture on Bernini and show slides.  However, I want to introduce you to a series of films by historian Simon Schama - The Power of Art.  If you like his approach, be sure to look at others in the series.  Watch Schama's The Power of Art; Bernini.  Work on the package.  Professor Kenney Mencher's Baroque Art; Bernini's "David" and "St. Theresa" is shorter and very good (we saw his Mannerism in Painting last week.  You might also watch Chuck Benson's lecture: Bernini -- though it is simply a filmed architect's lecture.
  • Wednesday, January 16 - Rubens and Velasquez -- lecture and excerpts from Sister Wendy.  Find Rubens in History of Painting; Passion and Ecstacy - starting at 21:46.  The Velasquez material is in her History of Painting; Three Golden Ages - beginning at 12:56 minutes. Work on packages.  If you want to learn more about Rubens, watch this 30 minute illustrated lecture, Peter Paul Rubens or Gallery of the Masters; Peter Paul Rubens at 26 minutes.  For Velasquez, try The Great Artists; Velasquez (part 1, part 2, part 3) or Kenney Mencher's Baroque Art; Velasquez.
  • Thursday, January 17 - Caravaggio and Gentileschi - lectures and excerpts from Sister Wendy -- Caravaggio is found in History of Painting; Passion and Ecstacy at the start; Artemesia Gentileschi can be found in the same video at the 15:04 mark.  Work on the package.  Those of you who want to find out more about Michelangelo Caravaggio, be sure to watch Simon Schama's 54 minute video: The Power of Art; Caravaggio.  Another wonderful treatment is art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon's Who Killed Caravaggio -- a detective adventure delving into the life of this fascinating man.  There is also an interesting film about his life: Caravaggio -- well worth watching.  As for Artemisia Gentileschi, who wouldn't be interested in finding out about the first big name female artist in the Western tradition?  Find out about her and her father, Orazio, in Kenney Mencher's half hour treatment: Baroque Art; The Gentileschi.  Artemisia Gentileschi is a 10 minute documentary about her life and work.  If you speak french, you might enjoy Artemisia (part 1, part 2), a minute dramatization of her early life as a painter.
  • Friday, January 18 - Curriculum Implementation Day - no classes.  Be sure to use the time to get caught up, if you need to, or to begin preparation for your final exams.
History 12 

Topic #5 and 6 Plan. -- note, to ensure we have enough classes to complete course content, we will run units 5 and 6 into one -- "The Cold War" and we will not waste a block for a unit test as this material will form a significant part of the final exam that we write at the end of the course in any case.  These questions will also be submitted in two parts.  Questions #1-62 came in last Friday, though I will take them on Monday, January 14 without penalty.  (marked out of 35) and the remainder are due on the last day of classes (marked out of 15).

Topic #5 and 6 questions

Episode 1 - Comrades; 1917-1945.
Episode 4 - Berlin; 1948-1949.
Episode 5 - Korea; 1950-1953.
Episode 6 - Reds; 1947-1953.
Episode 8 - Sputnik; 1949-1961.
Episode 9 - The Wall; 1958-1963.
Episode 10 Cuba; 1959-1962.
Episode 11 Vietnam; 1954-1968.
Episode 14 Red Spring; 1960s
Episode 15 China; 1949-1972.
Episode 16 Detente; 1969-1975.
Episode 18 Backyard; 1954-1990.
Episode 19 Freeze; 1977-1981.
Episode 21 Spies; 1944-1994.
Episode 22 Star Wars; 1981-1988.
Be sure to begin preparing for the final exam.  Expect the breakdown of marks to be, most likely, as follows:  100 multiple choice questions, one long answer question based on using documents that you are given and your own background knowledge and an essay question -- you choose from four options.


  • Monday, January 14 - Hand in the first group of Topic #5 & 6 questions today, by 4:30 p.m.  Maoist and post-Maoist China (base notes and China after Mao base notes). At home, watch the History Channel video Mao Declassified, which deals with the Cultural Revolution. Music videos give an interesting insight into Maoist culture. Watch Song of Dragon River I link to the first part).
  • Tuesday, January 15 - Complete Maoist and post-Maoist China (base notes and China after Mao base note ).  Watch Episode 15 China; 1949-1972.
  • Wednesday, January 16 - The Middle East Since 1956 (base notes). If you have the time, watch the History Channel's Battlefield Detectives; Israel's Six Day War (part 1part 2part 3part 4part 5), and also Modern Warfare: Yom Kippur War (1973). If you are interested in Israel's Weapons of Mass Destruction, watch the BBC'sCorrespondence: Israel's Secret Weapon. See the situation from the Palestinian perspective in the BBC's Clash of the Worlds; Palestine . Look at modern attitudes in the region through music videos with the following:Yallah ya Nasrallah (an anti-Arab Jewish song with English subtitles -- here's a second version, , Moon Erhabo (Anti-Israeli Rap), and watch this short documentary on Palestinian Hip Hop -- oddly popular with Israeli youth.
  • Thursday, January 17 - Complete The Middle East Since 1956 (base notes). We will watch a video on the Middle East conflict -- possibly Occupied Minds, which tries to look at why the occupation and conflict seems to go on fore ever, or  James Miller's documentary Death in Gaza -- about the lives of Palestinian children.  Miller had hoped to make a parallel film about the lives of Israeli children -- but was killed before completing his first documentary.
  • Friday, January 18 - Curriculum Implementation Day.  No Classes.  Be sure to use the time to complete work and begin preparing for the final exam.
Social Studies 11 

Even though it is getting a little long in the tooth, we will use our locally developed text book for the heart of the Geography unit (in fact the content was written about the same time as most of the material in the Blue text -- given that it takes about 2-3 years to get a book from the writing to the publishing stage).  The main advantage of the local text is that you can access it online at  21st Century World . Just click on the title to access the table of contents and go to what you want from there.

Please forgive my "senior's moment" when I posted the chapter 1-3 test for Wednesday.  Of course it is Thursday that is the only day allowing both classes to take extra time if they wish. Note that we will test chapters 1-3 of the Geography unit together, Thursday, January 17 -- this allows extra time for test writers in both blocks.  The breakdown of marks is as follows:  65 multiple choice questions and three long answer questions from a choice of 9 possibilities.

***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/.


  • Monday, January 14 - Take up #1-4, pp. 55-56. Chapter 3 PowerPoint. Read pp. 57-70. Do #1-8, p. 61, #1-5, p. 64 and #1-2, p. 70.
  • Tuesday, January 15 - 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." Study for the chapters 1-3 test next class.
  • Wednesday, January 16 -  Note: this is a change from what was posted on the weekend.  Take up #1-3, p. 84, #1-4, p. 85, #1-2, p. 86 and #1-3, p. 87. Take up homework. 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. 88-93. Do #1-4, p. 89, #1-5, p. 91 and #1-5, p. 93. Study for the unit test next class.
  • Thursday, January 17 - Unit Test on chapters 1-3. Read pp. 83-87. Do #1-3, p. 84, #1-4, p. 85, #1-2, p. 86 and #1-3, p. 87.
  • Friday, January 18 - Curriculum Implementation Day.  No Classes.  Be sure to spend time studying for the final exam.