April 6-10

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

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 and given to you on your course outline to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

There is an ongoing assignment. This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).

• Monday, April 6 - Take up #1-3, p. 51. Introduction to Post-War Canada. The Winnipeg General Strike. Lecture and video, On Strike! (Sorry, unavailable online) - with questions. If time we may also watch Canada; A People's History; The Winnipeg General strike. (Sorry, unavailable online). Read pp. 53-56. Do #1-3, p. 56. Find out more about the Winnipeg General Strike through an online visit to Canada's Museum of Civilization. Look through its online pages and activities on the subject.
• Tuesday, April 7 - Take up homework. Filmstrip & questions: The Ecstatic 20’s. If time, begin PowerPoint - Canada Between the Wars; 1919-1939. Read pp. 57-67. Do sidebar questions, p. 57 & 59, #1-3, p. 61, #1-3, p. 65, & sidebar #1-2, p. 67.
• Wednesday, April 8 - Take up homework. Background to the Great Depression (including statistics) - Continue PowerPoint - Canada Between the Wars; 1919-1939. AV on the Depression - (From: Canada; A People’s History). Read pp. 68-79. Do sidebar questions p. 71 & 72 & #1-4, p. 72, sidebar questions p. 76, 78 & 79 & #1-2, p. 79. If you have time, read the Vancouver Sun article by Roger Bootle on the economic theory of John Maynard Keynes. Want to find out more about economics? Consider looking at Discovery Education's Macroeconomic Concepts (You will need to login to the site -- see the header to this blog about this.) This is information everyone should be familiar with.
• Thursday, April 9 - Take up sidebar questions p. 71 & 72 & #1-4, p. 72, sidebar questions p. 76, 78 & 79 & #1-2, p. 79. Watch Canada; A People’s History; Hard Times and do the viewing guide questions. If time we will continue with the PowerPoint on the interwar years. Read pp. 79-86. Do sidebar #1-4, p. 81, sidebar questions p. 82 & #3-4, p. 85 & #1-3, p. 86. If you have time, watch Discovery Education's The Great Depression (login required). While this is really about the US, it is not possible to understand the Canadian situation without referring to what happened in our neighbour to the South.
• Friday, April 10 - Good Friday Holiday. Enjoy the time off, but don't forget about the ongoing Family History Assignment. At least gather some information as you see family.

History 12

We are just starting Topic #4, so your next unit test is a long way off. Topic #4 plan and Topic #4 questions are available. Do not procrastinate on the questions to this and further units. Completing them all at last minute will not produce your best results. Don't forget, graduation activities become increasing distractions as the year comes to a close!

Good online video material to supplement our studies can be found at Benoy's Directory of Googlevideo & Youtube videos of or about Nazi Germany, Benoy's Directory of Googlevideo & Youtube Songs of and about the Spanish Civil War. Benoy's Directory of Googlevideo & Youtube World War II Documentaries and Frontline's Memories of the Camps video.- Outstanding footage of liberated SS concentration camps. Don't forget to look at the resources available on my Topic #4 webpage.

• Monday, April 6 - Complete Hitler & the Rise of the Nazis (base notes). Begin Hitler's Germany (base notes), and AV - probably from the 20th Century History series.
• Tuesday, April 7 - Complete Hitler's Germany (base notes). If time, supplementary AV material.
• Wednesday, April 8 - Appeasement (base notes) - this time also on PowerPoint.
• Thursday, April 9 - Complete the Appeasement lecture (base notes) if need be. The Spanish Civil War (base notes). Be sure to listen to some of the music of the Spanish Civil War - written at the time and inspired later.
• Friday, April 10 - Good Friday Holiday. Be sure to use some time this weekend to work ahead. Buy yourself some relaxation time at the end of the unit.

Comparative Civilizations 12

Don't worry about the next unit test yet; it is still a few weeks off as we have two new units to complete first. The Great Thaw package is due on the Tuesday after the Easter Weekend.

• Monday, April 6 - The Western Tradition; Episode 20; The Feudal Order video. Work on the Great Thaw package.
• Tuesday, April 7 - Video – Art of the Western World; A White Garment of Churches. Work on Great Thaw package.
• Wednesday, April 8 - Romanesque to Gothic Architecture. PowerPoint. (Slides & Demonstration next class). Work on Great Thaw package.
• Thursday, April 10 - The Human Cathedral - an analysis of Romaneque & Gothic engineering. Gothic Architecture Slides. Work on Package.
• Friday, April 11 - Good Friday Holiday. Use some of the time on the weekend to catch up.

March 30 to April 3

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

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 and given to you on your course outline to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

There is an ongoing assignment. This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).

Expect to write your unit test on pre-war Canada and World War I on Friday. The mark breakdown for the test is as follows: 40 multiple choice questions (1 each), 5 definition items (2 marks each) and 4 from a choice of 5 long answer questions (6 marks each). The test is, therefore, out of 68 marks. 5 bonus marks are available for flash cards, so it is theoretically possible to earn 73 out of 68.

• Monday, March 30 - Introductory music: Callin Doon the Line, and The Green Fields of France. Hand in Photo and Map assignments. Take up figure 2-12, p. 34, figure 2-13, p. 35, figure 2-14, p. 36, #1-3, p. 39. Continue watching The Killing Ground (sorry, not available online) and doing the questions. Read pp. 39-42. Do figure 2-18 , 2-19 & 2-20 and do #1 & 4, p. 42.
• Tuesday, March 31 - Introductory music: And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda and Gallipoli. Take up homework. Complete any of The Killing Ground and take up the questions. Video segment from Canada; A Peoples' History; Ordeal By Fire; Turmoil on the Homefront and handout. While watching the episode answer the following board questions: 1) Why was opposition to the war strongest in Quebec? 2) What did people do to express their disapproval? Read article French Canada & Recruitment during the First World War. PowerPoint: Was Conscription the Right Choice? Be sure to read the supporting material at the series' website: Under Suspicion, Avoiding the War, and The Conscription Crisis. (See Mr. Benoy for a print-out if you are unable to access this material at home or at school.) Read sidebar on p. 44. Do #1 & 2 in the sidebar. Note: PMI stands for "Plus," "Minus" and "Interesting." You should set up a chart on a sheet of paper using these three headings. In the "Plus" column, indicate those events and things that contributed to creating Canadian Unity during the war. In the "Minus" column, indicate those events and things that created disunity. In the "Interesting" column, note those events and things that you think should be noted, but which may be ambiguous. This critical thinking technique can be used in any situation that demands you decide one way or the other about something. It is particularly useful for long answer test items that require this.
• Wednesday, April 1 - Introductory music: On the Road to Passchendaele and Passchendaele. Take up homework. Literature of War Assignment. Using computers (if available) or handouts and library resources. 10 marks, due Monday. 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?
• Thursday, April 2 - Take up homework. Video Clip from Canada; A Peoples' History; Ordeal by Fire on the great influenza pandemic. Note pandemics are an ongoing concern and that they have had a huge influence on history. Discuss historical examples. Lecture: The End of World War I & 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? Read pp. 42-46. 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.
• Friday, April 3 - Unit Test, Canada to 1919. Read pp. 48-51. Do #1-3, p. 51.

History 12

Topic #3 questions are due along with the test on Thursday, this week.. Essay #2 is due on April 15. Our unit test on Promise & Collapse; the World to 1933 (with some extended material for the USA/USSR/Italy to WWII) is on Thursday, but we will look at two related videos from the Road to War Series (sorry, unavailable online) which are not in your early plan for the unit. This allows us to push the test back a little and give you more preparation time. The videos would normally be screened in the next unit.

Expect the following mark breakdown: (subject to last minute changes): 50 multiple choice questions (1 mark each); 10 map items (1 mark each); 10 definitions (2 marks each); and 3 from 5 long answer questions (6 marks each). The test is therefore likely to be out of about 98 marks.

Please talk to me in advance if your schedule makes it difficult to get the work in at the appointed time. I am prepared to be flexible with you, but not if you fail to see me ahead of time.

• Monday, March 30 - Japan Beteween the Wars (base notes).
• Tuesday, March 31 - We will finish anything not completed on unit 3, and begin the first lecture material on unit 4 Video: The Road to War; Japan or The Road to War; the Soviet Union (provided I can get this video series to track on the new vcr -- or can patch up via an older device with a tracking control. Otherwise, it is likely to be another video on the period.
• Wednesday, April 1 - We will watch another in the Road to War series -- either one of the above that was not seen or The USA.
• Thursday, April 2 - Unit Test - Topic #3. Pick up the Topic #4 plan and Topic #4 questions.
• Friday, April 3 - Hitler & the Rise of the Nazis (base notes).

Comparative Civilizations 12

Your Frozen World package is due on Wednesday -- though we begin The Great Thaw package on Tuesday.

Don't worry about the next unit test yet; it is still a few weeks off as we have two new units to complete first.

See Mr. Benoy's online video directory of films on the Early Middle Ages. If you have a little time to spare and feel like a laugh with educational benefits, watch Tony Robinson's two episodes from The Worst Jobs in History; The Dark Ages and The Middle Ages. Less comedic, but no less educational are episodes from Time Team -- Medieval England, The Norman Conquest, and The Monastery and the Mansion.

• Monday, March 30 - Music of the Troubadours. Notes on Medieval Music. Work on package.
• Tuesday, March 31 - The Great Thaw (Romanesque) package assigned. Filmstrip by the same title. Watch the original Kenneth Clark video if you have the time & inclination.
• Wednesday, April 1 - Frozen World package due by 4:30 p.m. today. The Western Tradition; Episode 19; The Middle Ages video. Work on Great Thaw package.
• Thursday, April 2 - Romanesque Painting PowerPoint. Work on Great Thaw package.
• Friday, April 3 - Romanesque Sculpture PowerPoint. Work on Great Thaw package.

March 23 to 27

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/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 and given to you on your course outline to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

There is an ongoing essay assignment that is the culmination of our work in the Essay Writing Workshop. Construct a research essay, based on a thesis of your choice. Be sure to have at least three strong supporting points. Cite at least three sources and have a proper bibliography with at least three references. Be sure to use a standard format, such as MLA. Value: 24 marks (1 x 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). Due: the week we return after Spring Break (by Friday).

Another ongoing assignment is also on the go (only because the Spring Break will bring some families together at that time.) This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).

• Monday, March 23 - *Shortened block - 8:45-9:45. Collect homework from before the break: #1-2, p. 24. Watch the following two filmstrips and do the questions on them: A New Homeland (questions) and Dekasegi (questions). Compare the reception of these groups with that given English immigrants of the 19th century, like the Shaws seen in the last filmstrip. How were attitudes toward immigrants different in the late 19th and early 20th centuries different to today? Compare the problems of setting into a new country then and now. Read pp. 24-30. Do #1-4, p. 30 and the sidebar questions #1-3, p. 28. Watch the following video at home - CBC video clip on Chinese Immigration - Not Welcome Anymore. 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. (If you have 48 minutes to spare, you might watch An Immigrant/ Boian - which looks at Romanian immigration.


• Tuesday, March 24 - Hand in Geography essay if completed. Take up homework. Watch filmstrip, Toronto the Good (questions). Begin PowerPoint: PowerPoint: Canada and the Empire . Work on Essay.


• Wednesday, March 25 - Take up homework. Complete PowerPoint. Computer Lab assignment Historical Photograph Assignment (If lab available). Completed write-up due on Friday.


• Thursday, March 26 - Background – The origins of World War I & Canada PowerPoint - Please look at the remainder of this PowerPoint on your own, over the next few days. Read pp. 28-33. Do figure 2-8 on p. 30, figure 2-9, p. 31, #1-3, p. 33. . Pre-War Alliances Map Assignment – value 10 marks – based on completion, accuracy and appearance – due Monday. Watch, online, EAV's Origins of World War I - part 1 (9 minutes) and part 2 (8 minutes).


• Friday, March 27 - Hand in any remaining Geography essays. Hand in Photo analysis assignment. Begin video & questions The Killing Ground. Handout: World War I Map Set from Martin Gilbert's Map History of World War I. Read pp. 34-38. Do figure 2-12, p. 34, figure 2-13, p. 35, figure 2-14, p. 36, #1-3, p. 39. An excellent BBC documentary The First World War: To Arms looks at the period around the outbreak of war - excellent viewing and available online in segments - Begin with Part 1, then 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6.

History 12

Make sure that you have the plan for Topic #3 and the questions that go with it at the end of the test on Monday. Also pick up the Essay #2 assignment sheet.The next test is still some time off. Don't worry about it yet.

Because Mr. Benoy is away Monday, we have inserted a video a little ahead of time for Monday. We will look at the remainder of the material on Europe in the 1920s on Tuesday.

• Monday, March 23 - *Shortened block - 10:00-11:00. Watch two episodes of A Biography of America; episode 18: TR & Wilson and episode 20: The 20s. If you have the time at home, you might consider other episodes in this series, available at http://www.learner.org/ .


• Tuesday, March 24 - France & Britain in the 1920s (base notes). If time, we will continue with the British Empire in the 20s (base notes). Please read over anything we do not have time to complete.


• Wednesday, March 25 - The USA in the 1920s (base notes). Includes video segment from 20th Century History series - or we will launch into the 1930s if the video is unavailable.


• Thursday, March 26 - 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 and segment 3 deal with the USA in the 1930's.


• Friday, March 27 - US foreign policy between the wars (base notes).

Comparative Civilizations 12

The Islamic Civilizations package is due this Wednesday, though we will begin the next package on Tuesday. The Frozen World package will come in on Tuesday of next week.

See Mr. Benoy's online video directory of films on the Early Middle Ages.

• Monday, March 23 - *Note: This is a shortened block, runing from 1:55-2:55). Video: Islamic Art and Culture in History. Work on package . There will not be any time left at the end of this class as the video runs 58 minutes..


• Tuesday, March 24 - 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 Wednesday, by 4:30 p.m.


• Wednesday, March 25 - PowerPoint: Early Medieval Art. Work on packages. Islam package due by 4:30 p.m.


• Thursday, March 26 - PowerPoint: Carolingian & Ottonian Architecture. Work on package.


• Friday, March 27 - Episode 17 of The Western Tradition. The Dark Ages episode. Access this on the Internet at http://www.learner.org/ Work on the package.

March 16 - 20

So Where are my students?


Oh, right, it is Spring Break isn't it?

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

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 and given to you on your course outline to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.


Social Studies 11 (Honours)

Your Geography textbook is available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

There is an ongoing essay assignment that is the culmination of our work in the Essay Writing Workshop. Construct a research essay, based on a thesis of your choice. Be sure to have at least three strong supporting points. Cite at least three sources and have a proper bibliography with at least three references. Be sure to use a standard format, such as MLA. Value: 24 marks (1 x 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). Due: the week we return after Spring Break (by Friday).

Another ongoing assignment is also on the go (only because the Spring Break will bring some families together at that time.) This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).


History 12

Make sure that you have the plan for Topic #3 and the questions that go with it at the end of the test on Monday. Also pick up the Essay #2 assignment sheet.

The next test is still some time off. Don't worry about it yet.

Watch some really good video material on the USSR - at PBS' Commanding Heights video links. A couple of PowerPoints summarizing this material can be found at: Crowe, Background to the Russian Revolution, Masters, The Russian Civil War. and The Evolution of Communism, Fraser, Stalin and the Struggle for Power.


Comparative Civilizations 12

We just began our Middle Ages Unit - starting with Islamic Civilization, then returning to Europe to examine the period from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. This will take quite a while, so do not worry about tests for a bit.

The Islamic Civilizations package will be due toward the end of the first week after returning from Spring Break.

Got some time on your hands? Bored with holidays? Why not watch an online video or three? Try the Taj Mahal Mughals (8 minutes). Learn about the Mughal dynasty in The Mughals 1526-1707 (31 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 story of the Moslem age of domination in India. You might also play around on Google Video search for Islamic or Middle Ages material.

March 9 to 13

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

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 and given to you on your course outline to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

Your Geography textbook is also available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

The test on Wednesday will have the following breakdown: 35 multiple choice questions (1 mark each) and 4 from 10 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 53 marks. 25 flash cards may earn a bonus of up to 5 marks.

There is an ongoing essay assignment that is the culmination of our work in the Essay Writing Workshop. Construct a research essay, based on a thesis of your choice. Be sure to have at least three strong supporting points. Cite at least three sources and have a proper bibliography with at least three references. Be sure to use a standard format, such as MLA. Value: 24 marks (1 x 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). Due: the week we return after Spring Break (by Friday).

Another ongoing assignment will also be introduced this week (only because the Spring Break will bring some families together at that time.) This is the Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version ) - which will not be due until mid May. (See also the BBC's pedigree sheet - a rough form to serve as a starting point for your own pedigree).

• Monday, March 9 - Intruduction: Worldmapper animation. Watch the amazing Dr. Hans Rosling's presentation at the 2006 TED Conference - The Seemingly Impossible is Possible. We will also complete the chapter 5 PowerPoint. Read pp. 130-132. Do #1-2, p. 131, #1-4, p. 132 and Further Thought #1-6, p. 132. Prepare for Unit Test on chapters 4 (Resources) and 5 (Aid) on Wednesday. If you liked Hans Rosling, try William McDonough's TED lecture (the sustainable architecture fellow from our recent conservation video from Discovery Education.
• Tuesday, March 10 - Take up homework. Video: Nova; The Fragile Mountains (sorry, unavailable online). Do note: This is a very old video, but the intermediate technology solutions posed for Nepal's problems are still valid today. While watching the video, identify the problems the film identifies as being faced by Nepal and what is being done about them. Learn how to reduce your carbon footprint by watching Ethical Man on BBC's Panorama Programme - the stream is low quality but the content is outstanding.
• Wednesday, March 11 - Unit Test on chapters 4 & 5. Sign out Counterpoints textbook. Look it over. Assignment: Why do we study history? 10 marks. Answer in a paragraph to a page and a half.
• Thursday, March 12 - Introduction to the study of history. PowerPoint from History 12: Historiography & Historical Interpretation. Read pp. 10-20. Do #1-4, p. 16 & #1-6, pp. 19-20.
• Friday, March 13 - Take up #1-6, p. 20. Filmstrip: Opening the Canadian West & questions. The Laurier Boom. Filmstrip on immigration. The Shaws of Midnapore (questions). Read pp. 20-24. Do #1-2, p. 24. Handout: Long term assignment (due in mid May): Family History Assignment (See also the International Students' Version and First Nations Students' Version and the pedigree rough work sheet). Please note: the reason you are getting this now and not later is that some of you may be visiting family and this is an ideal opportunity to interview family elders for data on the assignment. I do not intend that you spend Spring Break working on this assignment -- other than this.

History 12

Make sure that you have the plan for Topic #3 and the questions that go with it at the end of the test on Monday. Also pick up the Essay #2 assignment sheet.

The next test is still some time off. Don't worry about it yet.

Watch some really good video material on the USSR - at PBS' Commanding Heights video links. A couple of PowerPoints summarizing this material can be found at: Crowe,
Background to the Russian Revolution, Masters, The Russian Civil War and The Evolution of Communism, Fraser, Stalin and the Struggle for Power

• Monday, March 9 - The Russian Revolutions. (Base notes). We might get into the USSR From Lenin to Stalin (Base notes). Watch The Russian Revolution: Freedom & Hope (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) and the next part: The Russian Revolution; Fear and Paranoia (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5).
• Tuesday, March 10 - Complete From Lenin to Stalin (base notes) and do The Stalin Revolution; Industrialization & Collectivization (base notes). If you have an hour and a half, watch Stalin; Man of Steel , a critical treatment of the Soviet leader.
• Wednesday, March 11 - The Great Purge (base notes).
• Thursday, March 12 - Complete the Stalin Revolution; the Great Purge (base notes). Italy & Fascism (base notes). If you have time, watch Fascism in Colour; Mussolini in Power, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.
• Friday, March 13 - Germany, France & Britain (maybe) in the 1920's (base notes).

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Your Test on the Ancient World is on Monday, March 9. Expect the test to include: 25 image identification (give the name of the item, the creator and the period -- 2 marks are assigned per item and as in many cases all three are unknown, any third item identified earns a bonus mark - the total is therefore 50 for this section);25 multiple choice (1 mark each); 10 term identification from diagrams (1 mark each); 5 definitions (I give you the term and you explain in complete sentences -- 2 marks each); 1 essay question (24 marks with 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). The total value of the exam is, therefore 119 marks.

Next, we begin our Middle Ages Unit - starting with Islamic Civilization, then returning to Europe to examine the period from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance. This will take quite a while, so do not worry about tests for a bit.

• Monday, March 9 - Ancient World Unit Test. See above for details on what to expect on this test. The Rome & Byzantium package is due today, by 4:30 p.m. Pick up the Islamic Civilizations package.
• Tuesday, March 10 - Islamic Civilizations Package introduced. Video: The World; A TV History; Islam. Handouts - basic beliefs of Islam . Also go to this University of Calgary site.) Be sure to visit the BBC's Religions & Ethics Site - Islam. Work on package.
• Wednesday, March 11 - Islamic Architecture PowerPoint. Work on package.
• Thursday, March 12 - 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 (31 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 story of the Moslem age of domination in India. Relax over the break with a look at some of this.
• Friday, March 13 - Video: What the Ancients Did for Us; The Islamic World.

March 2-6

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

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 really 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 and given to you on your course outline to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

Your Geography textbook is also available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

Our chapter 2 & 3 test was set for Friday, but we posponed until Monday, March 2 because of the lockdown drill in this class on Friday. Chapters 2 & 3 will be tested together. The test breakdown is as follows: 65 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), and 3 choices from 10 options of long answer questions (worth 6 marks each). The total value of the test is, therefore 81 marks. To earn the maximum of 5 bonus marks, 30 good flash cards are required.

• Monday, March 2 - Unit Test, Chapters 2 & 3. Read pp. 83-86. Do #1-3, p. 84, #1-4, p. 85 & 1-2, p. 86.
• Tuesday, March 3 - Continue Chapter 4 PowerPoint. Read pp. 86- 93. Do #1-3, p. 87, #1-4, p. 89, #1-5, p. 91 and #1-5, p. 93.
• Wednesday, March 4 - Take up homework. Video: History’s Harvest and do the viewing guide questions. If time we will look at more of the Chapter 4 PowerPoint. Read pp. 93-102. 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. Be sure to investigate the CBC Archives material on the GMO debate. Identify arguments for and against producing genetically modified foods. See Genetically Modified Food; Panacea or Poison? for an anti-GMO presentation (54 minute documentary).
• Thursday, March 5 - Take up homework. Note: Our video from last class ran over into this block. Video: Resources & Conservation and questions. If time we will look at more of the Chapter 4 PowerPoint. This video wasn not completed, and runs into Friday. You must watch any unfinished Chapter 4 PowerPoint on your own time, for homework. Read pp. 102-106. Do #1-6, p. 105 and Further Thought #1-4, p. 108.
• Friday, March 6 - Take up homework. Complete the video from last class. Chapter 5 PowerPoint. Read pp. 116-129. Do #1, p. 118, #1-3, p. 120, #1-5, p. 123, #1-3, p. 129.

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The unit test for this unit is now scheduled for Monday, March 2. The mark breakdown is as follows: 60 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 10 map items (1 mark each), 5 definition questions where I give you the term and you define in complete sentences (2 marks each) and 2 long answer questions where you answer in complete paragraphs (10 marks each) -- essay format is not required. The total value of the test is, therefore 100 marks.

Plenty of great documentary films are available on World War I. You can find a sampling of these on my Topic #2 Googlevideo and Youtube Directory.

Be sure to pick up the plan for Topic #3 and the questions that go with it at the end of the test on Monday. Also pick up the Essay #2 assignment sheet.

• Monday, March 2 - Topic #2 Unit Test. Be sure to pick up the Topic #3 plan, and the questions for Topic #3.
• Tuesday, March 3 - The League of Nations. Base lecture notes. For a good treatment of the League's dealing with a major dispute, see ITV Schools' TV's The League of Nations and the Manchurian Dispute (20 minutes). There is much fascinating material at the League of Nations Homepage. M. Cliffe has a couple of online PowerPoints on the League: The League of Nations and Failures of the League.
• Wednesday, March 4 - The Origins of Socialism. Base lecture notes. A great comedic presentation of Marx' ideas and their releveance today can be had in British Socialist Mark Steel's talk The Revolutionary Ideas of Karl Marx - warning: there is some strong language used.
• Thursday, March 5 - Origins of Socialism and Russia Before the Revolutions. (Base notes). See Susan Pojer's PowerPoint on the 1905 Russian Rebellion.
• Friday, March 6 - 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 revolution.

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Be sure to check out Benoy's directory of web-base videos on Ancient Rome if you have the time.

Your Test on the Ancient World is a week away, on March 9, once we complete this unit. Expect the test to include: 25 image identification (give the name of the item, the creator and the period -- 2 marks are assigned per item and as in many cases all three are unknown, any third item identified earns a bonus mark - the total is therefore 50 for this section);25 multiple choice (1 mark each); 10 term identification from diagrams (1 mark each); 5 definitions (I give you the term and you explain in complete sentences -- 2 marks each); 1 essay question (24 marks with 6 for composition and 3 x 6 for content). The total value of the exam is, therefore 119 marks.

• Monday, March 2 - Roman Painting PowerPoint. Work on the package.
• Tuesday, March 3 - Episode 12 of The Western Tradition. "The Rise of the Church." Available online. Work on the package.
• Wednesday, March 4 - Watch Episode 14 of The Western Tradition; The Fall of Rome at http://www.learner.org/. Work on the Rome Package.
• Thursday, March 5 - Byzantine Architecture PowerPoint. Work on the Rome & Byzantium Package.
• Friday, March 6 - Icons PowerPoint. Work on package. Prepare for the Ancient World Unit Test next Monday, March 9.

February 23-27

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

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 really 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 and given to you on your course outline to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

Your Geography textbook is also available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

The next test will cover chapters 2 & 3 together. Our chapter 2 & 3 test was set for Friday, but we posponed until Monday, March 2 because of the lockdown drill in this class on Friday. Chapters 2 & 3 will be tested together. The test breakdown is as follows: 65 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), and 3 choices from 10 options of long answer questions (worth 6 marks each). The total value of the test is, therefore 81 marks. To earn the maximum of 5 bonus marks, 30 good flash cards are required.

• Monday, February 23 - Take up #1-5, p. 64. Video - Gwynne Dyer's Escaping From History. (Sorry, this one is not available on the Internet). 1) What are living conditions like in Mexico City? 2) Why are people abandoning the countryside? 3) What does Dyer believe must happen for the developing world to get their fair share of consumer goods? Read pp. 64-73. Do #1-3, p. 70, #1-8, p. 73.
• Tuesday, February 24 - Take up homework. Chapter 3 PowerPoint continued. Do "Further Thought" questions, #1-4 & 7, p. 74.
• Wednesday, February 25 - Library/Computer research block for essay.
• Thursday, February 26- Take up homework from Tuesday. Video: Gwynne Dyer's The Bomb Under the World." (Sorry, it is not available on the Internet). While watching this video, answer the questions: How is consumerism changing India? What are the positive and negative consequences for this developing country and for the world? Prepare for chapter 2 & 3 unit test next class.
• Friday, February 27 - Unit Test on Chapter 2 (Population) and Chapter 3 (Standards of Living delayed until Monday). We began the chapter 4 (Resources) PowerPoint. Study for the test this weekend.

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Essay #1 is at the end of this week -- Friday, February 27. Value: 20 marks (5 for composition & 3 x 5 for content). You must write a proper essay format. Make sure that you state your thesis clearly.

The p

lan for Topic 2 is available - along with the questions for this unit. The unit test for this unit is now scheduled for Monday, March 2.

Plenty of great documentary films are available on World War I. You can find a sampling of these on my Topic #2 Googlevideo and Youtube Directory.

• Monday, February 23 - 1917 – Introductory music - The Corries: The Green Fields of France. Effects of Attrition (base notes -1917).
• Tuesday, February 24 - 1918 - War's End (base notes - 1918). Be sure to look at the BBC's animated map of World War I. Another very good summary of the war's events can be found at World War One: 1914 - 1918 Map - This provides a fine description of the big events of the war and is superb summary material.
• Wednesday, February 25 - Note: Mr. Benoy was supposed to attend a BC Educational Resources Aquisitions Consortium meeting today, but it has been postponed until next week. The AV block, originally scheduled, has been cancelled today. Introductory video & music. Total War; the German Experience (base notes).
• Thursday, February 26- Introductory Music: I Vow to Thee My Country. The Paris Peace Conference PowerPoint. Base lecture notes. If time - AV material - The War to End All Wars - but note, the conference was held in Paris, not Versailles as the film indicates - this film is from a US perspective -- something I do not always present effectively in class (5 minutes), World War One: 1914-1918 Map - a multimedia summary of the war's main events. If you can manage the time, watch Secrets of the Dead; Killer Flu - which deals with the dangers of the flu pandemic that killed up to 30 million people at the end of the First World War.
• Friday, February 27 - Video Make Germany Pay Currently available in two parts on YouTube; Part 1, Part 2. Lecture: Germany in the immediate post-war years. Prepare for the unit test on Topic #2 Monday. Have a look at Hyperinflation - Germany, a five minute treatment of why the German currency collapsed in 1923.

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Your Greece package is to be handed in on Monday, February 23.

Be sure to check out Benoy's directory of web-base videos on Ancient Rome if you have the time.

Your Test on the Ancient World is a little over a week away -- probably on Monday, March 2 -- once we complete this unit.

• Monday, February 23 - Video: The Western Tradition; Episode 9; The Rise of Rome. Available at http://www.learner.org/. Work on packages. Hand in Greece package today.
• Tuesday, February 24 - Roman Architecture PowerPoint. Work on Rome Package.
• Wednesday, February 25 - Video The Roman Arena (sorry, not available on Internet stream). However, you could watch an alternative video: Colosseum; A Gladiator's Story. Work on Rome package.
• Thursday, February 26 - Roman Sculpture PowerPoint. Work on Rome Package.
• Friday, February 27 - Episode 10 of The Western Tradition - Roman Engineering, available at http://www.learner.org/. Work on Rome Package.

February 16-20

Is Mr. Benoy Delusional? No, he just had a birthday and is getting old.

It is now Benoy 53 - Mortality 0 -- for those who are keeping score.

For those of you new to my blogsite, it is intended to work alongside my website at: http://kbenoy.googlepages.com/

e-mail me at http://kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.ca/

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 really 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 and given to you on your course outline to register. If you have lost it, see me, or e-mail me, for this information. Students are licensed to include this content within their own creations.

My tutorial times are officially 2:55-3:15 every Monday and Friday. However, I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time.

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

Your Geography textbook is also available online at http://www.design4effect.com/soc11/ . Though we will use some material from the other text, most will be from this e-text. Be aware that this text is now a few years old and many hyperlinks are broken. Rewriting is a massive job that I have not had time to take on yet.

The next test will cover chapters 2 & 3 together. This will likely be in another week or so.

Please note: I goofed in planning Tuesday when I originally posted this plan. This has been corrected below:

• Monday, February 16 - Take up homework. Urbanization material from the chapter 2 PowerPoint. Video segment and questions on Shanghai, Changing China - Urbanization ). Look at Gapcast #2 - Urbanization. Also, watch A Slum Insight & questions -- complete this for homework if we cannot watch this in class. Do the Further Thought assignment #1-5, p. 46.
• Tuesday, February 17 - Take up #1-5, p. 46.. Look at Gapcast #2 - Urbanization. Watch Hans Rosling's What Stops Population Growth. Begin Ch. 3 PowerPoint. Read pp. 54-55. Do #1-4, pp. 55-56.
• Wednesday, February 18 - Take up #1-4, p. 56. Chapter 3 PowerPoint. Read pp. 57-61. Do #1-4(bootom) of p. 56 (Note: I goofed and did not have this in the initial posting for today when I put it up on Saturday.) #1-8, p. 61. Download Gapminder's World Chart 2006, which graphs national incomes and children dieing before the age of five. You should have a copy of this in your notes. Sidebar: Watch Hans Rosling's Chimpanzees Know Better, to see how countries and populations are and are not different around the world.
• Thursday, February 19 - Take up homework. [Note: change of planVideo unavailable; it is missing in action and cannot be used. Instead, we backfilled with a very useful video that we would otherwise have missed -- Steward Brand's City Planet, which looks at how urbanization is affecting the world. - We did not see: Gwynne Dyer's Escaping From History, or do the assigned questions: 1) What are living conditions like in Mexico City? 2) Why are people abandoning the countryside? 3) What does Dyer believe must happen for the developing world to get their fair share of consumer goods?] Read pp. 62-64. Do #1-5, p. 64. Video sidebar: For a look at what Mexico is doing to sort out air pollution watch the World Resources Institute's "Retrofit Mexico City." (The link is to part 1). Only 3 1/2 minutes to spare? Watch the wonderful Karolinska professor, Hans Rosling, on why providing public services is essential to improving the world.
• Friday, February 20 - District Professional Day. I suggest you use some time to work on your essay. Make sure you have a solid working thesis.

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Essay #1 is a little over a week away, after the first unit ends -- my initial target date is Friday, February 27.

The plan for Topic 2 is now available - along with the questions for this unit.
Plenty of great documentary films are available on World War I. You can find a sampling of these on my Topic #2 Googlevideo and Youtube Directory.

• Monday, February 16 - Europe Before the Great War. Complete part 2, Causes of War; Reasons for Peace material (base notes).
• Tuesday, February 17 - World War I; 1914-1916ish. (Base notes - section 1 & section 2).
• Wednesday, February 18 - World War I; 1914-1916ish. (Base notes - section 1 & section 2).
• Thursday, February 19 - World War I; 1916ish to 1917ish) (Base notes - 1916, 1917).
• Friday, February 20 - District Professional Day. Use the time to work on your essays. Do not procrastinate; essay writing needs time and thought.

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Your Greece package is to be handed in on Monday, February 23- We will start the next unit on Thursday the 19th, but this extra day delay gives you another weekend to tidy things up. Friday, February 20 is a District Professional Day. The unit test is still a couple of weeks away and it will cover all of the Ancient World, including: Egypt, Greece, Rome & Byzantium.

If you have some time, have a look at some of the online videos that I link to in my online video directory for Ancient Greece.

• Monday, February 16 - Greek Architecture PowerPoint - overhead notes. Be sure to read Greek Architecture: Pursuing Perfection Adapted From: Architecture For Dummies. Work on the package.
• Tuesday, February 17 - See episode 6 of The Western Tradition; Greek Thought (Available online). Work on package.
• Wednesday, February 18 - Video: The Western Tradition: Episode 8; The Hellenistic Age. Available at http://www.learner.org/ . Work on Package.
• Thursday, February 19 - Rome Package assigned. Video: Art of the Western World; The Classical Ideal - Part 2. Available at http://www.learner.org/. Work on package. Your Greece package is due on Monday -- in class or right after school (you've been given extra time to get organized!).
• Friday, February 20 - District Professional Day. Use the time to get completely caught up and to polish this package.