October 25-29

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

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website: http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/ However, I'm afraid I do not update this regularly. I spend most of my time keeping the blog up to date.

This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here. If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music.

Great news! Sutherland has renewed its license with Discovery Education Streaming services and all of the Discovery videos and video clips are once again available for student use. If you established an account in previous years, you can once again access it using your existing login name and password. If you do not yet have an account, get the code from the poster at the front of my classroom (sorry, I cannot post this online) and enroll. Use is free and students have copywright privileges; you can use chunks within your presentations legally.

My tutorial times are officially 3:10 to 3:30 on Mondays and Fridays, however I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time. I will respond to e-mails within a day at worst.

Social Studies 8

The Rome Unit Test is this Monday. Be sure to be hand in your flash cards, in an envelope, at the start of the test. Late submissions will not receive bonus marks. Your test on Rome will include the following: 40 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definition items (2 marks each) and 3 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 68 marks. You can earn up to 5 bonus marks for submitting at least 25 correctly made flash cards (term or name only on the front and definition or why the person is important on the back) at the time of the exam. You may not hand these in late to earn marks; they must be submitted when you write the test.

We will quiz the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic World next week. This is a short unit.

• Monday, October 25 - Unit Test on Ancient Rome. Read pp. 96 to 100. Do #1-7, p. 100.
• Tuesday, October 26 - Take up homework. Examine Hosford Atlas, pp. 5-6. What made Constantinople an important trade crossroads (p. 5)? What evidence can you see on p. 6 that the Byzantines were great engineers and builders? Answer the questions posed on p. 7. Video: Engineering an Empire; the Byzantine Greeks, part 3, part 4. (If you want to see the other parts of this video, here are links to the rest: part 1, part 2, part 5). If there is time, Mr. Benoy will explain how Byzantine engineers improved on what the Romans developed before them. Assignment: Write a paragraph to a page explaining why Justinian has gone down in history as an important ruler. Be sure to mention his ambitions for the empire and his strengths and weaknesses as a ruler? When you conclude, be sure to indicate whether you think he was a great man and why or why not. 10 marks, due Wednesday.
• Wednesday, October 27 - Hand in Justinian assignment. Video:Byzantium & do the questions for Byzantium; Part 2. Byzantine Empire Notes handout. Do the questions for homework.
• Thursday, October 28 - Take up homework. Handout: The Conversion of Kievan Rus. Video: Ivan the Terrible. How did Ivan the Terrible earn his cruel reputation? Read pp. 100-103. Do #1-7, p. 103.
• Friday, October 29 - Expect to have some pictures taken if you arrive in costume! Take up homework. Video: The World; A TV History and questions. Read pp. 103-107. Do #1-7, p. 107. If you are interested in learning much more about Islam and have a couple of hours to spare, watch Islam; Empire of Faith, part 1 andpart 2. This is really good and quite detailed. For a good, detailed, PBS documentary on the life of Muhammad, watch Muhammad; Legacy of a Prophet or watch the 1 1/2 hour cartoon treatment of his life: Muhammad - The Last Prophet.

Social Studies 11

The next unit test is probably in a week and a half to two weeks away. I will let you know, specifically, when I have a better idea of how long it will take us to cover the First World War.

There is a major research assignment starting now, theFamily History - Immigration Assignment (With additional options for International and First Nations students.) The due date for this work is not until right after the Christmas holidays, to allow plenty of time for research and discussion with family members.)

• Monday, October 25 - Mr. Benoy: Take up homework from Friday. Complete PowerPoint material on the Alaskan Boundary Dispute from Canada and the Empire. Mr. Nann: Lecture on the Boer War. Reasons for Tension between French and English speaking Canadian populations. What kind of compromise policy would you come up with for Canadian participation in the Boer War. Mr. Benoy: PowerPoint material on the Boer war from Canada and the Empire PowerPoint.
• Tuesday, October 26 - Begin background to World War I. (PowerPoint - the origins material in Canada and World War I). If time, filmstrip or video on the origins of the war. Read the sidebar on p. 23 & do #1-5. Watch, online, EAV's Origins of World War I - part 1 (9 minutes) and part 2 (8 minutes).
• Wednesday, October 27 - Take up homework. Complete any material not covered last class on the origins of the war. Watch Blackadder's explanation of the war's origins. Begin PowerPoint on Canada & World War I. We will look at excepts from Canada; A People's History as we work through the PowerPoint. Read pp. 20-28. Do #1, 2, & 4, p. 24 & #1-4, p. 28 .
• Thursday, October 28 - Mr. Benoy's slides on the Western Front battlefield graves. Take up homework Continue the PowerPoint and People's History segments. Read pp. 28-33. Do #1 & 3, p. 33. Also answer the questions in figure 2-8, 2-9, and 2-10.
• Friday, October 29 - Take up homework. Complete any of the PowerPoint and People's History material. A Look at wartime propaganda. Posters (also click here for a Canadian exhibition from the Canadian War Museum), Postcards, Leaflets directed at the enemy, Film, and even music. Read this for a nice short treatment of First World War propaganda. An interesting World War I propaganda story is treated in the documentary The Crucified Soldier. If I can find time to show it in class, I will, but if not, you can watch it by linking from here. Read pp. 39-42. Do #1 & 3, p. 42. - We ran out of time for the assignment that I intended to give in this block. It will now be pushed forward to next week.

History 12

Plan for Topic #3.

Questions for Topic #3.

The test for Topic #3 will have the following mark breakdown: 50 multiple choice questions, 10 map items (1 mark each), 10 definitions (2 marks each), and 3 from 5 paragraph items (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 98 marks.

Essay #2. Note: we will solidify the due date for this paper by the end of this week.

• Monday, October 25 - Video - Boom and Bust. The USA in the 1920s (base notes).
• Tuesday, October 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. Also watch this excellent documentary on The Wall Street Crash of 1929 or 1929;The Great Crash. How about an entertaining rap on how to deal with economic crashes? Watch Fear the Boom and Bust; A Hayek vs Keynes Rap Anthem.
• Wednesday, October 27 - Video - The Road to War; USA. US foreign policy between the wars (base notes).
• Thursday, October 28 - Complete any material on the USA. Japan Beteween the Wars (base notes). See Japan in the 1930s with this colour footage (10 minutes). Watch the episode on Japan's war in Asia: The World at War - Banzai (Japan 1931-1942) part 1, part 2,part 3, part 4, part 5.
• Friday, October 28 - Complete lecture material on Japan and watch The Road to War; Japan.

October 18-22

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

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website: http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/ However, I'm afraid I do not update this regularly. I spend most of my time keeping the blog up to date.

This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here. If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music.


Great news! Sutherland has renewed its license with Discovery Education Streaming services and all of the Discovery videos and video clips are once again available for student use. If you established an account in previous years, you can once again access it using your existing login name and password. If you do not yet have an account, get the code from the poster at the front of my classroom (sorry, I cannot post this online) and enroll. Use is free and students have copywright privileges; you can use chunks within your presentations legally.

My tutorial times are officially 3:10 to 3:30 on Mondays and Fridays, however I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time. I will respond to e-mails within a day at worst.


Social Studies 8

Expect the next unit test in about a week. However, be sure to be making and using your flash cards every day to master vocabulary and names. Your test on Rome will include the following: 40 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definition items (2 marks each) and 3 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 68 marks. You can earn up to 5 bonus marks for submitting at least 25 correctly made flash cards (term or name only on the front and definition or why the person is important on the back) at the time of the exam. You may not hand these in late to earn marks; they must be submitted when you write the test.

Be sure to visit the BBC's Roman Empire pages. There is plenty of fascinating material to interest anyone interested in this ancient empire.

• Monday, October 18 - Take up #1-6, p. 16. Complete watching Constantine and complete the questions. Hosford Atlas, pp. 3 & 4. Screencast on the Decline of Rome. Also look at this video of the changing map of Europe during this time. Map Assignment: The "Barbarian Invasions." 10 marks. Complete for next class.
• Tuesday, October 19 - Hand in map assignments. Watch Terry Jones' Surprising History of Rome and questions. For homework, be sure to make more flash cards and spend a little time reviewing them.
• Wednesday, October 20 - Hand in map assignments. Video & Questions: Terry Jones' The Barbarians; The End of the World. Homework: Explain why the Roman Empire collapsed. Give your reasons in a point-form list. Be sure to mention Social, Political and Economic reasons.
• Thursday, October 21 - Take up homework and create a master list. Video: The Roman Arena and questions (1. What happened at the Colosseum and other Roman arenas? List the events that were staged. 2. Why do you suppose the Romans were so interested in "blood-sports." Check out the BBC's animation on the Colosseum. Study for the Unit test on Rome on Monday.
• Friday, October 22 - Today is a Provincial professional Day. What an ideal chance to study for the Rome Unit Test on Monday!

Social Studies 11

We are just starting the History portion of the course and a unit test is a couple of weeks away.

There is a major research assignment starting now, theFamily History - Immigration Assignment (With additional options for International and First Nations students.) The due date for this work is not until right after the Christmas holidays, to allow plenty of time for research and discussion with family members.)

• Monday, October 18 - Hand in the take home tests. Take up #1-4, p. 16 and #1-6, pp. 19-20. I erred in assigning this first and should have gone to the first few pages of text. We will fix this today. Discuss Immigration Assignment issues. Begin looking at late 19th century and early 20th century immigration to Canada -- push and pull factors. Laurier's Canada PowerPoint. Read pp. 4-10. Do #1-3, p. 9 and the questions in figure 1-2 and 1-5, p. 8. Homework: Talk to someone who immigrated to Canada in their lifetime. What difficulties have they faced in coming to a new land?
• Tuesday, October 19 - Take up homework. Look at the earliest film of Vancouver - shot in 1907 on a hand-cranked movie camera, bolted to the front of a streetcar while travelling along Granville, Hastings, Carrall, Cordova, Cambie and Robson Streets. 1) What kinds of traffic do you see? 2) Did anything about the traffic surprise you? 3) What else did you notice about Vancouver in 1907? Another interesting look back in time is City Reflections; Vancouver - a set of 1907 and 2007 photos of the same locations - with the 1907 pictures taken from the streetcar film. Discuss the problems of immigration to Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century - including the 1907 Vancouver race riot. More of the PowerPoint on Laurier's Canada. Read the sidebar on pp. 10-11 of your text and explain why you would support or oppose the payment of compensation to families who paid the head tax to come to Canada.
• Wednesday, October 20 - Discuss the head tax and the issue of compensation. Video - Komagata Maru - sorry, unavailable online. Board questions - 1) What did the Canadian public think of Indian immigration in 1914? 2) How did government try to restrict Indian immigration? 3) What world event pushed news of the Komogata Maru into the background in the summer of 1914? Do the "Looking Back" questions #1, 2, 6 and 7 on p. 19. 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.
• Thursday, October 21 - Take up homework. Canada and the Empire. PowerPoint - If we do not complete this in class, please do so for homework. Read pp. 20-24. Do #1,2, & 4 p. 24 and the cartoon interpretation on p. 23 - Be sure to do #1-5 "Applying the Skill." Watch EA's Origins of World War I, part 1 & part 2.
• Friday, October 22 - Professional Day - catch up if you are behind. If caught up, do some review -- especially with flash cards.

History 12

Plan for Topic #3.

Questions for Topic #3.

Essay #2.

• • Monday, October 18 - Italy & Fascism (base notes). If you have time, watch Fascism in Colour: Mussolini in Power - with early colour (and colourized) footage.
  • Tuesday, October 19 - No class today as this is Post-Secondary Liaison Afternoon.
  • Wednesday, October 20 - Introductory video Berlin in the 1920s. Germany, France & Britain (maybe) in the 1920's (base notes).
  • Thursday, October 21 - Germany & Britain in the 1920s (base notes) - anything not covered Wednesday. If time, we will continue with the British Empire in the 20s (base notes). We might begin the USA in the 1920s (Base Notes). For a 5 minute video summary of the USA in the 1920's see From the Great War to the Great Depression.
  • Friday, October 22 - Provincial Professional Day -- use the time to work on Essay #2 or on your questions.

October 11-15

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

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website: http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/ However, I'm afraid I do not update this regularly. I spend most of my time keeping the blog up to date.

This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here. If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music.

My tutorial times are officially 3:10 to 3:30 on Mondays and Fridays, however I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time. I will respond to e-mails within a day at worst.

Social Studies 8

Expect the next unit test in around two weeks. However, be sure to be making and using your flash cards every day to master vocabulary and names. Your test on Rome will include the following: 40 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 5 definition items (2 marks each) and 3 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of 68 marks. You can earn up to 5 bonus marks for submitting at least 25 correctly made flash cards (term or name only on the front and definition or why the person is important on the back) at the time of the exam. You may not hand these in late to earn marks; they must be submitted when you write the test.

Be sure to visit the BBC's Roman Empire pages. There is plenty of fascinating material to interest anyone interested in this ancient empire.

• Monday, October 11 - Eat Turkey (or Tofu if you are so inclined) and relax. Enjoy the Thanksgiving break -- unless you are one of those who have not handed in all of their work -- you should catch up!
• Tuesday, October 12 - Take up handout questions. Introduction to Ancient Religions: Paganism, Judaism, Mystery Cults and Christianity. Watch Ancient Roman Religion. (On your own, watch this tongue-in-cheek account of Roman Religion - History With a Twist of Lime; The Early Roman Religion. You might not get all the jokes, or you might find them cheesy, but the information about Roman religion is good and at 7:00 minutes, it is an easy review.) We will also watch two more short clips that examine Pagan influences on early Christianity: Mithras - Pagan Origins of Christianity and Osiris - Pagan Origins of Christianity. Be sure to list things that seem to be common to these pagan religions and Christianity. Read pp. 6-10. Do #1-6, p. 10 for homework. Don't forget to complete the Architecture Hunt assignment.
• Wednesday, October 13 - Hand in the Architecture Huntassignment. Take up #1-6, p. 10. Watch The Western Tradition; Early Christianity (you may need to register to use this resource -- but this is American public television and they do not sell your contact information, so it is safe for you to do so) and do the questions. Assignment: Conversion to Christianity -- Imagine that you are a young Greek person living in the city of Rome. Write a letter to your parents in Athens explaining why you have decided to give up worshiping the old Greek Gods and become a Christian. You will have to find out something about both Ancient Greek religion and early Christianity to do this. The assignment will be marked out of 10 and will be marked on both content and composition. It is due next class. Note: When we deal with religion in this course it is not with the intention of supporting one religious view over another. What we want to do is to understand basic beliefs of each religion and know something about the impact that any particular religion has had on the world. We do this using an historical approach.
• Thursday, October 14 - Hand in the Conversion to Christianity assignment. Video Legions of Rome (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) andquestions. Read pp. 10-12. Do #1-6, p. 12. You might enjoy playing a small game from the BBC - Romans vs. Britons.
• Friday, October 15 - Take up #1-6, p. 12. Look at the sidebar on p. 11. Video: Constantine and questions. Read pp. 12-16. Do #1-6, p. 16. Bring coloured pencils to next class for map work.

Social Studies 11

We just completed a big unit test and we will now finish our last Government unit - a short one on Provincial and Municipal government. You will receive a take-home test on Friday -- to be returned next Monday. We will, however, start the History unit on Friday, before you receive the test. Flash card marks will not be added to this test, though it is a very good idea to continue making and using flash cards to use in reviewing before the provincial final exam.

There is a major research assignment starting now, theFamily History - Immigration Assignment (With additional options for International and First Nations students.) The due date for this work is not until right after the Christmas holidays, to allow plenty of time for research and discussion with family members.)

• Monday, October 11 - Eat turkey (or Tofu if you are so inclined) and relax -- unless you have incomplete work to submit!
• Tuesday, October 12 - Take up homework. Comparison of BC Provincial and Federal systems of Government. Video BC's Government House. Watch this video on the work of an MLA -- Having Your Say Through Your MLA. While doing so, do the following: 1) note the tasks that an MLA is expected to do, and 2) List similarities and differences between the setup of the Provincial Legislature and the Federal Parliament. Download and read Welcome to the House to fill in any gaps and to better understand the workings of provincial government. You might also like to look at other brochures and documents from this website. Government (red) texts. Read pp. 170-178. Do #1-3, p. 178. Note: Municipal Government will be tested using a take home test on Friday.
• Wednesday, October 13 - Take up homework, #1-3, p. 178. Municipal government introduced. Video & questions on Provincial and Municipal Government. Read (red book) pp. 186-196. Do #1-6, p 196. Read (blue book) pp. 245-246. Do #2-4, p. 246.
• Thursday, October 14 - Take up #1-6, p 196 (red book) and #2-4, p. 246 (blue book). Take up homework. Discuss Aboriginal self-government. Mayor Mussatto's PowerPoint on Municipal affairs. Write a paragraph to a page explaining why we should study History. 10 marks. Due next class.
• Friday, October 15 - Introduction to History. Family History and Immigration Assignment or alternative (see above) assigned and explained. Take home test assigned. Read pp. 10-20. Do #1-4, p. 16 & #1-6, pp. 19-20.

History 12

Plan for Topic #3.

Questions for Topic #3.

Essay #2.

• Monday, October 11 - Eat turkey (or Tofu) and enjoy the break -- or, better still, work on essay #2 and your Topic #3 questions.
• Tuesday, October 12 - 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. If you are interested in finding out more about Lenin, try Lenin; Revolutionary (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4).
• Wednesday, October 13 - 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. Watch The Russian Revolution (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.) You might also have a look at World War I; The Russian Revolution (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4) - this deals with the importance of the war in leading to the momentous events of 1917.
• Thursday, October 14 - The USSR From Lenin to Stalin (Base Notes). You should consider watching the following biographical treatment, Stalin (Part 1, Part 2).
• Friday, October 15 - Complete From Lenin to Stalin (Base Notes) and begin The Stalin Revolution; Collectivization and Industrialization (Base Notes). If you have an hour and a half to spare, watch Stalin; Man of Steel.
  

October 4-8

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

Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website: http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/ However, I'm afraid I do not update this regularly. I spend most of my time keeping the blog up to date.

This blogsite will have all of the changing material -- lesson plans and links to assignments. I will try to ensure that all assignments are posted here. If you see something underlined, it means that you can click on the item to have it appear. I will do this for all pdf documents, PowerPoints, videos, and even some music.

My tutorial times are officially 3:10 to 3:30 on Mondays and Fridays, however I am available most days before school, at noon and after school. Drop by or make an appointment if you need guaranteed time. I will respond to e-mails within a day at worst.


Social Studies 8

The unit test for Geography will be Monday, October 4. Expect it to be out of around 75 marks. You need to memorize some important information for the exam, but mostly it will involve answering questions using your Canadian Oxford School Atlas 7th edition. All material that we have covered so far, and will cover this week, is fair game for the test.

• Monday, October 4 - Geography Unit Test. Sign out History textbooks -- look them over if you finish early.
• Tuesday, October 5 - Test post-mortem (discussion of how the class did and how things can be improved in the future). Sign out new texts and return old ones. Introduction to History text and to SQ3R study method. 3 Timeline assignment - personal/family/world - 10 marks, due next class.
• Wednesday, October 6 -Time Line Field Trip. Introduction to the Greco-Roman world. Read Patterns of Civilization, pp. 2-6. Do #1-6, p. 6.
• Thursday, October 7 - Take up homework. Video - Roman City and questions. Handout and questions for homework.
• Friday, October 8 - Take up homework -- the questions on the Roman Towns handout. We will also go over the answers to the video questions on David Macauley's Roman City. Introduction to Classical Architecture -- how the Romans built and how this knowledge is the foundation of modern building today. PowerPoint on Roman Architecture -- from Mr. Benoy's Comparative Civilizations 12 course. If we have time, we will watch What the Ancients Knew; The Romans (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6). Read the handout and do questions for homework. Also complete the Architecture Hunt assignment -- value: 10 marks and due next Wednesday. Are you interested in learning more about Roman engineering? Check out the BBC's animation on the Roman Colosseum.
  

Social Studies 11

Expect your unit test on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of the Canadian Federal Government to be either Thursday or Friday of this week -- depending on our in-class progress. The mark breakdown should be roughly as follows: 35 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 2 from 4 long answer questions (6 marks each), and one essay question on what should be done with the Canadian Senate (12 marks - 2 x 6). The total is, therefore, most likely to be out of 59 marks. Create and use flashcards now to master terms and names. This not only helps you with subject content, but it ensures that you know what test questions are asking. At least 25 flash flash cards are needed to earn the 5 bonus marks.

• Monday, October 4 - Take up homework. Overview of the Judiciary - PowerPoint - go to the section on the Judiciary. Read pp. 270-275. Do #1-3, p. 275.
• Tuesday, October 5 - Take up homework, #1-3, p. 275. Video’s on the court system. Comparison of Adversarial vs. Inquisitorial court systems. If time, we will go over how to write an analytical essay. Read pp. 277-288. Do #1-3, p. 280, & 1 & 4, p. 288. Please bring your red Government text to class next day -- along with your blue text. (Note - we did not get to the video material, so this is pushed forward to the next day.)
• Wednesday, October 6 - Take up homework. Introduce concept of Human rights – examine text p. 294. Students to list what they would expect fundamental rights to be in Canada - Think-Pair-Share. Use Government text p. 60 to list Schweitzer’s list of fundamental rights. Government text pp. 152-158. Examine the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - see PowerPoint;The Constitution. Summarize each of the key sections in your notes. Effect of passing the Charter on Canadian law -- all laws in Canada must conform unless passed using the notwithstanding clause or if they can withstand a challenge based on their being within reasonable limits. If we did not go over essay writing last class, we will do so today. Read pp. 292-312. Do #1, p. 297, #2-3 sidebar p. 303, #1 & 3, p. 304, #3, p. 308 & #2, p. 312. Remember to bring 25+ flashcards to the test Friday to earn 5 bonus marks. Note: We did not get to the constitutional material this class, so the test is postponed until Friday.
• Thursday, October 7 - Introduce concept of Human rights – examine text p. 294. Students to list what they would expect fundamental rights to be in Canada - Think-Pair-Share. Use Government text p. 60 to list Schweitzer’s list of fundamental rights. Government text pp. 152-158. Examine the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - see PowerPoint;The Constitution. Summarize each of the key sections in your notes. Effect of passing the Charter on Canadian law -- all laws in Canada must conform unless passed using the notwithstanding clause or if they can withstand a challenge based on their being within reasonable limits.
• Friday, October 8 - Unit Test on the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of government. Read pp. 240-246. Do #1-3, p. 246, & sidebar #1, p. 244.
  

History 12

Topic #2 will be tested on Tuesday. Expect the breakdown of marks to be roughly as follows: 60 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 10 map items (1 mark each), 5 definitions (2 marks each) and 2 long answer questions (10 marks each). The total is, therefore, out of roughly 100 marks.

Plan for Topic #3.

Questions for Topic #3.

Essay #2.

• Monday, October 4 - We will complete any material missed last week. If time, we will watch a video on the Great War -- perhaps Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August.
• Tuesay, October 5 - Unit Test on Topic 2. Be sure to pick up the plan for Topic #3 and the Topic #3 questions.
• Wednesday, October 6 - 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 theLeague of Nations Homepage. M. Cliffe has a couple of online PowerPoints on the League: The League of Nations and Failures of the League.
  
• Thursday, October 7 - 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.
• Friday, October 8 - Origins of Socialism and Russia Before the Revolutions. (Base notes). See Susan Pojer's PowerPoint on the 1905 Russian Rebellion.