Saturday, March 26, 2011

March 28-April 1
















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/. You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

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.

Social Studies 8

Mr. Nann, a student teacher from UBC, will work with you for the next little while. I will be in and out of the classroom during this block -- but I remain available for extra help, even on material Mr. Nann is teaching. This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of all the tutorial help we have with all of the adult bodies in this class. Mr. Nann's blogsite works much like my own.

He will post his lessons at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/

Do not hesitate to contact me for help if you need it. My job satisfaction comes from your success -- even if I have a student teacher working with you.

Social Studies 11


This class has the honour of working with our UBC student teacher, Mr. Nann. He will be with us for about half of the term. I will be in and out of the class, but I am always available for extra help, before school, at noon (except Wednesdays) and after school. Take advantage of the extra help available this semester!

Mr. Nann's blogsite is at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/

History 12


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

Topic #3's Unit Test is not until around Thursday, April 7. I am not exactly sure at this time as we are running a little behind schedule.

  • Monday, March 28 - Introductory video, Berlin in the 1920's. Germany, France & Britain (maybe) in the 1920s (base notes). Interested in the Irish issue? Watch The Anglo Irish War (part 1, part 2, part 3). Be sure to watch this 5 minute video from Irish television on The Irish Civil War; 1922-1923. The best movie about these times is Michael Collins -- worth renting. Learn about Gandhi from the documentary Mahatma Gandhi; Pilgrim of Peace (part 1, part 2, part 3) -- or see the fabulous historical movie: Gandhi.
  • Tuesday, March 29 - Germany & Britain in the 1920s (base notes) - anything not covered Monday. If time, we will continue with the British Empire in the 20's (base notes). We might begin the USA in the 1920s (base notes). Watch Simon Schama's 59 minute documentary on the British Empire, A History of Britain; The Empire of Good Intentions.
  • Wednesday, March 30 - The USA in the 1920s (base notes). Be sure to see the video: The Century; America's Time; Boom and Bust (part 1 - seen at the end of Tuesday's class, part 2, part 3).
  • Thursday, March 31 - Introductory video Fear the Boom and Bust (Pay close attention to this as it deals with the fundamental question of how economies should be run -- looking at the theories of John Maynard Keynes and F.W. Hayek -- in a rap format, oddly enough. To understand the theories expounded in the song, be sure to go to to Econstories.tv to watch the follow-up videos, where experts comment on the ideas of the two greatest economists of the 20th century. The lecture today is the USA in the 1930s (base notes). If available, and if we have time, we will watch the video Roosevelt and the New Deal. Be sure to watch two narrated PowerPoint presentations on Youtube: Melinda Klein's Interwar Years - segment 2 and segment 3 deal with the USA in the 1930s. Also watch either this excellent documentary on the Wall Street Crash of 1929 or this video: 1929; The Great Crash. You might also consider watching Stanford University Professor David Kennedy's discussion: Conversations With History: Lessons from FDR's New Deal.
  • Friday, April 1 - Complete any material from Thursday. Watch The Road to War; USA - ignore the advert that starts it. US Foreign Policy Between the Wars (base notes).
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Friday, March 04, 2011

March 7-11



























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/. You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

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.

Social Studies 8

Mr. Nann, a student teacher from UBC, will work with you for the next little while. I will be in and out of the classroom during this block -- but I remain available for extra help, even on material Mr. Nann is teaching. This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of all the tutorial help we have with all of the adult bodies in this class. Mr. Nann's blogsite works much like my own.

He will post his lessons at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/

Do not hesitate to contact me for help if you need it. My job satisfaction comes from your success -- even if I have a student teacher working with you.

  • Wednesday, March 9 - Mr. Nann took ill today, so I substituted for him. Our lesson was as follows: Hand in the map assignment from last class. Think/Pair/Share exercise on the reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire, based on yesterday's film. Video: Terry Jones; Barbarians; The End of the World and questions -- up to #12. We saw only the first half of the film -- dealing with the Huns. Please feel free to watch the rest if you are interested. You have an assignment for tomorrow, worth 10 marks. Imagine that you are a German who joined the Huns. Write a paragraph explaining why you did this.

Social Studies 11


This class has the honour of working with our UBC student teacher, Mr. Nann. He will be with us for about half of the term. I will be in and out of the class, but I am always available for extra help, before school, at noon (except Wednesdays) and after school. Take advantage of the extra help available this semester!


Mr. Nann's blogsite is at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/

History 12

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

Topic #3's Unit Test is not for quite a long time -- I anticipate Monday, April 4.

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Friday, February 25, 2011

February 28 - March 4




























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/. You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

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.

Social Studies 8

Mr. Nann, a student teacher from UBC, will work with you for the next little while. I will be in and out of the classroom during this block -- but I remain available for extra help, even on material Mr. Nann is teaching. This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of all the tutorial help we have with all of the adult bodies in this class. Mr. Nann's blogsite works much like my own.

He will post his lessons at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/

Do not hesitate to contact me for help if you need it. My job satisfaction comes from your success -- even if I have a student teacher working with you.

Social Studies 11


This class has the honour of working with our UBC student teacher, Mr. Nann. He will be with us for about half of the term. I will be in and out of the class, but I am always available for extra help, before school, at noon (except Wednesdays) and after school. Take advantage of the extra help available this semester!


Mr. Nann's blogsite is at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/

History 12

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

The Topic #2 test will be on Monday, February 28.



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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

February 20-25




















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/. You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

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.

Social Studies 8

Expect a unit test, on Wednesday February 23. It will be based on map reading and the use of Canadian Oxford World Atlas (7th edition). I was going to hand out a review package to you last Friday, but will give it to you now on Monday. Feel free to download it before then though!

Mr. Nann, a student teacher from UBC, will work with you for the next little while. I will be in and out of the classroom during this block -- but I remain available for extra help, even on material Mr. Nann is teaching. This is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of all the tutorial help we have with all of the adult bodies in this class. Mr. Nann's blogsite works much like my own. He will post his lessons at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/


  • Monday, February 21 - Take up the Earth Gridworksheet. Watch Longitude & Time Zones and The Remarkable Story of the Discovery of Longitude by Dr. Callahan . (If you have the time and interest, why not also look at Cambridge University's video The Longitude Problem.) Introduction to time zones. See Geographical Essentials, pp. 48-54 and watch this short clip on the International Time Zone. Time Zones worksheet. Complete for homework. If you get a chance, and want to get clearer about time zones, watch GEG-103-OL: Time Zones. A very helpful description of longitude and time zones can be found at this site from Iowa State University, which quizzes you as you work through it. Time Zone Review material - follow the instructions on the sheet. Everyone should do Section #1, but then only do the sections after this that you had trouble with. Be sure to come in for extra help at noon or after school if you are confused about anything.
  • Tuesday, February 22 - Take up the Time Zone worksheet. Watch World Time Zones and Why We Have Time Zones. Second time zone worksheet. Complete for homework.
  • Wednesday, February 23 - Geography Unit Test. Sign out History textbooks -- look them over if you finish early.
  • Thursday, February 24 - Mr. Nann is taking over the class at this point. See his blog while he is working with your class. You can find it at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/
  • Friday, February 25 - Today is a professional day. You get it off, while your teachers go to classes. Use the time to look over your textbook and see what we will be studying the rest of this year.


Social Studies 11


This class has the honour of working with our UBC student teacher, Mr. Nann. He will be with us for about half of the term. I will be in and out of the class, but I am always available for extra help, before school, at noon (except Wednesdays) and after school. Take advantage of the extra help available this semester!


Mr. Nann's blogsite is at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/



History 12


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

The Topic #2 test will be on Monday, February 28 -- this gives me some space if I cannot catch up the where I hope to be -- though I think we will actually finish the unit this Wednesday. If I do so, we will move on to the next unit's first lesson on Thursday.



For supplemental material to this unit, go to my Topic #2 webpage. If you have the time, be sure to look at some of the videos on my recommended Google video and You tube sheet.
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

February 14-18

















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/. You will be glad to know that now I have a prep. block, I am once again updating my website.

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.

Social Studies 8

Expect a unit test, on February 23. 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!

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

  • Monday, February 14 - Hand in School to Home map. Take up any problems with military grid. Take up the Letter/Number Grid Worksheet. Latitude introduction. Geographical Essentials, pp. 32-35. Key lines of latitude and why we have seasons -- see the video Geography Seasons for this. Introduction video to Latitude and Longitude - with questions. Note: you need to login to Discovery Education's streaming video site to do this. Mr. Benoy posts the access code in the classroom. Complete the Latitude #1 worksheet for homework.
  • Tuesday, February 15 - Mr. Nann is covering for me today as I am hosting a speaker, Gwynn Dyer, for the grade 11 & 12 students (hopefully we will get him back again when you are seniors!). Take up any problems with Latitude #1 . Countries memory game. Review video on seasons and important lines of latitude. Quiz on important lines of latitude. Hand in quiz. Pick up and start working on Latitude #2 worksheet -- to be completed for homework.
  • Wednesday, February 16 - Watch GEG-103-OL: Latitude and Longitude. (If this video is a bit difficult for you, watch the following quick videos at home: What Causes the Seasons on Earth, Absolute vs Relative Location and Latitude & Longitude.) Demonstration of latitude and longitude using Google Earth. Complete the Longitude worksheet for next class.
  • Thursday, February 17 - Memory game - another variation on the countries list. Take up the Longitudeworksheet. Social Studies Latitude and Longitude Race - Join into groups of 3 or 4 people -- complete the handout before any other group in the class. Earth Grid worksheet - complete for homework.
  • Friday, February 18 - Take up the Earth Gridworksheet. Watch Longitude & Time Zones and The Remarkable Story of the Discovery of Longitude by Dr. Callahan . (If you have the time and interest, why not also look at Cambridge University's video The Longitude Problem.) Introduction to time zones. See Geographical Essentials, pp. 48-54 and watch this short clip on the International Time Zone. Time Zones worksheet. Complete for homework. If you get a chance, and want to get clearer about time zones, watch GEG-103-OL: Time Zones. A very helpful description of longitude and time zones can be found at this site from Iowa State University, which quizzes you as you work through it.
Social Studies 11

This class has the honour of working with our UBC student teacher, Mr. Nann. He will be with us for about half of the term and will begin work with this class on day 2. I will be in and out of the class, but I am always available for extra help, before school, at noon (except Wednesdays) and after school. Take advantage of the extra help available this semester!

Mr. Nann's blogsite is at: http://nannsocials.blogspot.com/


History 12

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

The Topic #2 test will likely be on February 24. We seem to be running a little quicker than I initially thought. If we finish the unit earlier than expected, the test and work due date will remain the same, but I will start the next unit early. With a shortened semester (longer Spring Break), I need to



For supplemental material to this unit, go to my Topic #2 webpage. If you have the time, be sure to look at some of the videos on my recommended Google video and You tube sheet.

  • Monday, February 14 - Complete the run-up to World War I. Causes of the war and reasons for peace in 1914 - base notes. We will watch as much as possible of the video The Guns of August, based on the book of the same name by Barbara Tuchman -- the best account of Europe on the eve of the Great War (sorry, it seems unavailable online).
  • Tuesday, February 15 -Introductory video & music. Debrief Gwynn Dyer talk. Lecture material for 1914, The Opening Phases of the War (base notes). I expect we may also manage to get into Stalemate - 1915-1916 (base notes).
  • Wednesday, February 16 - Introduction - Mr. Benoy's slides of the Western Front. Complete any material from 1915-1916 (base notes) and look at Exhaustion; 1917 (base notes).
  • Thursday, February 17 - Introductory music - The Corries:The Green Fields of France and Callin Doon the Line by Alan Brydon. Complete 1917 (base notes) if we did not do so on Tuesday. 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.
  • Friday, February 18 - Introduction - a selection of First World War popular songs from Mr. Benoy's hard drive. Total War; the German Experience (base notes).



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