Daily+Schedule+Fall+2014

=Tuesday, Sept 23, 2014=

Day 1!!

1.) Go to library to sign out our textbooks

2.) Collect the data from the Who is Mr Sitar assignment in the form of a mindmap

3.) Create your own personal mindmap

4.) Share your mindmap

5.) Start Guns, Germs, and Steel lesson

=Wednesday, Sept 24, 2014=

1.) Getting to Know You - Name Game

2.) Guns, Germs & Steel Lesson

- Intro - What do you think the title means?

- Video - Take notes on the video

See the link: Guns, Germs & Steel

=Thursday, Sept 25, 2014=

1.) Library - log on to a computer and play the Traveller's IQ Challenge

- If you have a partner take turns - Record your score and level in your notebook (Create a title: Traveler IQ Challenge) - Keep playing to try to beat your score

2.) European countries Quiz

3.) Finish Guns, Germs & Steel

=Friday, Sept 26, 2014=

1.) European Countries retest

2.) Chapter 1 (Renaissance) Assignment - see worksheet

- With a group of 4 students divide the 4 sections of Chapter 1 - Each student must fill out their section of the worksheet with key facts / info - Come back to your group to share your section - the sheet needs to be filled out completely. - __For homework__ - create a **mindmap** (staple into your notebook) using all 4 sections of the chapter from the info shared with your group.

=Monday, Sept 29, 2014=

Study Skills Lesson #1 - Grit

1.) Motivation & Volition are the 2 keys to success

2.) Grit Scale - How gritty are you?

=Tuesday, Sept 30, 2014=

1.) Chapter 1 Quiz - Open textbook - mark in class

2.) Chapter 2 Vocab & Questions Worksheet - Due Monday, Oct 6th



2.) Faking the Grade - CBC Doc Zone episode

=Wednesday, Oct 1st, 2014=

1,) Finish Faking the Grade

2.) Intro to Socials 9 notes

3.) Chapter 2 Vocab & Questions - worktime - Using Cornell-Style note-taking technique

4.) King Charles I video

Okay. I am back from my medical leave, so I will start updating this page again...

=Monday, Nov 3, 2014=

1.) Napoleon: Hero or Tyrant paragraph - Peer editing activity - paragraph due tomorrow

2.) Chapter 5 Vocab & Questions sheet - handed out - see below



3.) Chapter 4 Quiz - inclass marking

4.) Chapter 5 - Industrial Revolution Powerpoint - Why Britain & Agricultural Revolution slides covered today:

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=Tuesday, Nov 4, 2014=

1.) Hand in Napoleon paragraphs

2.) Finish Agricultural Revolution notes - Slides above

3.) Hand out Progress Reports - Get them signed by parents

4.) Worktime:

- Any INCs on progress reports - Chapter 5 Vocab & Ques. - Due next Wednesday

Homework:

- Watch Worst Jobs in Rural History - follow link below:

@https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huYuhumO2p8

=Wednesday, Nov 5, 2014=

1.) Worktime:

- Last day to hand in any INCs for report cards - Chapter 5 Vocab & Ques

2.) Homework:

- Finish writing down the notes from the Industrial Revolution Powerpoint (from Monday - above)

=Thursday, Nov 6, 2014=

1.) Oliver Twist film - Charles Dickens' 2nd novel

=Friday, Nov 7, 2014=

Finish Oliver Twist film

__Homework:__

Watch the Worst Jobs of the Industrial Revolution & in your notebook record all the jobs shown with a brief description on each job (use Cornell-Style notetaking)

@https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJQbsKPW30w

__Reminders:__

1.) Midterm Exam Chap 1-5 (all multiple choice questions) - Next Thursday

2.) Chapter 5 V & Qs due Next Wednesday

3.) No Chapter 5 Quiz

=Wedn, Nov 12, 2014=

1.) Pop Quiz! - Review of Chapters 1-5

2.) Homework Check - - Chap 5 V & Qs - Worst Jobs of the Industrial Rev. video notes (see Nov 7)

3.) Worktime:

- Finish Chapter 5 V & Qs - Finish Chapter 5 notes - see Nov 3

__Reminder:__

- Midterm on Friday - Chapters 1-5 - Multiple Choice questions

=Thursday, Nov 13, 2014=

- no class - Internet Safety presentation in the theatre for grade 9s all afternoon

=Friday, Nov 14, 2014=

Chapters 1-5 Midterm

=Monday, Nov 17, 2014=

1.) Midterm marks

2.) Canada's Ideal Location Article & Ice Age Article

3.) Canadian Geography Worksheet & Map

- Answer the questions and fill out the map using an atlas, a computer, your phone, or a friend

=Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014=

1.) Chapter 6 Intro - p.160-2

2.) The Interior Plains - Where the Oil Sands sits - Northern Alberta

3.) The Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands video Nature of Things: Divide your notebook page in half - 1.) Description of the Oil Sands 2.) Problems - Environmental/Health

See the link to view the video: @http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/The+Nature+of+Things/ID/2341297455/

=Wednesday, Nov 19, 2014=

1.) Finish Oliver Twist - from two weeks ago.

2.) Oil Industry news articles - Read, take notes, and share with your group

- LNG - Site C Dam - Northern Gateway pipeline - Oil Sands

3.) The Clean Bin Project

- See the Trailer @http://www.cleanbinmovie.com/

__Homework:__

1.) Find more information about your Energy Industry article to provide information back to your group on Monday

2.) Watch the documentary Just Eat It:

@https://www.knowledge.ca/program/just-eat-it

=Monday, Nov 24, 2014=

Geography Test

- Chapter 6 - Open textbook

=Tuesday, Nov 25, 2014=

1.) Mythology - The Origin of the Loon

- hand out

2.) First Nations Cultural Group Project

- Organize groups and start at Library

=Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014=

1.) The Origin of the Loon - Handout

2.) Creation Myths - Canada: A People's History

2.) Fracking - Hydraulic Fracturing - see the link

3.) Introduction to Anthropology

- p. 186 in Textbook

4.) Worktime

=Thursday, Nov 27, 2014=

Worktime in the library - First Nations Groups of North America Projects

=Friday, Nov 28, 2014=

1.) When the World Began video

- Record the First Nations group and their creation myths in your notebook

2.) Worktime:

- Group Project

Reminder: - Projects are due next Friday - Ready to present as a Gallery Walk in the Library

=Monday, Dec 8, 2014=

1.) First Nations Projects - Gallery Walk

- Answer the questions on the worksheet from the 6 different projects

2.) Chapter 8 Powerpoint

- check below on January 2nd

3.) Chapter 8 Vocab & Questions Sheet - Due Next Friday

=Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014=

1.) Self-Evaluation & Group Evaluation - First Nations Project

2.) Canada: A People's History - Episode 1

- Into the Unknown - A Continent of Nations - New Lands

- Answer the questions from the video on the worksheet

3.) Progress Reports

- Also emailed out to parents last Friday

=Thursday, Dec 11, 2014=

1.) Worktime:

- Finish any INCs from your progress report - Chapter 8 V & Qs - North Eastern North America Map

2.) Canada: A People's History video series

Jacques Cartier: - The Land God Gave to Cain - Hochelaga

follow the questions on the worksheet to answer them from the video

=Monday, Jan 5, 2015=

1.) Reminders:

- School Exams -

Thurs, Jan 29 - Period 1 (9-11am) - Period 3 (1-3pm)

Friday, Jan 30 - Period 2 (9-11am) - Period 4 (1-3pm)

2.) Review of Chapter 8 - Arrival in Canada notes

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=Tuesday, Jan 6, 2015=

1.) Finish notes from yesterday - all slides

2.) Scissors & Glue Activity: - paste the chart at the end of the notes - 3 Personalities from New France in your notebook - create a chart to include info about each person from your textbook.

3.) Claiming the Wilderness videos - Canada: A People's History Episode #3

- use the handout from yesterday to answer the questions as you watch - from the beginning and to the end of The First Colonial War: Link - @https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIKaweBVj2E

=Wednesday, Jan 7, 2015=

1.) The First Colonial War - video

- follow the link above. It is the second segment of the video

2.) Gabriel & The Red Cow

- read the story at the beginning of Chapter 8 & answer the questions:

a. Who was Gabriel? b. What was happening to the Acadians? c. Describe the options presented to Gabriel. d. What options would you have chosen?

3.) Conflict Between the English & the French - Timeline

- create a timeline in your notebook with the events from 1689 to 1763 - Provide a date, title, and description for each event

4.) Work on Chapter 9 Vocab & Questions

=Thursday, Jan 8, 2015=

1.) Work time:

- chapter 9 V & Qs - France & England Conflict timeline - Gabriel & The Red Cow Questions - 3 Main People of New France chart - Chapter 8 V & Qs

2.) Videos:

- The Great Dispersal - The Plains of Abraham

3.) Start of Chapter 9 - Hudson's Bay Co

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=Friday, Jan 9, 2014=

1.) Finish HBC VS NWC notes from yesterday

2.) Worktime

3.) Reminders:

- Chapter 8 & 9 Test on Tuesday, Jan 13th

=Mon, Jan 12, 2015=

1.) Review videos - Canada: A People's History

- Fur trade intro - HBC - David Thompson - NWC

2.) Worktime

3.) Reminder:

- Chap 8 & 9 Test tomorrow

=Thurs, Jan 15, 2015=

1.) Chapter 10 - First set of notes:

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=Mon, Jan 19, 2015=

1.) American Revolution Timeline

- Create a timeline using your textbook (chap 10) to list the major events with dates and descriptions

2.) Work on Chapter 10 Vocab & Questions

=Tues, Jan 20, 2015=

1.) School House Rock

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2.) Crash Course

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3.) Continue the American Revolution Timeline

- Hand in once finished

4.) Continue working on the Chapter 10 Vocab & Questions

5.) For homework or if #1-4 from above finished:

- take down these notes

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=Wedn, Jan 21, 2015=

1.) New marks and Progress Reports

2.) Worktime:

- Finish any INCs and hand them in

3.) British North America notes:

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=Thursday, Jan 22, 2015=

1.) Worktime: (Most of you need it!!)

- Complete any INCs from your Progress Reports

- Chapter 10 Vocab & Ques

- American Revolution Timeline

2.) New notes for The War of 1812:

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=Friday, Jan 23, 2015=

1.) Worktime:

- Complete any INCs from your Progress Reports

- Chapter 10 Vocab & Ques

- American Revolution Timeline

2.) Midterm #2 Review slides:

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3.) Reminder:

- Chapter 10 Quiz on Tuesday, Jan 27

=Monday, Jan 26, 2015=

1.) Canada: A People's History - War of 1812 videos - Part 2

- Answer the questions from the worksheet as you view the videos

2.) Worktime:

- Finish Chapter 10 V & Qs - due today - American Revolution Timeline - due today - Any overdue work