SS+9+Schedule+spring+2016

=Friday, Jan 29=

1.) Me, Myself & I worksheet and share

2.) Who is Mr Sitar homework assignment

3.) Course Outline

=Monday, Feb 1=

1.) Who is Mr Sitar mind map

2.) Students' personal mind map - good copy in first page of notebook

3.) Guns, Germs & Steel video

- Use Video sheet - timeline of human evolution & answer to Yali's question

=Tues, Feb 2=

1.) Finish Guns, Germs & Steel video - concluding question

2.) Pop Quiz - Europe Map

3.) Canadian Geography Assignment

=Wedn, Feb 3=

1.) Canadian Geography Assignment - worktime

2.) Angle, Minnesota Article - border issues Canada vs USA

3.) Before the World Began - video with worksheet - Canada's First Nations

=Thursday, Feb 4=

1.) Library - The Traveler's IQ Challenge - geography game

2.) Europe Map - pop quiz

3.) Before the World Began - finish the section

=Fri, Feb 5=

1.) NA First Nations Cultural and Language groups Maps

2.) Chapter 1 Outline

3.) Chapter 1 Vocab list - due Feb 17th

=Tuesday, Feb 9=

1.) Creation Myths

2.) Who were the First Nations of Eastern North America? Textbook questions - p.11 #1-3

3.) European Exploration of NA - notes

- See Notes page

4.) North America Map assignment

=Wedn, Feb 10=

1.) Worktime:

2.) Arrival in Canada - Powerpoint (in notes page)

3.) Continent of Nations - video (Canada: A People's History)

=Thurs, Feb 11=

1.) Worktime

2.) Arrival in Canada - powerpoint notes

3.) Videos

=Friday, Feb 12=

Work Block:

- All past work - NA map due today - p. 24 #1-3

=Mon, Feb 15=

1.) Arrival in Canada notes - New France, Mercantilism & Government Structure

2.) People of New France Chart - Talon, Frontenac & Laval

3.) __Reminders:__

- Chapter 1 Quiz on Thursday (open book)

=Tues, Feb 16=

1.) Exploration Age - Explorer Cards Project - in the library



In addition, students must hand in a paragraph about each explorer answering the following question:

- Why should the explorer be remembered? (What is their legacy or contribution to exploration?)

Projects are due on Monday, February 22

=Wedn, Feb 17=

- Explorer Cards Project worktime in the library

=Thurs, Feb 18=

Grade 9 Games Day in the gym

Reminder - On Monday: Chapter 1 Quiz - Open book

=Monday, Feb 22=

Chapter 1 Quiz - Open Book

When finished: - Complete overdue work (Chapter 1 vocab, Maps, Explorer Cards project) - Chapter 2 Outline - Chapter 2 Vocab

=Tues, Feb 23=

1.) Mark Chap 1 quizes

2.) The First Colonial War video - Enlgish/French chart in notebook

3.) Chapter 2 notes - part 1 and 2

=Wedn, Feb 24=

1.) Pink Shirt Day It Gets Better video: media type="youtube" key="ax96cghOnY4" width="560" height="315"

2.) Finish notes from yesterday - part 2

3.) Big Sugar video (in video page) - Documentary on Slavery in Haiti - past and present

=Thurs, Feb 25=

1.) Finish Big Sugar

2.) Worktime:

- Complete overdue work - Chapter 2 Vocab - Due next Wednesday

=Fri, Feb 26=

1.) D.IY. Notes for Part 3 - in your notebooks (Cornell-Style)

- see the part 3 powerpoint

=Mon, Feb 29=

1.) Video - C:APH - Episode #4 - Intro & The Governor and the General (in video page) - worksheets with questions

2.) Seven Years War Timeline - Due Wednesday - use part 4 and 5 of Chapter 2 - rough copy in notebook - good copy on paper provided

3.) Reminders:

- Chapter 2 Quiz on Wednesday

=Tues, Mar 1=

1.) Work Block: - Seven Years War timeline - Chap 2 vocab - overdue work

=Wedn, Mar 2=

1.) Chapter 2 Quiz

2.) Work time

3.) Chap 3 Outline

=Thurs, Mar 3=

1.) Chap 2 Quiz Reflections:

- How did you do? Are you happy? Why or why not? - How did you prepare? Did it work? - What could you do differently next time?

2.) Chap 2 Quiz Corrections - in notebook

- Short Answers #2 - watch Big Sugar Doc from 2:45 to 9:24

=Fri, March 4=

1.) Chapter 3 - part 1 - How does place shape a people's identity? - First Nations chart - use paper provided Peoples of the Coast, Plateau, and Plains

=Monday, March 7=

1.) Chapter 3 Notes - The Hudson Bay Company (see the notes page)

2.) Worktime: - Chapter 3 Vocab

3.) Reminder: - No Chapter 3 Quiz - Chap 1-3 Midterm on Friday - arrive at Lunchtime if you want more time to write

=Friday, March 11, 2014=

Midterm Exam #1

=Tuesday, March 29=

Motivation & Volition Lesson 1.) The Happiness Advantage - Shawn Achor TED Talk - Happiness & Success

2.) Motivation & Volition Powerpoint - How to help students succeed

3.) Grit Test - How Gritty are you?

4.) Studying - Multitasking vs Task Switching - Are We Digital Dummies? - CBC video

=Wednesday, March 30=

Chapter 4 - English Civil War 1.) Tour of England - Pilot Guides (see video page) - Use the map provided to record the cities visited on the video - Take notes in your notebook about what was seen in each city - Why 2 cities would you like to visit and why?

2.) Geography Map of England

=Thursday, March 31=

1.) Worktime - Geog Map of England & Chapter 4 Vocab

2.) Geography of Great Britain & 17th Century Society notes (see notes page)

=Friday, April 1=

1.) Worst Jobs of the Stuart Era (see video page)

=Tues, April 5=

1.) Work Time: - Chapter 3 Vocab - long overdue - Chapter 4 Vocab - due Friday

2.) English Civil War notes (see notes page) - slides 1-15

=Friday, April 8=

Chapter 4 Quiz

=Monday, April 11=

1.) Worktime: - Catch up on overdue work

2.) Canada & the 13 Colonies Maps - Canada in 1791 - 13 British Colonies (America)

=Tues, April 12=

1.) Worktime: - overdue work

2.) Causes of the American Revolution - Jigsaw group activity - Big Mindmap to hand in on Thursday

=Wedn, April 13=

1.) Continue with Causes of the Amer. Rev. activity - mindmap

2.) Criteria Sheet for tomorrow's project - see handout - American Revolution Biography & pamphlet

=Thurs, April 14=

Worktime:

- Biography & pamphlet - use computers, phones, or iPads (from library)

=Friday, April 15=

Project worktime

Monday, April 18

Project worktime

=Tues, April 19=

Project worktime

=Wednesday, April 20=

- Tom Sly (UVic student/teacher) takes over the class for the next 5 weeks