Socials+10+Spring+2013+Daily+Schedule

=Friday, Feb 1st, 2013=

1.) Getting to Know You

2.) Library - textbooks

3.) Teacher/Student Expectations

- Brainstorm with a "T" chart - SImilarities? - Which are the most important ones?

4.) The Website / Wiki

__Homework:__

- Buy a notebook - Request permission to join the wiki - Read -

=Monday, Feb 4th, 2013= Unit 1: The Geography of Canada

1.) Notebook Etiquette:

- Every entry should have a title and a date - Notebooks will be handed in once a month - Organization & neatness are important - Notebooks will help students study for chapter tests, Midterm exams, and Provincial Exam

- __First Entry in your notebook__ - Create a Mindmap about yourself on the first page of your notebook - Use categories to guide your mindmap and add examples for each category - Be ready to share

2.) What Geography topics do you remember from Socials 9?

3.) Map of Canada

=Tuesday, Feb 5th, 2013=

1.) Chapter 3 Jig Saw - Geography of Western Canada

- Group work - Practicing the 3 R's


 * __Homework__**:

- Finish your Map and hand it in - Finish your section of Chapter 3

=Wednesday, Feb 6th, 2013=

1.) Pop Quiz!! - Geography of Canada from yesterday

2.) Meet with your group - tidy up your knowledge of your section

3.) Second part of Activity - Tell your new group what you learned

- record all new information from each part of the chapter in the chart in your notebooks

__Homework:__
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Try the Canada Challenge in The Traveler IQ Challenge

Can you beat my score?

=Thursday, Feb 7th, 2013=

1.) Course Fair (1:50 pm to 2:30 pm)

2.) Geologic Journey: The Rockies

- Documentary from David Suzuki - Take notes from the video in your notebook

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- __Answer these questions after the video:__

1.) What do you feel is meant by the phrase, "the Rockies are full of transformations"?

2.) Many of the most spectacular mountains in the Rockies are made of limestone. What conditions do you need to form limestone? Where do limestones form today?

=Friday, Feb 8th, 2013=

1.) Geography articles:

- Work with a partner - Answer the questions for each article in your notebook:



=Tuesday, Feb 12, 2013=

Unit 2

1.) Brief Timeline of Modern History:

- Watch Guns, Germs, and Steel: Episode 1

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- Guns, Germs, & Steel Reflection Question in notebook:

Yali’s question posed this question to Jared Diamond, " Why does the white man have so much cargo, while us, New Guineans, have so little?"  - Give explanations and examples of how Jared Diamond answered this question in the Episode.

- Please also type out your reflection in the discussion section at the top of this page (it is the talk bubble button beside the edit button). Once in the discussion section, click the Guns, Germs and Steel topic that I started and post your reply.

2.) Class vote:

(2 options): 1.) Either we can go through the notes in class, or 2.) You can do the notes for homework, and we can watch 2 videos in class.

- Most of class in favour of option 1

=Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013=

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1.) Finish the video and write the Reflection question from the Guns, Germs and Steel video

2.) Review of SS 9 - North American History till 1812

- class voted to do these in class

These are the notes :

- Write them in your notebook using Cornell note-taking Style



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3.) Class revoted:

Class vote (2 options) for tomorrow: 1.) Either we can go through the rest of the SS 9 Review notes in class, or 2.) You can do the notes for homework, and we can watch a video in class.

- Class changed their minds - They want a video tomorrow. Notes must be finished by Monday, Feb 18th.

=Thursday, Feb 14th, 2013=

1.) Video: The Supersizers Go Georgian

- The hosts dress, eat, and live the part of English people in the Georgian Era. - The Georgian Era (1714-1830) takes its name from the reigns of George the First to George the Fourth of England. - We begin the history in Socials 10 with this time period.

Sample from the Regency Era Episode: (The Regency Era lasted from 1811-1820, when George III's son became Regent when he got sick)

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2.) For interest sake (read these articles):

King George III: Mad or Misunderstood?

King George III from Wikipedia

=Monday, Feb 18, 2013=

Government Unit - 5 Lessons

1.) History of Government & Democracy notes

Here's the presentation from today:

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=Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013=

1.) Where do you Stand? - Student Survey on political issues and the Political Spectrum

Write the answers in your notebook: (Title: What's Your Issue)

- What were your 3 highest scoring issues? - Did you know that about yourself or were you surprised by the answers? Explain.

2.) Defining the Political Spectrum (on the whiteboard):

- American politics examples (democrats and republicans) - Political Ideologies - Canadian Federal Political Parties

3.) 3 Ring Circus - the 3 Branches of Government example from the United States:

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=Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013=

1.) __Group Project:__
- Defining, Outlining, and Demystifying the Canadian Political Parties - With your group, create a presentation describing one of the 5 major political parties in Canadian Federal politics - Your group will present your party to the class on Friday, Feb 22, 2012

Criteria:
What info should be on your presentation:

- What is the history of your party? Who are some important leaders in the past? Founding fathers? - Who is the current leader of your party? 6 W's of your leader? Which riding? - How many seats does your party hold in the House of Commons? Which regions of Canada are they strong in? - Who are the popular Members of Parliament from your party? - What is your party's platform? What do they stand for? What issues do they believe in? - Which MPs from Vancouver Island represent your party? - What does your group like about this party and what don't you like? - Would your group vote for this party? Why or why not?

Presentation:
- Use a web-based application to create your presentation: Prezi, Voicethread, Glogster, Google - divide questions or parts of your criteria with all members of your group - Presentations will be marked based on: info provided, visual organization, group participation

Marks:
- Out of 45 marks - everyone in the group gets same mark (unless someone doesn't pull their weight) - 15 marks for info, visual, and group work each.

When Finished:

Embed your presentation in the Canadian Political Parties Project page

=Thursday, Feb 21, 2013=

- Group time to work on Canadian Political Parties presentations

Reminder: Groups will present tomorrow

=Friday, Feb 22, 2013=

1.) Group presentations - Canadian Political Parties

2.) Peer Assessment - How did our group members do?

- Be honest and think about how everyone worked together, collaborated, and completed their part of the project

=Monday, Feb 25, 2013=

1.) Last 2 presentations: The Senate & Governor General of Canada

2.) Self Assessment & Group Assessment

3.) Chapter 1 story - p. 3, My Boy Life & questions # 1-4

4.) Chapter 1 vocabulary:

- Due on __Friday, Mar 8, 2013 (in your notebooks - use Cornell-Style)__

Sir Francis Bond Head Loyalists Louis Joseph Papineau Lower Canada coffin ships Harriet Tubman land speculators Robert Gourlay Montgomery's Tavern Lord Durham Chateau Clique Family Compact monopoly Act of Union William Lyon Mackenzie clergy reserves crown reserves seigneurial system rebellions Upper Canada oligarchy underground railroad responsible government Colonial Advocate

5.) Canada: A People's History video

- Episode #7 - Rebellion & Reform background into life in Upper Canada (first 7 minutes):

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=Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013=

1.) Chapter vocab work

2.) What was life like in Upper Canada? - partner recall from the video yesterday - rewatch the video

3.) Chapter 1 notes: - Life in Upper & Lower Canada - Map of the Canadas

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=Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013=

__Topic: Pink Shirt Day__

- 2 videos - Reflection - What does bullying mean to you?

__Topic: Life in Lower Canada__

1.) What was life like in Lower Canada in the early 1800s? - Write down the notes into your notebooks:

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=Thursday, Feb 28, 2013=

Topic: Immigration into the Canadas

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=Friday, Mar 1, 2013=

Work Day

1.) Study Skills Review & Survey

2.) Vocabulary list

3.) Reform & Rebellions Questions on the board:

=Monday, Mar 4, 2013=

Topic: Upper & Lower Canada Grievances

1.) In the Library - Mackenzie & Papineau Project:

Background - article

2.) Instructions:

- With a partner, research the grievances of Upper And Lower Canada from the point of view of William Lyon Mackenzie & Louis Joseph Papineau - Create a dialogue for a meeting between the two men to discuss their backgrounds, grievances, and their ideas for solutions - Use a recording digital Web 2.0 tool like Voicethread, Xtranormal, Blabberize, Audioboo, or any other that you know about.

=Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013=

1.) Class time to work on Mackenzie & Papineau Projects

- Projects are due (posted by) Friday, March 15th - Post your projects on the Papineau & Mackenzie Conversation page

2.) Canada: A People's History Video clip - 3 Angry Men (here's the full episode)

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=Wednesday, Mar 6, 2013=

1.) Last half hour of class time to work on Papineau & Mackenzie Project

2.) Rebellions - notes:

- 4 Causes of Discontent in Upper Canada

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__Reminder:__ Chapter 1 Quiz This Friday
=Thursday, Mar 7, 2013=

Topic: End of Rebellions & Lord Durham Report

1.) Complete the notes from yesterday's presentation

2.) Quiz Info:

- 15 multiple choice - 5 true/false - 10 matching - 3-4 short answer questions

- notebooks are due on Friday for marking
 * Reminder:**

=Friday, Mar 8, 2013=

1.) Chapter 1 Quiz

=Monday, Mar 25, 2013=

1.) Hand Back Notebooks

- Reflection in notebooks: What have you done well with regards to your notebook? What can you improve on?

2.) Introduction to the Victorian Age - p. 55

- What did Canada look like at this time? - What were the attitudes of the time?

3.) The Supersizers Go Victorian

=Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013=

1.) Finish The Supersizers Go Victorian (20 minutes)

2.) Victorian Era Vocab & Questions

- Worksheet

=Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013=

Victorian Era Genius Hour


 * Individually, choose any topic you are interested in from the Victorian Era and create a short presentation to show the class.
 * You can use a presentation tool from the internet and post it on the Victorian Era Project Page or you can present in front of the class.
 * Either way it must be presented or posted by Thursday.
 * Conclude your presentation by answering this question: What impact did your topic have on the Victorian Era and beyond (Twenty First Century)?
 * You will be marked based on the requirements on the rubric handed out

Reminder:

- Hand in notebooks for marking & any outstanding projects

= Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 =

1.) Post Victorian Era Presentations on the project page or present in front of the class

=Tuesday, April 2, 2013=

1.) Group Share - Victorian Era Projects

2.) p. 72 #1-3 in notebooks

3.) Chapter 2 (Part 2) Building a Nation notes



=Wednesday, April 3, 2013=

1.) Finish Building a Nation notes (Canadian Confederation)

2.) textbook questions (notebook entry): p. 76 # 1,3

3.) The Fathers of Confederation Chart:

- in your notebooks create a column chart with: Joseph Howe, John A. Macdonald, George-Etienne Cartier, George Brown - Follow the videos and write in details about each politician

=Thursday, April 4, 2013=

1.) Fathers of Confederation chart - use your textbook to fill in your chart

2.) Class marks - finish and hand in any missing work - make arrangements with me to write a test

=Friday, April 5, 2013=

1.) Fathers of Confederation chart - use the videos to fill in more information for your chart (watch the first 24 minutes):

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2.) Worktime - complete any missing work

=Monday, April 8, 2013=

1.) Introduction to Confederation Group Project

2.) Find your group

3.) Work in library

Here's the project Description Sheet:



__Reminders:__

- First two parts are due on Thursday - Part A Documents posted on the website & Part B Proposal handed in to me - Conference on Friday, April 12 - Group evaluations will take place on Monday, April 15

=Tuesday, April 9, 2013=

Work time in the library with your groups

=Wednesday, April 10, 2013=

Instructions for today in the library:

1.) Finish your Documents & post on the Confederation Projects page

2.) Organize with your group how you will present your colony's views, proposal, and ideas in the conference on Friday

3.) Pick the key politicians from your colony who will be in attendance at the conference and which group members will play those roles.

4.) prepare your speeches and proposal with your group

=Thursday, April 11, 2013=

Finish documents and preparations of the Confederation Conference tomorrow

=Friday, April, 12, 2013=

1.) Set up classroom

2.) last minute prep with group

3.) Orders of the Day

- Delegates in attendance - background of each colony - economic, social, demographic, and political

=Monday, April 15, 2013=

1.) Finish Conference

- Colonies' Proposals - Question Period - 72 resolutions - group evaluations

2.) Intro to Chapter 4 - Review of HBC & Fur Trade



=Tuesday, April 16, 2013=

1.) Several activities & notes in this powerpoint presentation: (see me for the hand outs)



=Wednesday, April 17, 2013=

Topic: HBC vs NWC

Homework:

- p. 134 # 1-3 - p. 138 # 1-4

=Thursday, April 18, 2013=

Topic: The Northwest from 1800-1860

1.) Notes:

2.) 2 worksheets:

- Timeline - Battle of Seven Oaks

=Thursday, April 25, 2013=

1.) Review for the NW unit test!

=Friday, April 26, 2013=

1.) The NW unit test!

=Tuesday, April 30, 2013=

__Start of new unit: The Prairies (Ch. 5)__

1.) Review: What was the situation like in the NW in 1870? (Post-RRR)

2.) Notes: The Metis Flee Westward



3.) Land Speculator activity



4.) Manitoba Act (groups) - How did the Canadian government not keep the promises it made to the Metis in the MB Act? - What impact did this have on the Metis? - How have things changed for the Metis after the Supreme Court ruling?





=Wednesday, May 1, 2013=

1.) Review: A/B partner - List 3 things that happened to the Metis after the RRR. - List 3 things that were the result of the MB Act. - In what ways was the Metis situation the same after the RRR as it was before the RRR? Would you say the RRR was a "lost cause"?

2.) Work time: - Activity sheets 5-2 and 5-3

3.) Group mini-project



=Thursday, May 2, 2013=

1.) Work time: work on group mini-project

=Friday, May 3, 2013=

The Treaty Process

1.) Canada: A People's History, episode 10. "Episode beginning" and "Pieces of Pemmican"

2.) Treaty process activity: in groups or pairs, come up with 2 or 3 alternate solutions to the treaty process

Group newspaper mini-projects due by Monday!
 * REMINDER**

=Monday, May 6, 2013=

National Policy

1.) Treaty process notes



2.) Canada: A Peoples History "Fancy Paper City" and "That Little Wooden Box"

3.) National Policy jigsaw activity

The Prairies unit test on __Friday__! (Review Thursday)
 * REMINDER**

=Tuesday, May 7, 2013=

NW Rebellion and the Trial of Louis Riel.

Prep for Louis Riel debate.

1.) Websites: [] []

2.) Textbook: section about the Northwest Rebellion

=Wednesday, May 8, 2013=

Louis Riel Debate

=Thursday, May 9, 2013=

Review for The Prairies unit test.

What's on the test?

=Friday, May 10, 2013=

The Prairies unit test

=Monday, May 13, 2013=

How did American and Russian impacts influence Canadian/British/HBC expansion in the west?

1.) Review: - Who was George Simpson? - What affect did the fur trade/HBC have in the Northwest?

2.) Notes: - The Oregon Territory



- The Colony of Vancouver Island to 1858



3.) Douglas Treaties activity

=Tuesday, May 14, 2013=

Were the Douglas Treaties fairly negotiated?

1.) Review: - Which countries war HBC/Britain worried about on the West Coast? Why? - Why did Simpson establish Fort Victoria?

2.) Douglas Treaties activity - placemat

3.) Exit slip: Were the Douglas Treaties fairly negotiated? Why or why not?

=Wednesday, May 15, 2013=

What led BC to join Confederation?

1.) Review: Why did James Douglas make treaties with many of the Vancouver Island First Nations?

2.) Canada: A People's History - "The Gold Rush"

3.) The Cariboo Gold Rush "Unsent Letter" activity - read pp. 216-224 - write a letter from the point of view of either a prospector, a settler, OR a First Nation describing the gold rush and the affects it's having on the community.

4.) Canada: A People's History - " Tie the Oceans Together"

5.) Notes: BC joins Confederation



6.) Review: - How was the Cariboo Gold Rush one of the causes for unification between Vancouver Island and mainland BC? - What were some of the conditions that led to BC joining Confederation? - List 3 aspects of the Cariboo Gold Rush.

=Thursday, May 16, 2013=

1.) Review: - What were the 3 factions in the BC Confederation debate? What were their reasons for their view? - When did BC join confederation?

2.) Newspaper article

3.) Map Activity - map your own possible routes for the CPR

4.) Enjoy the long weekend!

=Tuesday, May 21, 2013=

What led to the emergence of Vancouver? How did the BC economy diversify?

1.) Review: - What was the Cariboo Gold Rush? - What were the different routes put forth by the CPR?

2.) Notes



3.) Activity

4.) How did the Oppenheimer brothers contribute to the emergence of Vancouver?

5.) Work time: p. 233 Q #1,2,4 and p. 238 Q # 1-4

=Wednesday, May 22, 2013=

How did Chinese immigration affect BC?

1.) Review: - How did BC's economy start to change in the 1890's? - List 3 factors that helped lead to the emergence of Vancouver.

2.) Notes - Chinese immigration to BC



3.) Activity - read "Window on the Past" - in pairs or groups of 3, create a first person narrative about the fate of Feng

4.) Video about Chinese immigration to Canada.

5.) Notebook reflection: How did Chinese immigration affect/change BC?

=Thursday, May 23, 2013=

1.) Review for unit test!

=Friday, May 24, 2013=

BC to 1896 unit test!

=Monday, May 27, 2013=

1.) Review vocabulary for the semester - use it to study for the final exam

- Test on June 18 @ 1pm - Create notes in your notebook or make flash cards or use Quizlet.com

2.) Chapter 7 Timeline

- use timerime.com

=Tuesday, May 28, 2013=

- computer lab

=Wednesday, May 29, 2013=

- library - last day to work on timelines - post by Thursday, May 30

=Thursday, May 30, 2013=

1.) Pop Quiz! - Questions from Chapter 7

2.) Canada: A people's History videos:

- The Last Best West - The Mines & Minds

3.) Victoria Trolley ride in 1907

4.) Worktime:

- Finish Chapter 7 Timeline project - due today (embedded on website) - Review course vocabulary for final exam

=Friday, May 31, 2013=

1.) Social look at Canada at the beginning of the 20th Century

- Hockey in Canada

=Monday, June 3, 2013=

1.) The Raven & the Oarsman - story at the start of Chapter 8

2.) Supply & Demand - notes & videos

=Tuesday, June 4, 2013=

1.) The Story of Stuff -

2.) Where are our clothes made?

3.) Chapter 8 notes

=Wednesday, June 5, 2013=

1.) Canadian Economic Regions jig saw activity

=Thursday, June 6, 2013=

1.) Continue & finish activity

2.) Complete map of regions on the back of the worksheet

=Friday, June 7, 2013=

1.) The Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands

- From The Nature of Things website - Take notes in your notebook about the economic, environmental, and health impacts of Alberta's oil sands

= Monday, June 10, 2013 =

1.) Physical Map of British Columbia

- Last day to hand in work is Friday, June 14 - Final Exam is on Tuesday, June 15 from 1-3 pm - Hand in your textbook to me in class on the Final Exam day
 * __Reminders:__**

= Tuesday, June 11, 2013 =

1.) Economic Regions of BC

2.) BC Points of Interest

3.) Chapter 9 notes

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

1.) Pine Beetle

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2.) BC's Industries - notes

- Fisheries, Agriculture, Mining, Hydro, Technology, Film

3.) Chapter worksheet

Friday, June 14, 2013

Course Review:

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