Jan. 27-31: Start the Contemporary period...

Start economic development in the period of Confederation:
-first and second phase of industrialisation (effects of industrialisation on society & territory)

Study: Mid-year exam (Jan. 30, 9:00 a.m.)
After school tutorial - Tuesday, 4:00-6:00
bring food and water

Jan. 20-24: Continue Economic development under the British

This week:
If you have not yet handed in your fur trade essay, today is the day.

- complete the booklet (p. 4) that you have about the British period (timber) before you come to your next class; we will discuss this topic
- work with documents about the timber trade (organise them into three themes with partner; find important info)
- complete changes and crisis in agriculture; understand transportation developments...
- understand British economic policy
- STUDY FOR YOUR MID-YEAR EXAM... (30 marks, short answer; 10 marks, essay).

You may be interested that Marois' PQ have risen in the polls; read this.

Could be a quiz...

Bill 60: That charter business...

This is one of the briefs presented by one couple at the parliamentary commission regarding Bill 60. It describes their trip to Turkey and Morocco. (I quote: "Comment ca, enlevez nos chaussures? Ca tu d'l'allure?! Des hommes qui prient a quatre pattes su' des tapis!) Be afraid: these people walk among us. What does a mosque in Morocco have to do with us in Quebec?



The Gazette: Quebec's human rights commission voices 'serious reservations' about Bill 60

If you have the time and/or the inclination, you may want to read the proposed bill ("secular charter"), as it was tabled in November. It's a page turner.

Brome Lake water advisory (this is my tax money at work?): Will it ever end?

Jan. 14-17: Economic development under British Rule

This week:

Fur trade: (first period of British rule, 1760-1800)
-finish this topic:
-complete pages 2 & 3 in the new pink booklet... 
-read pages 176-178 in the textbook
-write a short "essay" about the elements of continuity and the elements of change in the fur trade after the Conquest, 1760 - we will start in class...
-essay due on Thursday (Orange, Red groups); Friday (blue) 

Timber trade:
-examine the development and results of timber trade in Lower Canada
-early 19th century
-third page of booklet for next Monday, Tuesday

REMINDER: mid-year exam on January 30! 

FORMAT: 
-15 short answer questions; 1 essay
-based on documents
-questions based on two units: 
(1) Population & Settlement (1500-2013)
(2) Economic Development (1500-today)