Monday, May 19, 2014

Official Power Test

Several of you missed the test owing to the Toronto trip. Just as we said last week, I will stay after school to provide for you an opportunity to write it without disrupting other classes. Bring food and water. It'll be relaxing. Starts at 4:00.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Exam and Tutorial and Mind map

Sec. IV's: Official Power Exam:
- French regime: (mother country, colony, aboriginal groups, the Catholic church, fur merchants); British Rule: (Governor(s), British merchants, aboriginals (eg. Pontiac), Catholic church, les Patriote, L.J. Papineau, Baldwin-Lafontaine, responsible government...); Contemporary Canada: federal-prov. gov'ts, aboriginals, the Catholic church, feminist groups, linguistic groups, etc.,...
- 21 questions, based on documents
- check the June exam "bible" to see what the general topics are...

Tutorial:
- Tuesday, after school (4:00-5:45) in D417

Mind maps:
- All group mind maps on the four interest groups should be handed in no later than Tuesday. Should you need time to finish, add pictures, etc., my classroom will be open at lunch, as always.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Official Power: Contemporary Canada, 1867-2014 - May 5-9

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday:
Everyone should arrive to class having completed the readings that were assigned last week (textbook, booklet); in this way, you can contribute to your group. These are readings about the following interest groups:
-labour unions
-feminist groups (here's a link: Extending the vote to Women in Canada)
-linguistic groups
-environmental groups

Your group will:
- discuss the most pertinent information (purpose of the group, demands, means of influence, results of their actions on laws and policy in Quebec & Canada;
- consider how to present the information (mind map) effectively and creatively (illustration);
- present it to the class.

EXAM ON OFFICIAL POWER:
Wednesday & Thursday, May 14 (Blue) and 15 (Orange, Red)