Dec. 18-21: Hallelujah! We are almost at Christmas break...

Monday-Tuesday:
-start Canada and the First World War
-introduction, video (?), booklet
-notes
-relevant textbook pages: pp. 154-163

Epic History: WWI, 1914

Dec. 4-8: Finish 2nd phase of Industrialization & Quiz (Friday)

Monday: Purple & Red
-read textbook, pp. 131-139 & booklet, pp. 3-4
-with a partner break down the most vital information (see the board)
-we will go over it and discuss it as a class
-F-I-B notes.

Tuesday-Thurs:
-notes: unions, change in urban areas

Friday:
Quiz - 2nd phase...

Nov. 27-Dec. 1: Finish Laurier era

Due next week: Laurier booklet
Tuesday (Red, Blue) or Wednesday (Purple)
-complete the mind map (should reflect his 15 years of "Prime Minister-ship"), the chart of his compromises (p. 2) and Laurier's twitter page (140 characters min.)
Twitter:
-Bio
-Location
-4 followers (historical person from his time period)
-accurate dates
-must do topics: Canadian navy, Boer War... immigration... from Laurier's Canadian perspective
-other options: territorial changes, becoming knighted ("sir"), "separate schools" issues, Laurier's compromises
-reflect accurate facts and content of those topics

Mon-Wed:
-finish immigration to Canada & its domestic policy
-notes, booklet

Thurs-Fri:
-quiz: about 15 short answer questions (study notes Laurier to Residential schools; text pp. 122-128).
-start second phase of industrialisation

Nov. 20-23: Nationalisms in Canada (Laurier era)

UNIT 2
Mon-Tues:
-Laurier's Era, 1896-1911
-Brit. Imperialism vs. Fr-Cdn nationalism (textbook: pp. 116-117): understand these two different perspectives on various issues (textbook: pp. 118-120)

Mind map: "Sir Wilfrid Laurier." 
-focus on the 5 W's and on the changes in Canada during the Laurier era (political, territorial, social, economic...)
-watch video below; use websites to create a mind map: Use this link (start at "Leader of the Liberal Party") as well as this one for your mind map. Here's a third one. If you find better sites, let me know.

Part 1: Who was Wilfred Laurier?

Nov. 13-16: Unit Exam & begin Laurier era

(1) UNIT 1: FINAL EXAM
November 14 (PURPLE) &15 (RED/BLUE)
21 questions: based on document analysis (25-30% of term)
format: see textbook, pp. 106-108

Topics: 1840-1896
politics, BNAA 1840's-1867 (5)
migration (4)
Catholic church (2)
economy, indust., NP (7)
identify specific dates (3)

BEGIN UNIT 2
Part 1: Wilfred Laurier's era
What is nationalism? What is imperialism?

Nov. 6-10: Evaluation

UPCOMING EVALUATION

(1) Qu-est: end of 19th century
-Tuesday, Nov. 7 & Wednesday Nov. 8
-13 short answer/TF/FIB questions (/50 marks)
-15%

Topics:
-industrialisation, forestry, railways, urbanisation, emigration, immigration, the National Policy, influence of the Catholic church and the role of women in Quebec society

(2) FINAL UNIT EXAM: 
November 14 (PURPLE) &15 (RED/BLUE)
21 questions: based on document analysis
test format: see textbook, pp. 106-108 (documents & questions)
review: pp. 102-104
25% of the term

Battle of Passchendaele:

Oct. 30-Nov. 3: End of term!

This week:
Red 01-Purple 03: go over essay & quiz
Quizlet test review: First phase of industrialisation
Prezi: First phase

Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday:
-review industrialisation & economic changes

-new topic: Macdonald's National Policy, 1879
-notes & documents, & discussion
-read textbook, pp. 92-92; p. 96; complete table in green booklet (p. 4)

-new topic: Quebec's population movements
-notes & discussion
-read p. 68; pp. 72-73; p. 74

Thursday-Friday:
-new topic: Presence of the Catholic church in Quebec (I swear, I don't make this stuff up...)
-notes & discussion
-textbook, pp. 75-78

Test: Industrialisation
-next Tues-Wed (Nov. 7-8)

FINAL UNIT EXAM:
November 14 & 15

Ten agricultural inventions...

Oct. 24-27: Complete Industrialisation; Essay evaluation & quiz

Tues: Purple & Red
-correct "First Phase of Industrialization" handout (4 questions)
-complete notes: transportation, working class issues, first labour unions
-textbook pp. 56-61; 66-71

Wed-Thurs: Evaluation

-one 3-paragraph essay (based on documents)

-5 questions (Metis, Numbered Treaties, Indian Act... 15 marks)

Friday:

-complete economic development & change

Oct. 16-20: Complete Indian Act-Assimilation - begin First Phase of Industrialization

Monday-Wed: Complete First Nations issues, end of the 19th century
-textbook, p. 88; p. 89-91 (RED group: correct Riel Fill-in-Blank & green booklet, p. 3)
-Notes: Numbered Treaties, Indian Act, 2nd Riel Rebellion & Riel's execution, early Indian Residential schools...
-cartoon analyis (Macdonald-Riel)

Five questions, to be handed in; 2 marks each: (p. 88; p. 89-91)
-Why did the Canadian government sign eleven Numbered Treaties with the First Nations in the West?
-List 4 things the government proposed to the FN in exchange for their land.
-Explain what were "Indian Residential Schools" - who ran them? what was their purpose? etc.
-What is a "Band Council"? What were its powers?
-What were the main political results of the Metis-Riel Rebellions? Why was Riel hanged?

Look at the list of 21 restrictions imposed on First Nations at some point in the 140 year history of the Indian Act. Click here.

Thurs-Friday:
-start industrialisation
-textbook, p. 56-67

Oct. 11-14: Metis Rebellions, Indian Act & Test

Reminder: Mid-unit test (see last week's blog for information).
Wed., Oct. 11 Day 1 (Blue, Red); Thurs., Day 2 (purple)

Tuesday:
Purple, Red
-Louis Riel and the Metis Rebellions

Wednesday & Thursday: test

Friday:
Indian Act, 1876

Blue group: below are our two class photos. Which do you prefer?

Test next week: Oct. 11 & 12

Mid-unit test: Wed., Oct. 11 Day 1 (Blue, Red); Thursday, Day 2 (purple)
Format: 
15 short answer questions; 43 marks
-short answers
-matching
-F.I.B.
-place events in order
-circle true statement
-identify historical figures

Time period:
1840-1867

Topics:
-Act of Union
-alliance & responsible government
-ministerial instability
-Great Coalition
-federal system
...

Study:
-notes, booklets
-textbook, p. 30-53

Canada's territorial expansion: 1905 map
(booklet 4, back page)

Sept. 25-29: Confederation!

Mon-Tues
-go over last week's practice essay (achieving responsible government)

-review the 1840-1867 period (historical facts: political, territorial, economic, socio-cultural)
-review: background reasons to Confederation & first two conferences that led to Confederation

-complete booklet 4: page 1 (read & complete table)

-complete the third conference (London, Eng.)

Wed-Thurs: The "Dominion of Canada"
-analyse three documents: background to Canada's confederation

-notes: Canada's territory (4 provinces) & its new constitution (British North America Act)
-the structure of federalism

Quiz: (topics: background to confederation...)
Friday: group 02 (blue), 03 (purple); Monday, group 01 (red)
Format: short answer questions & perhaps a map
-end of protectionism & Britain's switch to free trade (effects...)
-creation of native reserves
-Reciprocity Treaty, 1854-1866 and the end of this treaty

-George Brown and the Great Coalition, 1864
-Three conferences that led to Confederation

Sept. 18-21: United Canada in the 1850's

This week: You'll 💖  it!

Monday: British economic policies, 1764-1867
-review British protectionism & complete Britain's adoption of free trade in 1846 (change, effect on exports from Canada East)
-understand: Reciprocity Treaty, 1854: Can-US treaty
-read p. 42-43; complete booklet, pg. 4 ("Economic Changes")

PRACTICE ESSAY:
Topic: Baldwin, Lafontaine & achieving Responsible Government (easy! you know this stuff!)
-class work: analyse documents with partner
-Wednesday: we will write paragraph 1; you will then write the next two paragraphs (to be handed in)

Tuesday & Thursday:
-begin the background to Confederation, 1860's
-read textbook (p. 38-43); answer questions in pink booklet (#1-8)
-notes: coalition & conferences

Quiz: next Sept. 28 or 29?
-ministerial instability, British economic policies, "Indian" reserves

Sept. 11-15: Political & economic changes in United Canada, 1840's

This week:
-review: alliance of Reformers, achievement and functioning of responsible government
-complete: p. 3 & 4 (booklet 1)
-read textbook, p. 33-35; complete second booklet, questions 5-9

New Topic:  "Ministerial Instability".
-notes
-focus on key concept: "minority government"

Quiz: Thursday
-15 short answer questions: Durham, Act of Union, Responsible government (achievement & functioning)
-map: colonies, bodies of water, neighbours...
-2 bonus questions

Test: Thursday, Friday

Quiz: Tuesday
Blue & Red
-10 short answer questions
-topics: two readings (purple booklet)

Culture test:
-7 questions & documents
-15 definitions
-9 short answer questions
= 30% of term III
Your term III mark will be ready Friday.

REVIEW!

Culture Essay (purple & blue); Finish unit - May 29

This week:
Got it-Forgot it: Culture
Read this: Why do we celebrate Victoria Day?

Monday-Tues:
Purple & Blue
-learn about "socialism"
-culture essay
Red:
-Fascism, Americanism...

Tutorial: May 25
-after school, 4.00-5.45

Finish Culture unit: May 26
Unit exam: June 1

Fascism:
-government system led by a dictator with complete power, forcibly suppresses opposition and criticism, regiments all industry, commerce, etc.

-emphasizes aggressive nationalism and often racism

Characteristics: single party (no elections), tradition, extreme nationalism, racial purity, devotion to leader
Who: Adrien Arcand
Expressed: Parti National Social Chretien, 1934

Power Exam (Fri.) & last unit (Culture)

OFFICIAL POWER EXAM: FRIDAY
-Three sections x 7 questions = 21 short answer questions (approximately 6, French regime; 6, British rule; 9, Canada)
-based on documents
-35% of term

Review:
-after school tutorial, Tuesday, Apr. 25 (4.00-5.30)
-study notes nightly (~25 mins.) using the "June exam bible" - read the bullets, then go to the notes...
-textbook pages: p. 184-187 (overview)

CULTURE & CURRENTS OF THOUGHT
Monday-Thursday:
-starting LAST unit!
-Class 1: Native culture
-notes: spirituality, relationship with nature, communication & trade
-readings: red text., p. 10-15
-homework: handout (yellow)
-Class 2:
-review "Pop-settlement" (Got it-Forget it)
-review native culture & correct handout
-Culture in NF 
-notes: intro, divine right...

Vimy Ridge & Tuesday's TEST (Apr. 11) & upcoming unit EXAM

On Sunday, a ceremony commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the battle will take place in Vimy, France, at the magnificent Canadian monument (completed 1936). The ceremony airs on CBC-TV on Sunday morning. This video discusses this significant battle, and it also discusses the monument itself.



Monday: Finish group work
Take it seriously and help each other prepare for tomorrow's test:
-BLUE: (period 2)
(1) complete unions, women's groups versus power and create two timelines of important events (on blue paper)
(2) when finished, read over printed notes;
(3) start review booklet that Ms. Long has.

-RED: (period 4)
(1) complete environment and linguistic groups versus official power and discuss;
(2) when you are finished completing the table in the booklet, read the printed notes I've made;
(3) start on the 4-page review booklet;
(4) read the pages in the booklet about Nationalist groups in Quebec.

Remember: Short answer test, TUESDAY. Study the CANADIAN period (natives, church, fed-prov. relations, unions, women's groups, linguistic groups...). About three questions per topic/group.

Tuesday: Period 2, 3, 4
-20 question test; all short answer.
-based on your notes, booklet and readings (1867-present).

Post-Easter break, (after April 19):
You have an OFFICIAL POWER EXAM (~35% of term III). It consists of 21 questions, [French regime (6), British rule (6), Contemporary Canada (9)], based on documents.

Apr. 6-7 (Thurs.-Fri.): Group work

Here is what you will be doing over the next two classes; this material will be on next week's QUIZ (Tuesday):

Next week's quiz will include about 20-25 short and long answer questions. The material covers relations between power and Natives, the Church, federal-provincial, women's groups, and labour unions.

Your OFFICIAL POWER UNIT EXAM is the week of April 18.

Mar. 27-30: Official Power - Canada

Monday, Day 8: periods 2, 3, 4
-essay evaluation: achieving responsible government

Tues.-Thurs.: 
-begin official power in Contemporary Canadian period (purple booklet)
1-Native groups and the Canadian government
2-Catholic church after Confederation
3-Federal-provincial relations

Mar. 20-24: Power relations - Governor & Assembly

Tues.-Wed.:
-review the Constitutional Act and government system established in 1791
-notes: power relations between the Assembly & the Governor, leading to the Rebellions
-complete handouts...

-practice essay: group work

Thurs.-Fri.:
-achieving "responsible government" after the Act of Union, 1840
-Baldwin-Lafontaine coalition government

-next week: essay evaluation

Brit. power: Mar. 15-17

All classes were supposed to write an essay (today) about power relations during the British period. The purple group will do so tomorrow (Thursday, day 9, per. 3); the red group on Friday (per. 1); and blue group (per. 4). Next week, we will be finishing the British period. Attaches ta tuques!

Brit. Power: Mar. 7-10

Tuesday-Wednesday:
-return and go over NF quiz (from before the break)

-review British power (1760's) - change of empire, government structure, Pontiac's rebellion... Royal Proc., Quebec Act...

-continue British power relations (Br. colonial authorities with the Catholic Church, with the British merchants...)
-return your short summaries...

Review questions: Power, early British period:
These are the questions we used in class to review:
-What does capitulation mean? When did NF capitulate?
-Who ran NF between 1760-1763? Why?
-When did the British officially take control of France's territory in North America?
-Name the first British constitution for "Quebec."
-What position was the head of government in Quebec? How did he get this position?
-What part of government did he have the power to appoint?
-What does the word appoint mean?
-What were some new legal "freedoms" that the people of Quebec enjoyed after the British takeover?

-Which group was particularly concerned with the British takeover of territory in N.America, in the early 1760's?
-Why were they concerned with this? What did they want?
-Who organized an alliance of these groups? When?
-What means did they use to pressure the British?
-What was the result of these tactics in 1763?

Essay:

-next Wednesday: power relations in Quebec during the British regime...

Feb. 6-10: Unit 3 - Official Power

Monday-Tuesday:
-blue group: go over ECON exam

-begin new unit
-introduction to ideas of government
-RED TEXTBOOK
-read p. 96-99; discuss and answer questions

Tuesday-Friday:
-official power in NF

Econ: Unit test

Wednesday (purple) & Thursday (blue, red):
-21 short answer questions based on documents
-30% of term 2

Next unit starts Friday: OFFICIAL POWER
RED textbook

Snow day: Mid-year still tomorrow

Naturally, you all brought your stuff home to study in case of closure - just like we put into the announcements... 

Tshiuetin: A First Nations-Owned Railway
Short Docs: CBC

Mon., Jan. 23-Jan. 27; Mid-year, Jan. 25; Econ unit exam, Feb. 1

Friday, January 20:
01: review Quiet Revolution
-finish notes?
-essay: government intervention in the 1960's
(essays are all corrected)

Monday, January 23: Day 6
-period 1 (purple) & 2 (blue):
-essay: government intervention in the 1960's
-TAKE NOTES HOME TO STUDY IN CASE OF SNOW STORM

Tuesday:
-economic context since the 1980's
-tutorial, after-school (4.00-5.40)

Wednesday, January 25:
-mid-year exam @ 2.00 - absence = ZERO
-10 short answer questions (one chapter)
-5 short answer question & essay (the other chapter)

ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT EXAM:
Feb. 1 - 25% of term II
21 short answer questions
3 sections, based on documents

Jan. 10-13: Review & WWII

The MID-YEAR EXAM is in two weeks: January 25 (chapter 1 & 2). It is worth 30% of term 2. You should be consistently studying and working in your ECON review booklet (green). It should be completed up to question 17.

This week:
-review Canadian period ECON
-discuss agriculture over 150 years (sorry...)
-economic expansion during WWII