Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Jan. 9-12: Review, finish WWI & interwar period

Welcome back and happy new year; all the best in 2018!

You need to start studying for:
-chapter 2 exam (end of January);
-mid-year exam (Feb. 14, covering chap. 1 & 2).

Sunday, December 17, 2017

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



Monday, December 4, 2017

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...

Thursday, November 23, 2017

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

Friday, November 17, 2017

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?

Thursday, November 9, 2017

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?

Thursday, November 2, 2017

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: