May 28-June 1: Finish Ch. 4 - don't be absent in the next two weeks!

REMINDER:
(1) CH. 4 EXAM, FRIDAY, JUNE 1. 25% of term. See last week's blog for details.
(2) FINAL MINISTRY EXAM: JUNE 15, 9:00.

NEWSFLASH:
10 SCHOOL DAYS!!! Not sure who's most excited: the kids? Ms. V? 😉😜

Monday:
11 short answer question quiz, 17 marks
-devitalization of communities, aging pop., importance of immigration, current demographic situation of Indigenous people and gender equity since the 1990's
-2 bonus questions regarding language in Que.

-notes: finish cultural concerns

Tues.-Wed.:
-environmental issues

Thurs:
Review

Friday:
-exam: arrive early! you'll need as much time as you can get.

May 22-25: Finish social-demographic changes

Tues-Wed:
-finish part 3 (soc-demo change), chap. 4
-importance of immigration, gov't policies re. gender equity & parity

Thurs-Fri:
-start part 4/5 of chap. 4
-cultural & environmental issues

CHAPTER 4 TEST: JUNE 1
-out of 70 marks; worth 25% of term 3
-five themes, 1980-today, in chapter 4:  political choices, economic issues, social-demographic changes, cultural and environmental choices

Format: 31 questions
-short answer, timeline/chronology, matching & identify (government measures; who, what, where; cause-consequence; problem-solution); True or False, explain certain key terms (eg. aging pop.); causal connections...

Topics: Study your notes and use textbook to guide you...

political choices (288-301): constitutional issues, sovereignty-assoc., territorial changes, Clarity Act, indigenous issues and rights, Canadian military actions

economic choices (302-314): recession of the 1980's, neoliberalism and the changing role of gov't in Quebec/Canadian society, devitalization of Que. regions, free trade...

socio-demographic changes (315-326): aging population, etc.; importance of immigration, gender equality and parity... government measures with regard to these topics

cultural choices (p. 330-333; 338-339) language & cultural issues; information age/society

environmental choices (341; 344-349): environmental issues/management/exploitation

May 14-17: Devitalized communities & demographic issues facing Quebec

FINAL JUNE EXAM: FRIDAY, JUNE 15,  9:00

Several of you missed a quiz Friday. Reminder: you must write it Monday at noon, as we agreed. See previous blog for details.

Mon.-Wed.:
-work with partner; analyse documents about devitalized communities (2nd green booklet)
-p. 312-314

Part 3: Socio-demographic changes:
-aging population, gov't measures to increase birth rate, immigration...

Thurs:
-practice exam: 1840-today
-20 questions: use your notes and textbook!

Red group:
If your practice exam is done (highly doubtful), write down these notes & read textbook pp. 315-321.

May 7-11: Economic choices, 1980-today

Mon-Tues:
-notes: redefining the government's role (debt, deficits... influence of neoliberalism... privatization); globalization (free trade, relocation of businesses...Que/Can's exports...)
-read textbook pp. 304-308
-booklet, questions 6-10 (due Wednesday)

Wed-Thurs:
review globalization, etc.: complete questions 11, 12, 13 & 16
notes: devitalization of communities
textbook: pp. 312-314
group work with documents; complete green booklet #1

Friday: Quiz
short answer questions, know textbook material & study notes:
-international relations (3)
-economic issues facing Quebec (10)

May 1 & 4: Canada's international relations

Tuesday: Blue, Red
-go over last week's quiz
-notes: organizations, economic missions, military...
-pp. 300-301; complete last page in booklet

Wednesday: Purple
FITNESS DAY
-here are the notes

Apr. 23-27: Indigenous Rights since 1980 & QUIZ INFO... and tomorrow's notes...

Mon-Tues:
-review: constitutional struggles & 1995 referendum; finish notes (Clarity Act, 2000)
-textbook, p. 292-294; answer booklet questions #13-16

Referendum, 1995, in 60 seconds:


New topic: Indigenous rights in Canada

-notes: recognition of Indigenous ancestral rights in the Constitution Act, the Oka Crisis (see this link)
-textbook pp. 295-299
-answer booklet questions #17-20

Wed.-Fri:
-notes: finish Indigenous rights - Truth & Reconciliation Commission, 2008
-answer booklet questions #21-23

-Quiz: Thursday (BLUE), Friday (Purple, Red)

-approximately 15 questions, worth 25 marks

Constitutional stuff: 4 questions, 12 marks
- Charlottetown (2) (do NOT confuse this with Meech Lake Accord!)
-1995 Referendum (leaders, topic, outcome, blame...)
-Supreme Court ruling about clarity (1)

Indigenous stuff: 7 questions, 13 marks
rights (identify a couple, p. 296)
-Oka Crisis (causal connection)
-new territory
-Paix des Braves (objectives)
-Residential schools, Harper, and TRC...

Friday morning: NOTES

For the Purple people:

Apr. 16-20: Meech Lake Accord and its failure - fun!

Speaking of fun, there are 37 school days left (yay!).  Sadly, JUNE 8 is now a school day... 

Mon: SCHOOL CLOSURE

Tues: Blue & Red

-analyse photo (Charter Turns 30) - identify facts, write short 5-line summary

-notes: Meech Lake Accord, 1987 (constitutional reform)
-read p. 290-291, answer questions 5-8
-purple group - Wednesday

Wed-Thurs:
-aftermath of Meech Lake's Failure, 1990
-notes & answer questions in booklet, #9-11

If you're dying to get an over-view of all this constitutional mumbo-jumbo, read here.

Fri:
-Quiz

Elijah Harper: