What are we doing in class?June 2-6
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Trudeau Tutorials! When you are not in a tutorial, you should be working on... a) Defining Moments #4 (Trudeau unit) b) Studying for quiz Thursday: Defining Moments #4 due AND Trudeau unit quiz Friday: Begin Final performance task (essay based on defining moments) May 26-30 Monday: The October Crisis; pre-lesson questions; PowerPoint + CBC video; post-lesson reflection on whether your perspective has changed Tuesday: Four corners debate on Trudeau's use of the War Measures Act; Trudeau and the French PowerPoint; video clips from Canada: A People's History episode 17 (available here: http://video.myhdsb.ca/P_729291.mpg) Wednesday: The Constitution PowerPoint; work on tutorials Thursday: Trudeau and the economy SmartBoard activity Friday: Canadian-American relations jigsaw; work on tutorials **Tutorials will take place next week on Monday June 2nd, Tuesday June 3rd, and Wednesday June 4th** May 19-23 Monday: Victoria Day Tuesday: Intro to Pierre Elliot Trudeau. What is his personality? Do his personal qualities make him a good Prime Minister? Wednesday: Intro tutorial task (tutorials will take place on June 2nd and 3rd). What is a "just society?" What was Trudeau's vision of a "just society?" Do you agree or disagree with his political and philosophical ideals? Thursday & Friday: Just Society in Action! Analyse women, immigrants, and First Nations during the time of Trudeau. Did he effectively implement his promise of a "just society"? May 12-16 Monday: Presentations Tuesday: Field trip to Warplane Heritage Museum! Wednesday: Finish presentations Thursday: 1950s/60s Test. When you are done, work on defining moments #3 (due Tuesday!) Friday: Work on defining moments #3 (due Tuesday May 20th) May 5-9 Monday: How did the 1950s create the hippies of the 1960s? Analyse images and quotes and watch video clips from "Seeds of the 60s" and discuss Tuesday: Should our school be named Lester B. Pearson? Brief PowerPoint discussion; work on presentations for rest of the period Wednesday: 1950s and 60s Presentation/Project work period Thursday & Friday: Presentations take place! April 28-May 2 Monday: Berlin Blockade simulation game & brief note on Germany after WWII; read article "1945: A Pivotal Year." Tuesday: Discuss essential questions Wednesday: Life in the 1950s. Analyse music and videos. Discuss Suburban Values PowerPoint. Introduce 1950s/60s Project (due Thursday May 8th) Thursday: Canada at Home in the 1950s and 60s PowerPoint. Design a Canadian flag. Prepare proposal for your project. Friday: The hippies v. authority PowerPoint and walkabout How did we get from the 1950s to this? April 21-25 Monday: No school (Easter Monday) Tuesday: Position paper due! (deadline extended) Library work period to work on defining moments #2 (due Monday April 28th) Wednesday: Unit Test (1920s, 30s, and WWII) Thursday: No classes (Wellness Day!) Friday: Library work period on defining moments #2 (due Monday April 28th) April 14-18 Monday: PowerPoint: The Holocaust Introduce Position Paper assignment. Due Thursday April 17th Tuesday: If, By Miracle book club discussion #2 Library booked to work on position paper Wednesday: Lab booked to work on position paper Thursday: Position Paper due Review game for unit test, which will take place next week on Wednesday April 23rd Friday: No school (Good Friday) April 7-11 Monday: Book Club meeting for If, By Miracle. See discussion questions to help guide your conversations Tuesday: Canada's role in WWII at home and abroad. If we could only choose one contribution to include in a new history textbook, which one should it be? Wednesday: Present your event from Tuesday. Poll the class on which event should appear in a textbook PowerPoint: The Battle of Hong Kong Thursday:PowerPoint: The Internment of Japanese Canadians Debate: Does war justify the taking away of peoples' rights? Friday: Holocaust survivor Elly Gotz to speak to all grade 10's March 31-April 4 Monday: Love, Hate and Propaganda video: Episode 1 (The Strong Men). Watch and complete handout Tuesday: Introduce book club (If, By Miracle). What is totalitarianism? Read "Life Under Hitler" article(s) and complete the organizer providedHOMEWORK: Read first 53 pages of the text by Monday April 7th Wednesday: The Outbreak of WWII PowerPoint. Four corners debate on who is responsible for the start of WWII: the allies or Hitler? Thursday: Events of WWII game! Friday: Canada & WWII Activity: If the textbook could only include 1 event, which one should it be? Convince the class of your choice March 24-28 Monday: Library work period on the Great Depression dialogue Tuesday: Watch Canada: A People's History Episode 13 (Hard Times) and flip through scrapbooks provided to research your dialogue task Wednesday: Lab booked to write scripts Thursday: Present your Depression dialogue! If you are in the audience, don't forget to ask questions Friday: Present your Depression dialogue! If you are in the audience, don't forget to ask questions March 17-21 Monday: You will be either in a flapper tutorial with Ms. Cacilhas (is practice for Trudeau tutorials later in the course) OR in a residential schools workshop with Mrs. Lang Brouwers Tuesday: Flip! If you were in the flapper tutorial yesterday, you are in the residential schools workshop today (and vice versa) Wednesday: Causes of the Great Depression PowerPoint + accompanying handout Thursday: Did supply problems or demand problems cause the Great Depression? Finish "Causes of the Great Depression" PowerPoint and introduce Recollections of the Depression dialogue task. Choose roles. Friday: Political Responses to the Great Depression. Form a political party (from the handouts provided). Design a poster and slogan and give a speech that persuades others to vote for your party. While the speeches are happening, make notes in the organizer provided. Homework over the weekend (DUE MONDAY MARCH 24th): Write a properly formatted paragraph that answers the question: -Did supply or demand causes lead to the Great Depression? OR -Who developed the best response to the Great Depression? March 3-7 Monday: Defining moments #1 due! Finish "Did the 1920's Roar?" activity/presentations Tuesday: PowerPoint Lesson on "Economics and the 1920's" Wednesday: Were flappers revolutionaries? a) Discuss Miley Cyrus at the VMAs. What is she doing that's controversial? Can she be called a revolutionary? Are we as a society harder on women than men? b) Watch video clips of flappers. What are these women doing that is rebellious in their time period? c) Read article "A Flapper's Appeal to Parents" and answer the accompanying questions Thursday: 1920's Party! You need to come dressed and acting like your 1920's personality Friday: No school February 24-28 Monday: Test review game; complete the review sheet provided. Tuesday: Unit 1 Test! (15 multiple choice; 5 matching; 6 identify and state the significance; 14 marks for short answer questions) Wednesday: Introduce defining moments project. You will choose one theme and thesis that you will focus on throughout the course. At the end of each major unit, you will choose one "defining moment" that relates to your theme/thesis. You must submit: -research notes from at least 1 book source -research notes from at least 1 web source -your paragraph planner (with footnotes and works cited) This defining moments project will eventually be used to write your summative essay, so it is important that you put your best effort forward on these tasks Thursday: Work on defining moments Friday: Begin 1920's Unit: Did the 1920's really roar? Watch opening scene of the new movie Gatsby. Then, use scrapbooks to determine if the 1920's really "roared." February 17-21 Monday: Family Day! Tuesday: WWI and the Homefront PowerPoint; complete worksheet Wednesday: How to Treat a Defeated Nation (Treaty of Versailles Simulation). Was the Treaty of Versailles vengeance or justice? Thursday: Work period on artefact projects; review historical significance and look at examples of "tags" Friday: Artefact project due on Friday! **Unit 1 test is on Tuesday February 25th February 10-14 Monday: Finish historical thinking video on significa nce; introduce artefact project (due Friday Feb. 21); begin All In, All Out Simulation (pick country, make flag) Tuesday: Finish All In, All Out WWI Simulation; debrief Wednesday: Causes of World War I PowerPoint. Complete accompanying handout(s) Thursday: Trench warfare handout (video clips, walkabout, and video game simulation) Friday: Canada's Role in World War One video. Complete accompanying handout. February 3-7 Monday: Seating plan, course outline and essential questions. What is history? Review case studies and read article. Homework: return signed student information sheet tomorrow! (Tuesday) Tuesday: Review format/examples of a news article. Choose ONE event from 1989-Present. Read the information provided and do additional, independent research in order to identify the 5W's and write a news report. Wednesday: Write your news report on chart paper. Post around the room. Review others' news reports and, with a post-it, ask further questions that are not yet clear and/or offer constructive feedback. Reconvene with group to see where your news article can be revised. Thursday: Lab booked. Type "good copy" of your article. Submit to me. This will be shared with the rest of the class, so ensure that you produce quality work! Friday: Share/review all of the news articles. What are the common themes/topics in Canadian history? Watch "Cause and Consequence" and "Historical Significance" video available here: http://tc2.ca/en/teaching-resources/online-resource-collections/thinking-about-history.php Discuss the "Big Six" historical thinking concepts and apply using handout. |
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