Socials 10-4

Thank you for all your hard work this past six weeks. Be sure to have your assignments in tonight.

Socials 10-4 Wednesday Nov 12

  Today in Socials we had a chance at the end of the class to work on our final Journal Assignments.  We had a sketchnote on Durham and Elgin and a power point on the path to Confederation.

Friday, Nov 7, Socials 10-4

Today we wrote an in-class paragraph. Our topic was to describe the factors leading up to the Rebellion  in Upper and/or Lower Canada.  Everyone worked quietly and respectfully on their paragraph. Thank you!

After the test students received the outline of their final project. I suggested to begin research by watching, My Peoples History (link here) and checking in the Canadian encyclopedia (link here).

Your project is due Nov 14. There will only be some time in class allotted to this project. Please do it as homework and manage your time well. No late work can be accepted. 

Thursday, Nov 6 Social Studies 10-4

Today we discussed the Need for Reform in  Upper and Lower Canada. We reviewed some of the issues settlers faced in the Canadas.  We discussed some of the people who spearheaded the rebels.

We then took notes on the tensions of Upper and Lower Canada and the Factors that caused the Rebellion to occur.  Here are the Power  Point frames:

Be sure to work on your paragraph so you are ready for Friday's class.

Socials 10-4,Tuesday, Nov 4

Today in Socials, a handful of you handed in your sketchnote and were involved in assessing your own work and that of your peer. I very much appreciate those of you who adhered to the due date.

After that, we reviewed two previous lessons: Upper and Lower Canada and the Great Migration. Last class you watched 10 minutes of our peoples history (link is here) . We debriefed what we heard and took some notes. We then had a lesson on Paragraph writing, Here are the notes. I asked you to write a topic sentence and 2nd sentence  and finish of the summary sentences for homework, We are practicing our paragraph writing for an in class paragraph on Friday, Nov 7. 

Thursday, Socials 10-4

Today in Socials 10-4 we talked about Push and Pull factors.  To make it relative, we discussed the reasons why someone would choose to move to the Sunshine Coast.  We found there were several aspects that pulled people to move here as well as others that pushed them to leave.  The students felt that the Coast did not offer a lot of opportunity for youth which we decided was a push factor.

We then looked at push-pull factors for Vancouver and Canada.  Finally we discussed what were the attractions (pull factors) for those people living in the early 1800 to come to Canada and what may have been the push factors. We watched a power point on the first wave of Canadian immigration and took notes. We also did a short worksheet in groups in order to familiarize ourselves with Upper and Lower Canada during the early 19th century. We  had a chance to work on their sketchnotes.

Sketchnotes are due  Tuesday, Nov 4

Socials 10 Tuesday

Today in Socials we discussed Upper and Lower Canada and the reasons why Canada was attractive to immigrants.We discussed how the early population mimicked Britain. We discovered that the government was top down rather than bottom up and was considered an oligarchy. We learned about the Family Compact and the Château Clique. We then spent a little time on sketchnoting. Project is due Tuesday, Nov 4.

Thursdays Socials 10-4

Today we looked at some photos from the Victorian Era and I explained how the Victorians were very sure of themselves and put high value on personal modesty and on gravity. I also discussed how the Queen was a model of her era and that the British saw themselves as the center of the known world. 

We then watched a  film called the Crystal palace (link here). The palace was built to contain an exhibition similar to a modern day EXPO. The exhibition demonstrated the ingenuity and achievement of the British Empire. The film also discussed how imperialism brought great riches to Britain, as well as, increased its power. We will watch the second half of the clip on Tuesday.

I gave you notes on the film so that you would have plenty of information for your sketchnote. You were then given some time to decide on your layout and topic focus. Due date and Rubric given next week.

Your first assignment :

Tuesdays Social 10-4 Class

Today, in socials we started by talking about the Victorian Era. We noted that Queen Victoria greatly influenced this period and that her influence extended outside of Britain to Canada and the United States.

We then switched gears and learned a skill called sketch-noting, which is a form of visual note taking. It can be used to think more deeply about what we have read and as a tool to remember significant details. Instead of basic note taking, sketch-noting requires us to use higher order thinking and analysis to synthesize  information into an image.

We looked at different narratives, text boxes, types of font and images to help emphasize our work. To try out our new skill, we started a quick sketchnote of " how we get to school ."

Home work:  read pages 59-63. Make notes under each heading.

Socials 10-4

Today there was no class.  Students went to Planning 10 instead.

Presentations in 10-4

Today we finished off our mini-projects of photos that have changed the way we look at Canada. We were then asked to present our findings. Each group presented what they had learned about each of the photos and they discussed the stories that may not have been told and then explained in what way the photos represented Canada. The presentations gave us a a glimpse of the many stories of shame, triumph and tragedy that have made up our nation.  Good work!

We were then asked to post a blog comment about one thing we learned from the other group. If you have not had a chance to this, please do it as homework.

If you have completed your blog comment there is no homework.

Socials 10-4

Socials 10-4 please put your comments here. I would like you to comment on your understanding of Canada as a nation captured in the photos you have seen.

Powerful moments in Canadian history

Today we discussed how events can  change a country. We looked at some of the most thought provoking images that have captured  some of the most powerful moments in Canadian history and we discussed how many of these images evoke different reactions from different viewers. We then worked on a group task. Each of the groups were given four photos to identify and explain their significance to Canadian history. You were then asked to speculate what stories were not taken into account and you were asked how these photos represent our nation. And finally you will present the information next class. Looking forward to hearing your presentations.

There is no homework. 

History 10

After writing your geography test with Mr. Marshall, we began our history unit. My name is Ms Wagner and I am a teacher upgrading my qualifications. I will be teaching history for the next six weeks in place of Mr. Marshall. Today we discussed some of the "big ideas" in Socials 10, namely that history is made up of multiple stories and multiple perspectives. We also noted the importance of thinking critically when we study history and view things from all sides. We read the " blind men And the elephant parable" and listened to a Ted talk called, "Africa, not a single story."

If you have missed today's class please be familiar with both the Ted Talk and the parable. 

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