Welcome to Social Studies 9!
Welcome to Social Studies 9! This website is for you to keep up to date. Please regularly check this page for class updates, downloads and notes from class, and for all due dates, homework, and test dates. I look forward to a great year!
Welcome to Social Studies 9! This website is for you to keep up to date. Please regularly check this page for class updates, downloads and notes from class, and for all due dates, homework, and test dates. I look forward to a great year!
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Class Updates:
Welcome to Social Studies 9! Below are the class updates and all information regarding due dates, homework, etc. Please email me if you have any questions or concerns. Tuesday January 21st - GOAL DAY Monday January 20th Thursday January 16th Today I collected your assignments from our work period last class then did a few more slides on the aftermath of the Seven Years War. We looked at the Treaty of Paris and what the significance of this was for the French (who were Catholic and spoke French) and the British who won and now controlled the French colonial areas. You were then given the Treaty of Paris Assignment to start working on today in class. Again, this is not homework. I will give you time next class to continue working on it and I will help go through some of the trickier questions in class. Reminder: GOAL DAY is next Tuesday 21st. If you are missing ANY work you are required to come and complete it. Tuesday January 14th Today was a work class to finish up the Background Booklet if not done and complete the Primary Source "Death of Montcalm and Wolfe" booklets. I gave you the entire class to get caught up with any late work. Work period today and all late work please get done for Thursday. Friday January 10th Today I started with a review of the Generals from last class. I then continued with the PowerPoint slides and went through the rising tensions between the British and French (who were allied with the Indigenous Peoples) and the escalation that led to the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. I showed you a short clip (see cartoon clip under downloads) and we discussed the deaths of both Wolfe and Montcalm. I then gave you a handout and we discussed primary sources. This handout showed paintings of the death of both Montcalm and Wolfe and we went through the images looking for evidence, facts, and then made inferences based on the date they were made, who the artists were, and if we thought they were accurate or more propaganda. The last page was an Oral History of Indigenous warrior Chief Pontiac that you were to read and also examine as a primary source making the same inferences and conclusions. This was to be worked on in class today and we will have time to finish it next class. Wednesday January 8th Today we recapped last class then continued looking at the Background to the Seven Years war booklet. When you completed it, you needed to hand it in. Once students finished, I then continued with the PowerPoint for a few more slides looking at the main generals British General James Wolfe, and French General Montcalm. No homework if done the background booklet. Monday January 6th Welcome back! Today I did a review of what we did before winter break before starting a Power Point (see slides "Imperialism & Seven Years War") on what was happening in what will become Eastern Canada (Quebec, Nova Scotia, and area). I began by taking us back BEFORE the American Revolution and setting up the regions of the Ohio Valley, Acadia, New France, and where some of the big forts like Louisburg was located (see map image). We then went through the PowerPoint for a few slides. I then asked you to start working on the "Background to the Seven Years War Booklet" in class. This is not homework. We will finish it in class on Wed. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Thursday December 19th Today I handed back all work from term 2 so far that you handed in and gave everyone with missing work a list of assignments that you need to finish over winter break. I then made sure you knew that this site is up to date so you can get things done. We then watched a holiday movie "ELF" for the remainder of class. Have a good winter break and make sure to get work done if you are behind. Happy Holidays! Tuesday December 17th Today we had 15 minutes to finish up our geometric emoji square that we were working on last class and then we went to Ms. Alves' class where you were to find a person in her class that did the same emoji symbols and then we had all of you put them together with tape like a 'quilt' would have looked like. We then put it up on her wall (see photos below) and then you were to write a poem (like they did back in the days of the Underground Railroad) to remember the directions on the quilt. This poem was to be handed in by the end of the block to me. No homework today if up to date with late work. Friday December 13th Today I collected any late work from the past week and then I went over the Slave Quilt & Code handout before giving you an emoji that you were to turn into a geometric shape for our own class quilt message. You had the class to design your image and next class we will be putting them together with Ms. Alve's class. Homework: LATE WORK! Wednesday December 11th Today we did a recap of last class and then I handed out the Note Taking Skills - The Slave Trade handout that Ms. Alves and I have been working on. We read through the first page and then you were given sticky post-it notes to complete the note taking activities on each page. You had the class to finish the note taking activity. This will be homework if not done in class today. Monday December 9th Today we reviewed last class then went through a short power point and video on the Slave Trade. You were then given time to work on your KWL and Map activity. When done, you were given a Note Taking- Slave Trade handout to begin reading and using your sticky notes. This is NOT homework at all. Map if not done is now homework for Wednesday. Thursday December 5th Today we did a review of the Triangle Trade from last class and I gave you time to complete the partner activity from last class. When done, I then moved into a specific 'commodity' that was sold: people. I started looking at the Transatlantic Slave Trade today. We read through a handout together on the brutal history of the slave ships and then we did a Know-Wonder-Learn worksheet with a map of the Atlantic Map. You were to start filling in the locations, passages and resources that were included on this trade route. (see photo below for what must be included- I wrote it all on the white board). You had the rest of class to work on this. It is NOT homework. We will continue in class on Monday. Tuesday December 3rd Today I introduced three terms: 1) Mercantilism 2) Imperialism 3) Colonialism I went through the three of these terms with you and we did a group discussion on how the 'Bigger European Powers" (Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Germany, the Dutch, etc) used these ideas and began colonizing North and South America. We asked what an economy was and how trade is important. (market economies vs. fixed economies) I asked the big question "Were European nations justified in colonizing North and South America?". I then handed out a partner activity where you had to define the three terms, show how (if) they were each connected, and then answer the three discussion questions on the back with your partner. This was due at the end of class however many partner groups were not done so I agreed to allow more time in class on Thursday to finish up. Homework: any late Napoleon work. Friday November 29th Today I collected your Exile & Abdication questions from last class if you were not done before moving on to the lesson "The Impact of Napoleon". I had a handout with 5 quotes from Napoleon and you and a partner were to go through the quotes and identify what you think Napoleon meant by the quote, give on example of how he modeled the quote (or not), and then your opinion of it. With the death of Napoleon on St. Helena, Europe began a new era of exploration and colonialism. We will begin looking at this next day. Homework: Exile and Abdication Q's if not done and the Quote Summary handout. Wednesday November 27th Today I collected your Q. 1 on page 101 about Napoleon on the Haiti Revolution then moved on to the end of Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo. I handed out notes on his Exile and Abdication and return before the Battle of Waterloo with the British Duke of Wellington. You had 5 questions on the back of that worksheet to answer in class today. This is homework if not done in class. Monday November 25th Today I called each of you up and told you your final Term 1 marks. Welcome to Term 2! I then handed back work and we started looking more at the aftermath of the French Revolution by looking at Napoleon and the Haiti Revolution. You were then asked to answer question #1 on page 101 of your textbook in a paragraph form by the end of class today. Homework if not done. Friday November 22nd- PRO D DAY No School Thursday November 21st - LAST DAY OF TERM 1 Your term Revolution Posters and research notes are due by end of day today if not handed in already. Wednesday November 20th Today I collected your late work and Revolutions Poster with notes due today. Tomorrow is the last day for Term 1 late work. I then gave a power point intro on Napoleon Bonaparte and what happened in France after the French Revolution. Monday November 18th Today you had the day to work on your projects in class. You had supplies, printers, glue, felts etc. A reminder that everyone needs to hand in their OWN research notes as well for this project. Posters and notes due next class. Thursday November 14th LAST DAY in the LIBRARY! PROJECTS DUE: Wednesday Nov. 20th next week! Tuesday November 12th Today we met in the library again and I handed back your American Revolution Paragraph and any other work you handed in. I also reminded you that we will have one more class on Thursday in the library and to bring your poster paper and all supplies to the library again next class. PROJECTS DUE: Wednesday Nov. 20th next week! Monday November 11th- Remembrance Day School Closed. Thursday November 6th Today you were to meet in the LIBRARY again today for class to work on your Revolution Projects. Ms. Morris is in for me today (I am off site today). We will meet in the library one more time next week...keep working on your Revolution Projects. Tuesday November 5th MEET IN THE LIBRARY for class today. Research on your Revolution Projects. Ms. Gladwin did a review of how to cite a proper MLA bibliography and you had the rest of class to do research on your Revolution Projects. Friday November 1st Today I introduced our Term 1 Revolution Project and went over the criteria with you and summarized the 4 that you can choose from. The Russian Revolution, the French Revolution, the Haiti Revolution, and the Mexican Revolution. (see the photo of our board notes). I then asked you to get into your groups and decide what Revolution you want to do your project on. We will meet in the LIBRARY next week for class. Wednesday October 30th Today we did a review of our field trip last class and I handed back your Field Trip booklets you handed in at the end of the field trip last class and went over the day/answers/questions with you. I then had you finish up the paragraph on the Declaration of Independence from two classes ago and then get into partners and do a Venn Diagram comparing The American Revolution and the Industrial Revolution. Monday October 28th- FORT LANGLEY FIELD TRIP TODAY Please be at school no later than 8:30am and meet us by the buses outside the South building Library. We are leaving at 8:45am sharp! Pack a lunch and dress appropriately for the weather! Friday October 25th- Provincial Pro D Day School Closed Wednesday October 23rd Today I collected any late assignments, then handed ALL of your work back today in class. I reviewed Term 1 so far, gave you heads up about Term 1 Goal Day on Nov. 6th, and then got into the American Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence. We went through a handout on this topic today (see downloads) and your 'ticket out the door' today was your paragraph on the back of the handout. How would you have responded if you were King George III in England to the Declaration of Independence. You need to be SPECIFIC with examples in your well-written paragraph. IF you didn't finish, I will collect it next week. REMINDER: NEXT CLASS IS THE FORT LANGLEY FIELD TRIP!!! Monday October 21st Today I handed out your official Interims to take home to your parents. I also took time today and went through your binders with you and made sure they were organized. I then handed out a Core Competency Self-Assessment sheet where you had to share with me one piece of work or thing you have done since September that you were proud of and tell me what core competency it was reflecting. Once this was complete and handed in, you were to finish your American Revolution timeline assignment from last class. This was due at the end of class today. If done, read p. 305-306 to preview the Declaration of Independence. Thursday October 17th Today we took a break and did our Interim Report Cards in class. We went through them together as you did your self-assessment piece. This took some time and then you handed them in for me to add my comments. We then went back and reviewed the events leading up to the American Revolution. I asked you to find a partner and then work on the timeline review activity using 8 main events that led up to the main war. This is not homework. I collected the unfinished work at the end of class today. We will finish next day. Tuesday October 15th Today we went through notes on "Troublesome Colonists or Poor British Government" together as a class looking at the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Boston Tea Party. I then paused for a 'tea break' and we all made traditional English tea and cookies while we read about the Sons of Liberty, the Patriots, and the Boston Tea Party. You were to complete the notes, activity as we went and hand it in for class completion marks at the end of the class. No homework if done today. Monday October 14th- Thanksgiving School Closed. Thursday October 10th Today I collected any late American Revolution Reading & Comprehension Booklets due today. I then went through your textbook with you (p.302-305) and introduced the early colonies, and the system of government in the new colonies. We then went through why they wanted change. I also handed out notes on this and we went through it together. No homework today. Tuesday October 8th Today we recapped what we have done so far and then today started looking at the 13 Colonies in North America and the start of the American Revolution. I handed out a Reading & Comprehension activity you were to read and answer in class. If not done, it is homework. Friday October 4th Today I collected your Oliver Twist Summary Assessments if you were not done in class last day, and then we did a class review and discussion on "What is a Revolution?" again. Now that we have gone through the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions, what have we learned. We agreed that revolutions have three things: 1) they attempt to change things- hopefully for the better 2) they usually try to overthrow an existing structure (ie: gov't or group) 3) they usually have some kind of violence, death, or 'bad stuff' So... I then asked you to think about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about the Industrial Revolution. There were a lot of bad things that occurred (child labour, poor working conditions, health issues, environmental issues), but there were also a lot of good changes that impacted society (trains, factories produced more goods, electricity, invention of clocks, new farming tools and techniques, etc). You were to complete the Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution activity in class today. Homework is to complete this if not done. Wednesday October 2nd Today we did a recap of Oliver Twist before I handed out the Oliver Twist Summary Assessment activity. You were to use your notes, your textbook, and what you learned from watching Oliver Twist to answer the worksheet. If you did not finish by the end of class, this is due at the beginning of class on Friday. Monday September 30th (Orange Shirt Day) Today we did a review of what we have done so far in Term 1 looking at the Agricultural Revolution and the Industrial Revolution- all had positive and negative consequences. We then continued the video on Oliver Twist. I collected any late work by the end of the block. No homework if you are up to date. Thursday September 26th Today I collected any outstanding Factory Age & Child Labour assignments and reviewed how horrific the conditions for children in the work places were. I then reviewed the introduction story to Chapter 5- Oliver Twist. You had read this earlier last week in class and today I decided to show you the video on it. We watched it for the class today and will finish it next day. No homework if all work is up to date. Tuesday September 24th Today we did a quick recap before reading as a class the FACTORY AGE & CHILD LABOUR sections of your textbook (p.144-150). We read through as a class and stopped to discuss your childhoods from what it would have been like for children during the Factory Age in Britain. I then assigned the Factory Age & Child Labour Assignment in class. You had the rest of class to work on the assignment. It is not homework. We will finish it in class next day. Friday September 20th -Pro D Day No Classes Thursday September 19th Today we started with a class review of last class and the inventions we covered last class. I then showed you a 8 minute clip explaining the Industrial Revolution (it was a slightly US biased video but you got the idea). I then gave you time to finish your Textiles Worksheet I handed out last class and promised you time to finish today. When you finished you were to hand it in and begin reading the Factory Age section of your textbook p.144-147. No homework if your Textile worksheet is done. Reminder: FIELD TRIP FORMS AND PAYMENT FOR FORT LANGLEY. Tuesday September 17th Today I collected any field trip forms and late Agricultural Revolution Worksheets from last class then moved into a review of last class, the Enclosure Act, new breeds of animals, technology and people from last class. I then asked you to get into groups and assigned each group one of the following topics: - Steam Machine - Flying Machine - Spinning Jenny - Water Frame - The Rocket - Iron & Coal You were then to make a group "Education Poster" on the item including what it was, who invented it or key people, and facts about each one. You then presented your poster to the class before I handed out a summary worksheet to start in class today. This is NOT homework as we started late in class after the presentations. You will have time on Thursday in class to finish. A reminder about the Fort Langley field trip forms and payment. Friday September 13th Today we got into our chapter on the Industrial Revolution. I began by reviewing their notes from last class on why the Industrial Revolution started in Britain before jumping into a powerpoint and handout with them. After the powerpoint and notes, they were to work on the assignment "Agricultural Revolution Worksheet". This was due today at the end of class if possible. If not done, this will be homework for class next Tuesday. I also handed out the Socials 9 FORT LANGLEY FIELD TRIP FORMS that need to be signed and returned to me (with the $25 fee) by October 22nd. Wednesday September 11th Today we started with a partner activity brainstorming what the difference between a Revolution and a Protest are. They were to look at reasons, goals, outcomes, etc for each. We then regrouped as a class and went through it all together. I also played the song "Revolution" by the Beatles as a talking point. I then had the students read the intro to the chapter on the Industrial Revolution in their textbook and write down the main reasons why it started in Britain. This was due by the end of the class. No homework today. Monday September 9th Today we did an intro class to Industrialization with a class discussion on modern technology. We discussed what new technology is around today and how long the Apple iPhones have existed (11 years). I then told a story about my great grandma who was born in 1897 and died in 1997 at 100 years old... we discussed all the new modern technology she witnessed in her lifetime. I then asked the students to brainstorm what types of technology they predict will exist in the future. We then went back to the year 1700 and discussed the first big step in modern industry with the start of the Industrial Revolution. I also gave out textbooks today. No homework. Wednesday September 5th Welcome to class! Today we will go over the course outline and what we will be covering this year, expectations, the class website, and any questions you may have. I will not be giving out textbooks today. Textbooks will be given out next week in class. Tuesday September 3rd 2019 School Starts |
Downloads & Handouts:
The Seven Years War & Fall of Quebec
Imperialism, Colonialism, & Exploration
(Term 2)
Napoleon & Europe- After the Revolution
Revolution Term 1 Project
The American Revolution
Industrial Revolution
(Chapter 5 Crossroads Textbook )
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