Welcome to History 30

Today we talked about why we study history.  Students were assigned to write a reflection about today's discussion.  As well we also worked on some work sheets about why we study history and how to come up with essential questions. 

Assignment: Students are to complete both sides of the first handout given in class ("What is History" and "Why do we study History?") 

click the links below for a copy of the handout from class

12.02.06 BLMs P.3.1.doc

12.02.06 BLMs P.2.1.doc

12.02.06 BLMs P.1.1.doc

click the link below for a copy of the syllabus of the course

syllabus - history 30.doc

click the link below for a copy of the summary of this course's material

gr11_history - framework.pdf

handouts from today's class are due on Thursday, February 7

Essential Questions and Canadian History in a Nutshell

Today we did two things:  We worked on the second handout from last day dealing with essential questions and we also started our sessions on "Canadian History in a Nutshell". 

Essential Questions:  Students are to complete the essential questions handout (the one with the picture of the train and crowd of people).  Then, on the back, students are asked to write the story of the event (thus answering the essential questions posed on the first side)

Canadian History in a Nutshell:  Students were given some information that summarizes the history of Canada.  We discussed the content together.  Students are asked to complete the questions in "Canadian History in a Nutshell - Part 1"

12.02.9 discover canada - history - p14 - 23.doc

Part 1 questions are due on Monday, February 13

Aboriginal History

Our first spotlight on Canadian history is on the Aboriginal people who were here prior to the European explorers.  Students are to read the information in the links below and answer the questions based on the information.  Students will have time to work on these questions today and on Wednesday.

click on the links below for the information and questions in today's assignment.

1 First Nations View of the Origins of First Peoples.doc

2 Anthropological Theory about the Origin of First Nations and Inuit Peoples.doc

3 Terminology related to aboriginal peoples.doc

4 Aboriginal Population and Language Statistics.doc

*NOTE: In the section "Aboriginal Population and Statistics" students only need to complete #'s 2-4.

Reference links to help you with this assignment

Census for 2001 (Aboriginal Tables)

http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/Aboriginal/Index.cfm?Lang=E

Census tables for 1996

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/c1996-r1996/nation-pays2-eng.htm

click the link below to watch the video we watched in class on Tuesday, Feb. 21 dealing with some the origin theories

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLpAMTZROFY&feature=related

click the link below if you would like some more complete information on creation stories of Aboriginal people in Canada

http://www.tyendinaga.net/stories/creation.html

Questions are due on Tuesday, February 21

Canadian History in a Nutshell Pat 2 and 3

Students have been studying the big picture of Canadian History, highlighting some of the major points in Canadian history in order to get a larger picture of our country before zeroing in on the details in this course. 

Assignment:  Students are to complete the questions in part 2 and 3 of Canadian History in a Nutshell.  To do this they may use the resource given to them in class: the "Discover Canada" booklet that is distributed to all new Canadian citizens.

click the link below to view the pages of the "Discover Canada" booklet that were observed in class.

12.02.22 Discover Canada Booklet - can hist nutshell.pdf

Part 2 and 3 of the questions are due on Monday, February 27

Aboriginal History - Films From Class

Students have been working on questions about Aboriginal history.  Today in class studens watched some videos related to this content.  Simply click the links below to view the videos watched in class

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLpAMTZROFY 

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBnLRO7fQCg&feature=related

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADo49BYUJc&feature=related

Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrLwXFi_moE&feature=related

Part 5 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc9Tj9973cs&feature=related

Canadian Moments in Film

Students are going to recreate a moment in Canadian History.  Working in small groups students will choose a moment in Canadian History to recreate as Heritage Moment.

click the link below for a copy of the assignment documents

12.02.29 History Minute Video assignment.docx

12.02.29 history minute video checklist.doc

12.02.29 history minute video assessment rubric - group.docx

12.02.29 history minute video - student reflection.doc

12.02.29 history minute video - personal reflection 2.docx  

click the link below to visit the website containing all the existing heritage moments

http://www.historica-dominion.ca/content/heritage-minutes/jacques-plante?media_type=41&media_category=37 

click the links below to visit some websites that outline moments in Canadian history 

http://canadaonline.about.com/od/history/u/canadianhistory.htm#s3

http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/places-timelines/09-canadian-history-timeline.htm

http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/creative/links/his_home.html

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/a-timeline-of-important-events-in-canadian-history.html

Mid-Term #1

Students have been learning about concepts of historical thinking, theories of origins of people in North America, and Canadian History in a Nutshell.  Of course quizzes are part of school and so on Thursday, March 22 we will be having our quiz on the first 6 weeks of the semester. 

Students are encouraged to study the assignments we have had thus far in the semester.  The quiz will be based on all work we have done since the beginning of class.

New France

Having discussed an overview of Canadian History and the possible origins of first peoples in North America, we are moving forward to contact between European's and First Nations and the impact of New France.

Assignment: Students are to write their personal response to "Why Would Europeans Have Explored to the New World?".  As well, they are to write a brief summary of all the reasons outlined on pages 51-54 that were handed out in class.

Daily Assignment: Students are expected to complete a short quiz based on the video watched in class today.  Any students missing class today must complete the quiz on their own time (see Mr. E for a time to write.  It takes about 5 min.)

Today we discussed...

-the motivations for European's to explore to the new world

-the initial impact of first contact

-the beginnings of New France

To watch the video from class...you can access it on the shared drive in shared=>Mr. E=> History 30 =>Films from class

Additional videos from class (click the links below)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27YTTx4mU28&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFsbm2Q97Jg

Personal Response and summaries due Friday, April 6

The Explorers - Newspaper

There were many famous early explorers taking these risks and the citizens of their home countries/kingdoms were anxious to hear about their travels and discoveries.

Assignment: Your assignment is to choose one famous explorer from history and write an article for the local newspaper of one of the home countries.

click the link below for a copy of the assignment and the rubric you will be marked by

12.04.11 The Explorers Newspaper.docx

Due Friday, April 13

Portfolio Piece

Students need to put at least one piece of work from this class into their digital portfolio.  This is a pass/fail assignment based on whether or not it is completed.

If you are at all uncertain how to complete this assignment see the Riverton Collegiate web page or ask Mr. E for help (he's very helpful if you ask)

Due Thursday, April 11

The French Explorers: Samuel De Champlain: “The Father of New France”: 1567-1635

Today we watched a video and the students finished some multiple choice questions based on the film.  If you missed today's class, make sure to watch the video and get a copy of these questions from Mr. E.

click the link below for a copy of the questions on the video from class

The_French_Explorers__Samuel_de_Champlain___The_Father_of_New_France___1567-1635.doc

The questions are due during class on Friday, April 13

New France - Arrival, Expansion, and Demise

Today is class we read some pages photocopied from the textbook and took some notes to help us understand. 

Assignment: Students are to complete the questions outlined in the assignment "New France - Arrival, Expansion, and Demise".  Students are reminded that using detail will result in great marks but having very little detail will mean the assignment is considered "incomplete"

Note: if you missed today's class you should get the notes from someone (they help you understand the textbook stuff)

click the link below for a copy of the assignment

12.04.15 New France questions.doc

click the link below for a copy of the textbook pages covered in class

new france part 2.pdf

Due Tuesday, April 17

Study Notes for the Explorers Quiz

Students have a quiz on Thursday that will include all the material about explorers discovering the new world as well as all material on New France.  Students are allow to bring in one "cheat sheet" (provided in class).  Students are encouraged to study the articles written by their peers to study for the quiz on Thursday.  Today we filled out tables to help us in our studies.

click the link below for a copy of the the articles written by students in the class

explorer newspapers.pdf

click the link below for a copy of the study table for explorers

12.04.25 explorers study notes.docx

British Canada

Following the fall of the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1859 the British had their hands full; they needed to find a way to govern a nation.  This proved difficult as there were many different people to please in order to find order within the new dominion.  Today we discussed some of the immediate actions of the British. 

Assignment:  Students are to read pages 110-115 (handed out in class), take notes in class based on these pages, and complete the questions from the assignment "British N.A. - Part 1"

click the link below for a copy of the assignment

12.05.01 British North Amrica - part 1 assignment.docx

If you are missing the pages handed out in class you must see Mr. E for a copy

Assignment due on Friday, May 4

Angry Colonists and the Constitutional Act

Britian had their hands full trying to make people happy enough with their new government. The Constitutional Act was the third attempt to make things work for Canada, and this time it went better than before.

Assignment: Students are to read pages 116-119 and complete the questions in the assignment related to those pages.

click the link below for a copy of the assignment

12.05.04 Angry Colonists and the Constitutional Act.docx

Assignment Due on Thursday May 10

Who Were the Loyalists?

An important factor in the early population of Canada was the influx of immigrants from the loyalists during the War of Independence.  This caused a diversified group of 40,000 immigrants to create a new face of Canada: a face of multiculturalism and religious diversity.  This also helped to bring about changes in development and economy in Canada. 

Assignment: Students are to observe the pages and notes provided in class and use them to answer the questions for this assignment.

click the link below for a copy of the assignment

12.05.10 Who Were the Loyalists.docx

Due on Thursday, May 10

The War of 1812

Yep, you heard me, there was a time that the U.S. decided to try to take it all from us.  But they just didn't have the stuff and we established a strong border and have since had a long relationship of peace. 

Assignment: Students are to read the pages supplied in class, take notes supplied in class, and complete the questions (that's right, they were supplied in class too)

click the link below for a copy of the assignment

12.05.16 The War od 1812 and Beyond - assignment.docx

Due on Tuesday, May 22

TEST ON Wednesday

Students are sternly reminded that they are having a test on Friday.  If for any reason they cannot make the date (other than for choir or band) they must tell Mr. E at least 48 hours before the time to write, otherwise their absence will be considered a "refusal to write a formal examination" with extremely negative results.   So get ready and don't forget to set your alarm! 

Test is on Wednesday, May 22

Creating Canada

To wrap up the previous unit students are doing a short assignment about how the Province of Canada and responsible government were created in Canada.  The British had made many attempts to govern with power but responsible government was what people wanted.

Assignment: Students are to read the pages associated with the assignment and complete the questions in the assignment.

click the link below for a copy of the assignment

12.05.23 Creating Canada assignment.docx

Due on Thursday, May 31

The Confederation of Canada

In order to bring political unity to the Country the different provinces needed to unit into the Dominion of Canada.  This was no easy task but the elements were there and the country was about to officially be born. 

Assignment: The students are to complete the 2 learning activities included in the assignment.  These are due no later than Thursday, June 7.

click the link below for a copy of the assignment

12.05.29 Chapter 6 assignment.docx

Due Thursday, June 7

Final Assignment

Creating a cheat sheet for the final exam.  Students are allowed to bring in a cheat sheet for their final exam.  It is allowed to be one 8.5x11 sheet of paper, single-sided, and personally hand-written by the student using it.  Students are not only highly encouraged to create one but it is also our final assignment in this course.  To get full marks a student must simply complete an adequate cheat sheet containing all the information that they consider as to be the most important points from our couse.