Friday, November 24, 2006

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Block 4



  1. Complete Student Activity Package 5.2

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3






  1. Read pages 79 through 86 of Counterpoints.


  2. Complete Activities 1, 2, 3 and 4 from page 86 of Counterpoints.


  3. Complete "How Involved Should Government Be in the Economy During a Depression" from pages 84 and 85 of Counterpoints.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3


  1. Read Chapter 4 The Thirties: A Decade of Despair Introductory Readings

  2. Read Counterpoints Chapter 4 pages 75 through 78.

  3. Complete Activities 1 and 2 from page 78 of Counterpoints

  4. Complete Student Activity Sheet 3-3: Effects of the Depression

  5. Complete Using Statistics in History pages 80 and 81 of Counterpoints.

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Block 4


  1. Prepare 10 multiple choice style question with four possible answers and an answer key based on Chapter 5.2 The Struggle Between Popes and Emperors

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

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Block 4



  1. Complete Student Activity Package Chapter 5.1 parts III, IV and V.

Monday, November 20, 2006

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Block 4


  1. Read Chapter 5.1: Growth of Royal Power in England and France pages 77 through 81 of Patterns of Civilization.

  2. Prepare a set of outline study notes for Chapter 5.1.

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3



  1. Read Counterpoints: Did Canada Become More or Less Independent in the 1920s pages 66 and 67. Complete questions 1, 2 and 3 page 67.

  2. Read UpClose: Two Canadian Sports Heroes page 68. Complete questions 1 and 2 page 68.

  3. Read Counterpoints pages 69 through 72. Complete Activities 1, 2, 3 and 4 from page 72.

  4. Complete Looking Back page 73 questions 1 through 5.

  5. There will be a Chapter 3 Test on Tuesday. Study notes for Chapter 3 will earn a 5% bonus on your test score.

Friday, November 17, 2006

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Read pages 57 through 60 of Counterpoints and complete questions 1, 2 and 3 from page 61. Read pages 61 through 65 of Counterpoints and complete questions 1, 2 and 3 from page 65.

Complete Student Activity Sheet 3-2: The Winnipeg General Strike and Student Activity Sheet 3-3: Foreign Investment in Canada.


In preparation for a Famous 5 Test on Monday visit the Famous 5 website at:

http://www.abheritage.ca/famous5/index.html and become thoroughly familiar with the circumstances surrounding the Persons Case.

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There will be a Chapter 4 Test on Monday, November 20. In preparation complete Recalling the Facts from page 75 of Patterns of Civilization and Chapter Checkup form page 75 of Patterns of Civilization. Also complete the Practice Test attached to Student Activity Package 4.3. These three assignments will be marked as a regular assignment with a value of 58 marks.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

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Block 4




Complete Activities IV, V, VI and VII from Chapter 4.3 Activity Package. This includes students attending the drama presentation at the Centennial Theatre.

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3


1. Midterm marks are posted on the bulletin board outside Room 402

2. Homework due on Friday November 17

a. Read pages 49 through 51 of Counterpoints and complete activities 1, 2 and 3 from page 51.

b. Read pages 53 through 56 of Counterpoints and complete activities 1,2 and 3 from page 56.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3


1. Complete reading Canada's Foreign Affairs: 1921-1939.

2. Complete Comprehension Questions 1 through 12 and Essays 1, 2 and 3.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

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Block 4


Complete reading of pages 69 through 74 of Patterns of Civilization

Complete the Section Review found on page 74 questions 1 through 6.

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3

1. Chapter 2 Test on Wednesday
2. In preparation develop your own 25 question test for study purposes
a. 10 multiple choice questions with four possible answers
b. 10 true/false style questions
c. 5 matching style questions
d. Answer key
3. Students bringing a completed test to the exam will receive a 5% bonus on their final test score

Saturday, November 11, 2006

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3
1. Complete study notes for pages 42 through 46 of Counterpoints
2. Complete Activity 3 from page 46 of Counterpoints
3. Check out the CBC Archives backgrounder on World War I at http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-71-2425/conflict_war/firstworldwar/

Thursday, November 09, 2006

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Block 4

Prepare a set of notes on one of the universities listed in Activity Package 4.2
a. Oxford University
b. University of Paris
c. University of Salerno
d. University of Bologna

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Blocks 1,2 and 3

The Conscription Crisis of 1917
1. Complete readings and study notes for pages 39-41 of Counterpoints
2. Complete Activities 1, 4 and 5 from page 42 of Counterpoints
3. Complete Student Activity Sheets 2-8 and 2-9 "Who Should Go?"

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3

Notes and activities assigned for Chapter 2 must be brought up to date. This includes Horrors of War 2-7, Interpreting a Political Cartoon from page 23 and Canada's Foreign Affairs: 1914-1921 Comprehension Questions

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Block 4

1. Complete reading of Patterns of Civilization pages 63 through 69.
2. Complete Section Review page 69.
3. Complete Medieval Jeopardy from Activity Package 4.2

Thursday, November 02, 2006

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Block 1, 2 and 3.

Complete Student Activity Sheet 2-7: The Horrors of War.
Visit http://www.filmsite.org/allq.html to catch a review of All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

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Blocks 1, 2 and 3

1. Complete study notes for pages 25 through 28 of Counterpoints.
2. Complete activities 1, 2, 3 and 4 from page 28 of Counterpoints.

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Block 4

1. Complete a set of study notes for Chapter 3 of Patterns of Civilizationi
2. Chapter 3 Test on Thursday November 2.