Wednesday, December 15, 2010
All Classes
The "Canadian Citizenship Challenge" Test will now be administered on Thursday December 16.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Social Studies 10
Activity Package 6.5 must be completed for Thursday. Ensure that you have finished readings
The History of Prejudice and Discrimination in Canada.
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Monday, December 06, 2010
Law 12
Make sure to research the most outrageous lawsuit ever and bring the story to class on Tuesday.
Complete Activity Package 12.1/12.2/12.3 for Tuesday.
Friday, December 03, 2010
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete parts 1 and 2 from Activity Package 6.3. Readings can be found by clicking here. Develop a 10 question quiz based on the Supplementary Readings for Chapter 6.3.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Social Studies 10
Activity Package 5.5 is due for Wednesday. You do not need to complete Part VI. The Chapter 5 Test will be on Friday so start reviewing Chapter 5. The essay questions can be found by clicking here.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete the Twenty Question Fill in the Blank activity based on the Railway History Article.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Social Studies 10
Activity Package 5.3 must be complete for Friday. Work through the website The North West Mounted Police: A Tradition in Scarlet.
Law 12
Reminder that Criminal Harassment PowerPoint presentations must be eMailed to me by Monday. Please use nnichols@nvsd44.bc.ca. The Chapter 6 Test is also scheduled for Monday. Please ensure that you attach a copy of the Interactive Quiz from to your Chapter 6 Test Preparation package.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Law 12
I have booked the Library Computer Lab for Thursday so that Criminal Harassment PowerPoints may be completed Chapter 6 Test Preparation Package should be completed for Friday. The Chapter 6 Test will be on Monday.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Law 12
Activity Package 6.1-6.2 is due for Tuesday. I will no longer be accepting "History of Civil Disobedience" essays. If you have not yet turned one in, the marks are now irretrievable. Reminder that PowerPoint presentations on Criminal Harassment are due on Monday November 22.
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Law 12
Chapter 5 Test on Monday. Study Cards will result in a 5% lift on your test score. PowerPoint on Criminal Harassment is due on Monday November 22.
Social Studies 10
Chapter 5 Test will be on Monday. You must complete an essay outline in order to write the essay portion of the test. Activity Package 4.6 is due on Wednesday.
Monday, November 08, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete Activity Package 4.6 Parts I, II and III. The Chapter 4 Test will be on Monday November 15. You will need to complete one of the Essay Questions for Chapter 4 as part of the test. In order to prepare yourself bring a completed Five Paragraph Essay Outline to the testing session.
Law 12
Complete Activity Package 5.5/5.6 Parts I, II, III and IV. Rodrigo, Connor, Alex, Katrina, Miranda, Sarah Parry, Sabrina, Fiona, and Sarah Stackhouse still owe me research reports on the history of rioting in Canada.
Friday, November 05, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete Activity Package 4.5 for Monday November 8. The readings can be found by clicking here. Students who were in attendance on Friday will not need to complete Part II. The notetaking has been replaced by the in class quiz you completed. If you were absent for the in class quiz you will need to complete Part II in order to get full credit for the activity.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete Activity Package 4.4. This includes developing the timeline for the life of Sir George Simpson whose biography can be found by clicking here.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Monday, November 01, 2010
Social Studies 10
The last day for submitting Term 1 assignments is Wednesday November 3. Read the articles entitled The Hudson Bay Company and The North West Company. Be prepared for a quiz on the two articles.
Law 12
Please ensure that you complete the Criminal Code Scavenger Hunt. Searchable copies of the Criminal Code can be found on line. Last day or acceptance of Term 1 assignments will be Wednesday November 3.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Law 12
Write a letter to the editor of The Province based on Friday's editorial. Send me a copy of your letter by eMail and I will approve the sending of the letter to the paper by eMail.
Social Studies 10
No new homework assigned. Use the weekend to catch up on missing assignments outlined in class today. Last day for turning in assignments will be Wednesday Nov 3. Marks cut off is Friday Nov 5.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete Activity Package 4.1 for Wednesday. Check out the Canadian Citizenship Challenge.
Law 12
Chapter 4 Test will be on Thursday. Make sure that the Chapter Test Preparation Activity Package is completed. The Canadian Citizenship Challenge Quiz is scheduled for December 16. Visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada to find online and audio recordings of the study book.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Social Studies 10
Your research report on Bison, Activity Package 3.4 and your Five Paragraph Essay Outline should have been turned in today. Complete Activity Package 4.1 Parts I, II and III should be completed for Tuesday. Read The Adventurers: 1670-1720 and The Long Struggle with Montreal:1713 to 1821.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Law 12
Bibliography for the "Story of Rioting in Canada" research paper should be turned in. There is no additional computer time booked for working on the paper. The rest is up to you.
Social Studies 10
Complete "outline" notetaking for pages 115 through 121. Additional information on using outline notes can be found by clicking here.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Law 12
Complete Activity Package 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 for Monday October 18. If you have not viewed the video Mob Rule please do so by clicking here.
Social Studies 10
Complete Activity Package 3.3 parts I, II, III and IV for Monday October 18. Part V will be due on Monday October 25
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Law 12
Chapter 3 Test is scheduled for Thursday. The test will be closed book Make sure you do the Interactive Quiz for practice. The Activity Package 3.7 and Test Preparation is also due for Thursday.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Social Studies 10
Chapter 2 Test is scheduled for Friday. Complete Activity Package 3.1 parts 1 and 2. The readings for 3.1 can be found be clicking here.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Law 12
Five paragraph essays must be completed for Thursday. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada? Write you answer on a piece of paper and bring it to class on Thursday.
Social Studies 10
Complete the Activity Package Canada: Its Land, Resources & Economy. On a piece of paper write down the name of the Canadian Prime Minister whose image appears on the Canadian $5 bill. Bring the note to class on Thursday. Print this letter for your parents and return the tear off to class on Thursday.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Social Studies 10
View the video entitled Continents Adrift. View the video entitled Canada: It's Land, Resources and Economy .
Complete pages 3, 4, and 5 from the Canada: It's Land, Resources and Economy Activity Package.
Complete pages 3, 4, and 5 from the Canada: It's Land, Resources and Economy Activity Package.
Law 12
Read the Jonathan Manthorpe article Forty Years after the War Measures Act Be prepared to discuss the degree to which you are willing to give up your civil rights in exchange for safety.
Complete the five paragraph essay, "Are the Sons Responsible for the Sins of the Father?"
Make sure you fill out the Five Paragraph Essay Outline.
View the interview with former Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau entitled Just Watch Me.
Monday, October 04, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete Activity Package 2.4. The readings for 2.4 can be found by clicking here. The article for the completion of part 4 can be found by clicking Canadian and American Government.
Law 12
Read the article on native Residential Schools by clicking here. Visit the CBC Digital Archives and get a more in depth understanding of the residential schools question by going through A Lost Heritage: Canada's Residential Schools.
Be prepared to discuss the question, "Should the sons pay for the sins of the father?"
Friday, October 01, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete Activity Package 2.3a for Monday. Chapter 2.3a readings can be found by clicking here.
View the video "Confederation Rap."
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Social Studies 10
Blocks 1 and 4 are to complete Activity Package 2.3 parts 2, 3 and 4. For part 4 please use the Canadian Online Encyclopedia as your reference resource.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Social Studies 10
Blocks 1 and 4 are to complete Activity Package 2.2 Chapter 2.2 Readings can be found by clicking here.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Social Studies 10
View the PowerPoint presentation on the Rebellions of 1837-1838. Make sure that Activity Package 1.5 is complete.
Law 12
Please ensure that you have all activity packages from Chapter 1 completed and turned in. Complete the Chapter 1 Take Home Test over the weekend. View the video The International Criminal Court.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Socials 10 Blocks 1 and 4
Complete Activity Package 1.3. The readings for this activity can be found by clicking here. View the video The Underground Railroad. You do not need to complete the number 2 the notetaking.
Law 12 Block 3
Complete Activity Package 1.6-1.7 for homework. Chapter 1 Test will be on Monday Sept 20.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Law 12
Complete Activity Package 1.5. You should determine who your partner is going to be for the Wedding Project by the end of this week. Sample projects area available in class. View the short video on the Magna Carta.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Social Studies 10 Blocks 1 and 4
Please ensure that you have completed Activity Package 1.1. It is due on Monday September 13.
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Social Studies 10 Block 4
Create a Twitter Account by clicking here. Bookmark this homework blog and your Twitter Account. Visit my website. eMail me a copy of essay question 5 from the Chapter 6 essay questions.
Law 12 Block 3
Complete Activity Package 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3. Please ensure that you bookmark this blog page. Visit my website and eMail me the name of the artist who sang "Daddy's Little Girl" on the "Wedding Project" page of Law 12. Make sure you include your name on the eMail.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Social Studies 11
Complete Activity Package 9.3. Your groups should nearly be completed Self-Study Unit 1: Population. You should be booking times to write the test.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Law 12
Complete Activity Package 12.1/12.2/12.3. The following students still owe me Powerpoint Presentations on Criminal Harassment. Liora Antone, Hee Seon Hwang, Nak Khem, Anthony Trinetti, Joanna Balois, Vahag Bobloyan, Pam Chavarria, Chris Davis, Lucy Ferries, Diane Ha, Katie Hamner, Charanjit Hundal, Melissa Kyllo, Tyler Marshall, Daniel May, Todd Parish, Jin Pinon, Rami Rigi, Daniel Schildknecht, Nikki Sirett.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Social Studies 11
Complete reading Canada's Foreign Affairs: 1957-1968. Complete the questions and essays from Canada's Foreign Affairs: 1957-1968 Questions.
Law 12 Blocks 1 and 2
Chapter 11 Test on Tuesday. You may wish to complete the Chapter 11 Interactive Quiz in preparation.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Socials Studies 10
Reminder that the Chapter 5 Test is scheduled for Tuesday. Please bring your 5 Paragraph Essay Outline or you will not be able to write the essay portion of the test. A good set of study note will result in 5% bonus on your final test score.
Social Studies 11
Complete reading Canada's Foreign Relations: 1945-1957. Complete the Canada's Foreign Relations: 1945-1957 Questions
Friday, April 16, 2010
Social Studies 11
Do not forget that Chapter 5 Essays are due on Monday. Please read the document entitled Canada's Foreign Affairs: 1939-1945. Complete the activity sheet entitled Canada's Foreign Affairs: 1939-1945 Questions Sheet.
Check out what landing on the beaches of Normandy was like for the men who were actually. This scene from Saving Private Ryan has been described by those who landed on that morning as the most realistic movie portrayal of what they actually experienced as they have ever seen.
Social Studies 10
Complete Activity Package 5.5 for Monday April 19. The Chapter 5 Test will be on Tuesday April 20. There will be 80 questions and an essay. The essays topics can be found by clicking here. In order to write the essay you must complete and bring a 5 Paragraph Essay Outline to the testing session. The marking criteria for the essay can be found by clicking here.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Social Studies 11
The Chapter 5 Test will be an essay due on Monday.
Essay Topic: Canadian author Barry Broadfoot has described the Second World War as a "good war" for Canada. To what extent can any war be considered to be a "good war?" Focus your essay particularly on Broadfoot's assertion as it relates to Canada and World War II.
Please ensure that you use the 5 Paragraph Essay Outline form.
Law 12
The Test for Chapter 6 will be on Monday. You should be well along in the preparation of your Wedding Project.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Law 12 Blocks 1 and 2
Chapter 5 Test on Monday. Your on your own for this one. No notes, no text. Make sure you have completed Chapter Review and Test Preparation Package. Criminal Harassment PowerPoint presentations are to be eMailed to me at nnichols@nvsd44.bc.ca.
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Law 12
Criminal Harassment Powerpoint due on Monday. Please submit as an eMail attachment to nnichols@nvsd44.bc.ca
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Socials 10
Prepare for a 20 questions quiz on Monday based on the readings The Hudson Bay Company and the North West Company.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Socials 10
Chapter 3 Take Home Test must be completed by Friday. Incomplete tests will be marked as is.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Homework
Socials 10 and Socials 11 have no assigned homework this evening. Use the time for catch up.
Law 12 blocks have a Chapter 3 Test on Thursday. Same format as Chapters 1 and 2. The test will be closed book.
Law 12 blocks have a Chapter 3 Test on Thursday. Same format as Chapters 1 and 2. The test will be closed book.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Social Studies 10
The Activity Package for Canada: Its Land, Resources and Economy must be completed. The package is worth 50 marks so please ensure that you have it done. The video can be viewed a second time by clicking here. Please also ensure that you completed Activity Package 3.1. This includes the collage based on one of the three physiographic regions that make up Western Canada.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Social Studies 10
View the video Canada: Its Land, Resources and Economy. Complete the Activity Package Canada: Its Land, Resources and Economy.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Social Studies 10
Complete the "Similarities-Differences Chart" based on your readings of the document entitled,"Canadian and American Government."
Social Studies 11
There will be a Chapter 2 Test on Tuesday. Please ensure that you have completed Test Preparation Package .
Law 12
Complete the 5 Paragraph Essay: "Should public officials resign when charged with impaired driving?"started on Friday. They are due on Tuesday. Click here to find the essay outline sheet.