Norm's Notes: February 2007

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Complete final copy of the Five Paragraph Esssay, "To what extent should "Freedom of Speech" and "Freedom of Expression" be limited in Canada."

Complete Activity Sheet 3.3.

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Chapter 10 Test on Thursday Block 1. Several students still need to write the Chapter 9 Test. Please book an appointment with me in order to schedule an appropriate time. Missing tests are recorded as zero (0) and will have a severely negative impact on your mark.

Complete Activity Package 11.1.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Chapter 10 Test Thursday Block 1

Complete Activity Package 10.4 for Wednesday.

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Complete Activity Sheet 3.1-3.2. Please note the article on Women's Suffrage is from the Canadian Encyclopedia Online which is linked on my website.

Read the two articles by Rafe Mair Free Speech: A True Test (http://thetyee.ca/Views/2007/02/06/FreeSpeech/) and Endangered Free Speech (http://thetyee.ca/Views/2006/10/23/FreeSpeech/)

Be prepared to discuss both articles in depth on Wednesday.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Chapter 2 Test on Tuesday. Do not forget study cards or study notes.
New marks will be posted on Tuesday.

Social Studies 11

Block 1

View the video entitled Civil Rights: The Long Road to Equality Part 1 found on the United Streaming website.

Complete Activity Sheet 10.3. This will be due on Tuesday.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Read the document entitled The Evolution of the Federal Electoral Process and develop ten questions that could be used as a quiz.

Answer the 8 questions contained in the document Federal Election Countdown. Most of the information can be found on the chart but you may have to go to www.elections.ca in order to retrieve some of the info.

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Student Activity Package 2.7 and Test Preparation are due for completion by Monday February 26.

Chapter 2 Test will be on Tuesday February 27. You may prepare a set of study notes or study cards in order to receive a 5% lift on your final score

View the streaming video entitled Naming the Nightmare - Journey Back from 9/11: Waging War which outlines some of the changes to American Civil Liberties as a result of 9/11.

You will need to go to the United Streaming Home Page. This can be found on the website. You will then need to register as a New User. Use the code provided in class 4656-D66E. Follow all the instruction for registration. Then go back to the United Streaming Home Page, log in and type the title of the movie into the search box.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Complete Activity Package 10.2. Good luck to Lizzie Priest at the National Field Hockey Tournament in Calgary. Bring home the Gold.

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Complete Activity Package 2.5-2.6. You will not be able to complete sections D and E.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Complete Activity Sheet 10.1
Marks are posted on the website.

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Complete Activity Sheet 2.4.
Marks for Block 3 are posted on the website.

Monday, February 19, 2007

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Chapter 9 Test on Tuesday. (35 marks) Includes definitions and a mini-essay.

Activity Sheet on Single Member Plurality vs Proportional Representation is due on Tuesday (25 marks)

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Last chance to complete the Chapter 1 Test. Students who have not yet written the Chapter 1 Test must come to Room 402 at lunch on Tuesday to write the test. There will be no further extensions for any reason. After Tuesday the test score will be recorded as 0 out of 60.

Complete Activity Package 2.3. Copies can be found on the website. This assignment is due Tuesday.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Complete Student Activity Sheets 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 and 7-5. Students who were absent from class on Friday will have to report to Mr. Nichols first thing Monday morning to pick up these sheets.

Students not completing the sheets by Monday afternoon will receive no credit for the assignment unless I receive an absentee note from your parents.

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Complete Activity Package 9.4

Please bring a calculator to class on Monday

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Complete Activity Package 2.1-2.2

Please note you will not be able to complete the e-Activity as the link to the CHRF is dead.

Social Studies 11

Block 1

No homework assigned for students in attendance today.

Absentees should go to the website and view the Powerpoint Presentation on "The Government of Canada" found under Socials 11 Provincial Exam Preparation.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Complete Activity Package 9.3

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Read pages 38 through 44 of All About Law

Students who did not write the Chapter 1 Test today must do so at lunch hour on Monday February 19.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

No homework assigned for tonight. Block 3 marks are posted on my website.

Social Studies 11

Block 1

No Homework assigned for tonight.
Marks are posted to my website.

Friday, February 09, 2007

Law 12

Blocks 3 and 4

Complete Student Activity Package 1.6-1.7

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Complete Student Activity Package 9.1

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Social Studies 11

Block 1

Complete Ideologies Take Home Exam. Most of the information can be found on pages 7 through 15 of Canada in a Changing World: Government

Please do not respond to the eMail that has been sent to you. If you did not receive an eMail from me I do not have a correct eMail address from you.

Law 12

Blocks 2 and 3

Complete Activity Package 1.5. Absent students can find this on the website.

You will be receiving a test eMail from me over the weekend. This eMail is in order to check that I have correct eMail addresses for each of you. Do Not Respond to this eMail.