Social Studies 10

Visit Chuck Davis site The History of Metropolitan Vancouver and briefly summarize what you consider to be the 20 most interesting stories of Vancouver.  Activity Package 6.5 needs to be finished for Friday.

Law 12

Activity Package 7.1/7.4 should be completed for Friday.

Social Studies 10

Chinese Construction Workers on the CPR

Complete Activity Package 6.5 parts 1 and 2. The readings for 6.5 can be found by clicking here. Visit the site Onderdonk's Way and check out early photographs of construction of the CPR in British Columbia.

Law 12

No homework assigned.  Make sure to check Twiducate for marks and missing task lists.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 6.4 for Tuesday.  The readings for 6.4 can be found by clicking here.  I will not be accepting Activity Package 6.4 as a late assignment.  All assignments will be collected at the beginning of class on Tuesday.  Any assignment not turned in will receive a score of zero with no opportunity to make up the missing work.  Students who are ill today can upload their assignments via DropItToMe.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 6.3 for Monday. The readings for this package can be found by clicking here. Please also read the Chapter 6.3 Supplementary Readings and highlight or underline important information.  If you own an iPhone, iPod or iPad you may wish to check out the App - Vancouver In Time.

Law 12

Chapter 6 Test is on Monday.  It is exactly the same format as all previous tests.  It will not be open book with the exception of the "Legal Problems."  There will be no use of study notes and no bonus marks will be given for preparation.  Students who are absent will be recorded as zero unless a legitimate absentee note is provided by your parent, guardian, physician, veterinarian or mortician.

Social Studies 10

Sir James Douglas

Visit the Fort Victoria Website.  Print a copy of the picture of the residence of Governor James Douglas and print a copy of a picture of the SS Beaver.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 6.3 for Wednesday. If you missed class today you can catch up by viewing the first hour of Deliver Us From Evil a documentary about the cover up of sexual abuse by a priest in California in the 1980s and 90s.  You can also check out Deliver Us From Evil in the IMDb database.

Social Studies 10

Fort Astoria, 1813

Activity Package 6.1 is to be completed for Wednesday.  Chapter 6.1 Readings can be found by clicking here. The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online can be accessed by clicking here.

Social Studies 10

No homework assigned.

Socials 10

Chapter 5 test on Monday. If you prepare a set of study notes you can use them during the test. Don't forget the essay outline.

Social Studies 10

The Chapter 5 test will be on Monday.  Activity Package 5.5 will be due on Friday.  That includes Part VI the 5 paragraph essay on the CPR. Essay outlines can be picked up in class or found by clicking here.

Law 12

Activity Package 5.4 is due for Monday.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 5.3 needs to be completed for Monday. Read the document entitled The Origins of the RCMP from Chapter 5 of my website. Have a little fun by watching the movie The North West Mounted Police on YouTube.  The link here is to the first clip of the movie.  You will need to go to clips 2, 3 and 4 etc. in order to view the whole movie.

Law 12

No homework assigned for tonight.

Socials 10

No homework assigned for tonight.

Law 12

Activity Package 5.3 needs to be completed for Wednesday.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 5.2 is assigned for homework. You will need to review the 4.6 Readings in order to complete Part V.  Chapter 5.2 readings can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

Begin following Gloria Taylor's challenge to the prohibition of assisted suicide in Canada.  Begin by doing a Google News search and taking a look at the articles and comments that are being published about this court case.  Listen to the CBC public affairs program The Current as it addresses many of the issues being argued in the Court case. 

Social Studies 10

Complete a detailed set of study notes for the Chapter 4.6 Readings.

Social Studies 10

Please ensure that you have completed the reading of The Adventurer: 1660-1720,
The Long Struggle with Montreal: 1713-1821, and Give Us Good Measure:1821-1870.  Complete Activity Package 4.5 Parts I, II, III, IV and V.  The Chapter 4.5 Readings can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

Raeside in the Times-Colonist

In Remembrance

The last Canadian casualty of the First World War was Private George Lawrence Price of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan- the 25-year-old farm labourer was shot in the right chest by a German sniper near the Belgian city of Mons at 10:58am. This was a mere two minutes before the Armistice came into effect at 11:00am on November 11, 1918.

Price was the last of 60 000 Canadians who paid the ultimate price in the service of our nation during World War I.

Social Studies 10

Read "The Long Struggle with Montreal -1713 -1821"  Complete Activity Package 4.3.   The readings for Activity Package 4.3 can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

The Chapter 4 Test is scheduled for Monday.  All Activity Packages for Chapter 4 must be completed and turned in by that date.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 4.1 Parts I, II, III and IV should be turned in for marking.  We will complete Parts V and VI next week.   Activity Package 4.2 needs to be completed for Wednesday.  The readings for 4.2 can be found by clicking here. Use the readings Aboriginal Peoples of the Northwest - Backgrounder as the basis of the research needed to complete Part V.

Law 12

Read the article "That's So Gay"  Complete Activity Package 4.6/4.7  this includes the E-Activity David Milgaard.  The article entitled "Wrongful Conviction" can be found on Twiducate. Read article "Ottawa Man with HIV Charged with Attempted Murder."

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 4.1 Parts I, II, III and IV.  Readings for this activity package can be found by clicking here. Read Book 1 "The Adventurers" from the story of the Hudson Bay Company.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 4.6/4.7 Parts 1, 2, and 3. Leave the legal chart and Milgaard until Monday.

Socials 10

Bison reports are due Monday. Must include a bibliography. Title page must be separate. Must be a minimum of 500 words. Illustrations and pictures are optional.

Law 12

Friday is Marks Cut Off day for Term 1.  The last assignment that will be recorded for marks is Chapter 4.4/4.5.  I will accept missing assignments up until midnight if they are uploaded to DropIttoMe

Social Studies 10

Chapter 3 Multiple Choice Test must be complete by Friday.  Students arriving without a completed test and answer key will receive a zero for the Chapter 3 Test.  Friday is Marks Cut Off day for Term 1.  The last assignment that will be recorded for marks is Chapter 3.4.  I will accept missing assignments up until midnight if they are uploaded to DropIttoMe

Law 12

Please go over the Remind101 bulletin with your parents. Bring a signed copy back to class for confirmation. Give your parents the letter regarding Report Cards and Parent Interviews.

Socials 10

Please go over the Remind101 bulletin with your parents. Bring a signed copy back to class for confirmation. Give your parents the letter regarding Report Cards and Parent Interviews.

Law 12

Activity Package 4.4/4.5 is due for Thursday.

Social Studies 10

All students are to open an Account with bibme, the online bibliography service.  You will use this account to prepare the bibliography required in your buffalo research report from Activity Package 3.3.

Law 12

No additional homework assigned for this evening.  Marks cut off day is Friday.

Social Studies 10

North American Biomes

Activity Package 3.3 Parts I, II, III and IV are due on Tuesday November 1.  The readings for Activity Package 3.3 can be found by clicking here. Part V, the report of Bison, is due on Monday November and must be submitted electronically through my Dropittome site.  Marks cut off day is Friday November 4.  No missing assignments for Term 1 will be accepted for marking after that date.

Law 12

Activity Package 4.1/4.2/4.3 needs to be completed for Monday.  Please ensure that you have done the necessary research in order to discuss the gun registry.

Social Studies 10

Climograph

Activity Package 3.2 Part 5 needs to be completed.  All of Activity Package 3.2 including the climographs for North Vancouver and Whiterock needs to be submitted on Monday.

Social Studies 10

Climographs for North Vancouver and Whiterock from Activity Package 3.2 must be completed.

Law 12

Marks as of October 26 including Chapter 2 Test results and all of Chapter 3 with the exception of the Chapter 3 Test will be posted on Twiducate this evening.

Social Studies 10

No homework assigned for tonight.  Use the time to catch up on any missing assignments.

Law 12

Chapter 3 Test legal problems must be turned in Wednesday. Missing assignments for Chapters 1, 2, and 3 can be submitted until November 4.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 3.2 parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 are due on Wednesday. Missing tasks lists for chapters 1 and 2 can be found on Twiducate. Missing assignments can be submitted until November 4.

Socials 10

Period 3 marks and missing tasks have been posted to Twiducate.  Missing assignments can be turned in for full credit until November 4.

Social Studies 10 Period 2

Marks and missing tasks lists have been posted to Twiducate  Incomplete assignments may be turned in at any time up until November 4.

Social Studies 10

Period 1 marks have been posted to Twiducate.  There is also a missing task list.  If you do not know your Twiducate password check with me in class on Monday.

Law 12

The Chapter 3 Test will be on Tuesday of next week. That is Tuesday October 25.  The format for the test will be exactly the same.  I expect a number of students to substantially increase the time spent on preparing for the test.  A large number of people had Chapter 2 Test results that were less than impressive.

Social Studies 10

Socials 10 Period 2 will be provided with and additional 20 minutes of class time in order to complete the Chapter 2 Test essay question.  This class was short changed writing time because of earthquake/firedrill.

Law 12

Emily Murphy

"Become an Expert" - become an expert on one of the landmark cases that have come to define the limits to freedom of speech by Monday.  Complete Activity Package 3.1/3.2 for Friday.  The article Women's Suffrage referred to in Part IIC can be found by clicking here.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 2.3a Part IV needs to be completed. Chapter 2 test will be "in-class" on Wednesday October 19. It is closed book but students may bring a set of exam notes (separate to study notes already completed.) You may refer to these notes during the test and you will receive a 5% lift on your overall test result

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 2.3a parts I, II and III.  The readings for 2.3a can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

Law 12 marks have been posted on Twiducate.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 2.3 parts 5 and 6 need to be completed.

Law 12

Chapter 2 Test is on Wednesday.  Students who are absent will have a zero recorded for their test score until such time that I have parental confirmation of the reason for absence.  Sleeping in will not cut it.

Law 12

PowerPoint evaluations need to be turned in using a class record sheet. Chapter 2 Test Wednesday in class closed book.

Social Studies 10

Complete parts 3 and 4 of Activity Package 2.3.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 2.3 parts 1 and 2 should be complete. Part 1 needs study notes.

Law 12

Reminder that PowerPoint presentations on the Magna Carta need to be evaluated by Tuesday. Students who have not uploaded their presentations need to eMail them to me by Friday at 3pm so that I can upload them to Twiducate. No PowerPoints will be uploaded or evaluated if they arrive after 3pm. Activity Package 2.7 should be completed for Friday. Chapter 2 test (closed book in class) will be on Wednesday.

Social Studies 10

Complete the viewing of World History: The Industrial Revolution  Complete Activity Package 2.2 Parts 3, 4 and 5.  The Chapter 2.2 Readings can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

You should be continuing to assess PowerPoint presentations that have been uploaded to Twiducate.  Do not leave all of this until next weekend.  It is easier to do 2 or 3 per night.  Complete the activity package distributed in class that deals with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Law 12

You should now have begun the evaluation of PowerPoints prepared by your classmates.  Students who have not posted their PowerPoint to our Twiducate account by Friday of this week will receive a zero for this assignment with no opportunity make up the missing marks.

Social Studies 10

Child Labour

View the first 15 minutes of World History: The Industrial Revolution.  Complete the readings of Chapter 2.2 Readings.  Complete Activity Package 2.2 Parts I, II and III. This includes taking study notes for Part 1.

Law 12

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Complete Activity Package 2.3 for Friday

Social Studies 10

Queen Victoria

Please ensure that you have completed the Chapter 2.1 Readings.
View the video clip: Queen Victoria - Her Life in Images

Law 12

No homework assigned for tonight. You should be evaluating PowerPoints on Twiducate.

Social Studies 10

2.3b and report due Monday

Law 12

Activity Package 2.1/2.2 is due for Wednesday  Please start evaluating the PowerPoint presentations on Twiducate.

Social Studies 10

Chapter 1 Take Home Exam must be completed for Wednesday.  Please bring completed exam to class for marking.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.5 parts I, II and III.

Law 12

Only 6 people have completed the Poll on capital punishment.  Please do so after having read the Province Editorial on capital punishment.

Law 12

Everything for Chapter 1 including PowerPoint, Chapter Take Home Test and in class essay is due on Tuesday.  A number of people have still not submitted presentations to Twiducate.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 1.5 needs to be completed and turned in on Monday September 26.  Chapter 1.5 Readings can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

PowerPoint presentations on The Magna Carta need to be linked to our Twiducate page by Monday.  Please use SlideShare or a similar service to upload your presentation.  You may wish to start evaluating the PowerPoints developed by your classmates.  A marking rubric and class mark record can be found on my website.Your completed assessments of all PowerPoint presentations are due on Tuesday October 12.  Please use the marking rubric and factor the total by 4 so that each presentation has a value of 112 marks.

All assignments up to the end of Activity Package 1.8 and a copy of your Chapter 1 Interactive Quiz are due on Monday.

Please remember that you need to complete you Chapter 1 Take Home Test and turn it in on Monday September 26.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.5 to the end of the amended Roman Numeral III.  The Chapter 1.5 Readings can be found by clicking here. The Rebellions of 1837 readings mentioned in Part II can be found by clicking here or going to my website. Outside sources of information like the Canadian Encyclopedia Online will be needed in order to complete Part III.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 1.8 and Test Preparation.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 1.6/1.7

Socials 10

Complete the reading of Rebellion and Reform - Companion Readings.

Law 12

PowerPoint presentation on the Magna Carta is due for next Monday.  Make sure you set a Slide Share Account.

Social Studies 10

Susanna Moodie - Roughing It  in the Bush

Complete Activity Package 1.3a.  The readings for 1.3a can be found by clicking here.  Make sure that you have completed "Rebellion and Reform Companion Readings" as far as the section entitled Freres Chausseurs: Hunter's Lodge

Social Studies 10

William Lyon Mackenzie

Complete the reading of the Rebellion and Reform Companion Readings to the end of the section entitled Reformers and Patriotes. Activity Package 1.4 parts V and VI are also to be completed.  The readings for 1.4 can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

The Magna Carta

Only one more block of class time will be devoted to working on Magna Carta PowerPoint presentations.  Please remember the presentations must be a minimum of ten slides in length.  Completed PowerPoints will need to be linked to our Twiducate blog.  In order to do this you will need to set up an account with Slide Share.
PowerPoint presentations will need to be completed by Monday September 26.

Law 12

The Ducking Stool - Trial by Ordeal

Complete Activity Package 1.5.

Social Studies 10

"Life in the Clearings"

Complete Activity Package 1.4 parts I, II, III and IV.  The readings can be found by clicking here.

Social Studies 10

The "Black Moses" Harriet Tubman

Complete Activity Package 1.3 for Thursday. The readings for Activity 1.3 can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

Please ensure that you have finished viewing the PowerPoint Presentation The Law: Its History and Purpose.

Social Studies 10

No homework assigned for this evening.

Law 12

No homework assigned for tonight.  If you have not done the Twiducate video assignment you have one last chance.

Social Studies 10

The Heroes of Upper Canada

Complete Activity Package 1.1. The readings for this activity can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

A number of students have followed the wrong Twitter account.  I have had to block them from my personal Twitter account.  The school account you need to follow is @nnichols52.  Alex, Soroush and Victoria pay particular attention.

Law 12

No homework has been assigned for the weekend. However, if you have not yet completed all 8 sections of the sheet entitled "Important Web Sites and Web Data For This Semester" please do so.

Law 12

This is a test using the new Google app for iPhone.

Socials 10

Make sure that all parts of the Website - Web data sheet have been completed.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.  View the Powerpoint Presentation An Introduction to Law up to slide 13

Law 12

Please ensure that all the material from Important Websites and Web Data is up to date.

Social Studies 10

Complete the reading of Chapter 1 Introductory Readings.  Make sure all parts of the Important Website and Webdata sheet you received in class today have been completed.

Social Studies 10

Students enjoying the end of the school year.

The Chapter 7 Test is scheduled for Wednesday.  It is open book and only 42 questions.

The Final Exam is scheduled Friday June 17 at 1115hrs.  Each block has been assigned a different classroom so please check the schedules posted in the classroom and at various locations around the school.

All students are to report to Room D200 at 1045hrs in order to turn in textbooks and submit Exam Review Packages for credit.  Missing textbooks now cost $96 to replace so it is suggested that you return exactly the same text book you signed out.

Social Studies 10

Chapter 7 test on Wednesday

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 7.5 is not assigned for homework this evening. Time will be provided in class on Thursday for completion. There will be a quiz based on the readings assigned in class today. Friday is the last day for turning in missing assignments.

Social Studies 10

All students should read the articles History of Railways in Canada and Working Class History in Canada during BOB today. There will be a quiz based on the articles on Thursday. Students in Block 2 can pick up the articles from Room D200 at lunch time today.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 7.3 Parts I, II, III, IV and V. Part VI The Immigration Poster is due on Friday. A marking rubric for the poster can be picked up in class. The readings for Chapter 7.3 can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

Chapter 7 Test will be on Wednesday. Marks cut off is Friday June 10. Wedding Projects must be turned in on the last day of class.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 7.2. The readings for 7.2 can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

No homework assigned. Use the time for catch up.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 7.1 The readings can be found by clicking here. View the PowerPoint The Emergence of Modern Canada.

Law 12

The final day that I will accept in outstanding assignments is Friday June 10. Wedding Projects are due on Friday June 17. Activity Package 7.5/7.6 has been assigned for homework.

Social Studies 10

Complete the Activity Package entitled Chapter 7 Introductory Activity. The readings for this activity can be found by clicking here. Visit the Virtual Museum of Canada website Klondike - Rush for Gold.

Social Studies 10

The Chapter 6 Test is an open book test. You may complete it at home this evening. You may use your text book readings or the Internet in order to access the necessary information. The test can be accessed by clicking here. You must use the bubble sheet provided in class in order to complete the test. If you were absent today print a paper copy of the test, circle the correct answers, bring the completed test to school and transfer your answers to the bubble sheet.

Law 12

Chapter 12 Test will be on Thursday. 5 bonus marks will be given to students who develop 30 study cards in preparation for the test. The Activity Package Chapter 12 Test Preparation will be due at that time.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 6.4 including the poster (you should use 8 1/2 X 11 paper). The readings for Chapter 6.4 can be found by clicking here.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 6.2 Chapter 6.2 Readings can be found here. The Fort Victoria website can be found by clicking here.

Socials 10/Law 12

No homework assigned this evening.

Law 12

Activity Package 12.4/12.5 to be completed for homework.

Socials 10

Activity Package 6.1 to be completed for homework.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 6.1 Parts 1 and 2. The readings can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

Chapter 11 Test is on Monday. A 5% bonus will be given to every student who prepares a set of 30 study. Please ensure that you complete the Outrageous Lawsuit assignment on Posterous.

Socials 10

Chapter 5 Test is on Monday. Make sure you have your essay outlines completed. A five mark bonus will be awarded to every student who prepares 30 study cards for the exam. Essay topics can be found by clicking here.

Law 12/Socials 10

No homework assigned for this evening.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 11.1/11.2/11.3

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 5.5 with the exception of Part IV and Part V.

Law 12

Visit our class Posterous Blog and view the video on Insite and read the CBC news article about the Supreme Court of Canada case going ahead this week.

Social Studies 10

Prepare a set of study notes for the Chapter 5.5 Readings.

Socials 10/Law 12

Marks have been posted on Posterous in pdf format. If you are having difficulty loading an image scrolls to the bottom on the right hand side of the blog and download the pdf.

Law 12

No homework assigned. Use the opportunity to do some catch up.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 5.4 for Monday. Readings can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

The Chapter 6 Test will be on Thursday. It is not open book. The Chapter 5 Test Preparation Package should be completed. Copies are available in class.

Social Studies 10

Complete the reading of Taking the West: Companion Readings the readings which accompany the video from Canada: A People's History.

Social Studies 10

Develop a 25 question multiple choice style quiz based on the readings Origins of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police pages 1 through 11. Blocks 2 and 3 were given an extension of one day to complete Activity Package 5.3 because of the missing page from your readings. Page 178 is available in class.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 5.3 for Monday. The readings for 5.3 can be found by clicking here.

Please read Taking the West: Companion Readings to the end of the section entitled The Mounties Saddle Up.

Visit the blog Mr. Benoy has developed about the 2012 Social Studies Trip to Europe.

Law 12

View the video Every 15 Minutes a Teenager Dies on our Posterous Blog. Using the reply feature briefly outline an experience you have had where drinking and driving was involved.

Listen to the audio presentation on Drinking and Driving from Dial-a-Law sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association

Activity Package 6.1/6.2 is due for Monday.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 5.2 is to be completed for homework. 5.2 Readings can be found by clicking here. If you have not yet written the Chapter 4 Test you must produce a note from your parents or guardian explaining your absence on Tuesday.

Law 12

No homework assigned for this evening. Please remember that if you have not yet written the Chapter 5 Test you must supply me with a note signed by your parents confirming your reason for absence on Tuesday.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 5.1 for Thursday. The readings for 5.1 can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

Please check out the Law 12 Posterous Blog for additional information on assisted suicide.

Law 12/ Socials 10

No homework has been assigned for either class for this evening.

Social Studies 10

The Chapter 4 Test will be on Tuesday April 26. In order to write the essay portion of the test you must complete a 5 Paragraph Essay Outline. Essay topics can be found be clicking here. Please remember to have your 25 question multiple choice practice test ready for Tuesday. Everyone with a completed test with answer key will receive a 5% bonus on their final test score.

Law 12

The Chapter 5 Test will be on Wednesday April 27. The Chapter 5 Test Preparation Package must be completed. 5 Bonus Marks will be given to any students who prepares 30 study cards for the test.

Law 12/ Socials 10

No homework assigned for either course.

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 4.6 must be completed for Monday. The readings for 4.6 can be found clicking here.

Law 12

Grade 12 students must have write-up for Grad Ceremony completed on the template distributed today by Wednesday April 20. Activity Package 5.4 needs to be completed for Monday.

Law 12

Complete Criminal Code Scavenger Hunt.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 4.5 for Friday April 15. The readings for Chapter 4.5 can be found by clicking here.

Socials 10

Chapter 3 Test is on Monday. Please read The Adventurer: 1670-1720 in preparation for Thursday's class.

Law 12

Have a great cruise and I sure hope the boat don't sink.

Law 12

Activity Package 4.4/4.5 needs to be completed for Wednesday.

Social Studies 10

The Chapter 3 Test will be on Monday. It is the same format as tests for Chapters 1 and 2. There will be approximately 60 multiple choice questions and an essay. Essay topics can be found by clicking here. You will need to prepare a Five Paragraph Essay Outline in order to write the essay on Monday. Outlines can be found by clicking here.

The research report on the bison is due on Friday. Please ensure that you have completed Activity Package 3.4 for Wednesday. Chapter 3.4 Readings can be found by clicking here.