Law 12

Complete the pre-survey from last night and make sure you have completed the VoteCompass questionnaire found on BCVotes2013 website.  Bookmark the CBC site entitled BCVotes2013.  View the PowerPoint Presentation from Student Vote entitled Lesson 1: Governance.  Complete the Activity Sheets entitled Types of Government and Who Should Decide.  View the videos How the Arab Spring Began from the BBC and The Evolution of Arab Revolutions from Al Jazeera. Follow Student Vote on Twitter

Socials 10

Complete Activity Package 4.4 for Thursday.

Social Studies 9

No homework assigned for tonight.

Law 12

We will be considering a number of lessons related to the BC Election over the next few weeks.  In order to determine your present  knowledge of the political process in British Columbia I would ask that you complete a pre-survey by clicking here. The survey takes less than 10 minutes.  The Chapter 4 Test is scheduled for Thursday.

Law 12 Photos

These photos are from Tuesday April 16

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 4.3 for Wednesday.  There will be an in class quiz on Wednesday based on the readings The Hudson's Bay Company and The North West Company

Social Studies 9

Make sure that you complete Activity Package 5.3 for Wednesday.  This includes viewing the animation of Stephenson's Rocket and reading the article entitled Victorian Technology.

Law 12

Chapter 4 Test is scheduled for Wednesday.  Please visit the CBC BC Votes 2013 website and complete the Vote Compass activity at the bottom centre of the site.

Socials Studies 9

Please ensure that you complete Activity Package 5.2 for Tuesday.  A number of students have been attempting to turn in work of less than good quality.  Assignments that do not meet a Grade 9 standard of completion will be returned for resubmission.  Until such time as a quality assignment is turned in the score for the assignment will be zero.  With Activity Package 5.2 make sure that you complete the spinning mill animation and the Beam Engine animation.  Play the game entitled "Who Wants To Be a Cotton Millionaire?"

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 4.2 must be completed for Tuesday.  Additionally you should read the following books related to the Hudson's Bay Company. The Adventurers, The Long Struggle with Montreal,  and Give Us Good Measure.

Law 12

The Chapter 4 Test is scheduled for Wednesday.  All activity packages for Chapter 4 are to be completed by then.  The Legal Problems for  Chapter 4 (worth 10 marks on the test) must be completed prior to Wednesday.  Additionally you must complete the Chapter 4 Interactive Quiz  You are to complete a set of study notes in preparation for the test.  You will receive a 5% bonus on the test score for having done so.  However for the Chapter 4 Test the study notes will not be available for you to use.

Socials 9

No homework assigned.

Law 12

Make sure that you have completed The Criminal Code Scavenger Hunt.

Social Studies 10

My apologies for the messed up link for reading Pathfinders: Opening Western Canada to Europe.   The link has now been fixed so you can complete the reading to the end of Henday.   Also complete the notetaking for Activity Package 4.1

Socials 10

Begin reading The Pathfinders: Opening Western Canada to Europe.  Make sure that you finish reading as far as the end of the Chapter entitled Henday.

Socials 9

No homework has been assigned for tonight.  If you were absent from class today make sure you view the first 20 minutes of the video entitled The Industrial Revolution produced by the BBC.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 4.6/4.7 for Thursday.  The E-Activity for this package can be found by clicking here.  The correct link for the David Milgaard story in the CBC Archives can be found by clicking here. 

I would strongly recommend that you have a look at the following TedTalk.

Socials 9 and Socials 10

Make sure that you have your Twitter Account and cell phone set up to receive messages from @nnichols52

Law 12

Make sure you complete Activity Package 4.4/4.5 for Wednesday.  Make sure you have your cell phone and Twitter account set up to receive Twitter messages from @nnichols52

Law 12

listen to ‘Law 12’ on Audioboo

Tests on Tuesday

listen to ‘Tests on Tuesday’ on Audioboo

Test message for blogger

listen to ‘Test message for blogger’ on Audioboo

Socials 10

Chapter 3 test is scheduled for Tuesday. Make sure you have chosen an essay topic and prepared a 5 Paragraph Essay Outline. You may use a set of prepared study notes on the test.

Socials 9

Chapter 4 test is scheduled for Tuesday. Make sure you have chosen an essay topic and prepared a 5 Paragraph Essay Outline. You may use a set of prepared study notes on the test.

Law 12

No homework assigned got this weekend. Make sure you have all assignments from Chpter 3 turned in. That includes the Interactive Quiz and Legal Problems.

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 4.4 which was distributed on Wednesday.  If you were absent from class today make sure you view both Napoleon Bonaparte: Road to Moscow Part 2 and Napoleon Bonaparte: Road to Moscow Part 3.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 3.3 parts I, II, III and IV for Friday.  Part V, the Bison Report, is due on Monday April 15.  It can be submitted in hardcopy or using DropItToMe.   Please view the video Biomes: Our Earth's Major Life Zones

Law 12

Sorry about the mix up with the scheduling of the guest speaker.  The Chapter 3 Test remains scheduled for Friday.  Make sure you have completed the Interactive Quiz for Chapter 3 and the Chapter 3 Legal Problems which can be access by clicking here. You may use a set of study notes during the test.

Socials 10

Complete climographs from Activity Package 3.2

Law 12

Chapter 3 test on Friday. Complete the online Interactive Quiz and Test Prep package. Don't speaker on Thursday in either period 2 or 3.

Socials 9

Complete reading and notetaking (Parts I and II ) from Activity Package 4.4.

Social Studies 10

Climograph Vancouver BC

Complete Activity Package 3.2 parts 1 through 5 for Wednesday.

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 4.3 for Wednesday.

Socials 9

Complete Activity Package 4.2 parts I, II, and III.  If you were absent from class today make sure you view the Video Napoleon PBS Part 2 of 4.

Socials 10

Complete Activity Package 3.1 parts 1, 2, 3, and 4.  Part 5 is already done and Part 6 is due on April 2.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 3.4/3.5 for Friday.  View the video Women - Still the Second Sex?

Socials 9 and 10

No new homework assignment for tonight.  Use the time wisely and catch up on missing assignments.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 3.3 for Wednesday.  Make sure you are familiar with the criteria for the Wedding Project.

Law 12

No homework assigned.

Socials 10

Chapter 2 Test on Tuesday. Bring your essay outlines and study notes.

Socials 9

Chapter 3 Test on Tuesday. Bring your essay outlines and study notes.

Socials 9

Complete Activity Package 3.4 for Friday.  Don't forget the Philosophers poster due for Monday.

Socials 10

Ensure that Activity Package 2.3a is complete for Friday.

Law 12

Ensure everything is complete up to the end of Chapter 2.

Socials 10

No homework assigned.

Law 12

Chapter 2 Test Thursday. Get ready.

Socials 9

Complete Activity Package 3.3 with the exception of the "philosophers" posters which is due Monday.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 2.2 for Tuesday.

Social Studsies 9

Complete Activity Package 3.2 for Tuesday.  That includes reading the book entitled Ballet: A Short History

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 2.5/2.6 for Tuesday.  The Chapter 2 Test is scheduled for Thursday.  You may use a set of prepared study notes for the test but it is not open book.

Socials 10

Complete Activity Package 2.1  Begin reading the document entitled The Great Enterprise - Companion Readings

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 3.1  View the French Revolution Part 2 prepared by the Khan Academy.

Law 12

No homework assigned.  Make sure you have completed PowerPoints emailed to me.

Socials 10

No homework assigned.

Law 12

Send your Powerpoint presentations on the Magna Carta as attachments to my email address

Social Studies 9

View the video The French Revolution Part 1 from the Khan Academy.
http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/euro-hist/french-revolution-tutorial/v/french-revolution--part-1

SOCIALS 10

Make sure Chapter 1 Test is ready for Thursday

Socials 9

Complete the Chapter open book test on the bubble sheet and make sure you complete the essay questions.

Law 12

No homework assigned.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 2.4  Make sure you have viewed the PowerPoint Presentation on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 2.6 for Wednesday.  If you were absent from class today make sure you view the video entitled The Glorious Revolution

Social Studies 10

Complete the Chapter 1 Take Home Exam and The Chapter 1 Essay for Wednesday.  Make sure you complete the 5 Paragraph Essay Outline before writing your exam.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.6 for Tuesday.  Activity Package 2.3b which is the final section of 1.6 is not due until Thursday.   The following websites can be used when completing 2.3b Canada in the Making - Constitutional History - The Durham Report , Lord Durham's Report,.Upper Canada - Canadian Confederation  and Canada in the Making - The Rebellions of 1837 and 1838

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 2.5 for Tuesday.   If you were absent from class please ensure that you view the PowerPoint presentation The Development of the English Constitutional Monarchy up to the period of the Restoration.

Law 12

Activity Package 2.3 is due for Tuesday.   Just a reminder that PowerPoint Presentations are due this coming Friday March 1. You can click here to find a sample presentation prepared by a former Sutherland student.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.5 for Monday.

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 2.4.  If you were absent from class today make sure that you view the PowerPoint Presentation entitled The Development of the English Constitutional Monarchy.

Law 12

Please view the PowerPoint presentation entitled The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Complete Activity Package 2.1/2.2.  Please note that Part V has been deleted and you will not to complete this section.

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 2.3.  If you were absent from class today view the videos King Charles I parts 1, 2 and 3 found on the Social Studies 9 Website.

Social Studies 10

View the PowerPoint presentation entitled The Rebellions of 1837-1838

Law 12

The Chapter 1 Test is scheduled for Thursday.  It is an open book test.  In order to write the test you must have completed Activity Package 1.8 and Test Preparation, the Interactive Online Quiz for Chapter 1 and the Legal Problems distributed in class on Wednesday.

Law 12

The Chapter 1 Test will be on Thursday.  In preparation for the test you will need to complete the  Chapter 1.8 and Test Preparation package. You will also need to complete the Chapter 1 Interactive Quiz.

Social Studies 9

If you are interested finish viewing the movie entitled Witch-Finder General.  
You must however complete Activity Package 2.2.

Social Studies 10

There is no written homework assigned but you should begin reading Rebellion and Reform - Companion Readings found on the website.

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 2.1 for Tuesday.

Social Studies 10

Complete reading the document entitled  A Question of Loyalties - Companion Readings.  Complete Activity Package 1.3a for Tuesday.  If you are interested in a more in depth analysis of the War of 1812 view the PBS Video of the same name.

Law 12

View the short video with Sir Kenneth Clarke about the Magna Carta.  Complete Activity Package 1.6/1.7 for Tuesday. If you were absent from class today please view the videos Crime and Punishment Part 2a and Crime and Punishment 2b.  The Magna Carta powerpoint presentations assigned in class today are due on March 1.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 1.5 and view the video Crime and Punishment Part 2a

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.3 parts II, III and IV.

Social Studies 9

No homework is assigned for this weekend.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.3 parts I and II.

Social Studies 9

Please complete Chapter 1 Review Package.

Law 12

Make sure that you complete Activity Package 1.4 for Friday.

Socials 10

Complete Activity Package 1.2 for Thursday.

Law 12 and Socials 9

No homework assigned for this evening.

Social Studies 10

Loyalist Migration

Complete a set of study notes for the readings from pages 16 through 22 of Horizons.

Social Studies 9

Galileo

Complete the Chapter 1 Overview.

Social Studies 10

Continue reading A Question of Loyalties - Companion Readings.  Complete Activity Package 1.1 for Tuesday.  If you want to expand your background knowledge read the article entitled the French and Indian Wars - Supplementary Readings.

Law 12

No homework has been assigned for the weekend.

Social Studies 09

Complete viewing the video Battlefield Britain - The Spanish Armada.  Complete Activity Package 1.1 for Tuesday.

Social Studies 9

Finish viewing the video The Spanish Empire

Social Studies 10

Begin the reading of  A Question of Loyalties - Companion Readings.  You do not need to read the whole document but 20 to 30 minutes of reading will suffice.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 1.1/1.2/1.3 for Thursday.

Social Studies 10

Complete viewing the video entitled History's Turning Points AD 1759 The Battle for Canada

Social Studies 9

Martin Luther

Finish viewing the video Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

Law 12

Please finish viewing the Michael Sandel video Episode 1 of Justice with Michael Sandel.  Pleaw start viewing at 27 minutes in.

All classes

Please make sure you bookmark the appropriate websites and set up a Twitter account

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 7.2 and Activity Package 7.3 for Monday.  Please view the PowerPoint Presentation entitled The Emergence of Modern Canada.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 7.1 and don't forget to view the NFB Video "City of Gold" which can be found on my website or view it by clicking the following link
http://www.nfb.ca/film/city_of_gold/.

Social Studies 10

Make sure you have both the Chapter 6 Take Home Test and the Chapter 6 Essay completed for Tuesday. Pinterest Board URLs need to be uploaded to DropItToMe. The password is nn11722.