Social Studies 11

Make sure you are prepared for the essay question which will act as the Chapter 3 Test.

"To what extent did Canada become a more independent and autonomous nation between World War I and World War II?"

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 2.3a parts 1, 2 and 3  If you were absent from class today take a look at this video.

Social Studies 10

Complete the notetaking for Activity Package 2.3.  The readings can be found by clicking here.    It is essential that you begin reading The Great Enterprise: Companion Readings.

Social Studies 11

View the video entitled The Ku Klux Klan - A Secret History

Social Studies 11

If you were absent from class today make sure you view the video Canada Between the Wars: 1934-1939. Make sure you have completed the questions form Canada's Foreign Relations: 1921- 1939.

Twilight of an Era (1934-1939) by ONFB , National Film Board of Canada

Social Studies 10

If you were absent today make sure you view the following video about the Industrial Revolution




Make sure your complete Activity Package 2.2
The readings can be found by clicking here.

Social Studies 11

Complete reading Canada's Foreign Relations 1921-1939.  Complete Canada's Foreign Relations 1921-1939 Questions

Socials 10

Complete developing a set of study notes for Horizons: Canada Moves West pages 63 through 72.  View the video The Children Who Built Victorian Britain Part 3 and Part 4

Social Studies 11

View the video On Strike - The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.  Complete Activity Package 3.2 Parts 1 an 2 only.

Canada at War Part 2 Blitzkrieg

Canada at War, Part 2: Blitzkrieg by ONFB , National Film Board of Canada

                       

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 2.1 for Monday.  Make sure that you and your partner bring your completed Chapter 1 Take Home Exams to class on Monday.

Social Studies 11 Chapter 3 Twilight of an Era

Canada 1934 to 1939 from the National Film Board

Twilight of an Era (1934-1939) by ONFB , National Film Board of Canada

                       

Social Studies 11

 Please complete Activity Package 3.1 the notetaking section only for Friday.  The tests based on Chapter 2 need to be completed as well.

If you were absent from class on Thursday make sure you view the following video.

The Good, Bright Days (1919-1927) by ONFB , National Film Board of Canada

Socials 11 Canada Between the Wars - 1927-1934

Sunshine and Eclipse (1927-1934) by ONFB , National Film Board of Canada

                       

Socials 10

Everything for Chapter 1 should be complete.  Students who have started on the Chapter 1 Test should not complete the test for homework.

Social Studies 11

Complete Activity Package 2.5 for Wednesday.

Socials 11

Ensure that activity package 2.3 is complete

Social Studies 11

Sir Arthur Currie

Complete the notetaking assigned in class today for pages 34 through 39 of Counterpoints.  Read the first half of the article entitled  Canada: A Peoples History Episode 12 Companion Readings.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.5.  Make sure that you complete the reading of Rebellions of 1837.  Don't forget the quiz due on Thursday.  Readings for 1.5 can be found by clicking here.

Social Studies 10

Begin work on the Quiz distributed in class today.  The answers to all 31 questions are due on Thursday.

Social Studies 11

Complete Activity Package 2.2.  View the video Archdukes, Cynicism and World War I: Crash Course in World History.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.4 for Monday.

Socials 11 Block 3

Complete Activity Package 2.1.  Complete the viewing of the Powerpoint Presentation Canada and World War 1

Socials 11 Block 4

Complete Activity Package 2.1  Complete the viewing of the Origins of World War 1 Part 1 and Origins of World War 1 Part 2.  View the PowerPoint Presentation Canada and World War I

Social Studies 10

Laura Secord

Complete the notetaking for Activity Package 1.3a. The readings can be found by clicking here. Complete Activity Package 1.3a.  Finish the reading of A Question of LoyaltSeies - Companion Readings.

Social Studies 11

View the PowerPoint Presentation entitled Canada and Empire.  Finish reading The Great Transformation - Companion Readings.  Complete the notetaking for Activity Package 1.2.

Socials 10

Complete the notetaking for Activity Package 1.3   Readings for Activity Packaghe 1.3 can be found by clicking here. View the powerpoint presentation entitled The Underground Railroad.

Social Studies 11

Complete Activity Package 1.1

Social Studies 10

Complete the notetaking and questions for Activity Package 1.2  The readings for 1.2 can be found by clicking here.

Social Studies 10

Complete the notetaking for the readings on pages 14 and 15.  Complete part 3 of Activity Package 1.1.  Begin reading the document entitled A Question of Loyalties -Companion Readings.

Social Studies 11

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Blocks 3 and 4 need to ensure that the notetaking from pages 5 through 12 is complete and saved in a separate notebook or binder. Please complete reading Canada's Foreign Affairs: 1896-1914    Answer all the questions contained in Canada's Foreign Affairs: 1896-1914.  These will be due on Monday September 9.  Please begin reading The Great Transformation - Companion Readings.

Social Studies 11

Blocks 3 and 4 are to complete the notetaking assignment based on pages 5 through 13 of Counterpoints.  Make sure you get subscribed to the Social Studies magazine.

Social Studies 10

Blocks 1 and 2 must complete the notetaking for the Introduction of Horizons: Canada Moves West pages 10 through 13.  Bring the completed notes in a separate binder or notebook to class on Thursday. Make sure you are subscribed to the Social Studies magazine.

Socials 10 and 11

Download the "Flipboard" app from either the App Store or Google Play. Use the "search" feature to find the "Social Studies" magazine. Subscribe to the magazine.

Social Studies 10

Begin reading A Question of Loyalties - Companion Readings.  Approximately 30 minutes.

Socials 10 and 11

Check out the new Sutherland Social Studies Magazine produced using Flipboard at http://flip.it/knwOX

Socials 10 and 11

"History will be kind to me because I intend to write it. - Winston Churchill

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 7.1 for Tuesday. Start viewing the PowerPoint entitled The Emergence of Modern Canada. (minimum of 30 slides)

Law 12

Familiarize yourself with the polygamist community of Bountiful by visiting the website prepared by the CBC's Fifth Estate - Bust Up in Bountiful.  Please ensure you view the online video Bust Up in Bountiful.   Make sure that you have completed Activity Package 12.1/12.2/12.3

Socials 9

Chapter 7 Test on Monday. 10% lift for study notes. You must bring completed essay outline in order to write the 5 paragraph essay. See my website for essay questions. The essay outline is also  available

Social Studies 10

View the video "City of Gold" found on my website.

If you are interested in the historical state of relations between blacks and whites in North America view the video of the life story of Jack Johnson part 1  and part 2

Law 12

You will be provided with time in class on Thursday for the completion of Activity Package 11.4/11.5 and view the video The Story Behind the Infamous McDonald's Coffee Case.

Socials 10

Make sure you complete Activity Package 6.6   including the Chart on the History of Prejudice and Discrimination in Canada.

Social Studies 9

Complete the notetaking started in class today.  Make sure you develop a Pinterest account, start a new Board entitled New France and pin 10 videos about New France to that Board.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 11.1/11.2/11.3 for Wednesday.  View the video The Story Behind the Infamous McDonald's Coffee Case.

Social Studies 10

Make sure you complete the pinning of 15 videos to your Pinterest board on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Activity Package 6.5 for Wednesday.  Please note that there are questions on the reverse side of the page.

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 8.3 for Wednesday.

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 8.1.   View the video entitled The Vinland Mystery

Social Studies 10

There will be a quiz in class on Thursday based on the readings entitled Origins of the RCMP and the website Northwest Mounted Police: A Tradition in Scarlet.  If you prepare a set of study notes you may use them during the quiz.  The Chapter 5 Test is scheduled for Monday May 13.  Bonus marks will be assigned to students who prepare a set of study notes.  These notes are to be brought to class but may not be used during the test.  The Essay Questions for the Chapter 5 Test can be found by clicking here. and the essay outline form is available by clicking here.  In order write the essay during the test you must bring a completed outline to class. Have a little fun and view an episode of Sergeant Prestion of the Yukon - The Lost Patrol or get real adventurous and view Cecil B. de Mille's production of The North West Mounted Police starring Gary Cooper.

Social Studies 10

View the PowerPoint presentation entitle The North-West Rebellion.  Make sure you complete Activity Package 5.5

Law 12

Visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Website and download the Discover Canada app for either iPhone, Android or Blackberry.  You may bookmark the site online if you do not have access to the app.  Work your way through the study guide to Canadian citizenship.

Law 12

Chapter 5 Test is scheduled for Monday.  All Chapter 5 Activity Packages should be turned in.  The Interactive Quiz for Chapter 5 needs to be completed.  The Legal Problems for the Chapter 5 Test must be completed and turned in before you write the test.  Finally if you prepare a set of study notes for Chapter 5 you will receive a bonus mark added to your final test score.

Socials 10

Activity Package 5.2 is due to be completed for Friday.

Law 12

Chapter 5 Test is scheduled for Monday.  Don't forget that all Chapter 5 Activity Packages need to be turned in, the Chapter 5 Interactive Quiz needs to be finished and the Chapter 5 Legal Problems are due.

Socials 9

Complete Activity Package 7.2 for Friday.  Don't forget that the Chapter 6 Self Study Guide are due on Monday.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 5.5/5.6 for Wednesday. Many of you including Sadie and Camille have a large number of assignments that have not been completed.The E-Activity can be found by clicking here.

Social Studies 10

Complete the reading of  Taking the West: Companion Readings.

Social Studies 9

Complete reading Chapter 6 of Crossroads The Regional Geography of North America.  Begin working on Chapter 6 Self Study Package.  The completed package is due next Monday.

Law 12

View the PowerPoint presentation entitled Rights and Responsiblities in a Democracy. 
Read the document entitled. Highlights from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Read the document entitled History of Voting Rights in Canada.  Read the document entitled History of Voting Rights in British Columbia.  Complete the activity entitled Understanding Universal Suffrage.  (This activity sheet was developed using Microsoft Word so you can complete the questions directly on the sheet and submit your answers using DropItToMe)  Examine the data found on the chart and graph entitled Voter Turnout in British Columbia Elections and in a well written paragraph outline what you believe to be the causes of the downward trend in voter turnout. Visit the CBC Archives site How a Privilege Became a Right and explore the different video and audio clips archived by the CBC.

Socials 10 Block 4

Current marks for Socials can be found by clicking here.  They are arranged by student number.  If you have any question see me in class.

Socials 10 Block 2

Marks for Term 1 up to April 2,  recorded by student number, can be found by clicking here,  If you have any questions talk to me during class on Monday

Socials 9

You can find your current mark by clicking here.  Any questions please see me on Monday.

Law 12

You can find your current mark by student number by clicking here.  If you have any questions please talk to me on Monday.  Marisa I have a print out of the information you need.

Law 12

Check out the cartoon I developed about a possible Leaders' Debate for the upcoming BC Election.
  Make your own cartoon strip by going to the Bitstrips for Schools election activity I have developed.  Login using the Code 010752 and follow the prompts.  Save your  finished product so the rest of the class can view it.

Socials 9

Complete Activity Package 5.4

Socials 10

Complete Activity Package 4.5 for Thursday.  Read the article entitled The Irish in Canada and the Loyal Order of Orange.

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.