Wednesday, April 08, 2015

Social Studies 11

>View the video "The Great Depression: Crash Course" As you view the video please remember that this video is prepared with an American audience in mind.




Please ensure that you have completed Activity Package 4.2

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Law 12

If you were absent from class today make sure you view Stephen Fry's "Out There" Episode 1 and complete Activity Package 3.5-3.6

Monday, March 30, 2015

Law 12

Make sure you complete Activity Package 3.4   Please note that part II D now requires you to complete a 20 questions Citizenship Test Online that can be generated by clicking here.  Make sure you print a copy of your completed test.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 3.3 parts I, II, III and IV.  If you were absent from class the readings can be found by clicking here.   If you were absent from class today make sure you view the video Biomes: Earth's Major Life Zones.

Social Studies 11

Complete Activity Package 3.3  parts I, II, III and IV. If you were absent from class today make sure you view the following video until the 25 minute mark.  Be prepared for some very upsetting scenes.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Social Studies 11

View this video on the Wall Street Crash of 1929 from a British perspective

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Socials 11

Make sure you complete 3.2 to the end of part IV.

Socials 10

Bring pencil, ruler and pencil crayons to class on Friday. Make sure you have completed 3.2 parts 1,2,3 and 4

Law 12

Students who missed Wednesday test must write on Friday.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 3.1 parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 are due Wednesday. The collage is due Friday

Social Studies 11

Activity Package 3.1 parts I, II, III and IV is due for Wednesday.

Law 12

Chapter 2 Test is on Wednesday. Chapter 3.1-3.2 (modified version available in class) is due on Thursday

Monday, March 23, 2015

Social Studies 11

Makes sure you have completed Canada's Foreign Relations 1921-1939

Social Studies 10

Make sure you complete the video resource package on Canada: It's Land, Resources and Economy found on the website.

Law 12

Chapter 2 Test will be on Wednesday

Thursday, March 05, 2015

Social Studies 11

Chapter 2 Reading Guide is to be completed for Friday.

Social Studies 10

You will be given time in class on Friday to complete Activity Package 2.3a.

Law 12

Chapter assignments up to and including Chapter 2 Legal Problems and Chapter 2 Essay (including essay outline ) will be due by the end of class on Friday.

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Law 12

Complete Limits on the Charter, The Notwithstanding Clause and Judges and the Charter from my website 

Social Studies 10

Play the BBC Game "Who Wants to be a Cotton Millionaire"  Find out how the "Beam Engine" worked.  Check out "Stephenson's Rocket" Make sure you have completed Activity Package 2.2.  The readings for 2.2 can be found by clicking here.

Social Studies 11

View the classic anti-war film of the First World War - All Quiet on the Western Front

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Law 12

No new homework assigned for this evening.  Your ten (10) slide PowerPoint Presentation on the Magna Carta is due on Friday.  You can find a marking rubric on the websiste.

Social Studies 10

Complete the development of 15 questions and an answer key based on the readings The Rebellions of 1837

Monday, February 23, 2015

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 1.6/1.7 for Wednesday.  Begin collecting information that you will want to use when you are assigned the PowerPoint Presentation on the Magna Carta.  The marking rubric can be found by clicking here.  View the short presentation on the history of the Magna Carta.

Social Studies 11

Complete Activity Package 1.2 with the exception of the poster outlined in Part VIII which will be due on Monday.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.3 for Wednesday

Monday, February 16, 2015

Law 12


Finish viewing "The Strange Case of the Law Part 1" from the 25 minute mark.Complete Activity Package 1.5 For Tuesday



Social Studies 11

Complete Activity Package 1.2.  Save the PowerPoint Presentation entitled Preparing for the Provincial Exam.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 1.2.  The readings can be found by clicking here. 

Finish viewing the video The War That Made America Part 4


Monday, February 02, 2015

Law 12

Wedding Project due Wednesday. Chapter 12 Test Tuesday. Review Package due Wednesday 140 marks.

Social Studies 08

Make sure that Activity Package 2.4 is complete for Tuesday. Finish video package foe China: Past to Present Part 2

Friday, January 23, 2015

Dr.Phil: Wedding Day Disaster- A Family Torn Apart [April 1, 2014]

Social Studies 08

Make sure that you have completed Activity Package 2.1 for Monday.  Over the weekend make sure you have viewed the two videos shown below.


Indus Valley Civilizations Buddha and Ashoka

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Law 12

The Chapter 11 test is scheduled for Thursday.  You must complete all three activity packages for Chapter 11 and the Chapter 11 Review Questions

Social Studies 08

Make sure that Activity Package 8.1 is complete including Worksheet 18 on the Spirit of the Renaissance.  The outline for the 5 paragraph essay on Machiavelli must also be completed for Wednesday.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Social Studies 8

Activity Package 6.4 is due for Wednesday. This does not include the Review Package on the very last page. You do not need to compile study notes.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Law 12

All students need to get caught up to and including Activity Package 5.5

Socials 8

Students unable to upload "Ivan the Terrible" PowerPoint presentations please try again tonight.
DropItToMe can be accessed by clicking here.  Remember the password is nn11722

Friday, December 12, 2014

Law 12

Make sure you complete Activity Package 5.4 for Monday.

Social Studies 08

Make sure you complete your PowerPoint Presentation on the life of  "Ivan the Terrible" for Monday.

Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Law 12

All assignment up to and including Chapter 5.3 and including are due.

Social Studies 8

Finish viewing the video entitled Barbarians - The Mongols starting at the 10 minute mark

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

Law 12

Make sure you have completed 5 paragraph essay outlining your thoughts on the semestered vs linear timetable.  Make sure you have completed Chapter 4 Legal Problems.

Social Studies 08

Forty Question Review and Chapter 5 Practice Test need to be completed.  The Chapter 5 Test is scheduled for Friday.

Monday, December 01, 2014

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Social Studies 08

Finish viewing the video When the Moors Ruled in Europe from the 20 minute mark.

Make sure that you have completed Activity Package 5.3 including the study notes for Part II. Worksheet II: The Christian Reconquest of Spain can be found by clicking here.

Law 12

The Arrest Handbook Test you are preparing will be used as the test mark for Chapter 4.  You must be completed your test by Monday and exchange it when you come to class.  Failure to complete the test for Monday will entail receiving a zero for the Chapter 4 Test.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Law 12

You should be completed to the end of Activity Package 4.6/4.7 for Thursday.  The Arrest Handbook Activity is due for Monday.

Social Studies 08

Activity Package 5.2 with the exception of Part II must be completed for Thursday.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Social Studies 08

Complete Activity Package 5.1 with the
The Battle of Hastings from the Bayeux Tapestry








exception of Part II. for Tuesday. View the animated version of the Bayeux Tapestry

Law 12

Activity Package 4.4/4.5 Part I should be completed.

Monday, November 17, 2014

Social Studies 8

The Chapter 4 Test is scheduled for Wednesday.  Please make sure you have completed all Activity Packages for Chapter 4 plus the practice test.

Law 12



Chapter 3 Test is scheduled for Wednesday. Please ensure you have completed all Chapter 3 Activity Packages plus the Chapter 3 Interactive Quiz.

Friday, November 14, 2014

Socials 8/Law 12

No homework assigned for the weekend.  Use the time for catch up.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Law 12

Make sure you have completed Activity Package 3.4.  The link to the UNHCR Fact Sheet prepared in 2002 used in the E-Activity is no longer active you may complete the two charts by using Google search. Make sure you read the CBC story entitled: Canadian Attitudes Towards Immigrants Conflicted.

Social Studies 8

Complete Activity Package 4.2 Parts I and II.  Make sure you have turned in Activity Packages 4.1 and 4.1A.  Make sure you view the video entitled The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross Part 1 up to the 30 minute mark.


Thursday, November 06, 2014

Law 12

Examine the report entitled Forsaken: The Report of the Missing Women Commission prepared by The Ho9nourable Justice Wally Oppal . Please note the 63 recommendations provided by Oppal and determine which if any have been acted upon.

Friday, October 31, 2014

Social Studies 8

Chapter 3 Test is scheduled for Monday.  Make sure you complete Activity Package 3.4 and the Chapter 3 Practice Test

Law 12

No homework assigned for this weekend.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Law 12

The Chapter 2 Test is scheduled for Friday.  It will consist of True/False questions, Multiple Choice questions, Fill in the Blank questions and Matching questions.  You need to complete the Chapter 2 Interactive Quiz mark it and provide me with your score out of 10. http://www.law.nelson.com/quizzes/chapter_2_self-quiz.htm

Social Studies 8

Time will be provided in class on Friday for the completion of Activity Package 3.4.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Social Studies 8

Please complete the Chapter 3.3 Activity Package Parts I, II, and III. Finish viewing the video entitled Medieval Apocalypse - The Black Death from the 24 minute mark.

Law 12

Powerpoint presentations are due on Monday.  The PowerPoint must be a minimum of 10 slides outlining what you would have to do in order to make a complaint to the BC Human Rights Tribunal.  The presentation should address the issues outlined in the marking rubric distributed in class.  Please submit using DropItToMe or bring the completed presentation to class on a flash drive. Remember you have to develop a scenario where you think your rights have been violated and that the remedy is one that can be provided under the BC Human Rights Code.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Social Studies 8

Complete Activity Package 3.2 Parts I, II, III and IV for Tuesday. Complete watching the video Medieval Lives - The Monk from approximately the 8 minute mark

Law 12

The Chapter 2.4 Readings have been updated on my website.  If you were absent from class today please ensure that you watch the Video entitled The Suicide Tourist

Friday, October 10, 2014

Thursday, October 09, 2014

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 2.1/2.2 for Friday.  Make sure you have finished reading the 2 articles on polygamy distributed in class and the one that was forwarded in a text message.

Social Studies 8

Make sure that Activity Package 1.4 is complete for Friday.  The library computer actiivty can be completed at home and submitted to Ms. Clark by Wednesday of next week.  The Chapter 1 Test is scheduled for Tuesday.