Canadian Geography Quizzes- Social 6

Remember, you need to be able to label all of the provinces and territories, and name the capital cities that belong in each province. There are 10 provinces and 3 territories. You also need to place the three oceans that surround Canada's land mass.

Links to helpful games:

Canadian Provinces and Capitals

Canada's Treasure Trek

Provinces Drag'n Drop

The Canada Game


A catchy song that might help you learn and remember:

Truth and Reconciliation Podcast

Click here:http://www.cbc.ca/revisionquest/2010/2010/07/07/july-7-july-10-will-the-truth-bring-reconciliation/

To be or not to be...that is the question. -Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

David Tennant's Hamlet: Act One

Northwest Resistance Videos

The Fall of New France- xtranormal videos

Alright, so for the Fall of New France, you will be making xtranormal videos! Xtranormal allows you to create movies all through a text to speech feature. You input the words and the characters speak. You can also add facial expressions and gestures.

Here is how it works:
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/featured/29

Your code is: MQZ0F

Timeline- Egypt

Egypt

Good, easy to understand article

this is a good timeline- it describes "the spark"

Who is in charge in Egypt, now?

Arab Spring Timeline

Trayvon Martin- the video we watched in class

Million Hoodies March Video

Listening Activity ELA 10

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vincent-marrero/i-am-trayvon-martin_b_1376160.html?ref=teen

History 10- Project Resources

Documentary and Transcript

Children of the Revolution- slide show

Libya

Scroll down on this page for many resources

Egypt

New France Websites

Grade 11 & 12s- Here are some links to helpful websites about New France for your inquiry projects:

Virtual Museum of New France

Primary Documents- New France, New Horizons

Textbook Excerpt

Daily Life

Canadian History Project

Timeline

Seigneurial System

Women in New France

Is anybody out there!!??

Hello students and readers:

Just a reminder that this Friday, March 9, History students have their first exam.


For a heads-up:

History 10 students are continuing their study of the French Revolution.

ELA 30 students are engaged in a study of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies"

ELA 10 students are continuing to learn about "Equity and Ethics" through readings and current issues studies.

PAA 8 students are sewing! They just finished their magic bags!

PAA 9 students are continuing their current food issues unit.

Resources for All

Aboriginal Education Resources:

Blog roll:

http://starsusask.blogspot.com/ Student Teachers Anti-Racism and Indigenous Education Blog- U of S- several online resources and lesson ideas.

http://twinkleshappyplace.blogspot.com "Twinkles Happy Place" - Academic research and discussion on Indigenous pedagogy.

http://apihtawikosisan.com/ Blog went viral after a posting about Attiwapiskat. Very good information about Aboriginal issues.

Metis:
Back to Batoche
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Batoche/html/about/index.php

Gabriel Dumont Institute Virtual Museum
http://www.metismuseum.ca/exhibits/resources/index.php


Multimedia:

CBC's "ReVision Quest" Radio Program (also available as a podcast) http://tunein.com/radio/ReVision-Quest-p199790/

CBC's 8th Fire- Four series documentary covering history and current issues
http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/8thfire/

NFB Online Film Resources
http://www3.nfb.ca/enclasse/doclens/visau/index.php?mode=theme&theme=30660&language=english

http://img.csit.carleton.ca/vpow/ "Virtual Pow Wow" Resources

Four Directions Teaching- Focus on Worldview
http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/main.html


Treaty Education:

Living Sky SD Treaty Site
http://treaty6education.lskysd.ca/

Treaty 6 Webquest
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/webquests/treatysixquest/index.html

Office of the Treaty Commissioner
http://www.otc.ca/

Myths and Stereotypes:

Lesson Plan by CARED
http://www.ucalgary.ca/cared/laaboriginalpeopleincanada


Saskatchewan First Nations:

Saskatchewan Heritage- Many good links
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/saskatchewan100/theme-%20first%20peoples.html


Science:

Indigenous Science
http://www.dlisr.org/nativescience.html

First Scientists Vignettes
http://www.science.gc.ca/Videos/First_Scientists-WS5ED44C5C-1_En.htm

Forests and Oceans for the Future
http://www.ecoknow.ca/activities.html

Indigenous Knowledge in Science Education
http://livingknowledge.anu.edu.au/html/educators/index.htm

Worldview:

Four Directions Teachings- Interactive
http://www.fourdirectionsteachings.com/main.html

Residential Schools:

Where are the Children- Interactive
http://www.wherearethechildren.ca/en/

Iroquois on Prezi

Happy Valentine's Day!

February 14th. The day of love and chocolate and flowers.

Did you know that Canadians will spend about 1.5 BILLION (!) dollars to celebrate this day!?? I sure didn't.

George Stroumboulopoulos has put together an article on ethical "valentining," because many of the treats we enjoy, like chocolate, may actually be exploiting people across the globe. And, if this post comes a bit late, the bug is in your ear for next year :)

An Ethical Valentine's Day- Strombo


What's happening in my classroom:

ELA 10: We are doing some writing about human rights.

ELA 30: We should be wrapping up "The Crucible" this week. A socratic seminar will be happening on Thursday or Friday. A test will likely be given on Friday.

History 30: We are studying the beginnings of colonization. We are learning about Cartier and other Europeans who claimed North America for France and England.

History 10: We are studying the social structures of the Iroquois Confederacy. Presentations must be ready to go either Thursday or Friday (TBA).


Soundtrack for the day:

what's a fella to do? 'cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue...

Grade 10 ELA- Infographics!

We are going to be studying infographics to survey a large number of global issues in a short amount of time!

Here is an example of an infographic. Tomorrow in class you will be studying different infographics.


Via: OnlineSchools.org

Thursday!

Here is a recap of what we did today!

ELA 10- I love the things we get to study in this class!

We started the day with a writing activity...
Then, we discussed some scenarios depicting human rights dilemmas.

After our discussion we did a viewing activity where we watched the following video on the history of human rights.



To show you understood what you were seeing, you answered the following question: "Who is responsibile for ensuring that human rights are upheld, 'universally."

History 30- Canadian Studies, my fave!
We learned the 3 theories as to the origins of the original inhabitants of North America...1) Creation stories 2) Beringia/Clovis/Bering Strait/Land-bridge theory
3) Ocean Migration/Asian origins/Boat theory

We listened to a podcast about different theories and challenges to the theories.

You then read and began to illustrate a telling of the Cree Creation Story.


History 10-

We discussed society and the structures that exist within society that promote order and structure.


ELA 30-

We completed ACT 1 of "The Crucible"

PAA 8

Welcome Back!

It seems as though it's been ages since I've seen you guys! We had a few cold weather days before finals, then we were writing finals, and this week you've had the past two days off! So, it has been a while! Welcome back everyone!

The courses I will be teaching this semester are:

ELA 10B (Current Global Issues)- I really enjoy teaching this course as we get to examine important world events as they pertain to the themes of equity,ethics, rights and responsibilities and sustainability.

ELA 30B- Global Literature- We are starting this course with the study of a classic American play of pioty, hysteria and injustice- "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.

History 10- A survey of significant historical events that have shaped our society. We will begin with a look at the 'unconscious' social structures that help ensure societies run smoothly. We will then carry this knowledge forward to analyze how these structures influenced the Iroquois Confederacy, and then the conditions that led to the French Revolution.

History 30- A survey of Canadian History from ancient times to the modern era. I am looking forward to this course as I focussed my university studies in the areas of pre and post Confederation Canadian History, Native Studies, and Canadian and American Political Science.

PAA 8 and 9

We will be continuing on with food studies in grade 9.

In grade 8 we will be learning about fibers and textiles and will have many opportunities to practice these skills during hands on applications.