Week 11: What to Expect

Mon. April. 29th:
* Write your Sale of Rupert's Land editorial. Be scathing, be persuasive, bring your chosen person to life!
* Peer edit and revise your editorial. Due tomorrow
* Quiz tomorrow on the Northwest. Study class notes, documents & Chapter 4

Tues. April. 30th:
* Quiz on the Northwest
* The Red River Rebellion: Class explore the causes, events and outcomes
* Documentary on the Red River Rebellion: History's Rebels

Wed. May. 1st:
* Gallery Walk exploring Louis Riel

* Class explore propaganda techniques
* Create your own propaganda. Will you portray Riel as savior or threat?

Thurs. May 2nd:
* Complete your impressive propaganda posters. Due Monday

Have a spectacular long weekend!

Week 10: What to Expect

Mon. April, 22nd:
* Chapter 2 Test
* Show what you know and take your time with the multiple choice and written response

Tues. April, 23rd:

*Fur trading companies, fur trader life
* Class read pg 130-134
* Create Venn diagram on Hudson's Bay Company vs. North West Company: Which would you work for? Why?
* Class vote on which company is better
* Independent read pg. 135-142. Complete graphic organizer. What impact did the fur trade have on First Nations communities?
Class debate: The fur trade could not have existed without the First Nations peoples.

Wed. April. 24th:
* Painting analysis
* Why was the bison hunt so important to Metis culture? How did the rules of the hunt help shape Metis society?
* Class read Red River Settlement: pg. 143-146
* Expert groups form and teach class

Thurs. April, 25th:

* George Simpson: What sort of man do you think he was? Why?
* HBC & NWC merge
* Create a quiz for your friends. Go ahead, be merciless!

Fri. April, 26th:
* Complete your friend's quiz
* Hudson's Bay Company buys Rupert's Land.
* Class explore the controversy: Create your own editorial on the matter. Be passionate. Be vocal!
* Editorial continued in class Monday, peer-edited and handed in.

Have a Fabulous Weekend!

Week 9: What to Expect

Monday, April. 15th:
* Political parties of our past: How they steered the ship towards Confederation
* Partner and small group work on factors that lead to Confederation questions
* See the Canadian Confederation website

Tuesday, April. 16th:
* Confederation Role-Play
* Create your colony: Will you be Canada East? prince Edward Island?
* Organize what your colony wants and why
* Will you settle for Confederation? Will you push for annexation?

Wednesday, April. 17th:
* Prepare for Confederation Role-Play: Hosted tomorrow

Thursday, April. 18th:
* Confederation Conference
* Overhead Present
* Colony debate
* Colonies vote

* Was Confederation achieved?


Friday, April. 19th:
* Confederation practice quiz
* Class explore "the conferences to the British North America Act"
* Partners and individualy complete Chapter test review
* Chapter 2 Test (on Victorian Life and Confederation) on Monday. Be Ready

Have a Fantastic Weekend in the Sun!!!

Week 8: What to Expect

Mon. April. 8th:
* Victorian Era Quiz: Show what you know
* Victorian Invention Sell-Off: Showcase your infomercial. May the best sell win!
* Work on Chapter 2 Review sheet: Unit Exam Mon. April. 22nd

Tues, April. 9th-Thurs, April. 11th:
* Gangs of New York

* Contrast Hollywood's depiction of Victorian Era to our investigation of history
* Complete film analysis and hand in

Fri, April. 12th:
* Confederation: The birth of Canada
* What differences between the colonies would prevent a union?
* Why would some colonies favour a union? Which colonies? How would they benefit from Confederation?
* Horizons: pg. 76-79. Complete graphic organizer and questions outlining the reasons leading to Confederation. Very Important

Have a Spectacular Weekend!!!

Week 7: What to Expect

Tues. April. 2nd:
* Gallery Walk of the Victorian Era

* What were their values? How are they different and similar to us today?

* Partner exploration of First Nations' interactions with British Colonists in early Canada: Who were the Alginkians, Mokawks and Ojibwa? How did their lives change? What remained the same? Who assimilated? Who protested?

Wed. April. 3rd:
* Scientific and Medical advancement: What have been the biggest breakthroughs in our time?
* Science and Medicine jigsaw: Become an expert on one aspect of medical history, meet with your firends and teach each other

* Class competition: Show what you know!

Thurs, April. 4th:

* Leisure and Travel in the Victorian Era: How would newspapers be revolutionary?

* Sarah Bernhart, the biggest star of the times: compare to our starlets. Is she like Kim Kardashian? Lady Gaga?

* Play Parlour Games! No phones, no technology, back to the 1800s for entertainment.

Fri, April. 5th:

* Practice Victorian Era Quiz: What do you know? What do you need to work on?

* Groups explore inventions of the Victorian era: Persuasive sell-off Monday! What was the greatest invention of the times? Convince us.

* STUDY!!! Victorian Era Quiz Monday