Stuff to do!

Grade 9 Geography:

Your study guides are due tomorrow!

Grade 10 Civics:

First, let me say that I was/am thoroughly impressed by the level of thought and insight that the PM and two premiers put into their responses. Keep it up, the three of you: I will DEFINITELY have positive things to say on Parent's Night!

Also, for my afternoon Civics class, your homework is to find two newspaper articles on immigration policies in Canada, one positive and one negative, and prepare a brief summary of what each article says, as well as 1 paragraph on whether and why you agree/disagree with each article (You will be talking about them in class!).

Hmmmm....

Ladies and gentlemen, the poster who has written 'do not forget' in 20 languages is a former student of mine.


Thank you, Evan, for pointing out that my brain is like Swiss cheese. And that I am old. Were you in my class, I would think up some clever and fiendish retribution. Instead, I will simply hunt down your comic book, and wave it tauntingly in front of my computer :P

Grade 9 Geography
Pg. 302, questions 1-3, 5 in the first section, and the notes from 299 onward.

Careers 10

Nothing.

Grade 9 Geography Review

Hello my cherubs! Here is the review for your test!

Chapter 16

Key terms: Immigrate, emigrate, birth rate, death rate, natural increase rate, immigration rate, emigration rate, net migration rate, Population growth rate, population pyramid.

Study the key terms and know what they mean (And how to do the math for some of them), and that's all you'll need to know for Chapter 16. You *MAY* want to do one or two questions from the Knowledge/Understanding and Thinking sections at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 18

Key Terms: Multicultural, push factor, pull factor, intervening obstacle, economic immigrant, family immigrant, refugee, interprovincial migration

As usual, know what the key terms mean, and the concepts they represent. Do the Thinking and Knowledge/Understanding questions sections at the end of the textbook.

Chapter 19

Key Terms: population distribution, population density, survey system, long lot, tributary, concession system, section system

Know about the three different types of rural settlement patterns , and the three key factors that affect the pattern of rural settlement.

Chapter 20
Key Terms: Basic industries, economic base, threshold population,

Christaller's Central Place Theory, high-order, middle-order, and low-order goods and services
Know one each of: tourist cities, government centres, and resource-based communities, and be able to tell me something about how they came to be (Probably a ten-mark question!)

Chapter 21
Key Terms: Residential density, zoning, anchor, urban sprawl, greenbelt

Know the six types of commercial land use, and know one or two things about each, the factors affecting land-use patterns, and the importance of the Oak Ridges Moraine.

Good luck on your test!

Careers 10

Just thought I'd mention

We were talking about the Milgard Experiment in class today regarding prisoners and guards from Yale in the 1970s. I misspoke in class - The gentleman's name is Philip Zimbardo, and it happened in Stanford. If you're hunting for the experiment and can't find it, try searching for Philip Zimbardo experiment, and you should find out about it pretty easily!

NOTICE

IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR A PRESENTATION ON MONDAY AND FORGOT TO MENTION THAT YOU NEEDED A PROJECTOR, YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK.

I NEED TO BOOK PROJECTORS IN ADVANCE, WHICH IS WHY I HAD THE BOOKINGS *LAST* WEEK. THIS IS ALSO WHY THERE WAS AN *ENTIRE* COLUMN LABELED "CHECK HERE FOR PROJECTOR".

IF YOU WANT A PROJECTOR FOR MONDAY AND DID NOT PUT A CHECK IN THE COLUMN, YOU WILL NOT HAVE ONE TOMORROW. TELLING ME TODAY THAT YOU NEED A PROJECTOR FOR TOMORROW IS *NOT* A GOOD IDEA.

ESPECIALLY BECAUSE YOU HAD MUCH OF LAST WEEK TO DO IT.

Grade 9s and the Forum assignment

Hellllloooooo my cherubs!

By now I'm sure you've spent a sleepless night wondering what the heck it is exactly that Mr. Kassam wants you to do!

Well, everyone seems confused, so let's go through a few things, shall we?

I want you to find an answer to the following problem: How do we help people in Toronto find safe, affordable housing?

Now that I've got the question, here's some things you can do - Try looking on the Internet using Google to find some solutions by other cities/provinces/states/countries. With all the search skills I've given you recently, it shouldn't be that hard. Once you're done, it might be a good idea to use those solutions as a starting point to make your own.

If you can't find any solutions, don't worry too much, as I'm more concerned with the solution your group gets (But it helps to find another solution, because it shows me that you've done research!)

Your homework this weekend is to write up your report. You don't need all of it done, though!
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Grade 10 Careers

- Presentations are on Monday. No lates. Get your stuff together now - I hate people who talk during presentations, and if you're one of them, I have a small rule:

If you are talking during a person's presentation, I will stop their presentation, and ask you to do yours in front of the class instead. Even if you've already done it. Of course, with two presentations, you get two sets of marks - I'll just take the lower one.

Moral: Don't talk in class.

Otherwise, I'm sure you'll all do a great job, because I'm looking through some of the ISUs, and dang if they're not pretty good :)

Have a good weekend, folks!

Mr. K

Bibliography

Yes, you need to cite pictures. If it's not yours, make sure I know where it comes from.

How to cite an interview

Person Interviewed. Type of Interview (personal, telephone, email, etc.). Date.

Nakamura, Michael. Personal interview. 23 July 2004.

Still confused? Visit here for more details.

Careers 10 Bibliography Guide

Bibliography Guide (I will be going over this in class on Monday, so don't worry too much if you don't get it right away).

Please put your bibliography on a separate page with the word BIBLIOGRAPHY centred at the top. Double-space for and after each entry

Please list your entries in alphabetical order starting at 'a'. If a bibliography entry takes up more than one line, indent each of the following lines of the entry until it's finished, then move on to the next one.

Citation Rules:

After being asked more than a few times how do do a proper set of citations for history classes, I, your humble and munificent teacher, have decided to put a few examples up so you can see with your own eyes (antennae, feet, thorax, or what have you, depending on species or inclination) how to properly cite photographs or written work.

Books:
References to an entire book should include the following elements:

• author(s) or editor(s)
  
• the complete title
  
• edition, if indicated
  
• place of publication
  
• the shortened name of the publisher
  
• date of publication
  

No author or editor:
Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study. 33rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1999.

One author:

Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. New York: Putnam, 1955.

Article from an online encyclopedia:
"Einstein, Albert."Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 1999. Encyclopedia Britannica. 27 April 2004


Online Newspaper Article

Andreadis, Athena. "The Enterprise Finds Twin Earths Everywhere It

Goes, But Future Colonizers of Distant Planets Won't Be So Lucky."

Astronomy Jan. 1999: 64- . Academic Universe. Lexis-Nexis. B.

Davis Schwartz Memorial Lib., Brookville, NY. 7 Feb. 1999

web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.

The date on there refers to when the person writing the assignment accessed the webpage.

Please follow these citation rules, and your project will do just fine! I will do an example in class on Monday!

I found a REALLY good guide at: http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm

Or
http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/mla.html#mla

A new entry! Woooooo!

Well now, it is Sunday afternoon - Time for a homework recap

10 Careers: You've got two assignments coming down the pipe. The first is the Prove To Me assignment that's due Monday, the second is the Interview Assignment that's due on Friday. In between, I will try to get us some time at the library or computer lab this week so you can have some library research time to work on your ISUs

9 Geography: Hello my cherubs! You have homework from the textbook to do if you haven't done so already, and a little map of the Canadian Shield to colour in and make all pretty! Make sure you get it done for Monday, otherwise... *shakes fist* :P

I have recently purchased a videogame for my Wii. It is unfortunate. You see, I have now become addicted again. First it was Wii Golf, then it was Tiger Woods Golf, now it's No More Heroes.

I must stop playing videogames. Alas, I cannot. Now if only I could find some way to port Forza Motorsport onto my Wii...

Enjoy your weekend, or what's left of it! I'll see you all tomorrow! Remember dress-down day on Tuesday and donate some food!

9 Geography and Eid!

For all my cherubs who will be away for Eid tomorrow, for today all you have to do is post the link to the article and your questions in the comments section of the blog!

I'm going to finish marking your tests and get an early bedtime. I am EXHAUSTED today. Stupid cold :P

Quick Answers

Anonymous said...

Mr Kassam... For the career newspapers thing can we write about sports transactions like trades and contract sigings and stuff like that?

September 28, 2008 8:41 AM

As much as I'd like to see that, it'd be tough to connect it with YOUR career. For example, how does Mats Sundin's on-again-off-again relationship with the Maple Leafs directly affect YOUR career prospects?
If you're going to talk about how hard it is for amateur athletes to go professional in Canada, cool. If you're going to talk about how athletes are helping others in the sport become professionals, cool. If you're just going to talk ABOUT sports, then you're not talking about careers, are you?

Long story short, you can write about sports, as long as the article is OBVIOUSLY about careers. If it's about sports more than it is about careers, it's not an article worth using, and you will more than likely fail.

Anonymous said...

Hey mr.kassam, for the response to an article, how recent does it have to be? I found an article dated August 7, 2008 and I'm wondering if I can use it?

September 28, 2008 9:02 AM

Anything from within the last six months is fine.


Also, a quick note - I don't know what the heck you guys drink in the mornings, but I've seen some REALLY great Personal Achievements assignments. I mean, fantastic stuff. I keep trying to find ways NOT to give out perfects, but it's getting impossible. The assignments are just really good. Congrats!

It Must've Been All The Snickers Bars

*sneeze*

Well... I've got a kicker of a cold, ladies and germs.


HAH! I MADE A FUNNY!

Okay, so let's review. Mr. Kassam is sick, currently sitting in a rocking chair with a giant blanket, groaning softly and drinking a LARGE mug of tea. How large?
Frickin huge. See attached picture



(I wanted to try out my webcam. ISight rocks, ladies and gentlemen!)

In any event, here are your assignments:

Grade 10 Careers: You have that thing to finish... with the stuff. *Looks directly at you* YOU know what I mean.

(Psst... He means you have a reflection you need to finish regarding a newspaper article.)

Grade 9 Geography: Finish taking notes from your textbooks, and enjoy your weekend!

For those of you who were watching the Presidential debate on Friday, who do you think did the better job, McCain or Obama? Why?

For those of you who are ignorant and chose NOT to watch perhaps the most important debate ever televised on American networks, who do you think will make a better President, McCain or Obama? Why?

I don't like McCain. Any man named after French fries can't be a good leader :p

A quick note on comments/questions

For all the readers of my blog, let's take a trip down a road I like to call "Proper Comments"

I recently received this comment from 'anonymous'

"mr kassam what is the assign ment do on monday i dont understand it."

Ladies and gentlemen, let me first start by saying that unless you put effort into your questions, I won't answer them.

Telling me that you don't understand something is merely useless. You're a big boy/girl now, you have to use your words. If you don't understand something, I'm not a parent, I won't hold your hand until you figure something out. If you don't understand, ask. Looking at me with a cow-eyed expression and saying "I don't understand this" won't win you any help. Saying things like "Sir, I'm doing x for this part of the assignment. Should I be doing it differently?" will probably get you a MUCH better response.

Second, the commenter told me neither their grade nor class. Since both classes have assignments due Monday, I can't say anything, as I don't know which class they're in, or what they need. Be specific.

Finally, the assignment is due Monday which means, logically, that I've given you some time beforehand to understand/work on it. If you didn't ask your questions then, what makes you think that such a general question will be answered on a weekend?

So in closing:

1) Be specific.
2) Phrases like "I don't know" or "I don't get it" won't do anything. If you don't understand parts of the assignment, ask me about THOSE parts.
3) Don't expect me to rescue you. If you've had time in class for an assignment due the next week, do you think I'll be willing to answer broad, general, "Help me I'm clueless" questions on the weekend, when I have wizards and dark magic to fight, snickers bars to eat, and things and stuff to do? No. So plan accordingly. Go on, go ahead, you're almost an adult, I bet you can do it if you try.

Finally,

#4) Don't do what anonymous just did.

Homework for September 16

Grade 9 Geography:

1-page double-spaced response on how your ideas about immigration have changed as a result of this assignment.

Grade 10 Careers:

You guys have an assignment due tomorrow, as well as the presentations due Monday. Get that stuff done, people!

TO MY OLD STUDENTS... And for the grade 10s, a clarification

Hi guys,

   This post is more directed toward my Grade 10s - While researching, I've learned that the DND (Canadian Department of National Defense) actually dropped the designation "101" from the Airborne unit. The event itself happened in 1994, and Wikipedia's a great start

You may want to look on Wikipedia for the Somalia Affair, which you can find here, and then use that as a basis for a search on Google.  Wikipedia has a good start on the article, but I warn you that there are one or two graphic pictures. Also, you may want to search for other sources, as I wouldn't trust Wikipedia more than I would, say, a rabid psychotic criminal with my ATM card. 

For my old students: Can you believe these new kids haven't even TRIED to bribe me yet?! Not ONE Dr. Pepper or Snickers has shown up at my desk. Not one. This includes from my OLD STUDENTS AS WELL! :P

Quick notes: Tea is still open for new or old students. Bring your own mugs, and preferably your own sugar/teabags, and you're welcome to a cup. Don't have sugar or teabags? Sure, you can borrow mine, but be fair and replenish the supplies from time to time. In winter, you'll be glad you did!

Mr. K. 

Hellooooooo my cherubs!

   First things first - I do not have digital copies of any of your assignments. I don't keep them that way, because if my computer is ever struck by lightning, mysteriously stolen and held hostage in Temiskaming, or otherwise compromised, I would lose everything. I keep paper copies, so if you need something, find me at school. 

Second, my dear 10s, your homework was to find out about the actions of the 101st Airborne in Somalia. Wikipedia's a good starting point, but I expect you to search a little deeper. Try AlterNet, or The Toronto Star, or The Globe and Mail, The Ottawa Citizen, or even just plain old Google. 

Once you find out about it, write two paragraphs: In one, tell me what happened, and in the next tell me about how this changes your opinion of the Canadian Forces. If it doesn't, tell me why, and if it does, what do you think of them now? 

Homework, etc!

10 Careers:

You guys have a whole bunch of stuff to do - The assignment due Wednesday, and today's homework, which is to form an opinion on the events of September 11, 1973

9 Geography: I've forgotten your homework. I think it had something to do with geography :P. If you remember, just post it in the comments

Remember, bribes of Dr. Pepper and Snickers are still appreciated! :)

Mr. K

Today's homework, and a music track!

Today's homework:

10 Civ: Finish the debate question for homework, and for my afternoon class, be ready for the debate tomorrow! Don't disappoint me... LIKE MY MORNING CLASS DID!

Kidding, people, kidding. You morning people... Good job.

9 Geo: I believe you all have a project due, yesno? Do it! :)

Track of the week:

Van Morrison - Moondance. Recently I've become addicted to the old-school music, the stuff you listen to and heads who know good music will start head-bobbing. Check it out, it's a jazzy tip worth remixing if you've got the time, inclination or a Mac :)

Book of the week: The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. Find it here

I need some sleep. Peace!

One last question for all my old students and my current ones: You all know what happened with Sunrise Propane recently. Sunrise Propane may declare bankruptcy. In that case, who is to pay for the cleanup around the site? If you get a chance, drop some wisdom by hitting the 'comment' button!

Mr. K

Homework!

My 9 Geography students:

Remember, you've got that paragraph for homework on why you think immigration in Canada is a good or bad thing, and your chart to finish up!

Grade 10 Careers:

FILL OUT YOUR SHEETS! DO YOUR COVER PAGES!

That is all.

Mr. K

A little surprise

Well, I got a surprise today. I wasn't expecting it, but I'll have to wait until the long weekend's over to figure out what's going on. I'll leave you guys hanging, because I'm mean like that :P

As far as school goes, I hope everybody's prepared! For students new to this blog, you will need the following for my classes:

1 large heavy-bottomed pewter spell-casting pot with stirring spoon

206 sheets of paper

1 will to live

Tolerance

Teabags

Sugar

Milk

Dr. Pepper

Snickers (I have found out something evil about Mars-Effen, the corporation that makes Snickers, which means I cannot eat them)

blue and black pens ONLY (I *will* explain this in class)

Good luck for the coming school year, and for those of in my classes....

You poor, poor children. :P

Hellooooo my cherubs!

First in the pot:

Alas, I cannot publish your marks on my blog - Besides being a gross and spectacular violation of privacy, I randomly assigned marks to students, and I don't remember what I assigned, so some of you got a 78%, some got a 93%, and some got a £¢ %.

(That's my hilariously clever and witty way of saying that I don't have your marks with me, as I submitted them to the school, and besides I wouldn't really be able to post them, as that would be a violation of privacy. You know that your parents view this website too, right? RIGHT?!?!)

Now, on to other important and hilarious things:

- I was back in England for the past week. Good food, funny-looking people, and a subway system THAT HAS NO AIR-CONDITIONING! Good God, I thought Toronto was backwards sometimes... Then I got on the London Underground and... Well, let's just say that riding the Underground during a rainstorm is like having a fat sweaty man grab you in a tight hug.

Just take a second to savour that metaphor. I know I did.

I said a few weeks ago that over the course of the summer I'd be posting volunteer opportunities and cool stuff to do to make your world better. Because I *always* come through on promises, here's the first of things you can do!

☼ WRITING/ SPOKEN WORD ☼
July 7 – Aug 4, Monday 6 – 8pm
Take part in a series of writing workshops that will use poetry, prose and spoken word to explore issues that affect us as young Muslim people, and use guided prompts to locate these issues in our everyday experiences

☼ PHOTOGRAPHY ☼
July 10 – Aug 7, Thursday 5 - 9pm
Learn how to use a camera, develop film, and print black & white photographs while telling our stories, learning about amazing Muslim artists, and having ongoing dialogues about the things we care about.

☼ SILK-SCREENING ☼
July 12, 26 & Aug 2, Saturdays, 12 – 4pm
Create designs on T-shirts, bags, patches, and more that celebrate our long history of feminist organizing and our ongoing resistance as young Muslim people.

ALL CONCLUDING WITH… a zine and DVD package containing our photographs, writing, and silkscreen designs!

To register and for more info, check out:
http://halaalart.blogspot.com/

Deadline to apply is Wed July 2nd. Spaces are limited, so register early!
Have questions? Need more information?
Email us at halaalart@gmail.com or call 416-968-3422 x 31

Halaalart is open to all women and transpeople who self-identify as Muslim - whether you are practicing or non-practicing, culturally, politically, spiritually or religiously identify as a Muslim person, are Sunni, Shi’a, Ismaili, Ahmadiyya, Sufi, or another denomination.

Halaalart is sponsored by Springtide Resources Inc. and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations.

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Every Tuesday, June 10 to Aug 12, 6-8:30pm
Kapisanan, 167 Augusta Ave
Kensington Market

The Asian Arts Freedom School is a multidisciplinary Asian arts, history and activism program for Asian/Pacific Islander youth in the Greater Toronto Area. This session includes a range of workshops from theatre and movement, to writing, film and visual arts, including speaking with your body; pulling letters from your heart; and finding the colony in your mind, as well as a neighbourhood tour of a local Asian community. We will also be holding special
coalition building workshops open to all friends and allies of freedom school.


Asian = South Asian, West Asian (a.k.a. Arab or Middle-Eastern), Southeast Asian, East Asian, Central Asian... mixed-race, adoptee, suburban, hood... just got here or been here since the 1800s. Asian stretches from the Philippines to Palestine, North China to Sri Lanka, Trinidad to Tibet, and all of it ends up in Toronto.

why freedom school?

Because you’re sick of being asked “Where’re you from? No, where are you really from?” Because Asian is not just curry paste, Lucy Liu, and henna ‘tattoos’. Asian is not just being obscure one day and trendy the next, being quiet and well-behaved or being stopped every time you go to the airport or cross a border. Because you’re sick of being profiled and harassed by the cops. Because feeling inauthentic is okay.

If you’re interested, have questions, or want to pre-register, please get in touch with the director and lead artist Gein Wong at asianartsfreedomschool@gma

il.com.
Join our facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8229086153
We are also up at http://www.myspace.com/asianartsfreedomschool

Because you want to be able to tell your family’s stories. Because you don't know your family's stories. Because you want to be able to tell your own story. Because we're the only ones who can tell our stories. Because we are the ones we've been waiting for.

The Asian Arts Freedom School is supported by grants from Artreach Toronto, the City of Toronto and the Ontario Arts Council. The Ontario Arts Council is an agency of the government of Ontario.
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Also check out the South Asian Youth Advisory Committee, part of Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (www.cassa.com)


For those of you who AREN'T Asian and want to make the world a better place anyway, check out:

- Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (www.ocap.ca) is having a rummage sale this Sunday - Go and check it out, get some volunteer opportunities for your summer.

- The ability to read should be a right, not a privilege. Unfortunately, many people in our society don't see it that way. Help those who need literacy skills, and younger students who need help in school but can't afford tutoring - Join Frontier College Canada. The link below is a list of volunteer opportunities FC has in Toronto. I volunteered with FC throughout my university years, and I have to say that it was one of the best things I've ever done! Check it out!

http://www.frontiercollege.ca/english/literacy/toronto.html

I'll be digging up more volunteer work and social justice stuff as the summer goes on. Have a good one, everybody!

Mr. K

Something Interesting for the Dinner Table

Cherubs,

Here's something interesting you can watch, and possibly discuss at the dinner table

Keywords: Geneva Convention, war crimes, Bush, Senate, Congress, Republicans.

Bush avoids possible war crimes

In sum - There is an international agreement called the Geneva Convention that strictly defines how a country can treat prisoners of war/captured combatants. The United States, under the Bush administration, has ignored this law, at the risk of possibly exposing Bush and members of his administration to jail or death for breaking the Geneva Convention. As a result, Bush is trying to pass a law that pardons him and his administration from war crimes.

Wouldn't this imply that he knows that he's broken the law severely? This is not good, people. Be glad we live in Canada.

Bike Rides! Whee!

It's summer, my cherubs and readers of the blog!

That means, among various other things, that I will be having my Occasional Street Ride event sprinkled throughout the summer.

The scene is pretty simple - If you've got a bike, a helmet, and a desire to do some road biking, you find your bike, your helmet, and the group of people and bikes in the middle of which is me, and come biking.

I guarantee that six miles a day on the bike, every day, will give you legs like a supermodel or a rock star, depending on whether you're a guy or a girl.

I'll post up the deets sooner or later.

Mr. K

Miscellany

Hello my cherubs!

Just remember:

CHC2P1

Your exam is on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 at 11:15 A.M.

CHC2D1-04 and CHC2D1-06

Your exam is on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 1:30 P.M.


Good luck, study hard, and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to leave them on the blog! :)

Trivia Challenge

HAHA! I OWNED YOU ALL!

Well, that wasn't a surprise. I'm Mr. Kassam, after all :P.

I'd like to thank you all for behaving well during the picnic yesterday... Except Danszel - YOU know what I mean!

Seriously, thank you all for behaving well and being my cherubs!

Your homework this weekend is to finish your ISU. As I've extended the deadline to Monday, I don't think I'll be allowing late marks. Also, because you guys have the weekend to do it, PLEASE, please ensure that you have a proper list of citations AND YOUR NAME on your project!

Thanks much!

Mr. K

Trivia Challenge

Hello my cherubim!

  Room 114 at Wednesday there will be an epic beating of students... At The Trivia Challenge. 

I will be participating, and I'd love some support! 

Besides, nobody beats Mr. Kassam.... at Trivia Challenges.

Also - If you do not write your name on your ISU, I will fail you. 

A small favour

To my cherubim, I have a small favour to ask you all:

Please, for the love of Jove....

PUT YOUR NAMES ON YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.

Nearly 20% of the assignments I have marked so far do not have names on them. If you do not put your name on your assignment, guess what? You don't get a mark, because I don't know to whom the assignment belongs. So all that time and trouble you took to create a wonderful, gorgeous assignment goes down the toilet because you forgot to write down the most obvious thing in the world - YOUR NAME!

I am missing names from a couple of projects - One is entitled "POPULAR CULTURE" and has a microphone on it, the other is called "To Arm And Shield". I don't know whose they are, but please let me know by tomorrow.

Test Review Pt I + Notes

Hello my cherubs! For those of you smart enough to be checking my blog on the regular, here's a little present:

Tomorrow's notes:
- 1952 creation of Atomic Energy Canada Ltd (Crown corp) to supervise creation/mgmt of nuclear pwr.
- 1967 AECL + Ont. Hydro produced CANDU reactor (Canada + Deuterium + Uranium). Good b/c reactor could run while being refueled.
- Largest nuclear facility in the world, Pickering nuclear pwr plant, opened 1972.
Adv.: Clean, efficient, MASSIVE amounts of energy
Problems: Lethal to humans, no safe way to remove fuel once used, heavy water can leak , waste uranium can be used for nuclear weapons

And of course, since YOUR TEST IS THIS FRIDAY

Review

Chapter 15
- October/FLQ Crisis – When was it, who died, who was responsible?
- Official Languages Act & Bill 101 – What were some of the conditions, why?
- Referendum and repatriation of constitution – When did they happen, how did one lead to the other, why important?
- What were the Bi and Bi Commission’s recommendations about multiculturalism? What were some of the arguments against? When was the Multiculturalism Act?
- Immigration Act of 1978 – What were three classes of refugees?
- Pop culture: CRTC; what is it, when was it formed?

Chapter 16
- What are some of the arguments for and against foreign investment in Canada?
- What are economic nationalists and FIRA?
- What is the National Energy Program? What were some of its goals and some of its problems?
- What was the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, what were some of its goals?
- Royal Commission on the Status of Women – What were some of the recommendations, and some of the impacts? What is a wage gap?

Chapter 17

To be continued.

Homework for today

CHC2P1-02

Your homework is to finish the notes and create a worksheet for me based on the material we will be covering next chapter!

Quick note, folks:

There is a test re-write on Monday at lunch. Some of you WILL be there! You know who you are, so you should be studying. 

Today.

Now.

For the rest of you, remember - Your assignments are due on Monday. And that's all the homework you have for this weekend!

Citations Rule!

Citation Rules:

After being asked more than a few times how do do a proper set of citations for history classes, I, your humble and munificent teacher, have decided to put a few examples up so you can see with your own eyes (antennae, feet, thorax, or what have you, depending on species or inclination) how to properly cite photographs or written work.

Books:
References to an entire book should include the following elements:

• author(s) or editor(s)
  
• the complete title
  
• edition, if indicated
  
• place of publication
  
• the shortened name of the publisher
  
• date of publication
  

No author or editor:
Peterson's Annual Guides to Graduate Study. 33rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Peterson's Guides, 1999.

One author:

Nabokov, Vladimir. Lolita. New York: Putnam, 1955.

Two authors:

Cross, Susan, and Christine Hoffman. Bruce Nauman: Theaters of Experience. New York:

Guggenheim Museum; London: Thames & Hudson, 2004.

Encyclopedia entry:

Bergman, P. G. "Relativity." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 15th ed. 1987.


Article from an online encyclopedia:
"Einstein, Albert."Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 1999. Encyclopedia Britannica. 27 April 2004

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Notes!

First off,

Akif, there is no size limit to the pictures. They can be as big or as small as you'd like, so long as you fulfill the requirements from the rubric. 

Second: Andrew, Nayeem, and Eddy, I am posting today's notes on the blog for you, as I realize that you weren't there, and so couldn't take them.

For my 2D1 classes, tomorrow will be a chance to work on your assignment. 

For my 2P1 cherubs, there'll be a few more notes, a chance to correct your tests in-class and then perhaps, just maybe... a debate? :)

Attached are the notes for today, gentlemen! Use them well!

Cda – Identity Crisis and Beyond

- Cdns no support FLQ, but Quebec sympathize w/FLQ ideals: Anglos held pwr in Que, so angry French

- Pre-WWII, Fr.Cda. had highest b.r. in Cda; by 1970 lowest in Cda + high # of immigrants coming to Que.

- Many immigrants came wanting to learn English – Why? More opportunity, flexibility. Why Que not like?

- Official Languages Act, Bill 22 claimed Fr. To be language of Que in school & gov’t office. Only those who passed test could go to English school, otherwise Fr. School.

- Cdns outside Que thought laws were unfair – Bourassa argued Que was island of Fr. In ocean of English

- Nov. 1976 René Levesque and PQ drove Liberals from office, winning 71 of 110 provincial seats. PQ threatened separation fron Cda for 1^st time since Confederation.

- Bill 101 in 1977 – French was used in gov’t, courts and business, no displaying signs in languages other than French. French was also language of workplace – Quebeckers could use Fr. On job and not be fired.

- Immigrants to Que could not send kids to Eng. Public schools. English schools would stll be allowed for students already enrolled or for students whose parents attended them.

- English-speaking opposition to Bill 101 was formed, Alliance Quebec, to challenge law in courts. Didn’t work, so ppl left Que. – 50k ppl left in 1977, along w/many English-speaking companies, relocating to Calgary or Tor. PQ accused businesses who left of practising “Economic Blackmail”. Fair?

- Less than 20% of Quebeckers wanted separation in 1970s. Levesque promised his gov’t would hold referendum before independence.

Also, these aren't all the notes I wrote for the 2D1 classes. There is about a half-page more of notes, so please get those from your classmates - The notes deal with the Sovereignty Association, as well as the Repatriation of the Constitution and its three points 

By the way: Suthan, that was an excellent bonus answer. I am still chuckling. 

Lastly: MAKEUP TEST IS TOMORROW AT LUNCH. DO NOT MISS IT, THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER ONE. 

The following students are writing a make-up test:

Dikena

Ruth

Ben

Ashfaq

Chris

Elgi

Nasim

WWII Test Review!

• Chapter 12 – Canada on the World Stage
  
• - Gouzenko Affair: What happened, when, and why is it important (Igor Gouzenko, Soviet clerk, 109 documents). Aldrich Ames
  
• - Cold War – what is it  (opposing countries fighting w/o weapons – USSR & USA).
  
• - Cda foreign policy – middle pwr: promoting world peace and human rights issues, co-operating w/NATO and NORAD, forming econ agreements, increasing foreign aid (Pearson Rule).
  
• - What is the UN? When was it formed? (1945 – 50 nations), what were some of the principles? (collective security, co-operation, defend human rights, improve living conditions) – Lester B. Pearson and UNEF (Suez Canal Crisis, Gamal Abdel Nasser).
  
• - Universal Declaration of Human Rights – What are some of the principles?
  
• - War Crimes – When did we prosecute (1947 – 1949), why did we stop? Kurt Meyer, SS maj-gen prosecuted in Cda. Legal problems – No rules around war crimes, jury all Cdn military officers, Meyer’s lawyer was also Cdn soldier.
  
• - 1949 restrictions on war criminals immigration vs. 1962. Why’d it happen?
  
• - Iron Curtain, satellite nations, what’s important about it? (Shut off contact, spies)
  
• - Canada and NATO – 1949 USSR atomic bomb, Louis St. Laurent, Cdn PM, suggests idea of NATO, and 4 Apr. 1949 12 nations form NATO.
  
• - NORAD – North Usn Air Defence. DEW Line. USSR H-bomb in 1953. NORAD in Cheyenne Mtn and Thunder Bay
  
• - Korean War – What, when, where, why (1950, USSR vs. USA. 38^th Parallel), UN role – Sec’y Council votes to go in. Hill 677.
  
• - Suez Crisis – 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser, UNEF
  
• - Foreign Aid – Marshall Plan, Colombo Plan (When, where, $), multilateral agreements. GATT/WTO.
  
• - Auto Pact: Why (No Cdn producers), when/who. Why good/bad?
  
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• Chapter 13 – Canada Comes of Age
  
• - Wave of immigration – Why/what/who/Waves + point system. Why important, how change system?
  
• - Newfoundland joins Confed. Why/when?
  
• - Duplessis role in Quebec + Quiet Revol’n – What is it, why’d it happen, when?
  
• - Separatism – FLQ (1963),  ALQ, Parti Quebecois and Rene Levesque.
  
• - Bi and Bi Commission recommendations and dates + Official Languages Act 1969
  
• - Royal Commission on Nat’l Devel. In Arts, Letters and Sciences, Massey Report, 1951. Pop. Culture (Elvis, Beatles, counterculture, hippies, Beatlemania)
  
• - Television – CBC(HNIC, etc) + Cdn Flag creation (1968) + why did we need a new one? (Suez Crisis)
  
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• Chapter 14 – Prosperity, Protest, New Politics
  
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Today's notes!

• Chapter 14 notes
  
• - Postwar immigration & baby boom resulted in need for housing: Suburbs were created. Communities outside downtown core made mostly of houses, chance for ppl to own land.
  
• - Central Mortgage and Housing Corp. formed by gov’t in 1946 to lend ppl $ to own houses.
  
• Tech Chg
  
• - Cars chg – Bigger is better, V8 long-wheelbase cars.
  
• - TV came in late 1950s to Cda., black and white. Chg’d eating & socializing habits – TV dinners, not going to church on Sundays, what children watched also became important. Cdn TV shows: The Front Page Challenge, Hockey Night in Canada,
  
• - Jonas Salk created polio vaccine. DNA was discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick, Big Bang Theory was first posted.
  
• - Plastic became major material for manufacturing at this time.
  
• - Space Race b/w USA & USSR began 1958 – Race to see who would be first to get man into space.
  
• - ICBMs invented in 1959, and the related plastic became used in consumer goods.
  
• - Have vs Have Not Provinces: Regional Disparity: Some provinces had lots of resources & became rich, some did not have so many resources – i.e. Ontario vs. P.E.I.
  
• - Fewer resources meant fewer jobs meant fewer people would stay in places like P.E.I., so econ would suffer, and fewer jobs – Vicious cycle. Equalization Payments, money given by “have” provinces to “have not” provinces to spread wealth around.
  
• - Department of Regional Economic Expansion (DREE) was responsible for giving grants for new factories, job training, etc.
  
• - Construction of St. Lawrence Seaway, widening of St. Lawrence river to allow bigger ships in and hydroelectric power. Opened 26 June 1959.  Also Trans-Cda Pipeline to carry gas/oil from Alberta across Cda. Company that made TCP was mostly American. Gov’t lent $118 million to company.
  
• - 1958 John Diefenbaker and Conservatives won landslide victory, however by 1962 unemployment was high again, so in 1963 Pearson was elected to gov’t.
  
• Social Support
  
• - As countries grew wealthier post-WWII,they gave more to their citizens in the form of healthcare, support for children, unemployed, elderly, and social services. These countries became known as welfare states
  
• - Why? Prosperity + baby boom= increased need for services. After the Depression and WWII, people were convinced that gov’t owed them a basic standard of living – Help from gov’t was a right, not a privilege.
  
• - Fear in Cda that unemp. Rates would be high post war. 800k veterans returned looking for jobs, and war industries were shutting down.  Ppl wanted gov’t to take care of them.
  
• - Many argue that while Canada’s “Social Safety Net” is a worldwide model, it still lets a lot of people down, esp. those living below poverty line.
  
• Labour Movement
  
• 1950s numerous strikes for higher wages improved working conditions – i.e. 1949 asbestos’ miners strike, 1955 Ford and GM strikes
  
• 1956 Trade and Labour Congress and Canadian Congress of Labour merged into Canadian Labour Congress, CLC worked with CCF to create New Democratic Party – Stood for free education, full employment, Cdn ctrl of economy and natural resources.
  
• Human and Civil Rights
  
• - Racial Discrimination Act 1944 – Couldn’t broadcast or publish anything that was racist.
  
• - Fair Employment Practices Act (1951)
  
• - Diefenbaker created Canadian Bill of Rights, which allowed certain rights by law – Freedom of speech, assembly, association, religion, and press. Also, right to equal treatment before law (Right to fair trial, legal counsel, and protection against unfair imprisonment)
  
• - Ontario Human Rights Code 1962 spurred by CBR, created Ontario Human Rights Commission, a place to enforce the Ont. HR Code. Became a model for other provinces.
  
• Take notes pg 357-60 
  

Homework

Your Homework (As I remember it)

Pg 305 #1-5

No TTC Strike Tomorrow

Okay, I'm starting to like this blog thing a tad too much

No TTC strike will be called Monday. School's still on! Wheeeee!

Read the story here. 

I can hear you all groaning from here :P 

Mr. Kassam is getting old

Ladies and gentlemen,

   Because I am getting old, and because... Well, that's it really, I'm old... I've forgotten the questions you were supposed to do as homework on my desk. Which is, obviously, not where I am right now.

   So my cherubs, the task lies to you - For those of you who were smart enough to write down the questions &c (Look up &c... It's entertaining to find out what it means), please write them up in the comments section of this blog. First one to do it will get a +2 bonus mark on the assignment. Of course, you'll have to put your name on your post so I know to whom the marks should be assigned!

Mr. K

P.S. - It genuinely looks as though there will be a TTC strike come tomorrow. If that's the case, keep checking the blog for assignments, notes, and homework.

  Don't worry too much, the chances are that the TTC will be legislated back to work fairly quickly, so while you may miss SOME school, you won't miss a lot. And now that your parents know that, my cherubs (Assuming, of course, that they read the blog), they will make sure you do your coursework!

P.P.S. - Maedot, as a reward for reading my blog (If indeed you are), here's a link to what I asked you to look up! 

Ivan Petrovich Pavlov - Feel free, my cherubs, to read about him. Perhaps some of his methods feel a tad familiar when you're in my class? :) 

Test Review questions

Test review questions, people!

Pg 214 - Questions 1-3 under the heading "Economic Problems: Inflation"

Pg 228 Question 1 - Do the terms except for: St. Louis, Munich Agreement.

- Know the timeline and the circumstances for Hitler's rise to power, including (BUT NOT LIMITED TO!) the Beer Hall Putsch, the burning of the Reichstag, Hitler's time in jail and his own early history (Alois and Klara Polzl), his time in Vienna and writing Mein Kampf. Also know about Hitler's ideas about Aryans (Where did the term 'Aryan' come from? What about the swastika?) and the Kristallnacht.

- That reminds me - You will need to know the basic German vocabulary we've covered in this unit, from Stosstruppen and the Anschluss to blitzkrieg and everything in between! Check your notes.

- Don't forget about your notes on the Holocaust. If you haven't done them (I assume all of you have, as detentions will be issued if your notes are under a page), you WILL be studying them for the test!

- Know names/dates of operations in WWII, as well as the timeline of the war. When did Britain declare war on Germany? When did Canada join in? How long was the war? When was D-Day? Operation Jubilee? Operation Husky? Don't forget about the MG42!

Know ALL about D-Day. Everything in the textbook is a good start :)

Review Questions (Pg 252). 1) Know all the terms except for Hong Kong, 1941, 2, 3, 4, 6.

The notes from today will also play an important part in your studying, so remember to study them!

Pg. 274: 1 (Except for: Ogdensburg Agreement (Where IS Ogdensburg, and why would ANYONE name a place Ogdensburg? Discuss.), Lend-Lease Act), 2, 4, 5 (Sounds like a REALLY good long-answer question on the test!), 6.

Pg 255: Stand on one foot, hop in a circle, and (Just checking if you're still reading, my cherubs, just checking!)

If you're particularly willing, the Study Club is taking place Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at lunch. Feel free to write your own example study/test questions, come in at lunch, answer them and I can "mark" them and tell you whether or not those questions would possibly be on the test.

That's all for now! STUDY AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK, PEOPLE! IT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL PASS MY CLASS (Yes, this applies to you especially, my 10P1's!)

Ladies and gentlemen,

First of all, I received some questions about the quality of the drawings I expect in the assignment.

As long as it looks good, I have no problem with it. You know me, though - Even if your drawings aren't as great as M.C Escher's, I won't have a huge problem with it, as long as you can show me that you've put genuine effort into the work, and not used the excuse "Oh, Mr. Kassam knows that I'm not good at drawing, so I'll just do as little work as possible and claim that I can't draw", you'll do fine!

Now, back to the point of this post:

I am giving you homework on a Sunday!

Yaaaay!

yes, I'm completely insane. No, it's not because I hate you. If you do the homework tonight, then you will have nothing to do tomorrow, and may indeed escape my wrath if you forget to do it!

Your homework:

er... Hang on a minute, it was here a second ago...

*clank*

*crash*

*cat meowing in the distance*

*Glass shattering*

HERE IT IS! I FOUND IT!

Your homework is: Take notes on the Holocaust from pages 246-248 in your history textbook. Your notes should be AT LEAST ONE PAGE. Pay attention to numbers and ideas.

Remember, I've already taught you how to write notes. Follow RUWS (read, underline, write, skim), and you'll do just fine!



Now, before you get going, remember: You will be tested on these notes. Don't know what to write down? If you were me, and you were making up a test, what would the questions look like?

Now, write your notes like you're answering questions on the test!

Mr. K

Quiz!

Ladies and Gentlemen!

There will be a quiz on Friday, 11th April. Study for it!

Questions could include:

1) Names and dates surrounding the rise of Hitler

2) Vocabulary (Including German terms such as sippenschaft, fallschirmjager, stosstruppen, blitzkrieg)

3) Names and dates of major battles we have explored thus far

As usual, post questions here, if you have any. Mind you, I may not be able to answer them right away, or at all, depending on when you leave them.

Quick Note

Ladies and gentlemen,

  A quick note: The majority of you in my classes have spoken and written English for several years. Please make sure your comments on my blog reflect this. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE IN INTERNET-SPEAK.

I will not answer questions unless they are written in proper English. 

By the way, Internet-speak will be the downfall of civilization as we know it. If you're going to use it, use it in text messages and e-mails to your friends, otherwise it makes you look as though you're missing keys from your keyboard and you don't know it. 

P.S. This week there is a bonus assignment. What does the word "BONUS" mean? Yeah, so if you can't do it, should you be worried? No.

Homework for weekend of Apr. 5 2008

Hello my cherubs (And assorted parents!)

Okay ladies and gents, your homework this weekend is two-fold:

1) Find a picture from WWII and write a paragraph on it.
It can be a propaganda poster, a newspaper clipping, or a photo from home (Photocopies ONLY, please! I don't want you bringing the originals - Photographs are sensitive to the oils on your fingers as well as light and air, and photos that old should be kept somewhere nice and safe!)
When you've found the picture, write a paragraph on what you think it means - If you can't think of it, try doing what we did in the beginning of the unit on the '20s and 30s: Analyze the picture according to images, text, and logos in it.

2) Bonus - Earlier this week we discussed the necessity of TASERs in police forces around Canada. I would like you to find two nonlethal alternative technologies to TASERs. What are they, what do they do, how do they work, and why are they viable alternatives? (Viable: The state of being usable, practical, or healthy.)

That's all for now. Any questions, leave them on the blog. Remember to finish your note-taking assignments!

Mr. K

P.S. I wasn't able to do a binder check for one of the classes on Friday - You guys will have a binder check on Monday, so make sure you've got all the notes, assignments, and tests handy! And remember, there WILL be a shake test!

Meet The Shanks

Remember Debbie Shank, the woman who was severely injured in a traffic collision? She was a former Wal-Mart employee who was being sued by the company to recoup healthcare costs?

Well...

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/wal-mart-drops-fight-against-woman/20080402064509990001

Turns out Wal-Mart saw the light of day on the issue - They figured out the optics (Remember what that means, people?) of the situation made them look terrible, and so they are no longer suing the Shanks to get back their money! They are now going to help Jim Shank use the money in the trust fund to take care of his wife. 

Looks like big, heartless corporations can sometimes see sense after all. 

Mr. K. 

Homework for today!

All righty my cherubs,

The homework yesterday was to look up Leni Riefenstahl. Those of you who didn't, you may want to take the opportunity to do it now before you get too far behind, because Ms. Riefenstahl *will* be on the test.

In fact, most of what I assign you for homework will show up, in some form or another, on the test.

Today's homework: If you did not finish the section of the textbook assigned to you in class today, finish it for homework, have it ready to go tomorrow, because we will be taking it up in class, and believe me, you don't want to be the person who doesn't have their homework done for tomorrow's class!

Good luck!

Mr. Kassam

Today's Homework

Your homework for the day:

Who is Leni Riefenstahl? Why is she important? 

Also, does anyone listen to Headley? Why do they sound so angry?

Finally - Biprajit and Nayeem, do remember not to high-five each other in class, okay? :)

Homework

Page 223, summarize the timeline!

Also, look up September 11, 1973. Expect to be able to tell me what happened that day, and why it's important.

There are three of you who are supposed to see me on Monday for test make-up! Remember who you are, and do a good job studying!

Any questions, leave them on the blog!

Corporate Accountability

Hey everybody,

We've been discussing the role of business in society for the last little while - Remember when we talked about The Great Depression and how overproduction and stock-trading was a part of the crash?

Well, business still plays a role in society today, especially in the form of corporations. We talked about Debbie Shank in class today, and for those of you who weren't able to attend class, I'll include a bit of a review.

- Debbie Shank is 52 years old. She has no short-term memory, and lives in a nursing home, limited to a wheelchair.
- This is because Ms. Shank was the victim of a traffic collision with a semi-truck. She sued the company responsible for $1,000,000, and after paying legal fees, she and her husband Jim were left with $417,000 to care for her needs for the rest of her life, which was placed in a trust fund.

- Debbie signed a contract for a health plan 8 years ago with her former employer, Wal-Mart. Because of the nature and extent of her injuries, Wal-Mart contributed $470,000 towards Debbie's medical costs.
- Because she won her court case, however, Wal-Mart sued the Shanks to get back the $470,000 they are owed.
There is a section of the contract that says that if the victim wins a lawsuit for damages for their physical conditions, Wal-Mart is entitled to part or all of that sum, depending on how much the company spends on its employees.

- Wal-Mart has sued the Shanks for $470,000, even though the trust fund to care for Debbie is currently sitting at $417,000. Jim, Debbie's husband, has had to divorce her so that she can get more money from Medicare (Which is a government-subsidized healthcare program in the US), as the money in the trust fund is not currently available to them.

- Thus far, Wal-Mart has won the initial court case and both subsequent appeals (A judge's verdict can often be overturned if people involved in the case ask another court, sometimes the Supreme Court, to consider the case. This is called an 'appeal'), and the Supreme Court, the highest authority in the United States, has refused to hear the Shanks' case.

My question to you now is, do you think that Wal-Mart should take money from the Shanks'?

Hey everybody. Regarding the discussion we had about the gentleman and his kufi, you can find the story here.

http://www.thestar.com/article/350404


His name is McGregory Jackman! I knew I'd find it!

Test Review Questions

Hey everybody,

   I'll be updating this post through the weekend. Here are some study questions for you guys to... Well, study with. Duh.


1) Compare and contrast the origins and policies of two parties created during the Depression

2) What are four of the causes of the Great Depression?

3) Do you think R.B Bennett was a good Prime Minister? Explain why or why not with proof from the textbook.

4) Discuss the significance of the Model T Ford to the urbanization of Canada

5) What are three fads of the 1920s? What was involved?

6) What was, and who was responsible for, the Action Nationale? What did the party stand for?

7) Define assimilation and discuss its significance with respect to Native Canadians in the 1920s

8) What was the On To Ottawa Trek? Why was it important?

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March Break!

Have a safe and happy March Break, people!

And don't forget to do your homework! Remember:

1) You've got to finish your skit - you'll be performing it on Tuesday, so get it done, don't delay!

2) Take notes on pages 180-203. These are your study notes, so you should make them as detailed as possible. ONE PAGE (even if it's double-sided) WILL NOT CUT IT. YOU WILL NEED AT LEAST THREE PAGES TO DO A DECENT JOB.

You'll be tested on this stuff. Do you really want to be lazy about it?

That's all for now! Good luck! If you have any questions, leave them on the blog! :)


Mr. K

4 Mar 2008

Greetings my weird and wonderfuls,

Today was an interesting day of note-taking, wasn't it? Well, remember to ice down your hands, and stop complaining! :P

Your homework for today is taking notes from pages 138-141 in your textbook.

Meanwhile, we're having an interesting day tomorrow: For those of you who are emerging drama queens and kings (You know who you are :) ), tomorrow will be your day to shine! We're having a "creative presentation day" (Skits day!!) Check out the assignment details below:

1920s Creative Presentations – Skit!

Assume you are a young person living in the 1920s. I want you to create a skit with your partner on one of the following topics. Use expressions from the era, and have some fun with your story but keep it polite. Read over all the expressions first, and then plan your skit in rough. I’m a big fan of funny and interesting, so use that to your advantage!

Length – Three to five minutes

Ideas- You are…
- On your first trip to a speakeasy
- In the big city for the first time
- On a first date with someone you’ve been wanting to go out with for a long time.
- A witness to a bank robbery or other major crime
- Attending a fancy party.
- A rumrunner in Windsor
- A bootlegger making a sale
- An old person talking about the horse versus the car
- Debating the benefits and problems of country life and city life

Good Luck!

Rubric, handout and marking scheme to follow tomorrow!

WWI History Test!

Okay guys,


Now that everybody has a textbook and knows what to do, I suggest that you all start studying!

Chapters 3-5 will be on the test, so get studying!

If you haven't handed in your groupwork assignment, you're much too late for it now!

If you haven't yet handed in your Letters to the Editor assignment, remember that you have until the end of the unit to do so!


Some ideas of sample questions that could be on the test:

What were the events that led up to WWI?

Why did the USA join the war?

What are the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

What is a white feather, why is it important?

The test will be out of 50 marks, broken down as follows:

1) Definitions - 10 marks. 10 definitions worth one mark each. This is not matching or fill in the blank, these are the definitions to the vocabulary we have learned in class. Are you checking your glossary yet? :)

2) Multiple choice - 10 marks. 10 MC questions, worth one mark each

3) Short answer - 30 marks. 9 questions worth between 2-5 marks.


The following people have late detentions:

Akbar
Biprajit

Finish off your detentions before they double!