Pg 305 #1-5
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
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!
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? :)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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!)
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!)
Sunday, April 13, 2008
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
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
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
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.
Friday, April 4, 2008
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!
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!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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...
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
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
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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? :)
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