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Today we did notes on ScienceTEch in Ren., then a blog post on :

read p.231-233
1. What do you think was the GREATEST scientific discovery of Renaissance. Explain the discovery in detail and why.

Friday we did a concept map on Ren. Education -see reading on WSS Class website.

Monday  we will started on the Ren. Term project and planning .

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Wed. We did a Ch.3 Test & handed in review sheets

Today we started a handout on Tales by the Bay and completed it on Friday. due after the weekend.

**HW over weekend is to read more of your novel and work on the response journal

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HW was to finish Renaissance Cities comparison of Venice and Florence

Map due on Fri or Tues

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Today we individually did a Fathers of Confederation Profile assignment.

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Last few days we have been doing a map of Italy assignment. Due on Tues.

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We have started our novel study assignment. Work on readings and ongoing response journal.

Today we began the confederation project and groups completed the Colonial Perspective sheet.

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Both classes have been assigned HW p.118 Q#3,4,5  due on Monday

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Joan of Arc written assignment blog posts and paragraph was done during class today.

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Last Friday we had a test on Ch.2

This week small groups researched and did presentations on different components of the Victorian Era.

Students also did their first new blog post of Term 2 : Reflection on your prez & green screen photos putting yourself into the Victorian era.

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On Tuesday the class was introduced to the black plague and were dived into groups

to perform question formation, this continued on Wednesday. They Reviewed the first half

Thursdays class and then wrote a mini essay on the black plague in class. Friday was a presentation

day for castle projects and work handout.

TEST Outline

All of vocab from Ch.2
Notes: on the US Revolution,War of 1812 & Civil War
Colonies of Upper /Lower Canada
Colonial Immigration
Underground Railroad
Women in Upper Canada
*Colonial Gov’t in 1791 vs 1849 (text & Notes) ?Representative vs. Responsible Government
*Rebellions of 1837
Lord Durham’s Report
Act of the Union 1840

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Explain the following People/Ideas/Events
-Family Compact
Chateau Clique
land speculators
oligarchy
representative gov’t
insurrection
responsible government

II Main Ideas/Concepts
1. Describe the political and social structures in Lower Canada & Upper Canada.
2. Identify the key issues that led to a call for changes in the colonies.
3. Discuss the nature of the new wave of immigrants and the risks they had to make to reach Canada.
4. Explain the Rebellions of 1837
5. Was Lord Durham’s Report an appropriate response to the conditions he found in the Canada’s? Explain.
6. Write a brief description of life in rural Upper Canada during the early 19th Century.

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Ch.2 Test on Friday

Mon and Wed we did some work on the Underground RR. KLW sheet, Black Cdns X-Word, post card of escaped slave, blog post #6 & 7.

Tues we did some review questions on the smart board & a Ch.2 vocab X-Word.

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Monday the class looked into the introduction of trade in the medieval Europe.

This was followed by lesson regarding towns and there formation and structure because

of the build up of trade and guilds. Wednesday was a work period dedicated towards

The castle project that the students have been working on or a better part of a week.

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Tue/Wed

This week we did P.72Q 2-3

Venn Diagram on the grievances of Upper and Lower Canada (read p.65-72)

P.80 Q#2 Timeline with a partner

Thursday/Fri

blog post the rebellions

Notes and video doing a 5 Key Point Sheet.

Blog post #5 on the end of the rebellions

*Note Thursday April 16, test on Ch.2

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This week has been a work period for the Castle Project

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Students have submitted the organizers in groups on UPPER Canada(see last post).

On Wed. class started on an immigrant letter assignment with a partner assigned. Done in a shared google doc. Due on Tues after long weekend if not finished in class on Thursday.

Also on Thursday we did a blog post on 3 Q’s about Women in Upper Canada. These are due for Tues:

Questions below:

Read p. 62-65 on Women in the colonies

Answer the following Questions in detail.

1a. What work or expectations did women in Upper Canada have?
1b. Explain the difference in work for women of different social classes. (Upper class (p.52-53) vs. poor immigrant women).
2. Write your opinion on how the work women did in the 1800’s is different or simular to what women do today.Type your Q’s into Blogger & do two seperate posts..

Next week we start the Underground railway.

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Starting on Monday the grade 8’s were introduced to heraldry where they were

tasked to create their own coat of arms and then post it on to their blog. A small write

was done on the meaning behind the images and objects that were used to describe their

own personal qualities as well as that of there family. Next they were given a group project

where they are going to research and build their own castles. This took up the last two

classes and will also be their task for the next week.

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Bucket List extended and now due on TUEs, last chance

Today we started on the UPPER Canada organizer in small groups. Will be finished tomorrow in class.

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Class started their Heraldry assignment.