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Essay’s and notes on Hop the American Aboriginals were treated by the US Gov’t due on Monday.
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We finished Ch.2 on WWI this week. Next week on Friday we have the project due and an exam.
Hist12
Monday Paris Peace Conf project due.
Sept 28-29-30th POST 2015
SS10
We are working on our Essay topic in class. They are due on Friday.
SS11
On Tues the Women in WWI concept map was due and we have been collaboratively working on questions for candidates.
Hist12
Tue due was the 14 points handout, now we have started a group project on the Paris Peace conf.
Sept 23-24th POst 2015
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Wed/Thurs we are doing research on WWI battles Ex.2-11. Due on MOnday.
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Today we finished the movie and handed in some key points. Thurs we are doing ex.1-3 on Physical geographic regions of Canada – due on Monday.
Hist12
Wed/Thurs we reviewed WWI causes and completed U.1 Ex.6 Due on Monday
Sept 22, 2015 Tues.
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HW on Tuesday was to do p.51 #1,4 and to complete ex. 2-3 on the War in the Air.
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Working on an essay assignment and doing research
Hist12
Ex. Sheet 2-2 is HW on ISM’s
Friday Sept. 18, 2015 POST
SS10
due on Monday is the first 3 section on Ex. 1-2 on US Conflicts.
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Concept map on life in the trenches WWI was completed in class today. HW is Ex. 10 poem analysis & P.39 Q#3-4
Hist12
Map 1 &2 due on monday
Wed. Sept. 16 2015 POST
Hist12
Today we are completing the Totalitarianism assignment.
Totalitarianism Assignment
The issue of totalitarian government is depicted in the movie “V for Vendetta”(2005). The film is set in a not-too-distant future, after the world has been the host to a nuclear war, leaving most of it in ruins. Britain, largely untouched by the destruction, nevertheless fails into disorder and chaos. This leaves ample room for an extremist right-wing party to move into power, promising security and order — at a price.
What follows is a fascist state reminiscent of Nazi Germany, with ‘detention centres’ instead of ‘concentration camps’. Undesirables such as homosexuals, ethnic groups and political dissidents are swiftly whisked away to camps where all manners of psychological and physiological testing takes place.
Answer any 3 of the following questions in paragraph form while & after you watch the movie.
- Explore the ways that minority groups are treated by the government in V for Vendetta. How does this compare to a hundred years ago? Fifty years ago? And today? How might they be treated in 50 years from today?
- In today’s tumultuous political climate the word “terrorist” carries with it certain strong connotations. In his desire to overthrow the government, is V a hero or a villain of the story?
- Compare and contrast the futures described in V for Vendetta and Brave New World, Nineteen Eighy-Four, and other texts you have read or viewed? What do these visions of the future have in common? How do they differ?
- How are symbols used throughout the film and how do they convey the film-maker’s message
- How is a dystopian vision of the future presented in V for Vendetta? (dys·to·pi·a NounAn imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one.).
- What characteristics of a totalitarian government are depicted in the movie?
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Wed the PRE-WWI map is due
Thurs HW is to complete p.30 Q#3 & 10 political cartoon q’s (copy on website) on cartoon on p.26.
SS10
Wed we did an activity on the Declaration of Independence in class.
Thurs: We started a 13 colony map that is due on Friday.
Friday Sept. 11, 2015 POST
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HW is for Monday to finish the map of Canada. Map Quizzes start next week.
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Friday we started to look at Bia, and will continue on Mon. The map of Canada is due on MOnday.
Hist 12:
Two political cartoon analysis assignment due on Monday (use the analysis q’s on website).
Friday we also started looking at totalitarianism.
First day of 2015
All Classes:
Class expectations sheet is due signed and filled out for Wed.
June 4-5 2015 POST
All late work to date is due on Friday June 5th
SS8
Finished up the ship comparison sheet 8-2.
Working on finishing novels and handing in the response journals. Novels to be returned next week.
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Ex5-2 was due on Thurs. Also we did 10Q’s on a political cartoon analysis.
Journals are due Friday & novels will be returned too.
Fri class will be an in-class essay.
June 1st 2015 POST
Just a note as we are now into our last month.
Any missing assignments are to be completed and handed in this week. Older assignments that are NOT handed in this week will NOT be accepted afterwards.
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today we did some notes and did 5 key point on a video and started on Ex. 5-2
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Guest speaker today, groups put together possible question on Human right and Arab Spring.