Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 5.5/5.6 for Wednesday. Many of you including Sadie and Camille have a large number of assignments that have not been completed.The E-Activity can be found by clicking here.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Social Studies 10

Complete the reading of  Taking the West: Companion Readings.

Social Studies 9

Complete reading Chapter 6 of Crossroads The Regional Geography of North America.  Begin working on Chapter 6 Self Study Package.  The completed package is due next Monday.

Law 12

View the PowerPoint presentation entitled Rights and Responsiblities in a Democracy. 
Read the document entitled. Highlights from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Read the document entitled History of Voting Rights in Canada.  Read the document entitled History of Voting Rights in British Columbia.  Complete the activity entitled Understanding Universal Suffrage.  (This activity sheet was developed using Microsoft Word so you can complete the questions directly on the sheet and submit your answers using DropItToMe)  Examine the data found on the chart and graph entitled Voter Turnout in British Columbia Elections and in a well written paragraph outline what you believe to be the causes of the downward trend in voter turnout. Visit the CBC Archives site How a Privilege Became a Right and explore the different video and audio clips archived by the CBC.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Socials 10 Block 4

Current marks for Socials can be found by clicking here.  They are arranged by student number.  If you have any question see me in class.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Socials 10 Block 2

Marks for Term 1 up to April 2,  recorded by student number, can be found by clicking here,  If you have any questions talk to me during class on Monday

Socials 9

You can find your current mark by clicking here.  Any questions please see me on Monday.

Law 12

You can find your current mark by student number by clicking here.  If you have any questions please talk to me on Monday.  Marisa I have a print out of the information you need.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Law 12

Check out the cartoon I developed about a possible Leaders' Debate for the upcoming BC Election.
  Make your own cartoon strip by going to the Bitstrips for Schools election activity I have developed.  Login using the Code 010752 and follow the prompts.  Save your  finished product so the rest of the class can view it.

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Socials 9

Complete Activity Package 5.4

Socials 10

Complete Activity Package 4.5 for Thursday.  Read the article entitled The Irish in Canada and the Loyal Order of Orange.

Law 12

Complete the pre-survey from last night and make sure you have completed the VoteCompass questionnaire found on BCVotes2013 website.  Bookmark the CBC site entitled BCVotes2013.  View the PowerPoint Presentation from Student Vote entitled Lesson 1: Governance.  Complete the Activity Sheets entitled Types of Government and Who Should Decide.  View the videos How the Arab Spring Began from the BBC and The Evolution of Arab Revolutions from Al Jazeera. Follow Student Vote on Twitter

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Socials 10

Complete Activity Package 4.4 for Thursday.

Social Studies 9

No homework assigned for tonight.

Law 12

We will be considering a number of lessons related to the BC Election over the next few weeks.  In order to determine your present  knowledge of the political process in British Columbia I would ask that you complete a pre-survey by clicking here. The survey takes less than 10 minutes.  The Chapter 4 Test is scheduled for Thursday.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Law 12 Photos

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Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 4.3 for Wednesday.  There will be an in class quiz on Wednesday based on the readings The Hudson's Bay Company and The North West Company

Social Studies 9

Make sure that you complete Activity Package 5.3 for Wednesday.  This includes viewing the animation of Stephenson's Rocket and reading the article entitled Victorian Technology.

Law 12

Chapter 4 Test is scheduled for Wednesday.  Please visit the CBC BC Votes 2013 website and complete the Vote Compass activity at the bottom centre of the site.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Socials Studies 9

Please ensure that you complete Activity Package 5.2 for Tuesday.  A number of students have been attempting to turn in work of less than good quality.  Assignments that do not meet a Grade 9 standard of completion will be returned for resubmission.  Until such time as a quality assignment is turned in the score for the assignment will be zero.  With Activity Package 5.2 make sure that you complete the spinning mill animation and the Beam Engine animation.  Play the game entitled "Who Wants To Be a Cotton Millionaire?"

Social Studies 10

Activity Package 4.2 must be completed for Tuesday.  Additionally you should read the following books related to the Hudson's Bay Company. The Adventurers, The Long Struggle with Montreal,  and Give Us Good Measure.

Law 12

The Chapter 4 Test is scheduled for Wednesday.  All activity packages for Chapter 4 are to be completed by then.  The Legal Problems for  Chapter 4 (worth 10 marks on the test) must be completed prior to Wednesday.  Additionally you must complete the Chapter 4 Interactive Quiz  You are to complete a set of study notes in preparation for the test.  You will receive a 5% bonus on the test score for having done so.  However for the Chapter 4 Test the study notes will not be available for you to use.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Socials 10

Begin reading The Pathfinders: Opening Western Canada to Europe.  Make sure that you finish reading as far as the end of the Chapter entitled Henday.

Socials 9

No homework has been assigned for tonight.  If you were absent from class today make sure you view the first 20 minutes of the video entitled The Industrial Revolution produced by the BBC.

Law 12

Complete Activity Package 4.6/4.7 for Thursday.  The E-Activity for this package can be found by clicking here.  The correct link for the David Milgaard story in the CBC Archives can be found by clicking here. 

I would strongly recommend that you have a look at the following TedTalk.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Socials 9 and Socials 10

Make sure that you have your Twitter Account and cell phone set up to receive messages from @nnichols52

Law 12

Make sure you complete Activity Package 4.4/4.5 for Wednesday.  Make sure you have your cell phone and Twitter account set up to receive Twitter messages from @nnichols52

Monday, April 08, 2013

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Friday, April 05, 2013

Socials 10

Chapter 3 test is scheduled for Tuesday. Make sure you have chosen an essay topic and prepared a 5 Paragraph Essay Outline. You may use a set of prepared study notes on the test.

Socials 9

Chapter 4 test is scheduled for Tuesday. Make sure you have chosen an essay topic and prepared a 5 Paragraph Essay Outline. You may use a set of prepared study notes on the test.

Law 12

No homework assigned got this weekend. Make sure you have all assignments from Chpter 3 turned in. That includes the Interactive Quiz and Legal Problems.

Thursday, April 04, 2013

Social Studies 9

Complete Activity Package 4.4 which was distributed on Wednesday.  If you were absent from class today make sure you view both Napoleon Bonaparte: Road to Moscow Part 2 and Napoleon Bonaparte: Road to Moscow Part 3.

Social Studies 10

Complete Activity Package 3.3 parts I, II, III and IV for Friday.  Part V, the Bison Report, is due on Monday April 15.  It can be submitted in hardcopy or using DropItToMe.   Please view the video Biomes: Our Earth's Major Life Zones

Law 12

Sorry about the mix up with the scheduling of the guest speaker.  The Chapter 3 Test remains scheduled for Friday.  Make sure you have completed the Interactive Quiz for Chapter 3 and the Chapter 3 Legal Problems which can be access by clicking here. You may use a set of study notes during the test.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Socials 10

Complete climographs from Activity Package 3.2

Law 12

Chapter 3 test on Friday. Complete the online Interactive Quiz and Test Prep package. Don't speaker on Thursday in either period 2 or 3.

Socials 9

Complete reading and notetaking (Parts I and II ) from Activity Package 4.4.