What you did on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: Task 1. Read an article from www.cbc.ca -CLICK HERE |
a_political_party_and_platform_definitions.docx | |
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Task 2. Open The Presentation -CLICK HERE
Look through the slides and READ everything carefully. LEARN every term that is written in BOLD
Last slide is asking you to write a paragraph
Task 3. Create your own Political party ;)
Criteria:
1. Think of an interesting and creative NAME for your PARTY
2. Come up with 5 serious topics or issues that important in YOUR life or the life of your peers (friends, classmates, other peers) right now
3. Think how to solve the issues in ways that are going to address them and also be popular with most of the people
4. Come up with creative solutions that address and/or solve the issues. Make sure that your solutions satisfy as many people as possible, because you need to get as many votes as possible
5. Write your solutions in a document titled “ The Party platform”
6. Present your platform in a Discussion on Schoology titled " My PARTY and PLATFORM"
DUE: MONDAY APRIL 27th
What we did today:
1. You watched a video and received criteria for The UNIT MIND MAP
2. You played "practice Kahoot" and received completion marks for it
3. You watched a review video about the Rebellions of 1837-38
Task 1 -Watch the video with explanations on how to work on your UNIT MIND MAP. This Mind map will be for marks and will be the main ASSESSMENT in this Unit -DUE on Wednesday April 22 on Schoology
Task 2-Watch this review Video. It will help you prepare for the MIND MAP assignment
Task 3 -Play this kahoot: This is the Game PIN -07856275
This is the link: https://kahoot.it/challenge/07856275?challenge-id=0c97097e-7f2a-4ee0-800e-8b562b83c1d7_1587171733236
You MUST play before Tuesday, April 21 3pm (at this point the game link will expire)
NOW YOU ARE READY FOR THE MIND MAP ASSIGNMENT
Here is the Criteria:
1. Use a A4 piece of paper, or use your NOTEBOOK or use a computer
2. Write "Upper and Lower Canada in the Middle or on top of the Page
3. Make the following Sections on your Mind Map
* What were and Where were UC and LC
* Immigration from
* Immigrant Plight
* The Oligarchies
* Government Structure
*The events of the Rebellions
* Lord Durham and Responsible government
4. Each of these sections should have detailed explanations and facts
5. Use colors, symbols, arrows and frames to make things stand out and clear
6. SUBMIT YOUR MIND MAP ON SCHOOLOGY -DUE WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 AT MIDNIGHT
4/16/2020
Thursday, April 16th: Post Rebellion -Responsible Government in Canada (2 day lesson)
Read NowWhat we did today:
1. We looked at Lord Durham report and its short and Long term Consequences for Canada
2. We compared the government structure in Canada before and after the Rebellions
Task 1. Read the word document (see below) and answer the following questions in your Notebooks in writing:
* Who was Lord Durham and why did he arrive to Canadas in 1837?
* What did Durham propose to be changed in Canada?
* What did Durham suggest to change for the government to become responsible?
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durham_report.docx | |
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Task 2. Look through the pdf document (below). Look very closely at the Structure of Government after the rebellions (on page 2 of the document)
* How did the government change? (you may want to scroll down two classes and see a chart with the Pre-Rebellion Government)
* Do you think this Government is Responsible?
Read pages 3 and 4 of the document. It explains why today's Government in Canada is structured the way it is and in what part it owes its present make up to the outcomes of the Rebellions in 1837
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post_rebellion_notes_-responsible_government.pdf | |
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END OF THE WEEK ASSIGNMENT: Include at least 3 pages of your Notes from your NOTEBOOK and submit them on Schoology for completion marks. Due Monday April 20th
4/14/2020
Tuesday, April 14th Causes and Outcomes of the Rebellions of 1837-1838 in Upper and Lower Canada (2 day lesson)
Read NowWhat did we do today:
1. We examined the reasons for the Reforms Movement in the Colonies of Upper and Lower Canadas
2. We worked with a reading and a chart to categorize the main concepts
3. We learnt about the events of the Rebellions
4. We learnt about the short term and long term outcomes of the Rebellions
Task 1. Look at the Chart (below) and read the reading that accompanies it. Read carefully and find necessary information that will help you fill out the chart
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oligarchies_and_reformers_chart_student_version.doc | |
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readings_for_chart_on_oligarchies_and_reformers_in_upper_and_lower_canada.pdf | |
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Task 2. Look through the first 12 slides of the power point (see below). Read the information carefully and make notes in your Notebooks about each slide (you will need the information later for a Mind Map assignment)
Then, fill out the chart that follows for summarizing your ideas
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rebellions_and_the_road_to_confederation.ppt | |
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causes_events_and_outcomes_of_1837_and_1838_rebellions.docx | |
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Task 3. Watch the following video. It will summarize the events of the Rebellions
4/8/2020
Wed, April 8th, Struggles in the Colonies of Upper and Lower Canada. The road to Rebellions (2 day lesson)
Read NowWhat we did today:
1. We reviewed the Immigrant life in Canada
2. We looked at the structure of Colonial government in the early 1800s and identified the problems and grievances
3. We looked at the causes of the Rebellions in 1837-38
I will post a video with explanation of the Lesson
Task 1 -Look at the Chart with the structure of Colonial Government (see below)
Identify potential problems with this structure
*What is Representative and Responsible Government?
* Was Colonial Government Representative or Responsible? Why or why not?
* Compare this Government with the Government of Canada today. Do you notice and differences or similarities?
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government_structure_of_uc_and_lc.pdf | |
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Task 2 -Look at the pdf file about Colonial Government
Copy the last slide and identify (look up the definitions) of
* Oligarchy
* Family Compact
* Chateau Clique
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4-colonial-governmentpp1.pdf | |
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Task 3 -Watch the video clip about Family Compact's grip on all of the affairs in Upper Canada
* Identify possible grievances and discontent reasons by the people towards their government
* Write them down and share with classmates on Schoology (see the discussion forum for this assignment)
Lesson's NOTES (for students who need help with note taking)
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life_in_upper_and_lower_canada._immigration_class_notes__ch.2_horizons_.pdf | |
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What we did today:
1. We looked at Upper and Lower Canada in 1800s in numbers (Who lived there, where they were coming from and the problems people encountered)
2. We compared Immigration in 1800s with modern immigration and connected the two experiences
Task 1 -Go over the presentation with the teacher -"The Immigrant experience" and make notes in your Notebook
(I will post a video on the Notes below)
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the_immigrant_experience.pdf | |
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Task 2 -Read an Article about a journey of a family from Britain to Western Canada in late 1800s. Note that this story happened some 70 years after the events of early Canadian immigration, however the patterns of hardship are very similar -CLICK HERE
After reading:
* Write down top 5 points of hardship or struggle (in your opinion) that his family experienced
* write down top 5 points of hardship or struggle a modern immigrant family would experience in Canada (maybe from your own experience)
* Share with your partner
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