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February 2
Welcome to Class
Rules Discussion/Activity
Our agreed upon rules
Course Outline
Note the Course Questions
Personal Reflection on What is History and answers to the course questions.
Begin:
What is History? Activity - Put the Concept Map in order
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Concept Map Activity:
Reflect: How has your idea of what history is changed?
Set criteria for Pride/Shame, (Better/Worse, My story)
Homework:
Sir John A - Read your article.
Are you proud/ashamed of our first PM?
Why or why not?
Use the Criteria of Pride/Shame to support your answer.
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Jigsaw articles - Rank Sir John A on the Pride/Shame scale - use consensus.
Reflect in your Journal - Pride/Shame
Course Overview Unit
Unit One Overview and Assessment
Topic 1 Cause and Consequence and Prohibition
Minds On: How is alcohol regulated in Canada today?
Which of these regulations do you have a "why?" question about?
What are some possible causes of Prohibition?
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Cause and Consequence
Prohibition
- Video
- Reading (History Uncovered)
Complete the Chart
Finish Prohibition
Diamond Ranking Organizer
Product 1: Diamond Ranking and Paragraph
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Prohibition - Discuss the most influential cause - justify your position.
Start Big Questions Log
Instructions for creating a Google Drive Shared Folder
Start writing your Prohibition Paragraph
My Criteria for the Big Questions
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February 9
Finish setting up
Google Drive Shared Folder
Start writing your Prohibition Paragraph - what's the most influential cause of the prohibition law?
My Criteria for the Big Questions
- put in your folder
Complete both documents in class or for homework
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Journal Reflection Which causes were most influential?
How did my ideas about the causes of Prohibition change?
Handout Unit One Overview
Topic 3: Historical Perspective-Taking and Japanese Internment
Watch Minoru: A Memory of Exile
Homework: Write a bio-poem from your assigned perspective
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Groups write a Bio-poem from the perspective of a historical person in the film
Peer Assessment
Journal Reflection: What is your best line and why?
What is a question you still have about internment?
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Topic 4: Continuity and Change in the Cold War
Watch Clips, read pamphlets and take notes
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PD Day
No School
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February 16
Family Day
No School
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Groups start working on timeline - more or less fear for each event. Template here
Journal:
What are the turning points, beginnings, and endings in the cold war.
Product: Create a living graph of the cold war. Identify turning points.
Journal Entry for Cold War
When did it start/end? Why?
What are some turning points?
Periods of change or stability?
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Topic 5: Historical Significance
Discuss Significance - Co-create significance criteria
How does it relate to these Significance Criteria?
Journal:
What is the most significant song in my life? Use the significance criteria to explain.
October Crisis
Minds On: Pictures
Consolidation:
Use the significance criteria
Is it significant enough to include in the new Canadian Museum of History.
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Action: Read and Listen
Consolidation: Apply the significance criteria to this event
As a group
- Draft a Letter
OR
- Design an Exhibit
Topic 6: Oka and Evidence
Minds On: Evidence - 24 hours activity
Make a list of questions you should ask of a primary source before you start reading it.
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Finish Museum Exhibit designs.
Begin work on your Unit One products.
Choose one of the products to polish and submit
- all written pieces must be shared on your Google Drive folder.
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February 23
Topic 5:
Oka and Evidence
Minds On: Review Questions to Ask Primary Sources -Picture
Action: Examine the Evidence
Watch 1st 2 news clips (video and radio)
Ask and answer primary source questions
Oka and Evidence:
Watch 3rd news clip
Action:
Examine the Evidence
Read the document assigned to you and ask and answer 2 questions
Consolidation:
Explain your results to the class
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Oka and Evidence
Finish Documents
2 questions and answers
Consolidation:
Journal: What are the 2 most important questions to ask a source? Why?
Oka and the Ethical Dimension:
now that we understand this event
What is our responsibility in the present?
4 Corners activity
Groups either:
A) Write a letter to the Prime Minister
OR
B) Design a suitable memorial.
Further information on aboriginal stereotypes: Wab Kinew Soapbox
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Groups share Oka products
Continue working on your Unit One products to hand in - Complete second product today
Prepare both for peer review for tomorrow
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Peer review of products
Revise and prepare both Unit One products for submission tomorrow.
Connect to Big 3 Course Questions - add to your electronic file on Google Drive.
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Unit 1 Assessment Due Today
Unit 2: 1914-1929
Was this a time of Progress or Decline?
Causes, introduction
Road to War Slides -
Discuss in your groups (use whiteboards)
Which cause was most significant?
Groups debate
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