March 2 

Unit 1  Assessment Due Today

Metacognition Day 

Groups brainstorm how to answer the course questions 

Journal entry

Homework: Brainstorm criteria for progress and decline

3

Unit 2: 1914-1929

Progress and Decline

Use polleverywhere to generate class criteria for progress and decline

Intro unit assignment - exhibit or essay of progress/decline

Lecture - Causes of WWI

Groups apply -

Which cause was most significant?

Homework: Develop arguments for your assigned cause (Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism)

4

Groups present BEST arguments

Arms Auction

5

Journal: What did you learn about the weapons of WWI? What made your auction team effective/ineffective?

Overview of all Western Front battles

Battles Videos People's History - Go Out and Meet Death Bravely

Research a land battle of WWI and create a model of it start at the Canadian War Museum, use texts in class too.

Homework:

Bring what you need to create a trench model tomorrow 

I will supply: sandbox, some soldiers, some wire

6

Create a battle scene using  Sandboxes

Journal: Which battle would I rather call in sick for and why?

March 9

Vimy Ridge - which interpretation? Use the Evidence

(from The Big Six)

10

What Would You Do? Complete Questions

- If you were a young man at that time, would you join or not and why? 

11

Discuss What Would You Do?

WWI Group Investigation

Choose Topics to investigate

12

WWI Group Investigation

Investigate topics - prepare to present conclusions

13

WWI Group Investigation

Groups present/share conclusions based on evidence.

Journal Entry: 

Progress/Decline?

One further Historical Thinking question I have

March 16

March Break - No School

17

March Break - No School

18

March Break - No School

19

March Break - No School 

10

March Break - No School

March 23

Literacy Test Prep 

My Skills Inventory - complete for unit 1 and partial unit 2

24

Good, Bright Days

Video overview - T-chart - progress/not progress

Twenties jigsaw 

Read your assigned topic for tomorrow

25

Finish Twenties jigsaw 

Unit 2 Task Intro - start building your evidence

26

Literacy Test Day - Funny Money assembly

27

Unit Review - Timeline and prep for task

March 30

Write Unit 2 Task

1914-1929

Progress and Decline

31

April 1

Unit 3: 1929-45

Topic 1: The Great Depression

How well did the government deal with the depression?

Treatment of the Unemployed - worksheet from CSI textbook

2

Unit 1 review - most significant events for the timeline - class votes

Introduce Unit Assignment Royal Commission, roles assigned

HW:

FYI Causes of the Great Depression Note

3

Criteria for Effective Government

Who does what?Refresher on Fed, Prov, Municipal responsibilities

Canada: A People's History Hard Times clips

HW

Begin research for  Royal Commission