Thursday 19 December 2019

Comparing Perspectives

1.  Perspectives Write:
How does WHERE and WHEN you live affect HOW you live?
Society & Government in the Middle Ages vs Haudenosaunee

2.  Polynesian Perspectives : Mythology & Moana

Reminders:
Flex: Today! (locker clean out too)
Term 1 work needs to be in ASAP. 

*Jan 30 is the last day late work will be accepted. 


Tuesday 17 December 2019

Comparing Societies

1.  Complete 'Illuminated Lives'

2.  Finish your Medieval Women pyramid.

3.  Compare & Contrast 'Perspective: 'Haudenosaunee vs Middle Ages'

Reminders:
Check Freshgrade for missing work!!
Flex: Thursday

Thursday 12 December 2019

Women in the Feudal System

1.  The Feudal System - Review & Discuss 

2. Women in the Feudal System
*Use p 29 in Nelson Socials 8 to start a Feudal Pyramid for women

*Once you have the information from the text you can go to
Women in Medieval Society to get further details.

* View 'Illuminated Lives' (NFB doc.) and add to your pyramid.

Reminders:
* Get any missing term 1 work in ASAP!!
Flex: today!
Next week: Thursday, Dec. 19

Tuesday 10 December 2019

The Feudal System

How Did Various Societies Organize and Govern Themselves?

1.  Please hand in ALL your Haudenosaunee work from last week.

2.  The Feudal System (handout, text & video).
  How did it work? Who did what? p28

Reminders:
*'Feudal System' should be complete by next class
Flex: Tuesday & Thursday this week
  

Thursday 28 November 2019

Polynesians vs Vikings

1.  Vikings Questions 
* discuss and add information you missed!

2.  Polynesian Wayfinding - Ted-ed
 * add to your information for the debate

3. U-Shaped Debate  (see handout)

Reminders:
Report Card Cut Off is next Friday- Dec. 6.
Flex: today
Next week Flex: Thursday, December 5

Friday 22 November 2019

Polynesian Exploration

1.  Polynesian Exploration (documentary clip)
Where did the Polynesians explore?
What is the evidence?

2.  Polynesian Questions (handouts)
   #7&8 & Discussion Questions

Reminders:
* All Viking work should be finished and handed in!
Term 1 Report Card cut off is Dec 6. (5 classes from now!)
Flex today
Next week: Tuesday & Thursday

Thursday 21 November 2019

End of the Vikings

1. Complete your
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                        S    top 7 list (and any Viking questions which are LATE!)

2.  catch up on any missing work!

Reminders:
* 6 classes Report Card Cut Off!
Come in during Flex and make sure you are up to date!!
FLEX this week:
Thursday & Friday



Tuesday 19 November 2019

Vikings at Point Rosee

1.  Is Point Rosee a Viking Site?
*Use your T-Chart from last class and add more evidence while you watch the documentary segments
*What evidence do you have? Are you able to corroborate your evidence?

2.  What are the 7 MOST important (significant) things to know about Viking migrations?

*Use a key word or phrase, 
*Use colour & images that illustrate your key word/phrase

 V
 I
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REMINDERS:
Viking questions #1-7 should be complete - please hand in IF you did not already show them to Ms Cyr last week.

FLEX this week:
Thursday, 21st & Friday, 22nd

Thursday 14 November 2019

Vikings in Canada

*Please have your Viking Questions 1- 4 out so Ms Cyr can check they are done.
1.  Read the information and answer question 5 & 6 (Viking handouts)

2. ADD question 7 : What was found at L’Anse aux Meadows that proved it was a Viking Settlement? 
View 'Vikings Uncovered' segments 2, 3 &4 to help answer the question.

3.  What is an inference? 
Complete 'Examine Evidence #1-3 making inferences about the Point Rosee site.

Tuesday 12 November 2019

Viking Society

1.  Would YOU make a good Viking?? (Powerpoint & Discussion)

2. How do artifacts found in the Viking Homelands provide additional evidence about the Vikings? 
  (Vikings Uncovered episode 1 segments 9-10 & 'The Vikings as Traders' handout)

Can Sagas alone be used as evidence of exploration? What archaeological evidence supports the information in the sagas?

Use the 'Vikings Uncovered' documentary to help you answer the questions above.

3. Make sure 1-3 are complete from last class AND the 3 questions from today (the 2 Discussion questions & #4 - all on handout)

FLEX this week:
Tuesday & Thursday

Tuesday 5 November 2019

Viking Exploration

*Hand In your Migration Map & Handout if you did not already do it last week!

How Do We Know That Societies Explored?

1  Vikings documentary Question 1

2.  The Viking Age -Map  Question 1 (handout side 1)

3.  The Vikings as Raiders: Evidence (Question 2 &3)

Reminders:
Student Led Conferences on Thursday
(Ms Cyr is available during the 1-4 session. )

Friday 1 November 2019

Migration Now and then....

1. Complete 'Baggage' & handout 
*Discuss the last question with your table and be prepared to share.

2.  Catch up onn missing work!

Reminders:
Make sure you are caught up on your work
Have you finished and submitted 'Dollar Street'; 'Standards of Living' & 'Migration/Map'???


Thursday 31 October 2019

Migration Stories

1.  What is your Migration Story? (handouts)

2.  Stand Up/Sit Down: Migration Stories

3. Baggage continued...

Reminders:
Student Led Conferences are a week today.
Make sure you are caught up!

Tuesday 29 October 2019

Why Migrate?

*Hand In/Submit on Google Classroom:
            'Standards of Living' & 'Dollar Street'

1.  Why Do People Migrate?

      What are PUSH and PULL factors?? 
  *Discuss and create a list of push & pull factors
  *Be prepared to share examples with the class

2.  How do these Push & Pull factors connect to Canada?

*View documentary 'Baggage' and write down examples on the handout.

Reminders:

Student- Led Conferences are next week.
Check in with Ms Cyr to make sure you are up to date!