Day 14 Handouts, classwork, and homework

*Note (1). Underlined words are links to downloadable pages.
*Note (2): Please be prepared for a possible pop quiz at the beginning of each class. It will be based on material presented in the previous class.
*Note (3): Blog details are subject to change.

Social Studies 8

Check Homework #1 -Collapse of The Empire worksheet , questions 14 - 20

Brief Roman Empire unit review

Roman Empire Unit Test

Chapter 6 text assignment: read pp. 97 - 100, answer text questions, p. 100: 2 - 7

Homework # 1 - answer text questions, p. 100: 2 - 7, due Sept. 24


Social Studies 11

Quiz 0n 2 sections of the Senate site - Role of the Senate in Parliament and Senatorial Powers in Theory & Practice

Set-up of Parliament handout

Handout – “On the Job With a Member of Parliament.”

The Senate – Review Pros and cons of present setup (Be sure to look at the Senate material at Mapleleafweb).

Review - newspaper article.

Essay Writing. There will be an essay question on - "what shall be done with the Canadian Senate" on the next unit test.

Senate Essay planning - discussion of approaches, deciding a thesis


Continue Government in Action video

Homework #1: Prepare a Senate Essay Thesis, with a minimum of 4 supporting points, to address the question "What shall be done with the Canadian Senate?", due Sept. 24

Homework #2: Quiz on Senate material at Mapleleafweb, on the following 2 sections:

Composition of the Canadian Senate

and

Operation of the Canadian Senate

Take point form notes, quiz on Sept. 24, you may use your point form notes.