Day 81 Handouts , classwork, and homework

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Social Studies 8

Check: Latitude #2 worksheet #11 - 15

Hand out longitude worksheet

Classwork - longitude worksheet

Intro to the Earth Grid - using Geographic Essentials

Hand out worksheet Earth grid

Homework #1: Earth Grid worksheet - complete


Social Studies 11

Chapters 2 & 3 will be tested together on Thursday, January 15. The test breakdown is as follows: 65 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), and 3 choices from 10 options of long answer questions (worth 6 marks each). The total value of the test is 81 marks.

You should be preparing for the final examination. Read Tips for Writing the Social Studies 11 Provincial Exam. Go to the Ministry website and look at the exam table of specifications, familiarize yourself with key exam terms, access past exams and answer keys, and look at the essay scoring criteria to see how your essays will be marked.

Check homework: Page 64:1 - 5

Chapter 2 & 3 test overview

Continue chapter 3 PowerPoint

Conclude video: Gwynne Dyer's Escaping From History.

Answer the following questions: 1. What are living conditions like in Mexico City? 2. Why are people abandoning the countryside? 3. What does Dyer believe must happen for the developing world to get their fair share of consumer goods?

Homework: Read pp. 64-73. Do #1-3, p. 70, #1-8, p. 73, due Jan. 15