Day 19 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: p. 107:2 & 3

Continue Engineering an Empire (can be seen on Youtube)

Islam introduction, overheads and story of Khadija

Homework # 1 - Page 107, questions 3 - 7, due Oct. 1

Social Studies 11

Review time

Unit test on the Legislative/Executive/Judicial branches

Homework #1: Read pp. 292 - 297, answer questions 1 - 3 on p. 297, due Oct. 1

Day 18 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, 100-103 worksheet, last 4 questions

Engineering an Empire (can be seen on Youtube) - 5 short parts

Byzantine Empire fill-in-the blanks

Islam introduction, overheads and story of Khadija

Homework # 1 - Page 107, questions 2 - 4, due Sept. 30


Social Studies 11

Check homework: p. 275: 1 - 3

Complete PowerPoint - Executive and Judicial

Come On In - court system video

Complete Yes, Minister episode.

Comparison of Adversarial vs. Inquisitorial court systems.

If time, begin PowerPoint on the Constitution.

Homework #1: Read pp. 292-297, answer #1-3, p. 297, due Sept. 30

Prepare for the unit test on the Legislative/Executive/Judicial branches, Sept. 30

Day 17 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, 100-103 worksheet, first 4 questions

Continue Justinian Code, specific examples

Section by section review of pp. 97 - 103

Complete Byzantium, Part 1 streaming video

If time, Islam introduction, overheads and story of Khadija

Homework # 1 - 100 - 103 worksheet, last 4 questions due Sept. 29

Social Studies 11

Check homework: p. 264:1,2 & 267:1,2,3

Hand in list of federal (national) cabinet ministers and their specific departments

Overview of the Executive - PowerPoint , incluiding the Judiciary

Continue Government in Action video (block 2)

Homework #1: Read pp. 270-275. Do #1-3, p. 275, due Sept. 29

Legislative, Executive, Judicial test, Tuesday, Sept. 30

Day 16 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

Quiz on text questions, p. 100: 2 - 7

Byzantine Empire video clip: Byzantium, Part I (part of "Full Byzantium U.S. Film"), we take summary notes

Byzantine Architecture handout

Justinian's law - handout and discussion

Hand out 100 - 103 worksheet

Homework # 1 - 100 - 103 worksheet, questions 1, 2 (first section) and 1,2 (second section) due Sept. 26

Social Studies 11

Hand in thesis statement with 4 supporting points

Check p. 240:1 - 4

Continue - Identify points for and against getting rid of the Queen and Governor General.

Introduction to the executive branch - roles of the Governor General, Prime Minister, Cabinet, and Bureacracy. Class notes.

Continue Government in Action video (block 2)

Should Canada become a Republic? Why or why not? Identify 3 reasons for and 3 reasons against doing so. Look at the Monarchist League of Canada and the Canadian Monarchist Online websites for arguments supporting the monarch; see Citizens for a Canadian Republic for arguments against retaining the monarchy.

Watch Yes, Minister episode.

Lobbying & Pressure Groups. Look at the list of institutionalized groups on p. 259 (Click here for an online list of federal lobby groups - interest groups and social movements). Explain what lobbying is and look at the activities of several lobby groups. Read pp. 258-267. Do #1-2, p. 264. Do #1-3, p. 267. Due Sept. 26

Homework #1: Identify by name each member of the federal (national) cabinet and their department. This is an assignment, not a homework check, so accuracy is part of the mark. Due Sept. 26

Homework #2: Read pp. 258-267. Do #1-2, p. 264. Do #1-3, p. 267, due Sept. 26

Day 15 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 #:questions p. 100: 2 - 7

Ch. 1 Test Review

Introduction to Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire video clips:

Inside Byzantium, we take summary notes in class

Homework # 1 - quiz on p. 100:2 - 7, Sept. 25


Social Studies 11

Hand in thesis statement with 4 supporting points

Quiz 0n 2 sections of the Senate site - Composition of the Canadian Senate and Operation of the Canadian Senate (on mapleleaf website)

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

Reread “Constitutional Monarchy” on p. 223. Identify points for and against getting rid of the Queen and Governor General.

Continue Government in Action video (block 2)

Continue with:

Should Canada become a Republic? Why or why not? Identify 3 reasons for and 3 reasons against doing so. Look at the Monarchist League of Canada and the Canadian Monarchist Online websites for arguments supporting the monarch; see Citizens for a Canadian Republic for arguments against retaining the monarchy. There has also been an active debate in Australia and New Zealand on this topic. Web searches would yield useful information

Homework #1: For those who were confused with thesis statement and 4 supporting points procedure, hand in again tomorrow, Sept. 25

Homework #2: Read pp. 234-240. Do #1-4, p. 240, due Sept. 25

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.

Day 13 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- Breakdown of Unity worksheet , questions 16 - 18
Check Homework #2 -Collapse of The Empire worksheet , questions 1 - 13

Rise of Christianity crossword

Unit I - Roman Empire review (terms, concepts)

Hand out Unit I review package

Homework # 1 - Collapse of The Empire worksheet # 14 - 20, due Sept. 23

Unit 1 (Roman Empire) Test, Tuesday, Sept. 23

Social Studies 11

Hand in cartoon assignment (criteria are shown on the sheet with 10 definitions)

Continue Government in Action video

Senate material at Mapleleafweb).

Role of the Senate in Parliament
What is the Senate? What does it do?

Canada’s Bicameral Parliament
Canada has a bicameral parliamentary system, meaning that there are two legislative bodies or chambers. The first of these is the House of Commons, which is made up of elected officials called Members of Parliament (or MPs). The second legislative body is called the Senate, which is constituted by appointed members called Senators.
For more information on Canada’s Parliament:
Mapleleafweb: Canada’s Parliamentary Government

Discuss the following:

Chamber of Sober Second Thought

This, however, raises the question: why does Canada have two legislative bodies to review and approve government legislation? The ideal of democracy was cautiously accepted in the 1860s when the Canadian colonies negotiated Confederation. The primary worry was that the democratic participation of "regular citizens" in government would be detrimental to good government and policy making. As such, the Fathers of Confederation decided to provide an appointed body, the Senate, which would exercise “sober second thought” in the legislative process.

Why did the Fathers of Confederation worry? Was it a legitimate worry?

Routine Revising Chamber

Another role of the Senate, not explicitly provided for in the Constitution, is to act as a non-ideological, routine revising chamber that picks up flaws in legislation that have avoided notice during a bill’s passage through the House of Commons. Accordingly, the Senate might highlight confusing ideas or language in legislation, or raise questions about potential loopholes that may reduce the effectiveness of a particular law.

Handout – newspaper article.

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

Role of the Senate in Parliament and

Senatorial Powers in Theory & Practice

Take point form notes, quiz on Sept. 23, you may use your point form notes.