CE 20 Finished the video, Romance Without Regret

7-C Notes on globalization and peace. Handout on peace. Started watching the documentary, The Price of Sugar.

8-I Notes and discussion on Kinship patterns. Home-work: read the Pokot people of Africa and describe their economic and political patterns.

Hist 20 Notes on the Russian Revolution. Home-work: Read assigned handout and answer the questions

ELA 20 Continued presenting book reports.

ELA 9-O Continued watching the movie Life is Beautiful

8-M and 8-I Reviewed and continued to make notes on economic patterns. Started looking at kinship patterns.

7-C Went over their test on Resources. Began unit on Globalization. Notes and discussion on the definition and examples of globalization.

ELA 9-O Test on Daniel's Story

C.E 20 Brief discussion on Lent and Penitential Celebration.
Started watching the video, Romance without Regret.

8-M Worked on maps.

Hist 20 Current Events. Continued notes on The Russian Revolution.

Soc 9-0 Penitential Celebration

ELA 9-O Started viewing the movie, Life is Beautiful. Students need to note at least three similarities and differences between the movie and the novel, Daniel's Story.

8-I and 9-O Worked on maps. Due next current events day.

Hist 20 Current events. Do not forget quiz on Friday. Notes on the Russian Revolution--a whole bunch of them!

ELA 20 Presented oral book reports.

CE 20 Celebrated birthdays.

7-C Worked on nature's treasures. Must be completed for the next geography day.

7-P Tests on Resources were returned. We went through the tests. The students have the tests. They are to be returned to me with a parent's signature, so that I know that parents have seen them.
Began Unit III: Globalization. Notes and discussion.

Hist 11-K Not too many current events. Hoping for a better turn out tomorrow. Handout on idealogies given out. Notes on Industrialization given. Home-work: What is the importance of the following to the Russian Revolution:
Tsar Nicholas II
Alexi Romonov
Rasputin
Jan 22, 1905

7-P Continued library research on Nature's Wonders. Must be completed for Tues. Mar 2.

Soc. 9-0 Handout on Decline of Feudalism discussed and read. Introduction of the Renaissance. H.W: Read pages 163-173. Take note of the following for the Renaissance:
Where did it take place?
When was it?
Why did the Renaissance start?
What were the themes of the Renaissance?
Who were Renaissance figures?

ELA 9-O Silent Reading. Discussed questions on Chapters 15 and 16. Notes on the theme of the novel. Review sheet given to guide study for test on Wednesday.

ELA 20 Dead Poet's Society writing assignments were due. Students worked on their Oral Book Reports which are due Tues. Feb. 23.

ELA 9-O Silent Reading. Went over questions on Chapters 12, 13 and 14. Read Chapter 15. Home-work: read chapter 16 and do questions on chapters 15 and 16. Test on Daniel's story probably the Wednesday or Thursday after the Feb. break.

8-M Notes and discussion on new unit, Culture. Handout given. Needs to be read and all questions answered.

7-P Test written on Resources.

Hist 20 Current Events. Quiz on current events the Friday after the break. Test corrections on WWI were supposed to be handed in--still missing some. Notes on Communism, Socialism and Fascism.

Have a GREAT February Break!!

CE 20 Continued and finished questionnaire on moral issues for teens.

7-C Test on Resources unit.

8-I Introduction and notes on new unit: Culture. Handout and questions to do on cultural and economic patterns.

Hist 20 Current Events. Notes and discussion on Democracy, Capitalism and we started on Communism and Socialism.

ELA 20 Work class for oral book report or writing assignment.

ELA 9-O Silent Reading. Went over questions for Chapters 10 and 11. Discussed vocabulary for Chapter 12, 13 and 14. Read Chapters 12, 13 and 14. H.W: Questions on Chapters 12, 13 and 14.

C.E 11-K Dicussed the first few statements in moral issues for teenagers.

8-M Presented/ Handed in their activists reports.

Hist 20 Current Events. Switched text books. Assigned the following:
Research the following idealogies. Explain what they are, what nation(s) practice them and what is good and bad about each of the idealogies.
democracy capitalism
communism socialism
fascism industrialism

Soc 9 Assigned current event articles.

8-I Assigned new current event articles that are due next Day 5.

Hist 20 Test on WWI. If you were absent, make sure that you talk to me as soon as you get back.

ELA 20 Notes and discussion on the characters and themes of Dead Poet's Society. Writing assignment given. Due on Friday.

C.E 20 Went over questions on morality. Handout given and needs to be completed on teen/parent issues.

7-C Correct assignments on rivers of the world and cities of the world. Gave review sheet for Unit test on resources. Test on Thursday. Went down to the library to complete handout on natural wonders. The handout is NOT for home-work. Review for your test.

9-O Corrected the crossword on feudalism. Notes and discussion on the decline of feudalism. HW: Read pages 124-136 and explain how the following influenced the decline of feudalism:
a. change in warfare
b. growth of towns
c. bubonic plague
d. increased trade.

7-P Worked on review sheets for their unit exam on resources. Exam on Friday.

Hist 20 Current Events. Went over handout on "Mobalizing for Total War" and "Canada's role in WWI." Test on WWI on Monday.

7-P Corrected "Rivers of the World" handout. Gave out "Natural Wonders" handout. Went to library to research natural wonders. NOT for home-work. Review for you test.

9-O Took in feudal assignments. Worked on feudal crossword.

ELA 9-O Silent Reading. Went over questions on Chapters 6 and 7. Assigned:
Read handouts on "The Final Solution" and "Life in the Camps"
Do vocabulary for Chapter 8 and 9
Read and do questions for Chapter 8 and 9.

ELA 20 Worked on book reports which are due Feb. 23

ELA 9-0 Silent reading. Went over questions for Chapter 5. Read Chapter 6. HW: Read Chapter 7. Do questions on Chapters 6 and 7.

8-M Worked on human activist research project that is due Wed. Feb 10

7-P Discussion on their needs and wants and the impact that they have on the environment. Handout on sustainable environment read and discussed. Test assigned for next week Friday. Review sheet given.

Hist 20 Current Events. Notes and discussion on the results of WWI. Home-work: read assigned handout and make notes on how the war affected Canada positively and negatively. Also, give examples on how a war is not only fought on the battlefields but with the whole country.

C.E 20 Went through some of the questions in the questionnaire. Questions pertaining to morality were put on the board. They need to be completed for next class. Reminder: Many students have not started their service hours as yet. You need to have 15 hours completed by the end of this term.

7-C Went over the needs and wants that they have in their bedroom. Handout given and read through on a sustainable environment. Test on Resources Unit on Thursday Feb. 11

8-I Worked on human activist project. Due: Wed. Feb 11

Hist 20: Current Events. Notes on the Battles at Sea. Home-Work: Answer questions on the handout, "The Peace". Reminder: Test on World War One on Monday.

ELA 20: Continued watching Dead Poet's Society.

ELA 9-O Silent Reading. Went over questions and did the home-work check for chapters 3 and 4. Handed out and read information on the ghetto and the resitance movements in the Holocaust.

C.E. 11-K Watched Alice in Wonderland.

8-M Did research for their human activist report.

Hist 11-K Notes on the Western Front and the Eastern Front.

9-0 Worked on feudalism assigenment.

ELA 9-0 Went over vocabulary and read Chapter 5. HW: Questions on Chapter 5.