ELA 20 Practiced for the Way of the Cross

ELA 9 Went over questions for Chapters 7-9. Read Chapter 10 in class. Home-work: Read Chapter 11 and do questions for 10 and 11.

8-M Assigned Culture project. Due Wed. April 21

7-P Stations of the Cross.

Hist 20 Stations of the Cross.

C.E 20 Worked on Mother Rivier assignment. Gave reading assignments for Way of the Cross

7-C Worked on poster for international organization

8-I Assigned Culture project. Due Wednesday April 21

Hist 20 Test on WWII

ELA 20 Went over questions on the short story "Sucker."

8-I Current Events: Worked on maps of Haiti

Hist 20 Current Events: Notes on USSR in WWII

ELA 20 Handed in poems titled, "Shadow Dark Night." Read the short story "Sucker". Questions were assigned.

CE 20 Worked on Mother Rivier assignment that is due March 31

7-C Went over language worksheet and their research on Devlopment and Peace. Worked on question 14.

Soc 9 Introduction notes on The Protestant Reformation. Read pages 181-187 in text and answer the following questions:
1. What are three issues that reformers did not like about the Catholic Church?
2. Explain what the sale of indulgences is.
3. Who is the "Father of the Reformation?'
4. What event began the Protestant Reformation?
5. What are "Wars of Religion?"
6. How did the Renaissance help the Protestant Reformation?
7. How did the Reformation affect the lives of women?
8. Describe two Protestant groups in two or three sentences each.
9. In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, what led to the belief in witches?
10. Why were women prosecuted as witches?

CE 20 Test on abortion.
Notes on Mother Rivier's steps and requirements to Canonization. Assignment: Write a letter to Pope Benedict XVI presenting a case for the canonization of Mother Rivier. The letter must include ten of her life works and examples of her faith (combined).
Evaluation:
Letter format (2)
Organization (3)
Content (20)
Grammar and writing style (5)
Due March 31
Service Projects due for Term 3: Wed. Mar 31

7-C Presentation by Japanese Exchange students.

8-I Presentation on World religions

Hist 20 Current Events. Documentary: Pearl Harbour to Hiroschima. Started taking notes on Japan's role in the war.

ELA 20 Read the poem Departure. Identified the senses and emotion in the poem. Edited their poems Shadow Dark Night, making sure that they have at least one strong emotion and three senses. Poem due on Tuesday.

ELA 20 Opposing Arguments assignment due today. Read and discussed Shadow Dark Night. HW: Write a poem titled, "Shadow Dark Night". Bring first draft to class tomorrow.

ELA 9-O Silent Reading. Started the novel Mrs. Mike. H.W: Read chapters one and two and do the assigned questions.

8-M Presentations on world religions.

7-P Presentation and interaction with Japanese students. Development and Peace questions must be completed for Monday.

Hist 20 Current Events. Notes and discussion on Italy in WWII. H.W. Read and take jot notes on Japan in WWII.

8-I Current event quiz and new articles

Hist 20 Completed notes on Germany's role in WWII

ELA 20 Worked on opposing arguments assignment

C.E 20 Continued with fetal development. Started methods of abortion.

7-C Test on rivers, natures wonders and cities. Handout on languages.

9-O Renaissance presentations.

ELA 20 Went over summaries of the arguments in Teen Runaways. Assigned Opposing arguments writing assignment. Due Thursday Mar 18.

ELA 9-O Silent Reading. Groups presented their school poems.

8-M Notes on political patterns. Notes and assignment on Religious patterns. Assigenment due Mar 17.

7-P Completed viewing the Price of Sugar. In groups worked on a chart of positive and negative peace.

Hist 11-K Current Events. Notes on Hitler's domestic policies. Home-work: Six questions on foreign policy, due tomorrow. Test corrections due on Thursday

C.E. 11-K Abortion Unit: Federal law; Saskatchewan law; Fetal Development.

7-C Completed the Price Of Sugar. In groups, filled out chart on positive and negative actions.

8-I Politcal patterns: notes
Religious patterns: notes and assignment. Assignment due Wed Mar. 17

Hist 20 Current events
Notes on the fall of the Weimar government. Notes on the rise of Hitler. Home-work: Read handout and take notes on what were Hitler's domestic policies politically, socially and economically.

ELA 20 Took in journal writings. Notes and pre-discussion on teen runaways. In groups, read articles on whether to arrest teen runaways or not. In groups they had to sum up the pros and cons of each argument.

8-I Took in maps of British Columbia. Corrected articles. Quiz on articles on next Day 5

Hist 20 Test on the Russian Revolution

ELA 20 Read the poem David. Journal writing: Would you have made the same choice as David? as Bob? Why would you have made or not made those choices? Why do you think that each of them made the choice that they did? Must be handed in at Monday's class.

C.E. 20 Recapped the main points of Romance without Regret

7-C Corrected Nature's Wonders. Test on cities, rivers and natures wonders next Day 5.

9-O Notes on the Renaissance. Assigned presentation, Renaissance Figures. Due Thursday Mar. 11.

ELA 20 Completed oral book reports. Discussion on choices.

ELA 9-O Completed Life is Beautiful. Students should have a record of the similarities and differences between the novel Daniel's Story and the movie.

8-M Definitions and notes on Kinship patterns. Home-work: Students were given a handout on "The Pokot people of Africa. " They need to explain the kinship and economic patterns of the Pokots.

7-P Review of globalization. Discussion, notes and handout on positive and negative peace. Started viewing the documentary The Price of Sugar. Students are making a record of the good and bad acts in the documentary.

Hist 20 Current Events. Notes on the October Revolution. Test on the Russian Revolution on Wednesday.

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.

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.

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!!

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.

8-I Researched for human activist report. One more work class will be given to work on the writing of the report.

Hist 20 Reviewed nationalism and the Balkan States. Notes on the Franco-Prussian War, Darwinism, Colonial Acquisition and a handout on Military Alliances. H.W. Read and do jot notes on how the war played out on the Western Front, the Eastern Front and at Sea.

ELA 20 Continued viewing Dead Poet's Society

C.E. 11-K Survey: What Canadians really believe? Handout to be filled out on "Asking Questions".

9-0 Went over home-work. Notes on the feudal pyramid and the Church pyramid (organization and structure of society).
Assignment: Read pages 101-121. You may also use outside resources.
For each of the following classes:
a. explain their role
b. explain why you would want to be in that class
c. explain why you would not want to be in that class

Process:
a. Research: read and take notes
b. Outline: organize your notes and determine the important points you want to use
c. Draft: Consider introduction and conclusion
d. Revise/Edit
e. Final copy: neat and NOT IN PENCIL.

Due: Friday Feb. 5

ELA 11-K Started watching the movie Dead Poet's Society

ELA 9-O Discussion on Anti-semitism handouts. Went over vocabulary. Read Chapter 1. H.W. Read Chapter 2 and answer questions in section C and D.

8-M Discussion and notes on human activists. Assignment: Research of a human activist. Due Wed. Feb 10.

7-L Went over activities that they had to do with water consumption. Recaped reasons for exports. Discussed reasons for imports. H.W Read p.24-27. Do number one in both suggested activity sections.

Hist 20 Discussion of Current Events. Introductory notes on conflict and dialectical thinking. H.W Watch 10 mins of the State of the Union address tonight and explain four causes of WW1.

C.E 20 Went over handout on Vatican II. Worked on Photo Essay.

10-T Assigned review sheets on English Civil War and American War of Independence. All due on Tuesday. Monday is a work class to complete them.

8-I Discussion on levels of Citizenship. Students had to answer the following questions:
1. Do you believe it is important for citizens to take part in the decision making process?
2. Is taking part in the decision-making process less important, equally important or more important than other contributions that citizens can make?

Design two surverys. One that investigates the political knowledge and involvement of the school community and one for the parent community.. You should start with at least ten questions.

10-C Work on review sheets.

ELA 20 Gave review for midterm.

ELA 20 To Kill a Mockingbird assignment given. Due Jan 8

10-T Current Events quiz. Review/work class

8-I Went over flowcharts of the democratic process. Handout on how a bill is passed.

10-C Current Event quiz. Notes, discussion and readings on the unification of Germany.

C.E 20 Christmas party

ELA20 Discussed Chapter 30, Read to the end of the novel. Clarified questions from study questions.

10-T Current Events. Notes on the unification of Italy. H.W readings and questions on the unification of Germany.

C.E. 20 Worked on classroom door.

7-L Went over home-work questions on the importance of trade and some vocabulary. Notes on classification of resources. Handout on classifying renewable and non-renewable resources.