Day 19: Oscars and Themes

Agenda:
History Minute  King's Speech   Social Network

1.  Themes:  Explain projects.
2.  Work on first of four themes of WWI.

Day 18: Presentations and Film

Agenda:
1.  History minute of the day: 132 launches in 132 seconds
2.  Cornell note presentations.
3.  Walkabout ... choose one cornell note to copy.
4.  All Quiet on the Western Front Part 1 Part 2

Day 17: Battles and Bombs

Agenda:
1.  History Minute of the Day: Ottawa Bombs
2.  Finish Battles (20 minutes).
3.  Small group Cornell Notes
4.  Literacy Test Prep

Tomorrow: Cornell Note presentations

Day 16: Battles of WWI

Agenda:
1.  History Minute of the Day  1   2  New Zealand Earthquake
2.  Battles of WW1: Scrapbook and Text from yesterday
3.  Cornell Note: Recap of battles

Day 15: Battles of WWI

Agenda:
1.  History minute of the day: 4 Americans killed by pirates
2.  The Schlieffen Plan
3.  Main Battles of WWI

REMINDER:
MAP, POSTER and LETTER FROM THE TRENCH are due.

Day 12, 13 add 14: Letters and Film

1.  Finish your letters from the trenches.
2.  Film: Passchendaele

Day 11: Letters from the Trenches

Agenda:
1.  History Minute of the Day: Who, Watson?    Practicing    Real Game
2.  Letters from the trenches:
     a) Greeting, expressing WHO is getting the letter
     b) State your location (country).  State whether you were in battle yesterday, had the day off, or was in the hospital after being wounded.
     c) Describe what you saw yesterday (use the "See" vocabulary on the back wall.  3 sentences).
     d)  Describe what you heard yesterday (use the "Hear" vocabulary on the back wall.  2 sentences).
     e) Describe what you smelled yesterday (use the "Smell" vocabulary on the back wall.  2 sentences).
     f) Ask for something from home.  Explain why you want it.
     g) End the letter with a wish/hope for either you OR the person/family who are receiving your letter.

3.  Get the rough draft edited by either me OR a peer.
4.  Begin to write your good copy on the card provided.
5.  If time remains, work on your map and/or poster.

 

Day 10: Posters due, Trench life

Agenda:
1.  History minute of the day The Egg 
2.  Chicago Massacre
3.  Hand in posters
4.  Review of WWI
5.  Text Reading: pg. 12 & 13
6.  Map of Trench for notes
7.  Brainstorming: Chart Paper: Words War (Small groups)
8.  Assignment

Day 9: Working on Posters

Agenda:
Work on your posters.  They are due Monday.

Day 8: PLanning the poster and starting the good copy

Agenda:
1.  History minute of the day: Torino Snowcross  Vancouver Gold Medal  Blue Mountain
2.  Planning time for posters.
3.  Beginning the good copy.

Day 7: Entering WWI and Posters

Agenda:
History minute of the day: Ralph
1. Map: Hand in any that are missing.
2.  Canada Enters the War: Text reading and note
3.  Posters: Examples
4.  WWI Poster vocabulary
5.  Start the planning of your poster.

Day 6: Map assignment

Agenda:
History minute of the day
1.  Map assignment: decide as a class when it is due
2.  Canada enters the War: Handout  Read pages 10-11 of text

Day 5: Setting the Stage (part 3)

Agenda:
Daily History: Background on Iran (discussion of bias)  Free the hikers     Part 1   Part 2
1.  Finish the technology note from Friday.
2.  Sparks and Flames note.
3.  Hand out map assignment.  Decide on due date as a class.
4.  Work on map assignment.

Day 4: Setting the Stage (Part 2)

1. In the news: VW  Snickers
2.  Finish WWI Timeline from yesterday
3. Overview of WWI: Technologies, Battles, Stats
4. The Sparks and the Flames
5.  Map Assignment

Day 3: Setting the Stage for World War 1

1.  In the News: Egypt
2.  Note: Key Words in Historical Literacy - Table of Contents #1
3.  Cause and Effect
4.  CBC: Canada, A People's History Episode Chapter 16, disc 9 (The Great Transformation)
5.  Timeline of WW1

Day 2: Snow Day!

Enjoy the day off!