Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

I hope everyone has a safe and happy break.  I'll see you all back on January 6th.

History 12-3/12-2

Today we wrote our Cold War test.  I won't be introducing a new topic tomorrow.  Our next unit will be China (wait until you hear of The Long March - it's very cool).  If you want to read over the break so you don't have homework on the first day back, you can read DeMarco, Chapter 15.

Socials 8-1/8-3

Today we had a nice discussion about civil rights and Nelson Mandela.  I then read the beginning of an info pack and students read the rest.  Please remember that some of you promised to try to get missing work in tomorrow.

Socials 8-2 Last day for the Viking sketchnote

Today we tidied up our outstanding work.  A few students need to get their Saxon poster in to me:

Jericho
Maitland
Kody
Liam S.
Tyler
Harley

Most students were able to also get their Viking sketch note in today.  If you did't get that done, please do so before you start your winter break.

History 12-3/12-2 Cold War test prep day

Today we created a timeline and discussed the key events and people associated with tomorrow's Cold War test.  The test will have three multiple choice timeline questions, the usual "what/so-what" format, some general multiple choice questions, a map associated with Korea, and finally a paragraph with a cartoon as the prompt.  Good luck: tonight we study, tomorrow we will be happy in our work, and on Friday we will start a glorious vacation!

Hist 12-3 notes on Berlin Wall

Hist 12-3 notes

Hist 12-2 notes

History 12-3/12-2

Today was a jam-packed day.  We started by debriefing the study guide for yesterday's comparison of the Warsaw Pact and the NATO treaty.  We noted that there were more similarities than differences.  Here are so focus points from that:

Next, we watched the video titled "Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Khrushchev."  It did a good job outlining the increased tensions between the superpowers over things like The Bay of Pigs, The Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

We ended by hearing my PPT presentation on Khrushchev: this highlighted some of the important points from DeMarco Chapter 14, (but it is not a replacement for the reading).

Use the Slideshare link to access the presentation 

Tomorrow, we will go deeper into the Berlin and Cuba crises and then review for the test that is on Thursday.

Socials 8-3/8-1: Day 2 of the Viking Sketchnotes

Today was a work session to complete our sketchnotes. I noted that lots of students needed a reminder to add more text to help explain their learning.  Here is a photo from yesterday's class:

The finished products are due to be handed in on Thursday.