Date Assigned

Description

Due Date

• In-class assessment (Savita's Choice) as a review of concepts covered earlier in the year with will remain common for the rest of the unit...
• Will begin ch 3 in textbook with a 'needs' and 'wants' activity
• A look as socialism and capitalism
• If time permits, a brief look into the poverty cycle

• In-class assessment (Savita's Choice) will be assigned for homework if not completed in class
• Bring in used magazines from home that can be cut for a Social Studies activity...thanks:)

• Pros and Cons of Socialism and Capitalism and opinion assignment
• Budgeting activity to look at standards of living (above, below or at the poverty line)
• If the world were a village of 100 people...video and assignment

• Socialism and Capitalism assignment due Wed for 701 and 702
• Budgeting response will be due later in week...see individual homework sites for specifics when available

• Finishing "If the world were a village posters
• Cycle of poverty discussions and case study
• In class assessment on understanding of capitalism and socialism

• Posters due Wed

• Intro into chapter 4 ( a look at 4 job sectors...there will be an assignment for this...but may not be introduced until next week)
• Final assignment for chapter 3...researching an organization that helps to break the cycle of poverty.  Computer time will be given.

• Ch 3 assignment due Wednesday, Jan 12

• Starting chapter 4
• A look at the 4 sectors which jobs fall under (primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary)
• Job sector poster will be completed to show understanding of each sector
• Graph will be constructed showing trends of each job over the past years...students will learn which sectors are most popular today and where they are most likely to find jobs.

• Job sector posters for both classes due next Monday
• Graphs should be completed in class, if  not, they will be assigned for homework for the next class.  See homework sites for specifics.
• Ch 3 assignment due Wednesday, Jan 12 (which was assigned last week).

• A look at demographics and social trends using the Dominican Republic as a case study to help understand the terms
• Global Economies

• Continuation of social trends and demographics...triggers from the DR will be given and students will have to forecast what they think will happen over time
• 4 categories of global economies

• Test on Ch 4 next Monday...outline to be given out on Wednesday

• Start ch 5...former map of Canada and comparing to today's Canadian map

• Test has been moved to Thursday!

• Map comparison assignment (1850s-2011)
• Life in BNA in 1800s
• Make comparisons to what life is like today.

• Map assignment will be due Wednesday if not finished in class.

• Skits to show economies of BNA
• A look at the elite of BNA and how it effected the First Nations

• Have skits ready for Wednesday's class

• A look at the Peoples of BNA...especially the Elite and how they treated the 'non-elite'
• A connection of unfair treatment of the past to what is going on today.  A look at Darfur and genocide.
• Also, we will look at the effects of the tsunami and earthquake in Japan.

• Test next Friday on ch 5.  Outline will be given out this week.

• Ways  which groups of people try to get government's attention to listen to their cause.
• Internet assignment dealing with above point
• Differences between BNA 1850 and 1830

• Internet assignment due Thursday for 701 and Friday for 702

• Engineers without Boarders presentation on "Water for the World"
• Election 2011 political cartoon analysis
• Vote posters
• Leader's Debate discussion

• Vote posters due Monday, April 18
• Find articles and cartoons to do with the election and bring to school

• How to analyze election results
• Intro to WWI with a focus on why Britain was becoming worried about Germany

• Election quiz Friday

• Battles of WWI project.  Details given in class

• Due date is TBA
• Re-test for causes of WWI will be Tuesday the 14th.

• Wednesday will be the last class to work on Battle project...due Friday
• Propaganda during WWI

• Battle project due Friday