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| The car factory...and Industrial Revolution experience! |
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| Liam...the scariest factory supervisor I've ever met! |
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| Zaccheus Jackson, spoken word artist...amazing dude. He came to share his art with our FNS 12 class, a fun lesson! |
Monday, March 4, 2013
Photos!
Update!
Humanities 9
We are studying the concept of REVOLUTION and asking ourselves, does a revolution have to be violent to create change? We did a quick overview of the French Revolution, the English Civil War, the American Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution. This week we will each be choosing one revolution to study and make notes on, either from the list above or a whole new one (Cuban Revolution, the Velvet Revolution, the Green Revolution, the Arab Spring etc). Next week we will be preparing a presentation to the class on our revolution. The week before spring break we will be presenting our revolutions to the class and having the revolutions test on March 21. So far, some awesome learning is happening!
FNS 12
This class is fantastically full of questions and comments and stories. Lots of sharing, debates and discussions have been happening in class. We've had 2 guest speakers in so far, Zaccheus Jackson, a spoken word artist and Kathi Camilleri who took us through the Village Experience today. Wonderful learning and respect is happening in this class. It's a joy to be with these students.
Chapter 2 test is coming up soon and lots more guest speakers are booked! Stay tuned.
We are studying the concept of REVOLUTION and asking ourselves, does a revolution have to be violent to create change? We did a quick overview of the French Revolution, the English Civil War, the American Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution. This week we will each be choosing one revolution to study and make notes on, either from the list above or a whole new one (Cuban Revolution, the Velvet Revolution, the Green Revolution, the Arab Spring etc). Next week we will be preparing a presentation to the class on our revolution. The week before spring break we will be presenting our revolutions to the class and having the revolutions test on March 21. So far, some awesome learning is happening!
FNS 12
This class is fantastically full of questions and comments and stories. Lots of sharing, debates and discussions have been happening in class. We've had 2 guest speakers in so far, Zaccheus Jackson, a spoken word artist and Kathi Camilleri who took us through the Village Experience today. Wonderful learning and respect is happening in this class. It's a joy to be with these students.
Chapter 2 test is coming up soon and lots more guest speakers are booked! Stay tuned.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Vote for Keisja Cox!
A student of mine, Keisja Cox is currently in the top 20 in a CBC radio Searchlight contest. I think we should all support her! Go to http://music.cbc.ca/#/Searchlight-All-Points-West and scroll down until you see her name and hit "VOTE". It's a beautiful song she wrote and recorded. You can vote every day too!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Welcome BC First Nations 12!
Good afternoon! Wow, what a great long weekend. I hope everyone enjoyed BC's first Family Day.
A huge welcome to my BC FNS 12 class, I'm so excited to teach this class again. We have had a fabulous start, this class is fantastic. Lots of great questions and engagement.
Here's some videos I've shown that answer some questions that come up early in the course.
A huge welcome to my BC FNS 12 class, I'm so excited to teach this class again. We have had a fabulous start, this class is fantastic. Lots of great questions and engagement.
Here's some videos I've shown that answer some questions that come up early in the course.
This is Wab Kinew, an Aboriginal rapper and all around cool guy...check him out.
This is the first in a 4 part series: Aboriginal History - Did you know?
I haven't given a whole lot of homework yet...stay tuned, there will be some coming soon. We are starting Chapter 1 this week...all about the LAND!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Humanities 9
Read pages 245-246 in text. Notes from Thursday were due today. Check out this video:
Socials 11
Continue working on your Geography Unit Review Package. I tried to show this video in class today and had computer troubles...so check it out here, it's really good!
This video was shown on Friday...shocking stuff about the cotton industry in India.
Read pages 245-246 in text. Notes from Thursday were due today. Check out this video:
Socials 11
Continue working on your Geography Unit Review Package. I tried to show this video in class today and had computer troubles...so check it out here, it's really good!
This video was shown on Friday...shocking stuff about the cotton industry in India.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Humanities 9
Read the text page 232-234. Think about the big question, "Were the lives of Aboriginal people better or worse after contact?" Maybe think about the Idle No More movement as well...lots going on out there.
Watch this:
Socials 11
Intro to the final unit: Geography. Geography is more than just mapping! We looked at the demographic transition model and a short video on people in Brazil...lots to think about in terms of standards of living in our world today.
Read the text page 232-234. Think about the big question, "Were the lives of Aboriginal people better or worse after contact?" Maybe think about the Idle No More movement as well...lots going on out there.
Watch this:
Socials 11
Intro to the final unit: Geography. Geography is more than just mapping! We looked at the demographic transition model and a short video on people in Brazil...lots to think about in terms of standards of living in our world today.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Humanities 9
We have been working on a timeline for Chapter 8...we will continue to work on it on Monday. I showed a new technique for notemaking, "concept mapping", these notes were due today. In our Friday writers workshops we have been developing a character...today we began to tell their story! Rough drafts are being worked on as we speak!
Check out this video I showed on Wednesday about the French in colonial Canada:
Socials 11
We have finished the Government Unit. Today we had an open-book-take-home test, which is due on Monday. The Review package for the unit is due on Monday too.
Next week we will be starting the Geography Unit, looking at standards of living, populations, the environment, pollution, etc. It's a great unit. Zac Whyte will be a guest speaker on Tuesday and Thursday.
Here's an interesting video on the single transferable vote that BC tried to pass in a referendum a few years ago:
We have been working on a timeline for Chapter 8...we will continue to work on it on Monday. I showed a new technique for notemaking, "concept mapping", these notes were due today. In our Friday writers workshops we have been developing a character...today we began to tell their story! Rough drafts are being worked on as we speak!
Check out this video I showed on Wednesday about the French in colonial Canada:
Socials 11
We have finished the Government Unit. Today we had an open-book-take-home test, which is due on Monday. The Review package for the unit is due on Monday too.
Next week we will be starting the Geography Unit, looking at standards of living, populations, the environment, pollution, etc. It's a great unit. Zac Whyte will be a guest speaker on Tuesday and Thursday.
Here's an interesting video on the single transferable vote that BC tried to pass in a referendum a few years ago:
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