Final Test

Hi Class,

Just wanted to remind you that your final test is on Monday!

Ms. U

The Chinese in British Columbia

Hi Class,

Today we finished studying our last topic of the year!!! Wooohoooo!!! Today's lesson was about the Chinese in British Columbia and their experiences on the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Please spend some time browsing the pages of "The Ties That Bind" website. Go through all of the pages and check out the videos and images.

Complete the following questions with a partner:

1. Who were the Chinese railroad workers?
2. What was life like for the Chinese railroad workers during the railway building period and afterwards
3. What challenges did the Chinese railroad workers experience? What about their descendants’ challenges?
4. How did the Chinese railroad workers and their descendants help shape British Columbia and Canada?

Here are some other websites that are helpful too!

• Collections Canada
• An Overview of the CPR

The Emergence of Vancouver and Early BC Economy

Hi Class,

Here is what you should finish by next class:

• Using pages 230-233, create a web that describes what Vancouver was like in 1885. Be sure to include three branches:
• Society
• Politics
• Economics
• Read over pages 236-238 and complete #4 on pg. 238.

See you soon, 

Ms. U

Building the CPR

Hi Class,

Today we talked about one of the promises made to BC when they agreed to join Confederation; the Building of the CPR. Find the PowerPoint here: Building of the CPR

HOMEWORK:

• Read pg. 183-188 & 228-229.
• Finish the Deconstructing the Last Spike package.
• Add Craigellechie to your BC Map.

Ms. U

BC Joins Confederation

Hi Class,

Today we revisited confederation and looked at when BC joined. Here is today's BC Joins Confederation PowerPoint.

HOMEWORK:

• Read pages 225-227 in the textbook.
• Complete #1-4 on pg. 227
• For #4, do not do the posters!! Instead just come up with the slogans for each group AND add a group: the First Nations... so that's a total of 4 slogans!!
• Make sure your maps are up to date.

Ms. U

The Cariboo Gold Rush

Hi Class,

Here is today's PowerPoint on the Cariboo Gold Rush.

Check out this video on the Royal Engineers:

HOMEWORK:

• Read pg. 216-224
• Add to your map:
• New Westminster
• Thompson River
• Port Moody
• Complete Worksheet 6-4, 6-5

Yukon Dan in the Classroom

Hey Everyone!

Hope you had a good time today with our guest speaker Yukon Dan! I'll upload pictures here shortly.

I just sent an e-mail with an update about the assignment.

NEXT DAY:

• Quiz on Yukon Dan's presentation

Ms. U

Cariboo Gold Rush

Hi Class,

Today we will spend some time looking in to the important people and events of the Cariboo Gold Rush. Go to the following website:

www.cariboogoldrush.com

1. Spend some time reading through the variuos pages of the site.
2. Once you have spent about 10 minutes or so browsing the website, head to the "Teacher's Corner" page.
3. Go to the Grade 10 lessons and select either Lesson 2 or Lesson 3.
•  If you choose Lesson 2 you may only do Option B.
4. NB - The maximum mark possible for Lesson 2 is a "B" or 85%. The maximum mark possible for Lesson 3 is an "A" or 100%.

DUE DATE: May 23, at 9am

HOMEWORK: Add to your map: BARKERVILLE

MS. U

The Colony of Vancouver Island

Hi Class,

Here is the agenda for today:

• Review election results and compare to StudentVote results.
• Review the Oregon Territory Worksheet (6-2) and recap the Oregon Trail game
• Colony of Vancouver Island ppt
• Activity 6-3 - Population of Fort Victoria.

HOMEWORK:

• From last day, read pg. 208-213 (Oregon Territory)
• From today, read pg. 213-216 (Vancouver Island)
• Add to map: Columbia River, Vancouver Island, Fort Langley, Fort Victoria, Nanaimo, Cumberland
• Choose 4 out of the 8 questions on Activity 6-3 to complete for next class.

FROM LAST DAY:

• Oregon Territory PowerPoint

Student Vote Results

Hi Everyone,

Here are the results from today's student vote activity.

Block 1.3

• Nicholas Scapillati (NDP) - 9
• Andrew Wilkinson (Liberal) - 7
• David Kettlewell (Green) - 5
• Bill Clarke (Conservative) - 1
• Spoiled ballots (2)

Block 1.2

• Andrew Wilkinson (Liberal) - 10
• David Kettlewell (Geren) - 8
• Nicholas Scapillati (NDP) - 5
• Bill Clarke (Conservative) - 1
• Spoiled ballots (2)

Ms. U

Wednesday, May 8th

Hi Class,

Here is the plan for the day:

• Hand in Worksheet 7.1
• Student Vote!!
• Government/Politics Quiz
• A Mountain of Grief story activity
• Finish Woo Xi Feng's story (150-200 words)
• Notes on BC's History + the Oregon Territory
• BC Map, add the following from the story:
• New Westminster
• Yale
• Fraser River

Ms. Underwood

Vancouver Quilchena Candidates:

Hi Class,

Today we talked about electoral districts and discovered that Prince of Wales is in the Vancouver-Quilchena riding provincially.

In class we started working on a profile of candidate that is running is this riding. Select a candidate from the list and fill in worksheet 5.1:

• Clarke, Bill - BC Conservative
• Kettlewell, Damian - Green Party
• Scapillati, Nicholas - BC NDP
• Wilkinson, Andrew Franklin - BC Liberals

Due at the beginning of next class!!

Quiz on May 8th

Ms. U

Rights and Responsibilities

Hi Class,

Today we worked on understanding our rights and freedoms. We learned that we have certain rights and freedoms that are protected by law in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (part of the Canadian Constitution). For homework complete:

• Worksheet 2.4
• Questions. Use Handout 2.5 to help answer the following:
• Brainstorm reasons why fewer people in the province are casting their ballot.
• Is this decline disrespectful to those who had to fight for their right to vote?

See you Thursday!

Ms. U

Types of Government

Hi Class,

Today we started on the Student Vote Activities. Your homework is to complete Worksheet 1.1: Types of Government & Worksheet 1.2: Who Should Decide by next class.
Ms. U

Hugo Chavez article

Hi Class,

So to transition back from Ms. Kingstone teaching, and to prepare for my return we are starting off with a current event!! We will be looking at an article on Hugo Chavez.

We will be looking at these links to give us some more background into the situation in Venezuela:

• http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR2OBUP#a=1
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20664349
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21737742
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22236876

There will be a Current Event Quiz on Friday!
Ms. U

Activity 9.4 & 9.6 PowerPoint

Forestry Worksheet

Hi Class,

Use the following relief map to help you answer #2 on Activity 9.4. The orange and red  indicates the highest elevation.

Also, your BC Economy unit test will be on February 1st.

Ms. U

BC Economy Presentations Block 1.2

      

BC Economy Presentations Block 1.3

        

 

BC Economy

Hi Class,

We have started working on a BC Economy unit and a research project.

Homework due Tuesday:

• BC Economy package and energy consumption chart.