History 112: Students begin a new chapter in History today, WWI. The students discuss with the teacher about the M.A.I.N. causes of the war. Students are reminded that their revolutions chart is due today. Ancient History: Students are doing presentations on Egypt. Each group of students has produced a song or poem to help us remember the main points of social life in Egypt. Law 120: Students are reminded that we finish the presentations on a fairy tale crime and that we begin looking at the roles of police officers.

History 112: Students continue to work on their research test. This should be finished tomorrow. Ancient History: Students will take a journey to Egypt today. The teacher will brainstorm with students as to what they know about Egypt. Then students will watch the time/life documentary on Egypt as to give them a background about the nation. Law 120: The Law students will complete their discussion on the elements of a crime. They will look at the criminal code of Canada. Teacher will pair them off and introduce them to a “Fairy tale crime” http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/   

History 112: Students have just finished the worksheet on #1 and #2 causes of the revolution. Students will need to have all worksheets submitted by Wednesday October 2nd, 2013. In doing so they will get the full credit for trying the worksheets. The students will have a discussion today on what are their rights. The teacher will lead the discussion and students will brainstorm a list of their rights. Where does this come from? Teacher will then introduce the Declaration of rights of men that was developed in 1789 during the French Revolution. The students will then examine these documents along with others to see the similarities and differences of these documents. Worksheet is attached (2 days) They will draft a survivor island code and compare their results to the charter of rights and freedoms. Ancient History 10- Students had a mock test yesterday. This was done so students are aware of the importance of study and to teach them a study habit. The test will held today. Tomorrow they begin their presentations on Mesopotamia. Law 120: Law students began an assignment on the value of Human Rights. We have just finished our Ashley Smith case study. Students we examining whether or not Ashley Smith’s rights were violated. No they examine rights in terms of human rights. Tomorrow there will be a guest speaker in class- Nick Hardy will present the other side of the story in terms of Ashley Smith. In doing so the teacher will then lead a discussion in the power of media and its influence on law.

History 112: Students have just learned about the 4 major movements in a revolution. Students will now examine current revolutions around the world. They will use the below website to trace the Arab Springs movement in one of the countries listed on the website. The teacher then leads a discussion in what they have found and students will discover that these same 4 factors are in historical revolutions. http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2011/mar/22/middle-east-pro... History 10: The students will be reminded about their quiz on following terminology:      Archeologist      Paleontologist      Paleoanthropologist      Anthropologist      Primary documents      Secondary accounts      Theory             Artifacts             mesopotamia             City states              Cuneiform             Epics      Legends     Anthropomorphic     Polytheistic Students will also be tested on the four kingdoms of Mesopotamia and be able to write 2 facts of each. Plus the seven wonders of the ancient world listing 2 facts of each.  Law120: Students watched the fifth estate presentation of the Ashley Smith case yesterday. Teacher will discuss with students what they have learned about the case and how media represented the case. Teacher will use this information to explain to students the power of the media and how it can influence cases. http://www.cbc.ca/player/Shows/Shows/the+fifth+estate/Season+36/ID/16423...