History 112: Students finish Bio-Poem- remember to include resources to support your findings. You should have at least 5 resources  that outline what you have learned about your character. Students will then read their Bio-poem out loud and other students guess the Historical Character’s name. Teacher will then give students the 5 guideposts for Historical perspective in order to finish the section. Ancient History: The 4 major kingdoms of Mesopotamia. Each of the four groups research and present 10 facts about their assigned kingdom. The students are not allowed to write their notes with words as writing in this time used symbols for communication. This visual activity will help students to remember their notes through their drawings. Teacher highlighted these important notes for the students: Sumer kingdom: Lunar Calendar/ Invention of the wheel/ first writing (cuneiform) Babylonia: King Hammurabi codified 282 laws/ Began trade with other nations/developed currency. Assyria: First iron workers/ developed sewage system/22,000 tablets dedicated to Math and science Chaldea: King Nebuchadnezzar/ Advances in Arts – hanging gardens of Babylon (one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.) Law 120- Students will continue to work on their paper today for Law class. Remember to use the questions to shape your paper. Make sure that your research comes from a credible source. Use at least one source from Ebsco and one from Worldbookonline. If you need a username or password for these sites please ask Mr. Gopee. If you use wikipedia- make sure that you look up the sources to check its credibility. Remember any papers finished by Monday- will be reviewed and edited for you. Due date Monday 23th September, 2013. 

History 112: Students will look at the fifth benchmark today- Historical Perspectives. The teacher will read a story to illustrate 2 sides to every story and the common themes in both perspectives. The students will earn about  understanding the past.- imagine what archeologist do, they find evidence and then are left to interpret the information. Examine the “Privy activity”- groups get clues about an even that happen to a family in the mid-1800s. Based on the information students decipher the possible story. From this Students will see how “presentism” can affect our understanding of history. Ancient History- The great debate paper due today- Evolutions vs Creation. Teacher gave copy of Rubric and students edit and graded each other’s paper. The students were then allowed to fix their mistakes to hand paper in for teacher to mark tomorrow. Law 120- students will understand how Canada’s laws were established. Teacher will lead a discussion as to how Canada became a nation, the British North American Act, And the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Quiz on definitions tomorrow.

History 112: Student finalized their study on how history is made up of changes and Continuity. The sr\tudents charted 10 changes in their lifetime as well as things that remained constant over time. In doing so they built a timeline to show the changes and continuity. They then will outline what changes were good or bad. the teacher will then show students that history is similar to the lives and discuss the question: Does change always mean progress.Ancient History: Students begin the great debate paper. Please follow the directions outlined in the paper. Remember to bring your finished paper in early so that Mr. Gopee can edit it for a great mark. First come first serve on this one. The paper is due on Monday September 16th, 2013.Law: today law students begin their study on Canadian law. Law and ethics page 33 discuss. (10 Minutes) STudents are then given a few minutes to get the definitions need for the quiz on Friday. Chapter 2 of Law is introduced. There are many different types of Law. Levels of law making in Canada worksheet.

History 112- Review.- The exam will give you a choice of essay questions. You will need to choose one per section. six in total. Each section is related to one area in which we studied: French Revolution Industrial revolution WWI WWII Holocaust Cold War. The questions are open ended and ask about historical significance (why) and your opinion. You opinion needs to be backed up. So choose reasons and then use your notes and knowledge to support your answers. These are essay questions, so you need to write to support your answers. Do not list reasons- paragraphs please. Examples of the questions could be something like: " Could a man like Hitler come to power today? or What were causes of the French revolution and are these causes still around today?" Or even something like "What would you do if you were the president of the United States dealing with the cuban missle crisis, could this be the start of  WWIII?  Law 120- review.- is attched below.