October 13-14
- How did religions change and stay the same?
October 5-9, 2020
- How did various societies organize and govern themselves?
- What is the most compelling evidence of trade routes?
Monday, September 27, 2020
- How do we know that societies explored?
Monday, September 14, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Silent reading
- Looking ahead at this week
- Japan project work
- Mapping skills/ Africa assignment
- Complete research/ script for Japan iMovie assignment if not done yet
Friday, September 11, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Silent reading
- Videos - Japanese greetings, kabuki, gyotaku
- Japan projects
- Finish your research for your Japan project
- Prepare your 1-2 min script for your project ***Be ready to record on Monday
Thursday, September 10, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Silent reading
- Significance activity - discuss yesterday's activity
- Japan inquiry project - explain and start
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Silent reading
- Medieval Japan - recap learning
- Mind map on board
- Samurai videos: A Day in the Life of Teenage Samurai, Seven Samurai clip
- Japan - significance activity ***Pages 183-198 in Pathways text book
- Finish significance activity. Keep it brief - minimal detail needed.
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Recap last week and sharing of inquiry project questions
- Silent reading
- Japan presentation and notes
Monday, August 31 to Friday, September 4, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- McDade away
- Hand in Japan mapping assignment
- What in the World activity on Covid-19
- Inquiry project on Covid-19 or Black Lives Matter
Friday, August 28, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Silent reading
- Writing activity - perspectives on forests (traditional Japanese and yours)
- Map work - due Monday ***Complete only questions 1, 2, 3 and 5
- Japan maps are due on Monday into the Sub
Thursday, August 27, 2020
- Silent reading
- Treeline video (Japan section)
- Map work and questions (due Monday)
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Silent reading
- Treeline video
- Finish geography questions
- Work on maps
- Take up geography questions - self assess on inquiry skill of finding and communicating information
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Silent reading
- Japan
- Greetings - ohayou, arrigato
- Continue work on geography assignment from yesterday
- Map assignment introduced - world map, Asia map, Japan map
- Bring pencil crayons for map work tomorrow
Monday, August 24, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Silent reading
- Japan
- Prior knowledge brainstorm
- Tourism video
- Learning how to use text book to find information/ answer questions (pp. 175-178 of Crossroads textbook)
- Written response - mandatory mask wearing in BC schools petition (perspective of author, your perspective)
Friday, August 21, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Review from yesterday
- Daily routines
- Course outline
- Text book intro
- Activity on perspective - article on disaster relief, written response on your opinion
- Find a book to read for Monday
Thursday, August 20, 2020
OUTLINE
OUTLINE
- Orientation - powerpoint, PCSS covid video, question sheet
- Outdoor session - 10 minute walking loop, discussion of life in this spot ~10 000 years ago (Glacial Lake Champagne) and the human cultures that developed after the lake drained