Sunday, March 10, 2024

Socials 10: Friday 5 answers, Oct. 13

 1.  What is a constitution?

Book of laws, rule book for a country

2.  Define federalism:

-supporting a strong central/federal government, identifying with the federal government over your region

3.  In your opinion which region felt the most alienation?

(answers vary, for one of four main regions:  North, Atlantic Canada, Central Canada, The west)

4.  Who wanted veto power over constitutional amendments?  Why do you think they wanted this?

-Quebec (answers may vary, but the basic idea of wanting to protect their French roots/heritage

5.  Explain sovereignty:

-wanting to control your own affairs or be your own country (Quebec)

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Week of Mar. 4th

 This week we finished our Historical Wrongs presentations and presented them to our peers.  Students also finished up their Mind Maps on Canadian Identity and submitted these.  We also revisited our regions placemats which each of you should have completed on the four main regions and answered the following questions in your original groups:

-Will diversity break up the country or bind it together

-Should Canadians stay in a federation that isn’t perfect?  

-Why do Canadians continue to try to get along?

-Why might it be important to understand the issues facing other regions?

Today we delved into the constitutional debates.  Ensure you have read pp. 83-85 and have an understanding what a constitution is, how the BNA Act fits in and why Pierre Trudeau wanted to patriate the constitution.  Ensure you can define:  patriate, veto power, amending formula, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, BNA Act, Sovereignty Association and referendum.  

Talked about study skills (see blog post for ideas).  Went over and corrected our assessments on Government.  

Friday you will continue on with the constitutional debates...keep reading in your text up to page 90ish.

There is a Friday 5 on Friday and a test next Th/Fri.


Mind map assignment in case you need it again:

Copy the skeleton mind map on page 32 onto a blank sheet of paper

-Go through the textbook and find an example to show how each heading might affect Canadian identity.  Ensure you define each heading in the  mind map as well.   (definitions plus examples)



Monday, March 4, 2024

Socials 10, Quest #2 Review Sheet

 Quest/test date:  Friday March 14/15

Grade 10 Review Sheet

Canadian Identity, Diversity & the Constitution  (chapters 1-3 in Creating Canada)

Vocab:

National identity Nation-state Nation   Ethnic Nation

Civic Nation Demography Multicultural society

Culture Federalist patriate. veto

Sovereignty Referendum Diversity Regionalism

Regional identity assimilation Social Safety net

Transfer payments equalization payment

Amending formula sovereignty association

Distinct society decentralization notwithstanding clause

Aboriginal Rights Treaty Rights Aboriginal self government

Reserves traditional territory land claims omnibus bill

Historical Wrong Ethical Judgement


People:

Pierre Trudeau

Brian Mulroney

Henri Bourassa

Elijah Harper

Jacques Parizeau

Rene Levesques


Major events:

-Charter patriation

-Kitchen Accord

-Meech Lake Accord

-Charlottetown Accord

-BNA Act


Questions to consider:

Causes and Consequences of Regionalism in Canada

Understand importance of knowing regional issues

Are a countries size and diversity related?  Explain

How does Western Canada(or any region of choice) benefit from being in the Canadian Federation?

Importance of understanding perspectives around historical wrongs.  Why is it important for present day governments to apologize for historical wrongs?

Explain different types of diversity and how they affect Canadian identity.

What is Canadian identity?

Why is it hard to nail down Canadian Identity?

Is Canada a country, an ethnic nation or a civic nation, defend your answer.

How might trends affect Canadian identity?

Oka Crisis & Quebec sovereignty

Cause & Consequences of patriating the constitution

Political Developments that took place between 1982 - present day that affected the sovereignty movement in Quebec.

Pros and Cons of Meech Lake Accord

How did Meech & Charlottetown contribute to unity in Canada, contribute to disunity in Canada

Cause & Consequences of Meech Lake and failure of

What is the significance and importance of an amending formula

Support or oppose the following “The notwithstanding claus should not have been included in the Constitution.”

Differentiate between a collective right and an individual right.

Explain the historical significance of the 1982 patriation of the charter from three different perspectives

Be ready to compare and contrast historical wrongs....yours and another one of your choice (from presentations).

Be prepared for a photo analysis/ captioning event

Be ready for a possible political cartoon analysis.

Be ready for more vocab on this test.


Study tips

Tips & Ideas on HOW to STUDY:

Studying is a very personal thing.  What works for one person may not work for another.  Here are some ideas on how to study, some strategies.  Try these out and see what works for you.

How to make the most of your time:
***It is a natural tendency to read and review what you know rather than focusing time on what you don't know....when budgeting your study time spend time on the parts you are less confident on.
-half of writing a successful test, exam, quiz, quest etc...is confidence....build your confidence on the information
-study the harder stuff first, the stuff you feel less clear on
-25 is the magic number....studies show that people (the brain) can only really focus on something intensely for about 25 minutes....so set a goal what you will do and set a timer for 25 minutes, then take a solid break 10-15 minutes and do something completely different (rewarding) before you go back for another 25 minutes.

What notes might have to do with it:
-take great notes in class (a Harvard study found that writing things down (not typing and not taking a photo but physically writing) increases a students ability to retain information a LOT....many people find it is easier to focus on a topic (esp. if you're not super into it) if you are taking notes
-writing and re-writing helps solidify the knowledge!
-once you have a great set of notes, read these through, highlight the key parts and ASK any questions that are left open.  Review highlighted material.

How to keep the info in your brain:
-use mind maps to help manage or group or connect your ideas & information in a way that makes sense
-use acronyms (like MR. HELP) or quirky sayings to help remember the info - create mental associations
-relate the info to something in your life/world-make connections (text to self, text to world etc...)
-draw doodles that relate to information -create mental associations

Have purpose:
-if you read the text, read with a purpose (ie) to answer the questions you may have from your notes.
-think about text features and their purpose if reading
-if you are going through your notes, highlight key points (purpose, this will ensure focus and attention) then put key points into a mind map etc...
-create flashcards (this is helpful for vocab), have someone go through flash cards with you
-Rewrite notes, adding to it from your reading of the text
-Reading in the text may not need to go past a scan of the headings (how confident are you about the info?)
-Always read the introduction and conclusions to the chapter!
-have someone ask you questions about the material, if you can explain it to someone else, you should be able to confidently answer questions on a quiz/test
-read or say it out loud

For a von Bremen quest:
-USE the review sheet on the blog & go through the questions
-think about what I spent time on and see if you can guess what the questions will be from the review and what we spent time on in class
-von Bremen quest questions can be complex, break them down and match up to the value of the question....when checking through your quest ensure you answered all the PARTS of the question.
-I'm not out to trick you, I'm out to check your understanding and learning
***Don't leave anything blank, always try guessing, it may get you part marks, or at least attempt to entertain:) marking can be super boring so at least entertain me!

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Socials 10: Friday Feb. 23 including Historical Wrongs project outline

 -we did our Friday 5, see Q and A's on previous post

-Finished up collages  (minimum 5 words or pictures that you think represent Canadian identity.  Short write up stating why you chose what you did)

-we did a review sheet on nation/country/civic nation/ethnic nation etc... 

-Worked on historical wrongs, what are they, examples

Then we did some work to prep for our projects on Ethical Dimensions and Historical Wrongs:
P. 16 & 17 in text
What are ethical dimensions or judgements?
Right/Wrong actions, who judges?
Were past actions right/ethical 
Judging whether past actions were justified, assigning historical responsibility, and attributing contemporary accountability.

Historical Wrongs
-what are they
-read pp. 42 - discuss and be ready to respond to Q 1 and 2 at bottom of page
-read p. 47 (including the voices), should Canadians talk about the victories of the past?  What about the blemishes of our past?  Why or why not.  
-How can these events contribute to Canadian identity?

Introduction of project and time in library to work on research notes.

Historical Wrongs Project:

-further research either the residential school apology or another government apology in Canadian history & create a short visual display including bibliography  (examples:  Ukrainian/Japanese/Italian internment, Komagata Maru, Chinese Head tax, Residential Schools, the St. Lewis)
1.  Notes  - create a solid set of written notes on your topic of choice, think 5W+H
2.  Visual display to communicate learning. (poster, power point, sway, photo collage etc...)
3.  Bibliography in Chicago style

-ensure you provide background info from both perspectives of the issue (for example:  Why the Canadian Govmt created Residential Schools and how Indigenous people felt about these schools --at the time).
-give time frame of initial issue, (ex. when Residential Schools started/ended)
-when the government apologized & why they apologized including what provoked the apology (ie, what was the catalyst).  Did the apology include a monetary piece?
-any other pertinent information

Marking criteria presentation:  Historical Wrongs/Apologies                        Name(s):

Historical Wrong:

Criteria:

Met

S/W

Not yet

Content: - easy to understand and to the point

              - provides background information, perspectives, timeframe




Slides:  easy to follow and read (ie. not too much information)




Presentation: Volume

                      Engaging (look at audience)

                      Told not read




Information on topic communicated in a purposeful and insightful manor




Comments:



Socials 10: Answers to Friday 5

 1.  Define civic nation:

-nation made up of people who come from diverse backgrounds yet choose to live together that have similar shared political values and beliefs

2.  What is regionalism and why is it prevalent in Canada?

-regionalism is when you identify more with your region than your country and it's prevalent in Canada because we are so large

3.  What are the main regions in Canada?

-Maritimes, Central Canada, Prairies, West, North

4.  Two facts from Maya's presentation re:  Black History month and Canada.

-Viola Desmond is on our $10 bill, she sat in the white area of the movie theatre

-Black communities existed in many large centres such as Hogan's Alley in Vancouver and Africville in Halifax

-The underground railroad was a set of safe houses for slaves fleeing from slavery from the US to Canada, they used railway terms and language hence why it was called the underground railway

-Black loyalists faught with Britain against the French

5.  Four words used to describe Canadian Identity that are not stereotypes:

-winter, apologetic, diverse, not American, bilingual, maple leaf


Thursday, February 15, 2024

Socials 10: Thursday Feb. 15th

 Thursday Feb. 15:  

-we discussed what makes a good persuasive paragraph and the mechanics of this.

-we discussed the simulation in depth including going through the bill section by section, looking at how you will be marked and the schedule/what to expect.  Have your role ready for Tuesday.

-we did group work on Canadian identity, finishing off with reading p. 29-32 & answering the following:

What does it mean to be Canadian?

Is there a Canadian identity?  Back up your answer

Define:  Country, Civic Nation, Nation State. Ethnic Nation, National identity, Nation