Grade 7 Social Studies- Empowerment
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Thursday February 20, 2020
Today in class we continued our exploration of Chapter 8- Metis Culture and the Creation of Manitoba as a province. Students were assigned a reading, pages 152-153. Students were then given a journal:
- Why was the creation of Manitoba important for the Metis and for Canada?
Students were asked to include information from pages 147-153 including the terms and people Metis Culture; Red River Settlement; Louis Riel; John A. MacDonald; Canada. This journal should be between 0.5-1 full page in length, about 175-250 words. This journal is due to Mr. Peters on Tuesday February 25, 2020. Students can hand it in or email it. Students had most of class today to work on this.
Tuesday February 18, 2020
Students today read pages 147-149 from their textbooks detailing the Red River Settlement through to Metis Culture in Red River. Students were then assigned four questions from these pages which we reviewed in class. These questions were:
- Who was Lord Selkirk (and why was he important)?
- Someone of Metis heritage would have parents/ ancestors of what lineage?
- How did the Metis in Red River organize their farms? What was the purpose of this organization?
- The Metis had strict rules on their buffalo hunts. Why?
Friday February 7, 2020
The Chapter 6 Test has been rescheduled for Monday February 10, 2020. This was done in hopes to provide students with more time to study and prepare for the test adequately. The test format and content remains the same. Any and all questions or concerns should be sent to me at your earliest convenience.
Friday January 31, 2020
Test!
Students in Grade 7 Socials have been assigned a Test on Chapter 6- Responsible Government. The test will happen on Friday February 7, 2020 during Period 2.
Format: 10 Multiple Choice Questions (10 Marks). Short Answer Response- Students must answer 4 of 6 questions. Each response worth 5 Marks (20 Marks). Long Answer Response- Students will choose 1 of 2 (10 Marks).
Content: Page 100- Chart of Representative Government. Students should look over as it highlights unfairness of government, biased towards English, Protestant elites in BNA. Pages 104-107- those who rebelled against the unfair government system. These included Catholic Bishop Michael Fleming here in St. John's, Newfoundland and fiery newspaper publisher Joseph Howe in Nova Scotia. Howe was charged with libel over an article he published in The Novascotian, but was acquitted. Pages 108-111. The Revolts that Weren't, 1837. There were major issues in Lower and Upper Canada (students should know these) and Louis-Joseph Papineau in Lower Canada and William Lyon Mackenzie in Upper Canada led armed revolts against the British elites. Both failed. The British were so worried they sent Lord Durham over to assess the situation. One of his solutions was to grant the Canada's Responsible Government. The British elites ignored this.Pages 112-115. There was a sudden change in British attitudes towards the colonies in the 1840s. Economic realities meant that the British dropped the forced trade agreements between Britain and the colonies and loosened imposed government. Responsible Government became a reality! Students should know the colonies, when they achieved Responsible Government and who the first premier was (example Newfoundland, 1855, Philip Little).
Wednesday January 8, 2020
Welcome back to a new year! Today we started by reviewing our December Examinations. On the whole students did very well. We then watched two short films related to our Year Project, the St. John's City Cycle Path. Specifically we discussed Empowerment and Disempowerment present in both videos. Please find them below:
Monday January 13, 2020
How do we get to school? How do other people move around St. John's?
In exploring the St. John's Cycle Plan we need to be aware of the potential and limits for cycling here, and also the transportation requirements for the citizens of this city. We will achieve this end in a couple of ways. Beginning today we started work on a survey which will be sent out to all students at St. Bonaventure's College about how they get to school, but also around the city. This will be a Transportation Survey. This is important information for our Bicycle Plan Project.
Secondly we will take a walk on Wednesday January 15, 2020 along Military Road and downtown St. John's looking at the potential for human-powered transportation year round in St. John's. As such, students should be dressed to go outside- jackets, hats, mitts/ gloves, boots.
Wednesday January 15, 2020
Yesterday we walked from the school to The Battery Cafe, along Water Street to Prescott Street, along Duckworth to Church Street and back up the hill to the school. Students universally declared that the sidewalks- which had been cleared, and in some cases salted or sanded- to be in poor condition. We met few other walkers, noticed a few runners (on the road) and saw no cyclists. The purpose of this walk was to gather information for our Year Project on the St. John's Cycle Plan. How well are our sidewalks used? Can you use human transportation year round in St. John's?
The answer from yesterday is, yes. You could. But it's not easy underfoot...
This will be a topic of conversation in class next week!