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Date Lesson Homework Tuesday, September 2 -course introduction
-opening day quiz: Canadian and American trivia-join class webpage Wednesday, September 3 -review answers to quiz
-read, write about, and discuss quotes about historyThursday, September 4 -introduce APA referencing for a book
-discuss how to summarize a short text
-group activity: read and summarize one topic (e.g., world events) about Canada in the early 1900'sFriday, September 5 -practice making a bibliographic entry for a book using APA referencing guidelines
-review Canada in the early 1900's (see PP slideshow in "Dawn of the 20th Century" folder)
-work on crossword for Canada in the early 1900's (consult the first three chapters of your textbook)-complete crossword for Monday Monday, September 8 -review crossword for Canada in the early 1900's
-work on map activity (Europe in 1914)-complete map activity Tuesday, September 9 -review map of Europe in 1914
-discuss the causes of World War I (MAIN)
-introduce opinion piece assignment
-complete handout summarizing the causes of World War I-opinion piece assignment due Friday Wednesday, September 10 -demonstrate how to make a full citation for a website using APA
-view part of a documentary on the beginning of the WWI (see "Start of WWI (doc)" link)
-read and discuss reactions to the outbreak of WWI in Europe
-discuss Canada's entrance into the war and its mobilization of forces (see p.81-83)Thursday, September 11 -answer questions about opinion piece assignment
-review APA formatting guidelines
-read and compare excerpts from Sir Robert Borden's address to parliament and Woodrow Wilson's address to congressFriday, September 12 -read p.81-83, 87-102 and complete handout on controversies in Canada during World War I Monday, September 15 -review Friday's handout on controversies in Canada
-discuss Aboriginal involvement in WWI (p.88) and listen to interview with Joseph Boyden
-introduce and practice Cornell notetaking system
Tuesday, September 16 -discuss treatment of pacifists and German Canadians during WWI
-Group activity: examine and summarize primary and secondary sources related to the internment of Ukrainians in Canada during WWIWednesday, September 17 -discuss conscription crisis during WWI
-look at examples of propaganda posters circulated in CanadaThursday, September 18 -read chapter from Joseph Boyden's Three Day Road
-complete handout that accompanies Three Day RoadFriday, September 19 -discuss propaganda techniques (PP slideshow)
-introduce propaganda poster assignment
-brainstorm ideas for propaganda posterMonday, September 22 -work on propaganda poster Tuesday, September 23 -make class notes on trench warfare and life in the trenches
-view documentary on the introduction of gas during World War IWednesday, September 24 -read article on medical advances during World War I
-use Cornell note taking system to summarize the articleThursday, September 25 -Academic Awards ceremony -read and summarize article entitled "Unprecedented injuries..."
for MondayFriday, September 26 -PA Day Monday, September 29 -learn about the major battles along the Western Front by completing handout entitled "Battles along the Western Front" (see WWI folder for Word file)
-visiting websites from the "Links" section (see handout for more details)-finish handout entitled "Battles along the Western Front" for tomorrow Tuesday, September 30 -review major battles involving Canadians (Ypres, Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele)
-discuss war in the air and at sea
