Mr. MacIsaac - Geography and Student Success Teacher

Period 1 World Issues - Week of Nov 9-13

2009-11-10T18:46:00.000-08:00

Monday November 9 - Divergent Views of Population Growth pg.74 #6ab and 7.
Tuesday November 10 - Complete assignment from monday. Make notes from video: The People Bomb.
Wednesday November 11 -
Thursday November 12 - Demography Test. Remember to prepare your extended answers!!
Friday November 13 -

Period 4 Grade 9 Geo - Week of Nov 9-13

2009-11-10T18:33:00.000-08:00

Monday November 9 - Finished working in computer lab on Immigration website activity. Please put in your HandIn folder.
Tuesday November 10 - Field Trip to Royal Winter Fair
Wednesday November 11 - Wrap up: Who Gets In, Crossword Puzzle homework, Canada's Immgration System homework, Push and Oull Factors, Handout: Our Cultrual Background Assignment

Period 1 World Issues - Nov. 2-6

2009-11-03T19:35:00.000-08:00

Monday November 2 - Video Presentation: Slumdog Millionaire
Tuesday November 3- Complete Slumdog Millionaire. Second half: Work period in computer lab to wrok on Learning Logs and Newspaper Portfolio.
Homework Reminder: Second Checkpoint Articles 6-10 for Newspaper Portfolio
Wednesday November 4 - Student Presentations: Demography CA.

Period 4 Grade 9 Geog - Week of Nov. 2-6

2009-11-03T19:29:00.000-08:00

Monday November 2 - Introduction to Demography
Tuesday November 3 - The Canadian Identity - group work and related music videos.
Homework: Complete a list of 50 Canadian symbols, famous inventions, people, things that are uniquely Canadian.
Wednesday November 4 - Take Our Kids to Work Day
Thursday November 5 -
Friday November 6 - Canada's Immigration System: critical thinking activity "Who Gets In?" How Canada's Immigration system works - students choose one of three activities (puzzle, chapter questions, graphic organizer)

Period 1 Gr 12 World Issues - Week of Oct 27-31

2009-11-03T19:16:00.000-08:00

Monday October 27 - Homework Reminder: Comparing Countries from the 5 Worlds chart and Learning Log Due on Wednesday November 4
Tuesday October 28 - Introduction to Demographic Transition Model - group work and class notes on stages of transition
Wednesday October 29 - Millennium Development Goals - Group Work, problem-solving, jigsaw activity for learning about UN Millennnium Development Goals
Thursday October 30 - Millennium Development Goals - Slide Show to consolidate learning and guide class discussion.
Homework Assignment: Learning Log#3 MDGs due on Monday November 9
Student presentations: Demography Culminating Activitiy
Friday October 31: Student Presentations: Demography CA

Period 4 Grade 9 Geog - Week of Oct 27-31

2009-11-03T19:10:00.000-08:00

Monday October 27 - Work Period for National Parks Slide Show Project
Tuesday October 28 - Work Period for National Parks Slide Show Project
Homework Reminder: Project due on Monday Nov. 2
Wednesday October 29 - Test Review today.
Homework Reminder: Study for Test
Thursday October 30 - Natural Systems Test!
Friday October 31 - Introduction to Human Systems - collage representing characteristics of Canada's Population

Period 1 World Issues - Week of October 19-23

2009-10-20T16:58:00.000-07:00

Monday October 19 - Notes and class discussion: Technological Change and World Population Growth (hunting and gathering, agricultural revolution, industrial revolution).
Notes and activity: calculating demographic data.
Homework: Prepare for quiz on calculating demographic data tomorrow.
Tuesday October 20 - First half of class in computer lab researching Demography Presentations.
Calculating Demographic data quiz.
Wednesday October 21 - Finish Calculating Demographics quiz. Notes, discussion and assignment: Population Pyramids.
Thursday October 22 - Research period for Demography Presentations.
Friday October 23 - Research Period for Demography Presentations.
Presentations are to be done on Thursday October 29 and Friday October 30. Make sure you are ready!

Period 4 Grade 9 Geography - Week of October 19-23

2009-10-20T16:51:00.000-07:00

Monday October 19 - Work on Soils and Natural vegetation regions questions p. 170 1-7 and #13. Reminder that these must be dome for homework.
Climate Regions challenge assignment.
National Parks of Canada preparation for video presentation.
Tuesday October 20 - Video Presentation - Canada's National Parks: Sacred Spaces. view and complete worksheet.
Wednesday October 21 - Finish National Parks video presentation.
Power Point presentation on National Parks.
Thursday October 22 - Unit 1 Culminating Activity Research - National Park Slide Show Project.
Friday October 23 - National Parks Slide show Project research.

Period 1 World Issues - Week of October 13-16

2009-10-13T17:10:00.000-07:00

Tuesday October 13 - Introduction to Demography with definitions of key terms of demographic measurement. Graphing World Population exercise started with a graph from 1CE to 2000.
Homework Reminder - Continue to prepare for Test on Thursday October 15. See last week's post for topics.
Wednesday October 14 - Complete World Population Graphing exercise.
Thursday October 15 - Test!
Friday October 16 - Demography Country research for presentations started today.

Period 4 Grade 9 Geography - Week of October 13-16

2009-10-13T17:06:00.000-07:00

Tuesday October 13 - Work on Geography Jeopardy group activity. This is the first Culminating Activity of the course.
Wednesday October 14 - Work on Geography Jeopardy Group activity. Made notes about soils of Canada.
Thursday October 15 - Present Geography Jeopardy games.
Friday October 16 - Finish Big Map Assignment. Reading and questions about Soils and Natural Vegetation Regions of Canada p.170 #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,13.

Period 1 World Issues - Week of Oct. 5-9

2009-10-06T06:29:00.000-07:00

Monday October 5 - Finished viewing Roger and Me and then discussed the video worksheet. Went to computer lab to view Learning Log Rubric and explain expectations for Learning Log. Students had time to work on this.
Tuesday October 6 - Sustainability and Ecological views of the world.
Wednesday October 7 - Computer Lab Period - Work on Learning Log (must be handed in today), Newspaper Portfolio and/or Seminar Presentation.
Thursday October 8 - Sustainability and Ecological World Views - group work and discussion of significant related issues.
Reminder: There will be a test on Thursday October 15 on all topics covered and discussed to date. These include: Point of view, bias, globalization topics and issues, measures of development (social and economic), different ecological world views and sustainability, 5 worlds classification system and characteristics. Friday October 9 - PA Day. Enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend. Reminder to prepare for the test on Thursday.

Period 4 Grade 9 Geography - Week of Oct 5-9

2009-10-06T06:24:00.000-07:00

Monday October 5 - Completed Climate Region Maps and chart on back of map. Learned about Climate Graphs and practiced making some.
Tuesday October 6 - Video Presentation: Canada- Top of the World. Complete the worksheet.
Wednesday October 7 - Factors Affecting Climate and Chapter 13 questions. Soils of Canada.
Thursday October 8 - Ecozone activity and quiz. Latitude and longitude activities. Friday October 9 - No School - PA Day - enjoy the long weekened.

Period 1 Grade 12 World Issues - Week of Sept 28-Oct2

2009-09-29T06:25:00.000-07:00

Monday Sept. 28: Class discussion relating to classifying countries into the "5 World Model" and the economic and social terms used to measure the level of development in countries.
Homework: Make sure you have completed the classifying of countries 1 - 20 on page 24 and question 4a and 4b on page 28.

Tuesday Sept 29 and Wednesday Sept 30: Students worked on completing first 5 article summaries and reflections. Also questions 6a and 8a on page 29.
Homework: Reminder that articles are due on Friday Oct. 2
Complete and hand in all of the Classifying Countries questions on Friday Oct. 2 (20 coutnries classified into 5 Worlds, questions 4a, 4b, 6a, 8a from page 28.)

Thursday October 1: Introduction to Globalization Issues

Friday October 2: Globalization Issues Video: Roger and Me
Homework: Learning Log #1: Response to Video: Roger and Me is due on Wednesday Oct. 6

Period 4 Grade 9 Geog - Week of Sept 28-Oct 2

2009-09-29T06:16:00.000-07:00

Monday Sept 28: Discussed answers for Ecozone Detective page. Did a practice quiz about Canada's Landform Regions...more study is needed for the real quiz on Tuesday. Watched Video: The Living Tides of Fundy and completed video worksheet.
Homework: Study for Landform Region quiz...study the map and the information notes on the back of the map.
Tuesday Sept 29: Finished the Bay of Fundy Video and took up answers to worksheet. We had a quiz about Landform Regions.
Homework: Study the names and locations of the 15 Ecozones
Wednesday Sept 30: Climate Factors - Today we made notes about the factors that affect climate. We learned about the rules of graphing and mad a bar graph.
Homework: Study the names and locations of the 15 Ecozones
Thursday October 1: Test of Cognitive Skills
Friday October 2: Finish notes on Factors Effecting Climate. Summarize 3 types of precipitation from textbook pages 149 - 151. Complete questions on page 153 to hand in: #2,3,4,6,7

Period 4 Grade 9 Geography Week of Sept 21-25

2009-09-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

Homework Reminders:
Ecozone Organizer and Map with labels is due on Friday Sept. 25
Ecozone Detective Handout - both sides completed is due on Monday Sept. 28

Period 4 Grade 9 Geography - Week of Sept 14-18

2009-09-17T11:50:00.000-07:00

This week we have been studying Canada's Landform Regions.
Students viewed a video about the Physical geography of Canada and completed a worksheet.
Students completed a map and filled the back with point form notes about each region.

Homework Reminder:
Due Monday September 21: Students must use their point form notes to write three paragraphs - one for each of the three landform regions of their choice. Bring your three hand written, rough copy paragraphs to class on Monday.

Period 1 Grade 12 World Issues - Week of Sept. 14-18

2009-09-17T11:49:00.000-07:00

Students completed Issues in Music assignments and presentations.
You received your Newspaper Portfolio Assignment.
Due Date for the first 5 articles with summaries and reflections is Friday October 2nd.

Period 4 - Grade 9 Geography

2009-09-13T14:00:00.000-07:00

Summary of the first Week:

Students were introduced to the course content and the different units. Students completed a Textbook Search that allowed them to learn more about how the textbook is set up and some of the important topics in the book.
The class made a list and a note about how to make a map with all of the appropriate and required items. Then they completed a Political map of Canada.
The students studied the provinces/territories and all of their capitals all week and then had a test on Friday.
HOMEWORK REMINDERS:
Textbook search and completed political map are to be handed in at the beginning of class on Monday September 14.
Any student who scored lower than 34 marks on the test Friday has to re-write on Monday. Anyone else can re-write as well if they want to try for a higher mark.

Period 1 - Week of Sept 8-11

2009-08-28T21:47:00.000-07:00

Summary of the first week:
We completed definitions relating to this course: issue, point-of-view, bias, prejudice and discussed the relevance to the course material.
Students completed and discussed a survey of opinions on various issues and completed a scoring system that placed each student on a grid based on their economic and social opinions.
Students began working on a group presentation, selecting a song that discusses a world issuue. Presentations will start on Tuesday September 15.
Friday was September 11 and the class viewed video and listened to music in mempry of the 8th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Reminder to work on your song presentations for homework.