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Homework and Test Update

2011-01-25T09:59:00.001-08:00

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Homework and Test Update

Science Questions due tomorrow.

Social Studies questions due on Thursday.

Science Lab scheduled for Thursday.

Social Studies test on Chapter Five will take place on February 02.

Homework and Test Update

2011-01-25T09:58:00.000-08:00

Science Questions due tomorrow.
Social Studies questions due on Thursday.
Science Lab scheduled for Thursday.

Social Studies test on Chapter Five will take place on February 02.

2011-01-20T06:56:00.001-08:00

NL Studies 2205 unit four test

2010-05-24T14:49:00.000-07:00

There will a unit four test on Wednesday, May 26. Below is a complete outline and test format.

Newfoundland Studies 2205

Unit Four Test Outline

Students are expected to know the following terms, places, and people for their unit test:

Cod Biomass (22) Diversification (24) William Whiteway (24)
Golden Age (26) Sir Robert Bond (27) The Great Fire (Date and Place, 29)
The Bank Crash (Date, 30) Robert Reid (40) Land Tenure(46)
The Burin Tsunami (Date and Place,35) Freehold Agreement (46)
The Newfoundland Disaster (Date, Place, Causalities, 35) Leasehold Agreement (46)
The Railway (Start and Completion Date, 36, 38) Timber Licence (46)
The Newfoundland T’railway (43) A.N. D. Company (46)
The first large Sawmill, (Place and Time, 44) Grand Falls (Mill History, 46)
Company town (49) Bell island (Mine History, 52)
Newfoundland’s Population 1901 (60) Emigration (62)
Internal Migration (61) Denominational Education (70)
Tuberculosis (74) The Hudson’s Bay Company (78)
The Grenfell Mission (80) Push/Pull Factors (60, 62, 64, 65)

Students are expected to know the following questions/concepts for their unit test:

The nature of changing markets for cod (23)
The difficulties of getting the railway completed and profitable (38, 40)
The railway and its Consequences (42)
The purpose of the Crown Lands and Timber Act, 1875 (44)
The amount of productive forest in Newfoundland and Labrador (44)
The economic benefits of Mining (54)
The impact of mining on lifestyle and culture (59)
Changing employment by economic sector (63)
Early 20th century Immigration patterns (64)
Modern Immigration Trends (67)
Lifestyle Changes in Newfoundland (68-71)
Why Labrador had no political Representation (77)

Please review ALL your notes and completed questions. Please read the Chapter Four: Summary on page 99 to assist you in understanding key outcomes.

Test format: 15 multiple choice - 30 marks
10 – Fill-ins – 10 marks
10 – True/False 10 marks

2009-12-10T04:31:00.000-08:00

NL Studies 2215

Unit Two Test Outline

Students are expected to know the following terms for their unit test:

Beringia Old World New World
Agrarian Hunter-Gatherer Paleo-American
Umiaks Angajukkak Basques
Aboriginal Archaeology Evidence
First Nations Migration Prehistoric
Settlement Traditional Economy "Making" fish
Bye-boat keepers Planters Western Charter
The Treaty of Utrecht

Students are expected to answer the following questions/concepts for their unit test:

1. How did humans originally get to North America? P. 88
2. List the similarities and differences between the various aboriginal groups that lived in
Newfoundland before European contact. (Notes)
3. Why did European countries want to explore for new land and wealth? (P. 106-8, notes)
4. Why was salt cod so valuable? (P. 108, notes)
5. List and briefly explain the similarities and differences between the English and French fisheries
(P. 112-115, notes)
6. Please review your answers to #1, #2, and #3 on page127 and #1 and #2 on page 128.
Please review ALL your notes and completed questions. Please read the Chapter Two: Summary on page 140-141 to assist you in understanding key outcomes.

Test format: 10 multiple choice - 20 marks
Four short answer questions - 20 marks
Case Study - 10 marks

Upcoming evaluations

2009-12-02T15:13:00.000-08:00

Grade Eight and Nine English Language Arts

Poetry Song Assignment due on Monday.

English 1201

Poetry Analysis Test Monday December 07th.

NL Studies 2215

Unit Two Test December 14th.

World Geography 3202/00

Unit Two Test December 09th

Test dates and homework

2009-11-13T09:53:00.000-08:00

World Geography 3202/00

The Unit One Test will now go ahead on Monday, November 16th.

Nl Studies 2215

The Unit One Test will now go ahead on Monday, November 16th.

ELA Grade Eight

Far North questions chapters 1-13 are due on Wednesday, November 18th.

2009-11-09T15:56:00.000-08:00

World Geography 3202/00

Please read pages 54 and 55. Complete #s 1 to 5 on page 55.

Please read The Earth-Sun Relationship and Sunlight and Clouds pages 55-57 and answer #s 11 and 12 on page 57.

Notes will be provided when you return.

Unit One Test date still isn't finalized.

NL Studies 2215

Please do the four questions on page 93.

Please read pages 94-99 and do the three questions on page 99. Notes for these pages will be posted tomorrow.

Unit One test date still isn't finalized.

English 1201

Part one of To Kill A Mockingbird is conpleted. Students will be responsible for questions up to chapter nine. Students will read the remainder of the novel and then complete a novel study at a later date.

ELA Grade Nine

Please submit all the work for The Pearl.
We have started our Poetry Unit and worksheet packages for this are at the office.

ELA Grade Eight

Students should have read up to chapter 14 by now. Questions for chapter 13 are below.

I will be collecting ALL questions for evaluation on Friday.

Far North questions chapter 13

1. What does Gabe suggest they all do to escape?

2. What interesting food source do they find?

3. What did the boys discover about themsleves?

4. What did Raymond do that made Johnny Raven so proud?

5. What tragedy happens in camp.

6. What do the boys "do" with Johnny at the end of chapter 13?

UPDATE - TODAY'S WORK

2009-11-04T13:12:00.000-08:00

Grade Seven, Eight, and Nine Art

A note to students in Grades 7, 8 , and 9 that the Peace Posters will be judged tomorrow. If you have a poster home, and would like to be part of the judging, just drop your finished work off at the school tomorrow morning. If you cannot do this, or would like to finish your poster for judging let me know before noon tomorrow. I will make sure that if you want to be considered for judging, you will get an opportunity.

World Geography 3202/00

I have tentatively rescheduled our World Geography Unit One test for Monday, November 09th. A review class will take place tomorrow. Notes given today will be provided as soon as you return.

NL Studies 2215

Notes for Unit Two
Pages 88-92

Beringia- A land bridge, which is now under water, that conected Siberia and Alaska at some point during the last ice age - sometime between 9000 to 50 00 years ago.

Old World-the parts of the world then known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans

New World-the Americas and Oceania

Agrarian- a society that is based mostly on farming

Hunter-Gatherer- a society based mostly on the daily search for food for survival

Written Work: questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 on page 93. Please have ready when you return to school!
No test date has been re-scheduled as of yet.

English 1201

Read up to chapter 10 in To Kill a Mockingbird and finish questions up to chapter 9.

Grade NIne ELA

Go to www.poetry.com and search/read the variuos links there. Read and compile FOUR poems that you found interesting , save them to be passed in to me later.

Grade Eight ELA

Please finish your questions for Far North up to chapter 12.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE!

2009-11-02T16:18:00.000-08:00

World Geography 3202

World Geography 3202 Unit One test is POSTPONED!
We will be starting Unit two tomorrow. Please read pages 54 and 55 and do questions 1, 2, 3 ,4 , and 5 on page 55.
All relevant notes will be provided when a student returns. I'll provide a review class before the date of the unit one test.

NL Studies 2215

NL Studies 2215 Unit One Test is POSTPONED!
We will be starting Unit Two tomorrow.
Please read pages 88-92. Notes will be posted shortly!

I'll provide a review class before the date of the Unit One test.

English 1201

Please read up the end of chapter nine in To Kill a Mockingbird. Below are the questions for these chapters.
A reminder that questions for chapters 1-6 are due!

To Kill A Mocking Bird
Questions Chapters 7 to 9

Chapter Seven
27. When Jem tells Scout about getting his trousers back, he tells her of something strange. What is this?
28. Can you find any evidence that Jem is beginning to understand more than Scout about Boo Radley? What do you think this is?
29. When the children plan to send a letter to the person who leaves the gifts, they are prevented. How does this happen? Who does it, and why might he do so?

Chapter Eight
30 . Why does Scout quiz Atticus about his visit to the Radley house? How much does Atticus tell her?
31. What is the “near libel” which Jem puts in the front yard? How do Miss Maudie and Atticus react to it?
32. When Atticus asks Scout about the blanket around her shoulders, what does Jem realize?
33. Explain what Atticus means by telling Jem not to let his discovery “inspire ” him to “further glory”? Is there any reason why Jem might now do as his father says?

Chapter Nine
34. How well does Atticus feel he should defend Tom Robinson? Is it usual for (white) lawyers to do their best for black clients in Alabama at this time?
35. Does Scout learn anything from overhearing Atticus's conversation with Uncle Jack? What might this be?
36. Read the final sentence of this chapter. Explain in your own words what it means and why it might be important in the story.

ELA Grade Nine

A reminder that The Pearl Novel Study and The Pearl questions are due!

ELA Grade Eight

I have Far North reading and question packages at the school. Please make arrangements to pick them up tomorrow.

PLease continue to check back to my blog as I'll be updating throughout the week!

Thanks,

Mr. Pike

Important Test Reviews! World Geography and NL Studies

2009-10-28T17:10:00.000-07:00

World Geography

World Geography 3202
Unit One test review

Students are expected to know the following terms for their Unit one test:

Anticline Syncline Compressional Forces
Tensional Forces Tectonic plates Arete
Drumlin Esker Fiord
Sea Arch Sea Stack Cave
Normal Fault Reverse Fault Ash and Cinder Volcano
Composite Volcano Lava Shield
Exfoliation Frost Fracture Hydrolysis
Oxidation Erratic Outwash Plain
Lateral Moraine Terminal Moraine Deltas (3 types)
Spit Ox-bow lake Deflation
Abrasion Hamadas Bay Bar
Rift Valley

Students are expected to have an understanding of the following concepts:

Theory of Continental Drift
Earth’s Five Zones – Lithosphere to Inner Core
The Three Forces responsible for mountain building on Earth.
River Life Cycles – What features determine age of River
Continental and Alpine Glaciation
Submergent and Emergent Coastlines

Please review ALL your notes!

Test Format: Selected Response – 20 Multiple Choice
Constructed Response- Three short questions
Case Study

Great page references for studying would be: fig. 1.2 on page 5, fig. 1.13 on page 15,
Fig. 2.7 on page 28, fig. 2.12 on page 32, fig. 2.16 on page 37, fig. 3.11 on pages 48 and 49

Additional info: this week's assigned work in World Geography 3202:

Read and discuss pages 41 and 42 regarding Wave Erosion. Write relevant notes on the board and answer # 11a, b, c, 13 a, b, and 14.

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NL Studies

Newfoundland Studies 2215

Unit One Test Outline

Students are expected to know the following terms for their unit test:

Supply Democracy
Demand Artifacts
Opportunity Cost Culture Complex
Traditional Culture Ecological Footprint
Contemporary Culture Sustainability
Popular Culture Sociofacts
Coalition Government Parliamentary System
Subsistence Majority Government
Culture Traits Minority Government
Coalition Government Constitutional Democracy

Students are expected to answer the following questions:

How does economics, geography, history, and politics influence culture? P. 26-27

Is your lifestyle most influenced by popular culture or traditional culture?
Please support your answer. p. 22-24

Define innovation, relocation diffusion, and large-scale interaction. Provide
a detailed example of how each have changed traditional Newfoundland culture. P. 63-65

Please review ALL notes and completed questions
Please read the Chapter One Review: Summary on page 74 to assist you in your understanding of key outcomes.

Test Format: Total 40 marks

Selected Response: 20 Multiple Choice – 20 marks Constructed Response: Three questions – 15 marks, Case Study – 5 marks

Additional Notes (pages 63-65) given this week in NL Studies:

Innovation

-occurs inside a culture
-it refers to the emergence of new ideas, objects, or techniques.
-sometimes it builds on an existing object
-it can also represent something entirely new.
It typically occurs in response to a need or a want.
Ex: codtrap and how it changed the nature of fishing in Newfoundland

Relocation Diffusion

-This type of change occurs when an idea, object, or technique is introduced to a culture from an external source
-it can happen a person or group travels to a different area and comes back with a new idea or object
-it can happen when a person moves into a area
-often a new idea spreads throughout an entire culture
Ex: foods of other countries like pizza (Italian) and spaghetti (Italian/Chinese)

Large-Scale Interactions

-This occurs when two cultures interact and both influence the other

Acculturation describes the experience of one culture dominating another culture.
Transculturation occurs when two cultures interact and there is a relatively equal change in both groups.
Time-space compression occurs when interactions between cultures occur more often and change happens more frequently than eve before.

Additional Notes (pages 52-53, 68-72) given this week in NL Studies:

Parliamentary System - government in which ministers are selected from the legislature to become cabinet ministers and helped run the government.

Majority govt. the party with the majority of seats forms government.

Minority govt. the party with the largest number of seats forms the govt. but has to get support from other parties on really important decisions to remain in power.

Coalition government – when no single party has as a mandate ot run the government, and therefore must share power with other parties.

Democracy – the rule of the majority

Constitutional democracy- while decisions are made by the majority, the constitution sets our basic rights that apply to all citizens.

Constitution – a set of laws that are agreed to be followed by all.

Governments heavily influence culture by making laws to protect and promote it.
This course

48 provincial districts, our district Trinity-North. Ross Wiseman, Member of House of Assembly.

Ecological footprint – a way to measure the area of land and water a person or population requires to i) produce the resources they consume and ii) absorb the wastes.

Sustainable development- development that meets the need of the present without wasting or destroying resources for future generations. Ex. Cod fishery, forestry.

Important test dates and deadlines

2009-10-26T17:28:00.000-07:00

World Geography 3202/00

Unit One test
Tuesday, November 03

NL studies 2215

Unit One test
Tuesday, November 03

English 1201

To Kill a Mockingbird questions
Chapters 1 to 6
Due: Thursday, October 29th

Work To be Completed

2009-10-20T15:19:00.000-07:00

English 1201

Questions on To Kill a Mockingbird - chapters 1-3 due Thursday.

Work to be Completed

2009-10-20T02:32:00.000-07:00

English 1201

To Kill A Mocking Bird questions on Chapters 1-3 due Thursday.

ELA 9

The Pearl questions Chapters 1-3 completed by Wednesday.

ELA 8

Final Drafts of Biography Assignment due Wednesday.

Welcome post

2009-10-11T20:44:00.001-07:00

Welcome to my blog!

I will be using this Blog as a means of communicating important information throughout the school year. I will post assignment deadlines, test dates, homework, and any other essential information.