STUDENTS JOURNALS
ay 20th
Five short essays
Answer each of the five following questions in a short essay.
Suggested length : 200 to 500 words.
Write your answer on a new G-doc and share it with your teacher.
QUESTIONS
1- Compare and contrast the influence of religion with the influence of science in the development of humanity. Discuss the positive and the negative for both.
2- Create a timeline of what you think are the most significant periods in the history of humanity and briefly explain why you consider them to be the most important.
3- Select a historical event with which you are familiar and describe its causes as well of some of its consequences.
4- Give two examples of historical events that can be interpreted differently by different people.
5- Comment on something that you have learned from class this year and explain how it helps you understand something about today’s societies.
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April19th
Mid-term Questions
Create a new journal (your name- term 4 Journal)
Share it with me “[email protected]” (Be sure to give me full editing rights.)
Answer the following questions in your journal
1- In no more than 500 words (your own words), describe what you think are some of the most important events contributing to the advancement of humanity.
2- Compare and contrast two events or people that had a significant impact on the development of humanity.
3- Check the following websites about the industrial revolution and evaluate their reliability. Explain why you would or would not trust the information they contain.
A- http://history-world.org/Industrial%20Intro.htm
B- https://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090831002457AAmg8ZW
C- http://blog.canacad.ac.jp/wpmu/16chenyi/2012/04/11/humanities-industrial-revolution-project/
4.1 - Give two examples of historical events that can be interpreted differently by different people.
4.2- Give one example of something that humans do that was considered good (or acceptable) in the past but bad today.
4.3- Give one example of something that humans do that was considered bad in the past but good (or acceptable) today.
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January 27th
Writing prompt video
Five short essays
Answer each of the five following questions in a short essay.
Suggested length : 200 to 500 words.
Write your answer on a new G-doc and share it with your teacher.
QUESTIONS
1- Compare and contrast the influence of religion with the influence of science in the development of humanity. Discuss the positive and the negative for both.
2- Create a timeline of what you think are the most significant periods in the history of humanity and briefly explain why you consider them to be the most important.
3- Select a historical event with which you are familiar and describe its causes as well of some of its consequences.
4- Give two examples of historical events that can be interpreted differently by different people.
5- Comment on something that you have learned from class this year and explain how it helps you understand something about today’s societies.
_____________________________________________________
April19th
Mid-term Questions
Create a new journal (your name- term 4 Journal)
Share it with me “[email protected]” (Be sure to give me full editing rights.)
Answer the following questions in your journal
1- In no more than 500 words (your own words), describe what you think are some of the most important events contributing to the advancement of humanity.
2- Compare and contrast two events or people that had a significant impact on the development of humanity.
3- Check the following websites about the industrial revolution and evaluate their reliability. Explain why you would or would not trust the information they contain.
A- http://history-world.org/Industrial%20Intro.htm
B- https://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090831002457AAmg8ZW
C- http://blog.canacad.ac.jp/wpmu/16chenyi/2012/04/11/humanities-industrial-revolution-project/
4.1 - Give two examples of historical events that can be interpreted differently by different people.
4.2- Give one example of something that humans do that was considered good (or acceptable) in the past but bad today.
4.3- Give one example of something that humans do that was considered bad in the past but good (or acceptable) today.
_______________________________________________________________________
January 27th
Writing prompt video
December 03
Reading comprehension
1- Enter your reading reflections in your reading journal.
2- Respond to the three questions from each of the news items below.
Donald Trump
Read the article:
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/donald-trump-narcissism-therapists
1- In 3 sentences or less, what is the main message of the article?
2- What evidences does the author bring up to prove his point?
3- Is the evidence credible?
Political Correctness
Listen to the radio clip:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/player.html?autoPlay=true&clipIds=2679902509&mediaIds=2679902375
1- In 3 sentences or less, what is the main message of this radio clip?
2- Which side of the debate do you support and why?
3- Is the source of the information reliable.
ISIS is failing
Read the article:
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/03/20/the-real-isis-crisis
1- In 3 sentences or less, what is the main message of this article?
2- In what respect is this article important for Canadians?
3- How did they article transform or strengthen what you know and think about ISIS?
Reading comprehension
1- Enter your reading reflections in your reading journal.
2- Respond to the three questions from each of the news items below.
Donald Trump
Read the article:
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/donald-trump-narcissism-therapists
1- In 3 sentences or less, what is the main message of the article?
2- What evidences does the author bring up to prove his point?
3- Is the evidence credible?
Political Correctness
Listen to the radio clip:
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/popup/audio/player.html?autoPlay=true&clipIds=2679902509&mediaIds=2679902375
1- In 3 sentences or less, what is the main message of this radio clip?
2- Which side of the debate do you support and why?
3- Is the source of the information reliable.
ISIS is failing
Read the article:
http://www.torontosun.com/2015/03/20/the-real-isis-crisis
1- In 3 sentences or less, what is the main message of this article?
2- In what respect is this article important for Canadians?
3- How did they article transform or strengthen what you know and think about ISIS?