Mr. Sweetman

Social Studies 7 Chapter Six Quiz Review:  1) How did Lance Armstrong justify using drugs to help him win seven Tour De France championships?  2) Why is fracking gas bad for the environment?  3) Name the six British colonies fighting for responsible government in the mid-1800’s? pg 101  4) What is democracy and why is it important? Pg102  5) What types of people were reformers, and fought for responsible government? pg103  6) Did the churches support the elite and rich people in government, or did they support the people fighting for responsible government? Pg104  7) Did the Newspapers support the elite and rich people in government, or did they support the people fighting for responsible government? Pg105  8) What were three causes of the rebellions in Lower Canada? pg 108  9) What were three effects of the rebellion in Upper Canada? pg 109  10) When did the Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada take place? pg 110 ...

Interest based Learning Research Paragraph: Your Task :  Part A) Using your research notes, paragraph outline, and paragraph draft please type up a double spaced good copy of your interest based research paragraph including the following: Double spacing Times new Roman 12 Font Have your name and class at the top of the page Include your bibliography at the end of the page (Include, Author, article title, website, and date published) Part B) Once you have finished this copy and paste the rubric below and evaluate yourself.  You should have a total mark of out of 25. An Addition underline your three supporting facts and circle your three supporting statistics... Part C) Have a peer evaluate your paragraph using the rubric below. Part D) Submit your paragraph outline, paragraph draft, your final paragraph, your self evaluation, and your peer evaluation. Evaluation :  Completed paragraph outline, Draft, final draft, ...

This is an assignment on inquiry based Social Studies note taking. - Below is an example of how to take your notes today, while conducting research on your topic of choice.  If you do not have a topic picked, then you should complete this assignment here. - All notes you take need to be printed onto a piece of paper using paper or pen.  You are not to print off the notes, but have the outline hand written. This will be an important part of the assignment.  - Remember your final goal is to find information and create a paragraph. - Be sure to include sources of information for your own notes you will need to create a bibliography.  A) Topic Sentence: Does Facebook have an influence on local and global culture? B) Five different Google search queries that should help me find information about this topic: Facebook culture values,  Facebook Culture shock, F acebook cultural impact etc.....  and don't forget to use the website...

The Quiz will be ten  multiple  choice questions based on the questions below : Here is a printable list of the basic questions and answers: Quiz Review 1) During the 1800's how did most people of BNA transport themselves or goods? page 91 2) What are five ways life in BNA homes was different from our homes in the 21st Century? page 90 3) Why did diseases spread so much easier during the 1800's? page 92 4) Who ran most schools during the early 1800's? How would this influence what students were learning? page 93 5) When was slavery no longer legal? Was this before or after the United States? page 88 6) What was the population change of Aboriginal people between contact and 1871? Why did this happen? pg 87 7) What happened to the Acadian people in 1755? How did this impact the current day Nova Scotia population? Page 85 8) Why did 800,000 English, Scottish, and Irish move to BNA between 1815 and 1850? Did they find an easier life here in BNA? page 83 9) ...