First day of debates!

1.  Time to review/analyze different proposals and how they could impact your colony; build arguments and counter arguments
2. Let’s debate!  We will start with the political issues 🙂

1.  Completing Preliminary Proposals
2. Presenting Preliminary Proposals
3. Assigning topics/roles for the debates – which issue will you speak to?

This week will be devoted to learning about how Canada came to be Canada in 1867.  We will do this by participating in a simulation!

1.  Background – why did the 5 colonies consider joining together in the 1860s?
2. Simulation colony groupings and background reading
3. Becoming familiar with all colonies’ needs/wants/concerns
4. Drafting a preliminary list of demands upon entering Confederation

What was life like in BNA at this time period?  Did the massive wave of immigrants achieve their hopes and dreams?

1.  Grievances in Upper Canada and Lower Canada
2. Rebelling for change

1.  Formative Assessment check -in
2. Who was the other group of people that immigrated to BNA during the Great Migration?
3. Making connections – similarities and differences in the Great Migration (work to complete in Class Notebook)

1.  Unit 3 assessment re-write

We’ll need to spend this class re-visiting the Unit 3 assessment that was written on Friday.
a)  What went wrong?
b)  Re-write

Unit 3 assessment in class today – good luck!

If you are done with time to spare:
a)  Make sure your War of 1812 Infographic carousel activity from yesterday’s class is completed in your Class Notebook
b)  Work on your COL assignment which is due next week!

You’ll spend the first portion of the class learning more about key people and battles from the War of 1812 based on the work of your peers and their Infographics.  Then you will draw connections and build on argument on Historical Significance.  The assignment can be found in your Class Notebook and the Infographics can be found on Teams-Unit 3 channel-Files-Infographics folder.

Next, the Unit 3 assessment will be presented to you.  Be sure to ask any questions you have so you can prepare for tomorrow.

HOMEWORK:  Prepare for Unit 3 assessment.  Be sure to bring a fully charged device + your charger!

1.  Peer feedback on your War of 1812 Infographic – seek out 3 classmates and get them to review your work
   -provide your peers with constructive and specific feedback to help them get the best grade possible! 🙂
2. Use the feedback to improve your assignment and post a PNG file to the Teams Assignment by 10:15am
3. Review for Unit 3 assessment coming up on Friday 🙂

HOMEWORK:  Review causes and consequences of the American Revolution and War of 1812