The Chinese in British Columbia

Hi Class,

Today we finished studying our last topic of the year!!! Wooohoooo!!! Today's lesson was about the Chinese in British Columbia and their experiences on the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Please spend some time browsing the pages of "The Ties That Bind" website. Go through all of the pages and check out the videos and images.

Complete the following questions with a partner:

1. Who were the Chinese railroad workers?
2. What was life like for the Chinese railroad workers during the railway building period and afterwards
3. What challenges did the Chinese railroad workers experience? What about their descendants’ challenges?
4. How did the Chinese railroad workers and their descendants help shape British Columbia and Canada?

Here are some other websites that are helpful too!

• Collections Canada
• An Overview of the CPR

The Emergence of Vancouver and Early BC Economy

Hi Class,

Here is what you should finish by next class:

• Using pages 230-233, create a web that describes what Vancouver was like in 1885. Be sure to include three branches:
• Society
• Politics
• Economics
• Read over pages 236-238 and complete #4 on pg. 238.

See you soon, 

Ms. U

Building the CPR

Hi Class,

Today we talked about one of the promises made to BC when they agreed to join Confederation; the Building of the CPR. Find the PowerPoint here: Building of the CPR

HOMEWORK:

• Read pg. 183-188 & 228-229.
• Finish the Deconstructing the Last Spike package.
• Add Craigellechie to your BC Map.

Ms. U

BC Joins Confederation

Hi Class,

Today we revisited confederation and looked at when BC joined. Here is today's BC Joins Confederation PowerPoint.

HOMEWORK:

• Read pages 225-227 in the textbook.
• Complete #1, 2, 3 on pg. 227
• Make sure your maps are up to date.

Ms. U

The Cariboo Gold Rush

Hi Class,

Here is today's PowerPoint on the Cariboo Gold Rush.

Check out this video on the Royal Engineers:

HOMEWORK:

• Read pg. 216-224
• Add to your map:
• New Westminster
• Thompson River
• Port Moody
• Complete Worksheet 6-4, 6-5

Yukon Dan in the Classroom

Hey Everyone!

Hope you had a good time today with our guest speaker Yukon Dan! I'll upload pictures here shortly.

I just sent an e-mail with an update about the assignment.

NEXT DAY:

• Quiz on Yukon Dan's presentation

Ms. U

Cariboo Gold Rush

Hi Class,

Today we will spend some time looking in to the important people and events of the Cariboo Gold Rush. Go to the following website:

www.cariboogoldrush.com

1. Spend some time reading through the variuos pages of the site.
2. Once you have spent about 10 minutes or so browsing the website, head to the "Teacher's Corner" page.
3. Go to the Grade 10 lessons and select either Lesson 2 or Lesson 3.
•  If you choose Lesson 2 you may only do Option B.
4. NB - The maximum mark possible for Lesson 2 is a "B" or 85%. The maximum mark possible for Lesson 3 is an "A" or 100%.

DUE DATE: May 23, at 9am

HOMEWORK: Add to your map: BARKERVILLE

MS. U

Vancouver Island

Hi Class,

Here is the agenda for today:

• Review election results and compare to StudentVote results.
• Review the Oregon Territory Worksheet (6-2) and recap the Oregon Trail game
• Colony of Vancouver Island ppt
• Activity 6-3 - Population of Fort Victoria.

HOMEWORK:

• From last day, read pg. 208-213 (Oregon Territory)
• From today, read pg. 213-216 (Vancouver Island)
• Add to map: Columbia River, Vancouver Island, Fort Langley, Fort Victoria, Nanaimo, Cumberland
• Choose 4 out of the 8 questions on Activity 6-3 to complete for next class.

FROM LAST DAY:

• Oregon Territory PowerPoint

BC Maps

Hi Class,

Your homework is to add the following three places to your map of BC:

• New Westminster
• Yale
• Fraser River

Start a list of places on the backside of your map.

Don't forget, there is a Government/Politics Quiz next class!

Ms. Underwood

Student Vote Results

Hi Class,

Today you participated in the the Student Vote Activity!!! The results for this class were as follows:

• Bill Clarke (Conservative) - 11
• Damian Kettlewell (Green) - 6
• Andrew Wilkinson (Liberal) - 6
• Nicholas Scapilatti (NDP) - 2

On May 14th, let's see if Bill Clarke will actually win Vancouver-Quilchena!

Ms. U

Vancouver Quilchena Candidates

Hi Class,

Today we talked about electoral districts and discovered that Prince of Wales is in the Vancouver-Quilchena riding provincially.

In class we started working on a profile of candidate that is running is this riding. Select a candidate from the list and fill in worksheet 5.1:

• Clarke, Bill - BC Conservative
• Kettlewell, Damian - Green Party
• Scapillati, Nicholas - BC NDP
• Wilkinson, Andrew Franklin - BC Liberals

Due at the beginning of next class!!

Quiz on May 14th

Ms. U

Government and your rights!

Hi Class,

Today we worked on understanding our rights and freedoms. We learned that we have certain rights and freedoms that are protected by law in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (part of the Canadian Constitution). For homework complete:

• Worksheet 2.4
• Questions:
• Brainstorm reasons why fewer people in the province are casting their ballot.
• Is this decline disrespectful to those who had to fight for their right to vote?

See you Monday!

Ms. U

Types of Government

Hi Class,

Today we started on the Student Vote Activities. Your homework is to complete Worksheet 1.1: Types of Government. If you are going to be away on the Physics field trip, your homework is to have both Worksheet 1.1 and 1.2 ready by Thursday.

Ms. U

Louis Riel

Hi Class,

Click on the picture of Louis Riel for last days powerpoint presentation:

Homework:

• HBC Venn Diagram
• Activity 4.4

The Selkirk Settlers Flow Chart

Hi Class,

Please create a flow chart that describes the events that the settlers from Scotland underwent as they arrived in the Red River Valley. Here is an example: 

If you would like to use the same program you can create an account here: www.flowchart.com
You will have time in class next day to work on this, but it is due at the end of the block.

The Métis, Red River Carts, Louis Riel

Today in class we worked on a couple of worksheets that looked at the Métis people, a form of transportation, and one of their leaders Louis Riel.

We also started a flowchart activity, that you can work on with a partner which investigated the creation of the Red River Colony by Lord Selkirk.

The Selkirk Settlement

First Nations People and the Fur Trade

Hi Class,

Please view the following video that describes who the Métis people are:

Also, here is the slide from class last day, the criteria for assessment can be found there too:

The North West Company

The Hudson's Bay Company

Activity 9.4 Map

Hi Class,

Here is a map that will help you answer #2 on the first worksheet. the Red and orange parts are the highest elevation.

Also, FYI the BC Economy Unit Test will be on February 1st

Ms. U

BC Economy Presentations