Thursday

In class today we completed the following

1.) Went over our Social Studies unit test
2.) Watched a video

The students have been working really hard over the past couple of months and I wanted to reward them for their hard work by showing a video today and tomorrow.

Thanks for a great term 3. I look forward to everyone having a successful term 4.

Mr.T

Test Day

Over the last couple of classes we have been preparing for our Industrial Revolution unit test. This is was we covered over the past 3 classes;
Wednesday (Test Day)
-today the students wrote their unit test, chapter 5 booklets were also handed in
-we finished the class with some riddles- great job Alex, Taysia

Tuesday
-silent reading
-full chapter 5 review
-discussed how to set up a paragraph response for the test
-work time provided to work on workbooklet review

Monday
-quiz your buddy- read the last pages about society during the I.R. and each student had to come up with 5 quiz questions which they used to quiz another person in the room about the reading.
-reviewed economic revolution
-watched a video on child labour during the Industrial Revolution

Reminder: any missing work for term 3 is due by this Friday- term 3 ends on Friday. Please get your work in.

Mr. Tobacca

Friday

During the week we discussed a number of contributing factors related to the Industrial Revolution.

Yesterday was dicussed the economic factors behind the Industrial Revolution such as:
1.)Free Market
2.)Laissez-faire
3.)Capatilism
4.)Socialism
5.)Globalization

We also reviewed our previous lesson on transportation and resources.

On Thursday we discussed the changes in transportation and how that affected the movement of goods and resources during the Industrial Revolution. Some of the topics discussed in class were:
1.) Steam engine trains, machines,steam boats
2.) Resources that fueled the Industrial Revolution- Coal, Iron, Cotton/Wool
3.) We also discussed the Mercantilism Theory and how it was realated to Colonalism + Raw Materials

On Wednesday we discussed how Great Britain was the first to attempt the Agricultural Revolution. Some of the topics discussed were:
1.) Enclosure
2.) Farming for a profit
3.) New breeding methods
4.) New farming methods
5.) New technologies invented to improve production/labour

Overall we had a great week of learning. It is important that students are starting to prepare for their unit test which will take place on Wednesday March 28. Students should work through their review sheet, look over their work booklets and read over their textbook.

Thanks for a great week and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

In Humanities 9 today we discussed the following:
1.) The origin of the Industrial Revolution
2.) The reasons behing the Agricultural Revolution


See you all tomorrow. Please remember to bring your textbook to class.

Monday

Hello parents and students. Today we started a new unit of study on the Industrial Revolution. These are the things we covered:
1.) Oliver Twist Reading
2.) Industrial Revolution Simulation and Review Discussion
3.) Big Question

Tomorrow we will discuss why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain.

See you all tomorrow.

Mr.T

Happy Friday

Hello parents and grade 9 students. In class today we finished up our creative writing unit. Unfortunatley due to so many missed classes the unit was cut short because we are running out of time before spring break.

These are the things we worked on today:
1.) Finished and handed in our Creative Times News Paper and Personal Narrative
2.) Made a comic strip on Toon Doo

On Monday we will start our Industrial Revolution unit (Chapter 5 in your Social Studies textbook).

Thanks for a great week and have wonderful weekend.

Mr. T

Thursday

In Humanities 9 today we covered the following:
1.) Finished our last creative times entry
2.) Editing conference
3.) Riddles

Tomorrow your personal narative and creative times newspaper is due.

Thanks for a great class today!

Wednesday

In Humanities today we had a work day. We worked on the following.
1.) Our Creative Times Newspaper
2.) Personal Narrative

Please have your rough copy of your personal narrative for tomorrows class. Thank you and have a wonderful night!

Creative Writing

In class today we did the following:
1.) Wrote an article for our Creative Times Newspaper
2.) Started a personal narrative

Remember to think about the following when writing your personal narrative
1. Have a strong lead
2. Use dialogue
3. Use sensory details
4. Have a beginning, middle and an end
4. Use metaphors and similes

Good luck.

See you all tomorrow!
Mr. T

Power Outage!

No school today. See you all tomorrow.

Friday

Hello parents and students. In class today we wrote our Chapter 4 unit test. Next week we will start our public speaking and creative writing unit.

Have a wonderful weekend!