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An assignment to complete during your unit on Human Geography and Immigration patterns. The assignment is based on the popular Molson Beer Advertising campaign used in the mid 1990s to promote Canadian Patriotism and the Canadian identity. With Canada's changing demographics, the reality of what it means to be a "real" Canadian is very different from that being portrayed in the advertising campaign. Assignment comes with evaluation rubric.

A very simple graphic organizer explaining how the stock market works. You can use this prior to your unit on the Great Depression and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 to help you explain some of the more simple, general terms that are connected to the stock market.

An activity where your class will examine the reasons for why people enlist. What motivated young men and women in Canada to voluntarily join the military before WWI?

An activity to use when examining the emergence of Youth Culture in the 1920s and the role of slang and its relation to popular culture.

An assignment to be used at the conclusion of your American Civil War Unit. Students will create Trading Cards using content from course material. An assignment rubric is also included.

An Organizer to be used during your unit on Middle Ages designed after the television show, Dealiest Warrior. Students will conduct their own research and complete the organizer to see the role and impact various groups had on Feudal Europe.

A short reading detailing the daily life of a Serf leaving on a Medieval Manor during the Middle Ages. The document gives a detailed itinerary of the average day of the lowest member of the feudal pyramid and is followed by several comprehension questions at the end of the article.

An assignment to be used when discussing the two opposing sides in the American Revolution. Samples and a rubric also included.

A short reading to be completed during your unit on the role of religion and specifically Christendom during the Middle Ages. The article details the motivation of the Catholic church to begin the Crusades into the the Middle East and is followed by several comprehension questions.

A series of long answer/short essay questions to be used during your WWI unit when discussing conditions in the Trenches.

An organizer which students must complete by researching major contributors to the Enlightenment by listing their major works and their significance and importance. Students can use their class notes to complete the chart and then supplement their information by using research from the internet or other sources. Students will then use the chart to complete an open-book test.

A worksheet that your class can work through to review the conditions in the trenches during WWI. Sheets include important terms that students can research.

A graphic organizer explaining the 4 remote causes (Militarism, Nationalism, Alliances, and Imperialism) and the immediate cause (Assassination of Franz Ferdinand) of WWI. Includes both the overhead and a blank handout.

A work sheet to be completed with your students after examing Machiavelli's work, "The Prince" during your unit on the Renaissance. The handout makes a comparison between Niccolo Machiavelli's work and his concept of leadership and is followed by a Venn Diagram and comprehension question.

An activity sheet that first examines a political cartoon (The Chain of Friendship) dealing with the Alliance System prior to WWI followed with an exercise that helps the student distinguish between the remote and immediate causes of an incident.

A handout that is used to examine the issue of evolution - Specifically, the Darwinism vs. Creationism debate. This is to be used during your unit on Evolution.