THINK and TASK

This PowerPoint is intended to be printed and shuffled, for students to then organize chronologically within themes of: Cause, Rebellion, Consequence. Designed to have students develop their Cause & Consequence competency. Answers are in the "Notes" section shown below each slide. My "Cause & Consequence" graphic organizer is a fitting closing task.

Package includes teaching PowerPoint with hyperlinked video clips, assignment, and rubric. Content includes a summary of French / English relations in Canada, the Quiet Revolution, with a focus on the October Crisis for the majority of material. Ethical competency is developed throughout by "Making Tough Decisions" graphic organizer, as well as final assignment based on ethical judgment. Student support materials are included. Rubric for assignment is included.

Slides and workbook created for students to learn about the origins of human kind and geography's influence on our development. Slides include video clips, learning activities, and are synced with workbook chronology. This resource is created with a focus on BIG ideas and Curricular Competencies.

Quick outline of how the government of Canada makes changes and decisions. Students are then prompted to create their own bill, process it through the correct steps, and have it approved. Students will demonstrate the historical thinking competency of Taking Perspective by including opinions of both sides.

Question sheet for viewing series.

Unit begins with the fundamental pieces of a civilization before exploring unique and common characteristics of Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. Activities include video clips and photo analysis. Thinking is centered on hypothesizing and evaluating evidence. Assignments include a travel brochure and a concept map. There is a student workbook synced to the slides, and a teacher copy to support and adapt. This resource is designed to support BIG ideas and Curricular Competencies.

In-depth unit covering Ancient Greece which helps students develop their ability to demonstrate understanding of BIG ideas and abilities with Curricular Competencies. Covers a great deal of Ancient Greece, particularly how they influenced future societies.There are many video clips hyperlinked, learning activities, and assignments with answer keys and rubrics for all.

This unit focuses on Canada's major geographic regions while developing Curricular Competencies of Evidence and Inquiry. There are several items and phases, but they build off of each other. A test in the middle serves as a content to context launching point. Students should exit with an understanding of how people live in parts of Canada as well as a personalized list of which regions might be best for them down the road.

Novel study of Iqbal. Includes several activities designed to have students develop a meaningful connection with child labor in today's world. Assignments include a webquest, photo essay, and wordle.

Slides begin with some background information that sync with booklet. Students will need to read and think through the longer length of text (4 pages). There is a TEDtalk portion. Lastly, there is a film report section which could be easily removed if you wish. This mini-unit attempts to develop the Taking Perspective competency of historical thinking.

This PowerPoint is intended to be printed and shuffled. Students will then be tasked with answering the questions and placing them in order. Works best as a collaborative group task. The sequence will arrive in order - as an answer key. Upon completion, students are to determine the five most historically significant documents in the collection.

This unit explores the importance of geography on human development. Water and physical features are focused upon. Workbook and gaming competition are included. This resource is designed to support learning of the BIG ideas and Curricular Competencies.

2-sided graphic organizer which strongly develops students' competency with analyzing, inferring, comparing, and determining relevance of 2 sources. Can be used with any two documents/videos/speeches/etc.

PowerPoint covering Canada's entry, contribution, and home front during WWI. The focus is on developing historical significance competency. Assignments are for mapping and battles, with answer keys included.

Question page for viewing series.

This sections works well if students have already done my WWII overview. However, it works well without too. Learners will choose 1 Canadian home front event and 1 Canadian war event to inquire about and document on their graphic organizers. The slides have a very brief introduction to Canada entering WWII as well as a small section regarding the Holocaust and atomic bombing.

This project-based section develops inquiry, evidence, and potentially several other competencies (depending on how students choose to pursue the task). Part 1 involves thinking and identifying what makes a hero. Some sample profiles and projects are included and require student evaluation. Then, students dive into historic Canadians of their choosing who they develop profiles for.

This project is designed to provide students with a timeline-type context of WWII. I use it with Canadian Social Studies students prior to launching into a Canadian focus of the event. Students select their event and use the listed web resources (mostly Hollywood and documentary film available on Netflix) to learn about it. They develop individual work on the event's significance. Then, they visit with each other to learn about other students' events and document their learning on a graphic orga

4 page document to support taking perspective and analyzing evidence while watching the documentary "Tyke: Elephant Outlaw" (available online).

Viewing page to support student viewing and critical thinking during and after viewing the documentary film "Oklahoma City" (available online).