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Social Studies

​​​​Social Studies 11​

Assignment Title: The FLQ Crisis
Notes: Discover information the formation, history and the aftermath of the FLQ crisis. Remember to look under the pamphlet file under Quebec History for infomation.
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​Assignment Title: Timeline Assignment
Notes: Create a chronological timeline showing personal events, major political events, geographical events or randomly chosen events using a wide variety of sources. Plot history of Canadian and world events on a second timeline.
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​​Assignment Title: Are You An Aquavore? / Ecological Footprint
Notes: Use the following websites to answer the questions on question sheets.
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Assignment Title: Terrorist Research Assignment
Notes: Use three internet sources to research one terrorist organization, past or present. Check your assignment sheet to find out what must be included with this report. Some terrorist groups will be covered in the EBSCOhost database or the books in the stacks.
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Assignment Title: Protest Song Assignment

Notes: Use the following internet sources to research song lyrics and background for your protest song. Make sure you read the requirements on the assignment sheet!
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Assignment Title: Influential Canadian Women in the 20th Century
Notes: Select a Canadian woman and summarize her accomplishments and role in the development of Canadian society. A picture, personal data, education, accomplishments and interesting information should be included.
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Assignment Title: BC-Single Transferable Vote Fact Sheet
Notes: Learn about the proposed Single Transferable Vote system and answer the questions on the BC-STV Fact Sheet.
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Assignment Title: Trudeau And Aboriginal Rights
Notes: Use print and electronic sources to find the information asked for on your assignment sheet.
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Assignment Title: Province in Canada Research

Notes: To research one Canadian province including a brief history and a chart depicting population growth and other information. Use the Canadian Encyclopedia, Canadian Global Almanacs and books in the 917.1 section of the library.
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Assignment Title: Geography Newspaper Assignment

Notes: Find information on the causes and effects of global warming, acid rain and ozone depletion. Then compare and contrast a developed and developing country using at least 3 effective means of measuring their living standards. Also, you are to create a political cartoon, crossword or word search relevant to the subject.
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Assignment Title: World War I - A Canadian Battle

Notes: Research significant contributions by Canadians during WWI in Europe an on the home front. Using this information, explain in written and visual form specific battles and events in Canadian WWI history.
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Assignment Title: World War I Newspaper Assignment

Notes: In the assignment you are to produce a newspaper including an article on each of the following: Causes of WWI, A battle Canada fought in, and trench warfare. Also you are to select two of these: New Technology and the War, Canada's response to the War, Use of the War Measures Act, Halifax Explosion, The changing role of women or the conscription issue. Also, you are to create a political cartoon, crossword or word search relevant to WWI.
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​​Assignment Title: The Environment WebQuest

Notes: This assignment is for Chapter 13 The Environment: Our Challenges and Responsibilities
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​Social Studies 10

Assignment Title: Japanese/Jewish -Canadian Experience During World War II Centres
Notes: Several of the stations you need to use for this assignment are Internet sites. Use the links below to get to these sites. Other stations include books, booklets, posters and videos . Get these stations from your teacher.
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​Assignment Title: Victorian Canada

Notes: Research two of the following topics, using at least three sources of information to create an information research paper. You can choose from Queen Victoria, Cholera (between 1840-1867), Sir John Franklin, Joseph Howe, Robert Baldwin, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, Temperance Movement (between 1840-1867), Lord Elgin (Jame Bruce), Fenians (between 1840-1867), Victorian Fashion, Charles Dickens, Boxing (between 1840-1867), Parlour Games (between 1840-1867), Sarah Bernhardt, Canadian Railways (between 1840-1867), Canadian Sports (between 1840-1867), or Victorian newspapers (between 1840-1867).

Assignment Title: Canada - U.S. Trade Disputes Assignment

Notes: Use newspapers, the library and / or the Internet to research a trade dispute between Canada and the United States. Here are some websites that have good information. You can find lots of other good information using the Magazine Database link under the library picture or a Google search on the key words of your dispute. Remember to make a note of whether your source is Canadian or American!
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