GREAT SPEECHES ... oh, and two more sleeps ...

Great job today on all the speeches.  Many achieved a mark of 100%, and no one had less than an overall 80%.  You certainly stepped up to the plate!

A reminder that you essay is due no later than 4pm on Thursday December 17.  You have each signed the contract and know exactly what is expected.  Please see me with any questions or concerns.

Have a great night editing your essays!

Week to do LOTS!

Please remember, as stated in class today, that if you missed the document test last week, it is your responsibility to see me before Christmas break to complete the test.  You will not have an opprtunity to do it during class time.

Peer editing is tomorrow.  Please remember that you need 5 copies of your essay in class.

Have a great night!

Test Today and Speeches

Thank you for working so diligently on your tests.  I am looking forward to marking them!

A reminder about the next two weeks.  Please see the last two posts for dates and information.  Remember that you have LOTS of stuff you can and should work on.  Speech research should be started, first drafts of your essays are needed for peer editing next week.  Ultimate seminars should be prepped if you chose to attend one of them.

PLEASE PLEASE see me with any questions or concerns.

Ultimate Seminar and Upcoming Test

A few updates:

1.  Today in class I handed out the French Revolution Documents and the purple chart.  Please complete this for MONDAY.  You will be able to use both of these, in addition to your text, for your document test NEXT THURSDAY.  If you will be away next Thursday on the Band School Feeder Trip please see me to do your test on WEDNESDAY.

2.  The sign-ups are ongoing for the ultimate seminars on Dec. 7 and 8.  The documents are "Subjection of Women" by John Stuart Mill, and "On Women in the Coal Pits" Parliamentary Papers.  Both documents are in your seminar package.  Please see me to sign up for a date if you are choosing to complete the ultimate seminar.

Have a great weekend ... you have tons to work on, so please take some time this weekend to get some of it done!

Words Words Words

Alrighty, crunch time is coming and organization will be truly required.  I am concerned that you, as a group, have difficulty pushing yourselves when given class time to complete work.  PLEASE use all upcoming time to do the myriad of upcoming assignments.

Here is the plan until December 18:
Nov. 27: French Revolution Documents - read and complete chart
Nov. 30 - Introduction to Napoleon
Dec. 1 - Seminar Rob and Albert
Dec. 2 - Napoleon
Dec. 3 - Speech (give out and research in the library)
Dec. 4 - PD Day
Dec. 7 - Ultimate (alternate seminar0
Dec. 8 - same as above
Dec. 9 - Peer editing day
Dec. 10 - Peer editing day
Dec. 11 - Field Trip
Dec. 14 - Intro to Industrial Revolution
Dec. 15 - PRESENT SPEECHES!
Dec. 16 - Industrial Revolution
Dec. 17 - Same - ESSAYS DUE: FINAL CLOSURE DATE (4:00 pm)
Dec. 18 - PARTY!

Please let me know if I can help with anything!

Parent's Night and Weekly Recap

Thanks to the parents of Eric, Peter, Ben, Zack, Cara and Cindy for joining me at parent's night last night.  If you did not have a chance to attend but would like to chat about your son or daughter, please contact me at kovicha@hdsb.ca.

Seminars were well done this week, and I am happy to see how far you have progressed with your links.  Please remember that you must always draw your ideas back to the documents, and that specific societal links are needed.

Next week, we will have a field trip on Monday, seminar on Tuesday and French Revoltion lessons for the remainder of the week.  To prepare, please watch these remaining videos.
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I will see you at 7:30 a.m. for our field trip on Monday!
A reminder that conference sheet #2 and 8-9 pages of research notes are due on WEDNESDAY! 

Have a great weekend.

READ ME!

I have a big concern.  When you sign in on a day you are not participating in a seminar, you should be completing work for this course.  Please do not watch videos like this.  Instead work on your seminars (prep or leading), your essay (conference sheet #2 and 8-9 pages of research notes due next week!) etc.

PLEASE DO NOT BRING FOOD INTO THE LIBRARY.
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A HUGE RUCKUS IN THE LIBRARY.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PRETTY PLEASE WORK ON YOUR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.

That being said, here are the weekly updates:
Wednesday: 
Tons of French Revolution notes, info and discussion.
Thursday: 
First half of period: Kelly's seminar.  You MUST attend if you were scheduled on the original day.
Second half of period: Malcolm and Peter's seminar.  Again, you MUST attend if you were scheduled on the original day.
Friday: TBD (dependent on Caine feeling better).

REMINDER:
Conference sheet #2 and 8-9 pages of research notes are due next Wednesday (Nov. 25).
Permission forms for the field trips are due on Thursday.

PLEASE see me with any questions or concerns.