Ideal Society Project

To date, we've been working on the concept of an "Ideal Society." The point of the project is:
a) discuss aspects that comprise a society and their importance
b) discuss possible improvements to our society
c) apply geography skills in an ideal society concept map.
The students have taken notes and held group discussions. They have also written essays on their ideal societies, based on rubric criteria. To date, they've given peer to peer feedback and have made improvements based on this feedback. Many students have begun their maps according to class designed criteria.
Due Dates:
a) Ideal Society Essay (good draft): Thursday, April 17th
b) Ideal Society Concept Map: Wednesday, April 23rd
*See Ms. Malloff's main Socials 8 website for outline, templates, and criteria/rubrics.
Overdue:
1. You're Wearing Geography project: Brendan, Ashley, Halsey
2. World Maps: Reanne, Ashley

Monday, March 10th (short block)

Quiz on scale today. Reviewed for upcoming Geography Unit Test on Wednesday.
Study pages 9-9.a. and your black book activities in your binder. Be familiar with scale. Good Luck! See you Wednesday!
Ms. M.

Monday, February 25th (short block)

In Class:
1. Reviewed latitude and longitude concepts for quiz Wednesday
(study pages 9-9a. in binder)
2. Returned current events article summary w comments.
3. Went over criteria for "You're Wearing Geography" due Wednesday:
a) World map w countries colour-coded, items noted, arrows from countries to Canada
b) Labels page w labels (cut, copied, or photographed), items and countries noted.
c) Paragraph no fewer than 6-8 sentences on sweatshops, labels and their origins, trade, and your opinion on sweatshops/buying clothes from other countries, etc.
Absent: Bernie, Joel, Brendan, Jake, Miranda, Ashley

Lunar Eclipse

Here's a couple of photos of the lunar eclipse from my house!

Tuesday Feb. 19th: Geography Unit

We've been working on the following:
1. Complete Activities 21-24 (black Geolab book)
2. Learned the basics of scale: stated, linear, rep fraction
2. Clip labels for "You're Wearing Geography" Assignment
3. Viewed documentary "Zoned for Slavery" on sweatshop labour
4. Began working on country map for "Your're Wearing Geography"
..."You're Wearing Geography" assignment is due next week.

Friday Feb 15th

Cut out 10 labels from at least five different countries for "You're Wearing Geography" assignment. We worked on a sweatshop awareness activity.

Wednesday February 13th

Here's what we did today:
1. Reviewed latitude and longitude; checked p. 11 homework
2. Activity #21 in geolab book#1-8, and 12.
3. Read news editorial piece "Same Sex Classes" and worked on literacy strategies
Learner to do List for Next Class:
1. Complete editorial piece information sheet for Friday, Feb. 15th.

Sweatshop Link

Monday, February 11th

Hi, everyone!
I was away at a literacy project meeting this afternoon, so we had a substitute teacher.
1. Reviewed latitude and longitude notes
2. Viewed lat/long powerpoint for further information
3. Diagram completion: important parallels of latitude
4. Activity: connect the dots using lat/long concepts
5. Atlas search: latitude and longitude, p. 11

Fuel, Oil, and Electric Cars

Tuesday, February 5th

Today we had a Green Thumb Theatre presentation. For the remainder of the class, we began reviewing basic geography skills:
1. components of maps, atlas review
2. symbols in map-making
3. reading graphs and charts.
There is no homework!

Welcome to Socials 8!

Welcome to Social Studies 8!
This semester we'll be taking a look at:
1. Geography Skills (Ideal Society Project)
2. Medieval Europe (Medieval Faire Project)
3. Medieval Asia (Middle East, China, India)
...We'll have a semester in which we'll balance skills, work habits, and learning (with some fun, too).
I'll be posting information and assignment/project schedules here. Feel free to comment or get in touch with me. All you have to do is create an account with Blogger (and set up a GOOGLE email account and you're good to go!).
Learner To Do List for Tuesday February 5th:
1. Get Course Outline signed
2. Make sure I have pencil crayons, paper, pens/ruler for class