Ch. 8 - European Imperialist Policies and Practices

Complete #1-13 on the CH. 8 question activity.

Due tomorrow.

Tomorrow we will be discussing pages 162-167 of the text, watching "Taking The West" video and assignment, and working on the remaining questions.

The Burdens of Imperialism

To wrap up yesterdays assignment on "The White Man's Burden" and the Responses to Kipling we had to write a summary based on the following;

After considering these perspectives, who do you believe is responsible for addressing the consequences of imperialism on Indigenous people in Canada and around the world? Why?

Write a few lines summarizing your point of view on the issue of responsibility in Canada.

We will revisit this at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 6, Historical Documents, and NEW material.

Due from last week:

- Chapter 6 #15-23
- Assessments for Sensitive Historical Reading - Avoiding the Pitfalls

Today we.....


1. Explore the Issues p. 131 #2 A & B. Complete on your own.

2. Recognize Relationships between Content and Issues #2 A (only for Genocide definition), B, & C. Complete in partners and ensure you have your own copy. Genocide or Depopulation??

3. The Story of Sacred Mountain - from Youtube (I will show you this!)

4. To what extent does cultural contact affect people? Write a paragraph using detailed examples from ch. 6 to explain your point of view.

Be prepared to hand in tomorrow Activity #1, 2, and 4.

Ch. 6 Questions and "Historical Document Assessments"

Today we...

1. completed the Sensitive Reading of Historical Documents Assessments - most students completed in class time. Those that did not need to complete and hand in tomorrow.

2. reviewed Ch. 6 questions 1-14 and assigned for homework questions 15-23 and these questions are due tomorrow also.

Unit I Exam

Today we wrote the Unit I Exam.

Tomorrow we will begin Unit II.