Live Blogging with E7/8 + Thought of the week for April 5th- 12th

Hello everyone!

Today we are doing live blogging in class and doing some research on questions on Miss Pollock's blog . Then we are going to have a class discussion on April 7th and talk about the questions. My partner is Froher, she has a link on her blog to my blog of this post.

Here are the Questions:

1 .-How did the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway change Canada?

2. -What were some of the causes of the Red River Rebellion?

3. -What were some of the effects of the Red River Rebellion?

4.-What would life for a Canadian look like, feel like and be like at this time in our history? (1881-1885 - construction of the CPR, 1869 - Red River Rebellion)

*(we don't have to answer all the questions we just have to have enough information to be papered for the class discussion)

The Canadian Pacific Railways have a lot of impact on now a days.



Here' the Information on the Questions---

1.) Jot Notes for Question 1

-it provided people a better source of transportation

-It helped unify Canadians from see to sea.

- Manitoba became a province

- lots of innocent people dies because of making the railway.

- The railways were started in 1881 1865 and were finished in 1885.

-Now we don't really use the railway as much because we have quicker transportation,

but it was really useful back then, then caring things it wagons, and quicker to get places.

- So there are lots of benefits of making the railway but there are some things that were not good.

2.) Jot notes for Question 2

-The Hudson’s Bay Company withdrew its rule of Rupert’s Land On January 1869 and sold it to the Canadian government (for $1.5 million) without any consideration for the rights and lives of the people living there

-Canadian surveyors began to survey the Metis land around the Red River On June 1869, changing the land division from long, narrow strips to square township lots

-Louis Riel, future leader of the Metis on October 11, 1869 and stopped surveyors trespassing on Andre Nault’s land by stepping on their chains

-Riel formed the National Committee of the Metis, a council to decide how to protect the Metis’ land On October 18, 1869.

-Riel and the Metis captured Fort Garry On November 2, 1869, a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post in the Red River settlement, and set up a provisional government there

-Late November in 1860 Lieutenant-Governor William McDougall arrived at Red River settlement to govern the new territory and was stopped and sent away by a band of armed Metis.

-Hudson’s Bay Company’s land was now supposed to be ruled by the Canadian government On December 1,1869 but the transfer was postponed because of the uncertainty surrounding the Metis and Red River settlement situation.

-A group of armed Canadians including Thomas Scott, an Ontario man who was adamantly against the Metis and their ways, marched into the Red River settlement and tried to attack Fort Garry On January 1870,
The group was caught Riel put them in jail.

-Late January 1870

John A. Macdonald sent Donald A. Smith, a Canadian government messenger, to the Red River settlement to explain to the Metis how Canada intended to govern their colony and to report back to Ottawa on what the Metis wanted.

-Early February 1870

Smith returned to Ottawa, having pleased and relieved the Metis (for the time being)
He brought back with him the Metis’ Bill of Rights.

-Scott continued to cause trouble by threatening and insulting the Metis, Riel ordered him brought to trial in Late February 1870.

-After being found guilty of his charge, Scott was sentenced to die and executed by a firing squad, On March 4,1870.

-On March 11, 1870 the news has reached Ontario, E.

News of Scott’s death reached Ontario, English-speakers were outraged and demanded Riel be hanged for Scott’s murder

-July 15, 1870

Red River settlement was named Manitoba and entered into Confederation after Riel’s provisional government finally came to an agreement with Ottawa

-Late July 1870

MacDonald sent troops to the Red River area to prevent any further trouble
Some Ontarian troops decided to avenge Scott’s death by killing Metis who had been involved with his sentencing
Riel’s followers strongly advised him to flee for fear of his life and Riel left by horseback for the United States immediately

-The Canadian government thought that the farmland which belongs to the metis family were a great area for the the English-speaking people from Ontario to settle in. They didn't even ask the metis.

- The metis weren't taken seriously, so Louis Riel killed Thomas Scott to make Canadians understand that the metis should be taken seriously, They have rights.

- People were invading the metis lands.

Jot Notes for Question 3:

-Death of Louise Riel

(November 16 1885)

How he died-

He got hanged at his execution.

Why he died-

Well, when Louise Riel wrote the list of rights some people thought that it was evidence that he wanted to overthrow the government. So that's how this whole thing started When he started his own government, the Canadian Government saw it as a revolution which means they thought he wanted to overthrow the government and also, a man named Thomas Scott wanted to overthrow his government, and when they executed him for this, people blamed Riel for "killing" an "innocent" person, even though it wasn't really his fault. There were many things that he did that made other people hate him.

- Thomas Scott got executed

-The English-speaking Canadian thought that by killing Thomas Scott they were enraging anti-catholic and anti-french sentiment in Ontario.

- People were looking for Louis Riel just to kill him.



Jot Notes For Question Number 4:


- The appearance of the whole country in general would be different

- The landscapes, the mountains and the lakes would be different from today.
For instance to make the railway they had to break down most of the mountains to continue the railway.

- People worked harder back then, because they didn't have much technology, and useful tools to help them with jobs such as: Opening a can or bottle, There were know computer's so they had to write letters by hand and much more.





Here's the thought of the week:

"One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity. -Albert Einstein "


I was going to post the thought of the week on Sunday since I have been putting it on that day,but since I was going to post this pot on Monday I thought why not just wait one more day and put the thought of the week on this post.



Sites and sources:

1.http://www.answers.com/topic/canadian-pacific-railway-2

2. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006727

3. http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/nmeadows/Smith/1870%20Conflict%20(Tbl).htm

4. http://www.oakbay.sd61.bc.ca/staff/salexander/courses/socials-10/documents/red_river_rebellion_timeline.pdf

5. http://www.oakbay.sd61.bc.ca/staff/salexander/courses/socials-10/documents/red_river_rebellion_notes.pdf

6.http://www.shsb.mb.ca/Riel/erebellion.htm

7.- Text book

Cheers,

Sarah and Froher

*** update***

If anyone was wondering about why it says I posted this on March 31, instead of April 6th that's because I started It one March 31st and kept saving it as a draft, and than finally posted it today ( April 6th).

Thought of the week ( March 29th -- April 5th)

Hello!

How are you all?

So far I have been putting the thought of the week on Sundays, I will try my best to keep putting it on the same day, If i don't thought It will be a week from the day I give you the thought.

So here is the thought for this week:

" When the power of love over comes the love of power, the world will know peace."

- Jimi Hendrix

Ideas:

Questions to think about when I give you a thought of the week.

Example Question: "Take pride don't litter"

1. What is the message trying to tell me?

-Don't litter

2. From the message given what can I do this week to make the world a better place?

- If I see a piece of garbage on the ground I can pick it up and trow it in the garbage.

3. How you can spread the word?

- When a friend trows a can on the school yard, tell them the message and explain that it is not good to litter, and hopefully your friend will pick it up off the ground and put it into the recycling.

I am trying to make everyone a better person, so with these "thought of the week" I am hoping this makes you think about the message and what you can do to make you a better person.

- Cheers!

Note to Bloggers

Hello all of you awesome bloggers! I'm just letting you know if you are visiting my blog that assignment 10 is posted but not 100 complete, I just have to touch up a few things on it. It will be done by Thursday night of Friday Morning. ( 26th, or 27th). Keep up at all the great work!~ Sarah ( Whippy)

Thought of the week

Hello!

I hope everyone's doing great.

I am just going to introuced a new thing I'm going to be doing with my posts.

Each post I make from now on I will put a thing to think about for the week or a quote by someone. If I don't make a post one week I will still give you a message. I am hoping this will be a good thing for people. This weeks message to think about is:

"The more we help others, the more we help ourselves."

Movie Recommendation

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all having a great march break!

I would just like to quickly tell you all about a movie I saw last night.

It's called the boy in striped Pyjamas and it's about a two boys, one a German and the other a Jew that build a friendship over a wired fence during the time of the holocaust.

The Boy in Striped Pyjamas

Description:

Young Bruno lives a wealthy lifestyle in Pre-war Germany along with his mother, elder sister, and army Commandant father. The family re-locate to the countryside where his father is assigned to commandeer a prison camp. A few days later, Bruno befriends another youth, strangely dressed in striped pajamas, named Shmuel who lives behind an electrified fence. Bruno will soon find out that he is not permitted to befriend his new friend as he is a Jew, and that the neighboring yard is actually a prison camp for Jews awaiting extermination.

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust.

Watch the trailer :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5FU-yDC-uI

The movie is based on the book " The Boy in Striped Pajamas"written by: John Boyne.

Assignmnet 10 --Dairys and Letters of Chen Li

Special Letters, Diary entries,

pictures of the Li Family.

Chinese Flag: Hello, today you will be reading a real live letter from Henry Hudson from 1610!

No I'm just kidding... what we are really doing for this assignment ( number 10) is stepping in the shoes of a person who was involved in the pacific railways , some people are stepping into the shoes of the head person of the railways , some are being a Chinese who was sent to work on the railways.

For even more information on this assignment visit Miss Pollock's Blog introducing assignment 10.

I am an English explorer and have followed the paths along where Chinese people worked on the railways, In my travels I found some diaries and letter's from a great man known as: "Chen Li"

Note to readers: The italic words in the journals and letters are words you can look at in the glossary near the bottom if you are unclear to any words.

Also some language may be off sounding to today's modern language so example instead of it being isn't it will say is not.

Well here they are---

September 10th, 1881

Dear my sweet wife Lina and daughter Tao,

I just arrived in Canada, I am living in a tent outside the fair lands.

I have a Buddy sharing a tent with me he is a Chinese as well

and he is name Manchu he has been here since 1865 when they first sent the workers, he welcomes me but said the work is hard, i am a hard worker as you know but I am hoping it will not be too difficult. I herd we might have to use explosives but do not worry I will refuse to do that work and maybe help with the building of the railway it's self.

Believe me, dear sir, your obliged and faithful humble servant,

-Chen Li

Dear Diary,

I do not want to mention this to Lina and Tao because I will worry them.

So i am righting in you diary. The problem is the whites middle class workers get the choice of their jobs before we the Chinese can pick. Lots of Chinese are choosing the harder jobs because they want to show that they are hard workers. We only get half the pay as the whites middle class workers and we must work on dangerous jobs, building bridges,using explosives, it is my second day on the job and i am already felling homesick, I can not go home though and I must work really hard so i can bring my wife and daughter to Canada. I do not want them to worry of me working too hard and doing dangerous jobs but it pays so I hope I will Succeed with this, wish me luck diary!

-Chen

November 2oth, 1881

Hello Lina i hope Tao is fine.

I wish you all well.

I am really struggling to keep warm these days as it is getting colder and colder each day.

It is not fair you must now pay 500 dollars to immigrate, I will try to send you money every week so you can come, I wish you are here now I need some people I love by my side,

Well I will send you another letter when I am good, I do not want to right when things are doing bad.

- Chen

October 30,1881

Today was a good day, I had a wondrous meal of dried salmon, rice and tea. I'm getting paid today so I am going to get to buy some fruit as I have saved enough now to buy some, but as I wish we get paid more are salary is so low these days, I hope if I work extra hard I might get a few more dollars or even a few more cents would be helpful. I don't think so though because winter is approaching.

Dear diary,

My boss David was really mean today, not that he is ever nice but he actually get so

mad at some one that the poor man was whipped so badly i felt so sorry from him, he didn't really deserve the hitting. He just failed to finish the work on time of the night passed. I must work hard today as David is yelling and yelling at us to work faster and faster. I didn't want to worry Lina and Tao again so i am writing in you because you make me fell well. I will right again soon but I here someone coming as I think it is my boss David.

Dear diary,

Oh how mad I am at David he was the who came to my tent and started to hit me and my roomie Manchu, he said we were not fit to be workers but I try my best and I think Manchu does to. He said this was are last warning or were will be hanged to death over the fire! This is so fighting I am scared to put these words in your pages Diary, just I must help calm myself down, as you are a really useful tool to use to make me happy again, you are the best diary i fell much better now, thanks.

-Chen

December 15th,1881

Hello to my Lina and Tao!

I finished the job of the bridge today it took about 2 weeks to build and finally now done,yay

I am assigned now to work on a 10 mile railway track and am starting that tomorrow.

Boy it takes tough men to do this job. Which I am one of them, as you know but it is tiring if you do it all day long, but I must keep going to bring you in my arms.

-Chen

January 12,1881

Dear Lina and Tao,

I am righting this quickly with saw dust in my eyes as today we are moving camps. As more of the railway is built we must move on to another camp site, so I will have to right you once we arrive in our knew place. It might take a while to get there so am hoping everything is good, is Tao better from her cold? Keep warm.

- Chen

February 14th,1881

Dear Lina and Tao,

I wish you the most of happiness today Lina because as you know today was the day we got married 10 years ago, it's our anniversary! Remember that night I asked you to marry me? You were so happy and I remember how your eyes looked so sparkly and filled with joy and remember when Tao came into the world? How happy you were then? Well as both those moments were I would like you to be like that today, filled with joy and tiers, not sad tiers toughs,happy tiers.

I wish this was not the way to celebrate with us apart but I can not help that, I will make it up to you when you and Tao can come to Canada. Hope you are having a better time than I am.

Boy I am Tired I had to walk 40km to get to the next camp sites to work more on the railway.

Well got to rest up and get back to work.

Loves you always,

-Chen

Dear Diary,

Terrible new diary my good friend Manchu from the railways died today. He was working on building a bridge over a steep gorge. He fell ,well working at noon, he was having such a great day today, it was his birthday,and he got to call home and talk to his wife and kids, then he had the fall. Why did he have to die so young, diary? Why is life got to be like this ? Why do white man got double the pay of Chinese and we work harder then them! Why Diary, why? Why did Manchu have to die? Why did I get sent here in the first place, why me? Why do I have to be away from my family?Why does David Harass me and other Chinese? And why are we the ones who have to work longer hours and get called names? Why the Chinese?I am truly sorry for nagging to you diary but I am truly sad today. You know diary you are the best person, book I should say, you are always there for me when I need you, and you really do cheer me up, Thanks again Diary. I hope life will go better soon for me,

-Yours truly, Chen your number 1 friend.

July 4th,1884

Dear Lina and Tao,

I think I will be able to go home next week as the railways are nearly complete, I can not wait to see you and Tao! It has been forever, 4 years, Holy cow! Well sleep tight my little butterflies because you are going to see me really soon! - Chen

July 8th,1884

Dear Lina and Tao,

I just found out I must work yet another week on the railways,and I do not think I can work on it because i have scurvy, now do no worry my sweet Lina and little Tao, I am getting better and better each day as today I am good enough to write to you. A buddy from the railway is helping me, he must work during the day but is able to help me at night, but i hope David will still accept that i must get better before I can work. I am truly sorry Tao i could bot be there on your birthday as I hoped to attend but I half to keep at the railway, I hope you get the money I sent to you and Lina, I know it is not much but before all the workers leave next week I will be getting more money and maybe we can do something for your birthday then, I picked up this lovely flower while I was working today it so reminded me of you my beautiful sweet Tao, it is the Chinese flower and will give you the best of luck since I can not be there today. Love you and bless you both, and remember DO NOT worry i will be fine.

You are all the go!

- Chen

Glossary:

This is the glossary for readers to look at after read the letters and dairies to see certain words they may not understand.

scurvy -(a painful disease caused by a diet without vitamin C).

Miss you-( Believe me, dear sir, your obliged and faithful humble servant)

You Rock- ( You are all the go)

Awesome- (Wondrous)

Rocking your socks off- ( Having a very agreeable time)

Nitroglycerin-( A very dangerous explosive people used during the making of the pacific railways used to blast though a tunnel to continue the railway.)

Manchu- (Pure)

Chen- (Great or Vast )

Tao- (Long Life )

Lina- ( A graceful Willow )

David- ( Beloved)

You are all so lucky, because though my travels I also managed to get a few letters from Chen's

Family back in China.

January 30,1801

Hello my darning Chen,

I am sorry you fell down, Tao and me are having a very agreeable time, we managed to finish the hole in our roof so we went to the restaurant for dinner, but I am truly missing you!

I hope you will return home soon. Thanks for the money you sent, Tao and me we bought material and made dresses together for the Wang's family, they are paying us for them and oh how beautiful they are!We are riding over there tomorrow to give them the dresses. I hope this will go towards the 50 dollars we need to immigrant to Canada so we can be with you.

Love you cupcake,

~Lian

--- ( One year jump in time)

April 18th,1882

Hello my good Chen,

Today was exciting, Tao is begging to read, she is already so good, it is amazing!

I wish you were here to see her read, she really misses having you read to her too, and now you can both read together, once we can all be together that is. She is really starting you understand

things these days. Just yesterday she said mama why do chickens lay eggs, and we do not. Is that so cute? I explained how human have babies, chicken lay eggs, she is really learning! I remember when she first started talking, it seemed just like yesterday!

Well I must go back to attending my cooking.

Your darling,

~Lina

---- ( one year jump in time)

April 30th, 1883

So Darning how are you today?

I am really sick, can not cook, can not dress, can not teach school.

I can do notting.

Tao might be geeting sick too.

I have not herd from you in a while, what have you been doing on the railways, are you almost done so you can come home.

Besides from getting sick, I met a really nice man, he is named Jeron, not chiness though and is dropping by to help me and take care of Tao and bring her to school.

He is an ederly man around 50, and I offred him money by helping, and he says no, he is so wonderful. He said if I want to help him with house chores at his home he will pay me once I am well. He says I can do it during the evening so I can still teach school. I Really want you here by my side Chen ,right now. Hope you are well.

~Lina

( one year jump in time)

June 19th, 1884

Where are you my honey bun?, you said you will return home today.

I guess you are just running late, but hurry home soon, Tao and I have a

surprise for you.

Love you, Lina

June 24th,1884

Chen, Chen you are 3 weeks late where are you?

We have sent a telegram to the railway instructer and

said you already left home.

Hurry i can not stand to not see you for a momment more,I am really worried for you have not answred any of my letters for 2 months!

~Lina

August 1st,1884

Chen, Where are you??

...........................................

..............................................

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................................ ( got wet, so message earesed)

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I guess you get the picture of what happened to Chen li.

Yep, he died. How you might ask.

Well he died on his last day working on the railways, he got blown up in the tunnel parformaing a really risky task of putting Nitroglycerin and setting the charge. Explosives blow up easiely, if he sarvived he would of got more money half as a white man would of got, but still it was something, he was wanting it to buy something for his daugter's Tao late birthday. Poor fellow.

Why? You still might ask, well this is no story, it's life, I know you wish Chen could of returned

home and Lina and Tao will be really happy and they would go out for Tao's late birthday and

Tao and Lina will give Chen his surprise but this is not the way it happened.

I am sorry to those of you who like happy endings. The good news though is in 1888 Lina and Tao saved up enough money to imigrate to Canada, Lina then meet Robert and they had a son they named chen, after their beloved father and Husbien.

Send my reguards to the Li family,

-Annonmist ( I'm not putting my name of cource because I am still a mystery english explorer, remember??)

Here are some photo's I found aloung with the leter's and darier entries

1.) ~This is Chen and a group of men working on the railways.

2.) ~This is another picture of men working on the railways, Chen is not in this photo but his buddy ManChu is. ( 1881)

3.)

This is wear the chiness lived during the making of the railways,in tents. Chen has his back to us and Manchu is the one beside him.




Visit my 11 aswome sites were all the informations from! (sites included in text as well, they might not be in the text but some are in there, but all the sites I used not including the name sites are here.)

http://archives.cbc.ca/society/immigration/topics/1433/

http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/galler08/frames/cpr.htm

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2031.3-e.html

http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=10196

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_immigration_to_Canada

http://www.ccnc.ca/cccop/index.php?section=content/history.php&func=viewEntry&entryID=59

http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/cseh-twih/archives2_E.asp?id=143

http://cprr.org/Museum/Chinese.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Chinese.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_Railway

http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Heritage/default.htm

See some more awsome pic's

I couldn't add anymore photos to my blog because it messes up,but here are more you can look at:

Picture 1 ( From wikipidea)

Picture 2 (There are 5 pictures in this album)

Picture 3 ( There are 23 pictures in this album)

Picture 4 ( There are 11 pictures in this album)

Picture 5 ( There are 8 pictures in this album)

Picture 6 ( There are 18 pictures in this album)

Picture 7 ( There are 11 pictures in this album)

Picture 8 ( There are 10 pictures in this album)

Picture 9 ( There are 5 pictures in this album)

Picture 10 ( There are 21 pictures in this album)

Those are some photo albums for more pictures in photo albums visit this site !

And I haven't forgot my map of the rote where the pacific railways whent though canada:

Check out the map ( showing the whole rote)

Check out the close up Map ( Where Chen help build the railway)

This site I really didn't use for my assignment but It's an awsome or should I say " Wondrous" site. Santana found it first acually and you can serch a decade and it will tell you all kinds of things in History from that decade. Check it out!

Hope you all like my assignment comments are welcome to any of you who have questions or just want to say what you liked and or what could improve about my assignment. Cheers!

p.s.( I had a hard time finding the right name of chen's boss, so I just put David down. What's funny though If you go to the glossary David mean "Beloved", and he's is spose to be mean,so it's kind of a joke.)

Why we should continue blogging

Hi to all!
Since we are almost finished history for the year, we are trying to diside if we should continue to blogging for geography. Here are the reasons I think we should keep blogging.

~ First of all i think it's less work for you(miss pollock) and the students.

I think it's less work because you don't have to teach the lesson, than do activites in class, than assignment homework and check it over the next day. We don't as well have to worry about tests either. On blogging we just read on our blogs what to do, than work on the assignments given in class and at home. So it's kind of combinding the work you normally do in class and homework.

It's a more creative and more fun way to do history

I personally like doing things more creative. Like when we have to do a project I would prefer doing it in a play form, instead of just reading text out to the class (As you know). Since you are the best, and that you are doing blogging with us, it's really the only chance we get to do history on the computer. Normally every other teacher and probally everyone else's Geography teacher has thought Geo. normally.

~ It's also a great way to practice and learn all the new things on the computer, and how to blog.

Most people I think haven't done blogging before so for most of us it's a new thing we are doing and figuring all the neat things you can do on your blogs. Also we don't have computer class this year so we also get to also use the computer's, when we blog.

~typing v.s. writing

A lot of people prefer to type their work ratter than wright their work, it's good with the new technology that we can type things on the computer. As you told us last year some people get so used to typing that there hand writing isn't good. Well since we only type things in history, it isn't a problem because we right in all are other classes. It's also great to keep practicing typing, because once you type more you can type faster and then it will help get things done faster.

~Not behind

What's good about blogging is if you miss a day or so of school, you won't be behind because you can just go on your computer at home and start the new assignment. I know what's it's like to be behind, and you have to catch up on all the work you missed when you were away, so this is really helpful. Then as well you don't have to ask the teacher or another student what you missed and copy notes.

~Printing

I found last year that a lot of people had problems with their printers (me included) or they didn't have a printers, so when we had work on the computer to type sometimes it was a problem. This kind of work on the computer is good because we can just submit it on our blogs instead of the whole printing hassle.

~Distractions

As you mentioned, some people find blogging distracting. I understand with people who say some of the temples are distracting. I think what they mean is it's a little hard on the eyes, because i found some a little hard to look at. With distractions from the widgets, i partly agreed but partly not. I think if you want to add a couple widgets to your blog it's fine, but if you have overly too much it can be distracting. With working habits distracting, that i disagree. I think people just have to be a bit more focesed wile working on their blogs and not get distractive. I think people can fix these things though. People with distracting templates can change them. If they really like their temple they can maybe find something simular to what they had before. For the widgets, people can not have a lot on their blogs, just a few. People who get distracted while working will have to try their bests to work on their assignments and once there done they can do other things like, adding more to their blogs or play games.

~class discussions

Class discussion might be a good thing to do.

To make things clearer and to share idea's and maybe read out assignments to each other, or a part of an assignments, or anything to share might a good idea.

Since blogging works better the more we communicate and share idea's together by communicating, by having class discussions it might help with this more.

Times for class discussions:

My idea's of times for class discussions,

E7/8 --- since we have history 3 times a week I think maybe once out of them we can have a class discussion, it depends if you were wanting it the whole class, of maybe half a class? One of those i think is good.

E8C--- I think they have history once a week so maybe a part of their class each week they can have some discussions, if you don't get to one week, then you can have some discussions the next week mabye.

I'm not sure about how many times your other classes should have class discussions, because i don't know how many times they have history each week, but i think you get the idea.

You can also maybe call a discussion random if you want to talk about sometime.

~Not wrong idea

~I am not saying that people who think we should go back to text books has the wrong opinions, I respect what they have to say, just i really think we should keep blogging for the reasons I gave.

I wonder what will happen??

p.s. If we do end up going back to textbooks, I would vote doing history like we did last year. Were we use different sources and other ways to learn history.It's more fun, but blogging is even better.

~ Whippy S.

Bloked on school computers

Hello everyone!
I hope you are having fun blogging.

I know that some of the school computer's you can't play the impossible quiz because it's blocked. I took the link away and added the impossible quiz as a widget at the bottom of my blog, because i thought it will be easier. If the impossible quiz is blocked on your computer you will have to do it at home.

If you notice a large black space on assignment number 6, that's because I have 3 video's but there blocked from the school computer's as well.

Some of you may have noticed that my side bar is at the bottom instead of at the side.

I don't know why it's like that. Something that's not good about blogger, it can screw up sometimes.

If you click on older posts though the side bar returns to the top, wired I know, hopefully it will return to normal soon.

Thanks all for the corporations,

~Sarah

Louis Riel.. YAY

Hi, how are you people? We (Helena and I (sarah)) are doing good because for this assignment, we can organize a script for an interview about Louis Riel! AND WE LOVE TO WRITE SCRIPTS!


Before we start, you can read more about what this assignment is about on our teacher's blog!!!
And yes, please remember that since we partnered together to do this assignment, Mrs. Pollock has higher expectations for our project...


Since we don't feel like writing this at the end, we'll write links to websites we got information from here!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel
http://library2.usask.ca/northwest/background/riel.htm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-376914.html
http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/Canada/riel.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlQH2qeZTnz3UmEACznZJUsjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20080505200047AAbzLld
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/4832/riel.html
http://www.shsb.mb.ca/Riel/eproces.htm

And check out my partner's blog!


OK! Let's begin!




(Applause)


(Some kind of jingle thing for the show)

Helena - Hello everyone! And welcome to...

Helena and Sarah - the Helena and Sarah show!!!!!!!

(Applause)

Sarah - So, you met all the other interviewees, but you haven't met someone like this!

Helena - Some of you hate him, and some of you love him!

Sarah - And a great thing that we found this, "bring someone from the past to the future" machine, right Helena?

Helena - Right, Sarah!

Sarah - Alright! Let's get this interview starteeeedd! Please welcome, this guy!
(Uses time machine thing and brings back Louis Riel)

(Applause)
Louis Riel - What? Where am I? Ahahah! Yes! YES!!!!!!!!! (Sigh) YES, YEESS!!! (Starts to cry)

(Helena and Sarah look at each other, in an "okay...." way)


Helena - What's going on...?

Louis Riel - Oh, you see I was just at my execution! Wait...Am I DEAD?! Oh no! No!!! NO!!!!! (Clears throat) NNOOO!!! (Starts crying)

Sarah - Okay! OKAY! CALM DOWN!

(Starts hitting him (not too violently))


Helena - okay..... speaking of executions, when did it happen, person?


Louis Riel - Oh, yeah! RIGHT... I am Louis David Riel, and my execution was initially set for September 18, 1885! But I was starting to be hanged right before I got HERE, which was November 16, 1885... And, if you were wondering, I was born on the 22nd of October, 1844 in the Red River Settlement...Which is obviously in Canada... And I was married in 1881.... And I have two kids who were born 1882 and 1883, and a third one died on his day of birth in 1885.... And, another thing you may be interested in - (Gets interrupted)



Sarah - OKAY! CALM DOWN!!! THAT'S BORING!

Louis Riel - Right!



Helena - ... So, Mr. Riel, how come so many people know you today? What did you accomplish or do in the past that got you so famous?



Louis Riel - Well... I was a leader of the Metis people. And... I pretty much led Manitoba to Confederation... I am so great!...Others know me as a traitor because... I was someone who stood up for the Metis people-


Sarah - - Uh, ya! That's pretty cool... So, how did you mainly help the Metis people?


Louis Riel - Well... Here's what I did...In November, 1869, I was already the leader of the Red River Settlement and the Metis... So, I wrote a list of rights that should be followed when Manitoba comes into confederation, and sent it to the Canadian Government. Unfortunately, for me, Canada didn't respond quickly, so I got... mad... and I created my own "government." With that government, I helped Manitoba come into confederation with Canada, and I think that helped the Metis when Manitoba confederated, or some time after.


Helena - Why exactly did you make that government?


Louis Riel - Well, first of all... I noticed that there was a missing law in Canada, so I made my own government to fix that problem... and second of all...I was afraid that United States would make us join in confederation with them, so having my own government, I could attempt to have Manitoba join Canada... Mainly, though, since I was a Metis, I wanted to stand up for them and give them the rights they deserve.


Sarah - Cool, so you really stand up for what you believe in! Good for you! Anyways, moving on... Could you tell us why they hang you?


Louis Riel - It was because of treason -

Helena - what's treason?


Louis Riel - Okay, so you want a more detailed story... Alright... Well, when I wrote that list of rights I talked about earlier, some people thought that it was evidence that I wanted to overthrow the government. So that's how this whole thing started... When I started my own government, the Canadian Government saw it as a revolution which means they thought we wanted to overthrow the government... Also, a man named Thomas Scott wanted to overthrow my government, and when they executed him for this, people blamed me for "killing" an "innocent" person, even though it wasn't really my fault... So anyways, there were many things that I did that made other people hate me. I don't understand though, what did I do?! WHAT?! TELL ME?!!!! TELL ME!!!!!!!!


Helena - CALM DOWN ALREADY!!!!

(Louis Riel sighs)


Sarah - The next question is... What was your trial like?


Louis Riel - How should I start... umm.. Yes... In the beginning of March, 1885, I met with 10 Metis, and things went bad from there... We swore an oath to "save our country from a wicked government by taking up arms, if necessary." Taking up arms means to be violent or hostile. Anyways, the Metis and other people in support of me started to kill and/or capture innocent people who were against us. From there, I just gave up. The Canadian Government saw me as crazy, and a trouble maker. I surrendered myself because that way, I could continue to support the Metis. My trial lasted two weeks. Lot's of worried thoughts came into my mind because I knew my fate was sealed. The people in the jury were all against me. I was to be hanged on November 16, 1885, but now I'm here... But I would've died anyway...


Helena - What kind of things did the government and people do to you for being a "traitor?"


Louis Riel - Well, they thought I was insane and that included my lawyer, they thought I was delusional, the government banished me to the United States for five years, I was blamed for the murders of people I didn't commit, and at the trial, I was barely aloud to speak. There is more for sure, I cannot think of them all at the moment... I feel very light...


Sarah - Alright! Last question, and quickly before you ascend to heaven or something... This banishment you spoke of - tell us more about that.

Helena - Yes, and tell us how it affected you.


Louis Riel - It was really tough. I was away from my country, my home - my family. I started to have mental health problems. I was telling people that I can see the divine spirit and I believed that I was a "prophet of the New World." I had to go to see a doctor and be treated for this craziness. But he assured me that I was cured after being treated, so I don't understand why people still would've treated me crazy. I feel really light and happy... Wait, what's going on?! Oh no! Oh NO!! OH NOOO!!!! I'm ascending!!! Ahhhh!!! Ahhh... Bye everyone! I am finally at peace! Ahh... Thank you for the interview!!! (smiles)

(Louis Riel ascends into heaven)


Helena - Your very welcome!

Sarah - And thank you!

Louis Riel - For what?

Helena - for telling us all that information!!!

Sarah - BYE!!!!!

(Applause)

The End

By: Helena and Sarah

The Impossible Quiz

This is not history related but it is educational.
It is --THE IMPOSSIBLE QUIZ-- , it is really hard and makes you use your brain. I had to try it multiple and multiple times to get even past a few rounds so don't think that you are not smart if you fail. I think it might be actually an impossible quiz, because i went really far(level 43)and then failed, so I'm not sure. Anyways try it out and tell me what you think. Have Fun!

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Assignment 7 - Canadian Personalities

For assignment 7 , we are vsiting the musem of civilization's site on Canadian personalities.


4.)Which category of Canadian Personalities interested you the most? Did you like the "we inspired", "we founded", "we fought", "we built" or "we governed" section the best? Why?


a.) I liked the "We inspired" section the most with Gabrielle Roy, Peter Pitseolak, Morderai Richler, Herman Smith and Arthur Lismer. I like this section because I like reading about people who have inspiring lives, such as artists and authors.


b.) Which personality interested you the most? Why?

Nellie McClung interested me the most because she has done so much in her life time and made a big inpact on Canadian feminisims. She also became one of the famous 5, who has a statue on parliment hill. My Nana was talking about them and got me thinking of how much woman can do now compared to back when Nellie's time. Before woman couldn't even go to school or vote! Even though I liked the "we inspired" section the most I found Nellie McClung the most inspirational person out of everyone. I also found the "we inspired" section rather interestiong to read about with people such as; Gabrielle Roy because she was a journalist and I like to write. And Arthur Lismer becuase he was the founder of the group of seven; a very good group of artists who inspire me.

Nellie McClung

Nellie McClung was born on October 20,1873 in Chatsworth ,Ontario. She had several roles in her lifetime including: a teacher, temperance leader, suffragist, lecturer, politician, historian, wife, mother, and activist. In 1886, at the age of 16, she became a teacher and fought against Canadian feminism. Nellie then met social reformer "Annie McClung". In 1890 Nellis married Annie's son, Robert Wesley McClung. Nellie and Robert had five children together. At the age of 35, in 1908, Nellie had her first novel published "Sowing Seeds in Danny" It became a bestseller. In 1916 women in Mantioba won the right to vote. As a member of the "famous five" Nellie McClung wins the legal recognition of woman as "persons" in 1929. She was a Liberal member of the Alberta Legislature for Edmonton from 1921-1926. She was also a famous writer, authoring numerous articles, essays, and 15 books. Nellie was an active journalist and founder of severl clubs. At the age of 78 the sad death of Nellie McClung happened on September 1, 1951 in Victoria, British Columbia.

Quote by Nellie McClung:

" believe in the human race, in spite of its shortcomings, as the expression of divinity upon earth, and leading onward and upward to something brighter and better. I believe that there is nothing too good to be true."


In your post, suggest three more influential Canadian personalities that could be added to this site. Why did you choose these people? Which categories would they fit into? Link to information about each of them.

C.) The first person I am going to mention that I think should be added to the personalities web page should be

Emily Carr, born on December 13th, 1871 in Victoria, British Columbia and died on March 2nd, 1945. She was a famous Candain Artist and writer. Emily was inspired by the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. She would fit well I think in the "we inspired" setion. I think she should be put on the site because she focused a lot natives and landscapes so that could attract people who like tht kind of work or people who like authors. I also saw her exhibit at the National Gallery Of Canada.

The second person I chose was Joni Mitchell. She was born on November 7, 1943 and is one of canada's most famous musician, song righter and painter. I really enjoy lisining to her music and I think she would be very inspring to people because she is not only a singer and writes her own songs but she also an artist! ( the group she would be in is the "we inspired" setion)


The third person I chose was: jim carrey, born on January 17, 1962 in newmarket,Ontario who is presently 47 years old is a film actor and comedian. He would fit great in the "we inspired setion". I have seen some movie's of him acting and I found him a good actor and he is great at doing diffrent voices to, he is also a great comidean and is a very well knowen person.

Some other's that would be also great to add to the site are:

Catherine O'Hara ,Robert Munch, , Pierre Bouvier, ellen page .

**You can play a fun history game and find out what personlatite matches you the best by clicking on the link- Mystery history-maker Match-up . **

7.)

D.) Which History-Maker did you have the most in common with? Were you able to figure it out from the clues given? What do you share with that person? What are some things that are different between you and that person?



I had the most in common with Lucy Maud Montgomery (When righting She goes by L.M. Montgomery)

Lucy Maud Montgomery was born November 30, 1874 in Clifton (now known as New London), Prince Edward Island. She became one of Canada's most famous writers. Her most known novel is "Anne Of Green Gables" which was published in 1908. She commited suicide at the age of 68.

What I have in Common with L.M. Montgomery:

We were both born in the month of November. I was born on November 22 and she was born on November 30.

We both love to read.

She is a writer and I hope to one day publish novels.

Things that are diffrent between L.M. Montgomery and I :

She commited suicide and that is something I would never do.

Clues for Mystery History Match Up Game:

1.) I was born on November 30, 1874 in Clifton Prince Edward Island.

2.) I wrote my books in enghish, but they since have been translated into dozens of languages.

3.) I love reading and began my lifelong habit of writing a dairy when I was 9 years old. My first poem was published when I was 15.

4.) I was called by my middle name Maud.

5.) I belonged to several book clubs, as well as the Canadian Woman's Press Club.

6.) When I was 15 ,I crossed Canada by train and at 35 I made my first trip to the United States to visit my publisher in Boston. My husband and I went to Europe for our honeymoon.

7.) Unlike some people of my day I belived that the right of good education belonged to everyone - even girls.

8.) Streets, schools and libraires have been named for me.

~Many Awards and scholarships are given in my honour.

~ My most famous creation, Anne of Green Gables appeared on a postage stamp in 1975.

On the second clue I definitely knew it was an author, but I didn't know it was L.M. Montgomery until the last clue given (number 8) were it said she wrote the series " Anne of Green Gables".

L.M. Montgomery's writing:

Novels

First page of "Anne of Green Gables", published in 1908
Anne of Green Gables (1908)
Anne of Avonlea (1909) (sequel to Anne of Green Gables)
Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910)
The Story Girl (1911)
The Golden Road (1913) (sequel to The Story Girl)
Anne of the Island (1915) (sequel to Anne of Avonlea)
Anne's House of Dreams (1917) (sequel to Anne of Windy Poplars)
Rainbow Valley (1919) (sequel to Anne of Ingleside)
Rilla of Ingleside (1921) (sequel to Rainbow Valley)
Emily of New Moon (1923)
Emily Climbs (1925) (sequel to Emily of New Moon)
The Blue Castle (1926)
Emily's Quest (1927) (sequel to Emily Climbs)
Magic for Marigold (1929)
A Tangled Web (1931)
Pat of Silver Bush (1932)
Mistress Pat (1935) (sequel to Pat of Silver Bush)
Anne of Windy Poplars (1936) (sequel to Anne of the Island)
Jane of Lantern Hill (1937)
Anne of Ingleside (1939) (sequel to Anne's House of Dreams)

Short story collections
Chronicles of Avonlea (1912)
Further Chronicles of Avonlea (1920)
The Road to Yesterday (1974)
The Doctor's Sweetheart (1979)
Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans (1988)
Along the Shore: Tales by the Sea (1989)
Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side (1990)
After Many Days: Tales of Time Passed (1991)
Against the Odds: Tales of Achievement (1991)
At the Altar: Matrimonial Tales (1994)
Across the Miles: Tales of Correspondence (1995)
Christmas with Anne and Other Holiday Stories (1995)

Short Stories by chronological order
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1896 to 1901 (2008) Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1902 to 1903 (2008)
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1904 (2008) Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1905 to 1906 (2008)
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1907 to 1908 (2008)
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories: 1909 to 1922 (2008)

Poetry
The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery (1887)
The Watchman & Other Poems (1916)

Non-fiction
Courageous Women (1934) (with Marian Keith and Mabel Burns McKinley)

Autobiography
The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career (1917)
The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. I - V (1985-2004)

8.) One hundred years from now, (in 2109!) imagine that students are learning about Canadian History Makers and they discover you. What will you be remembered for? How were you a Canadian History Maker? You are using your imagination, so think about some things that you would like to accomplish in your life and imagine that you have all the accomplishments of your life to look back on. Write a short profile of yourself, imagining the contributions you have made to the future of Canada.

E.) Sarah Anne Shapiro was born on November 22,1995 in Otawa, Ontario.

She was a : wife, mother, writer, teacher, scientist assistant, bowler, and brought jope jumping to the olympics. At age 10 Sarah started taking jope jumping classes. She recognized the health benefits as well as the difficulty of the tricks involved at an early age. She fought for many years to have it added as an Olympic sport and at age 34 she accomplished that dream. Sarah was married at age 22 and had 3 children. Sarah novel was published in 2020 and became a series of 10 books. She later also published 6 other novels and 5 children's stories. Sarah was a teacher of Science and English at her former high school, Canterbury High, in Ottawa. Later her love of science led her into a job of scientist assistant at the NRC in Ottawa helping to discover a cure for AIDS. Sarah died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 105, November 23, 2100.


Here are 2 videos of children rope jumping who became Olympians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnChvpipSps


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeekJ_KK5ig


Sites:

http://www.pitara.com/magazine/people/online.asp?story=36

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_McClung

http://www.abheritage.ca/famous5/achievements/nellie_mcclung.html