Good morning.

You may be aware that schools are opening June 1st.  

Please watch this blog and the school's homepage for more details.  

We are having a staff meeting this morning so I will have more details for you then.

On another note, it was pointed out to me that some of you have sent work to a cmonro address.  

This is not correct.  THAT address is tied to the Meetings we do so I rarely check it.  

Please use the cmunro@ holycrosscrossschool.mb.ca address; 

it is on the school website and will always get to me.

8ELA

-Yesterday, you worked on the questions for chapter 5 of I am David.  The following people need to send their homework today:  8M-Naod, Aiden, Sesinna, Athena, Lucas, Gabrielle, Emily, James and 8B-Gabbi, Alyssa, Sara, Nina, Anna, Aidan, Morgan.

8SS

-I collected homework yesterday on Charlemagne.  Please compare yours to the answers posted below then scroll down for today's topic.


Charlemagne Answers

1.  France was the ancient land of the Franks.

2.  When Charlemagne expanded his empire, he conquered Germany, Italy, and parts of Spain.

3.  Charlemagne believed education/the ability to read and write was the key to having law and order in the empire.  He tried to achieve this by turning his palace into a school.

4.  Charlemagne affected our modern jury system because in those days people would have to prove their innocence by ordeal (how well they healed after suffering a physical injury) or by hiring a fighter (which means that your innocence was based on how much you could afford).  Charlemagne started a system with honourable men who would listen and make a judgement based on evidence.

5.  Pope Leo wanted Charlemagne to be Holy Roman Emperor because he wanted the church in charge not a king so he played a trick by placing a crown on Charlemagne’s head while his eyes were closed in prayer.  Then Pope Leo announced that Charlemagne was the Holy Roman Emperor and Charlemagne couldn’t back out of THAT.

6.  (answers will vary)

 

-before we start our new topic, think about how we’ve seen Europe evolve after the fall of Roman empire and in that time a new way of life emerged

-today we’re exploring how Christianity grew during this time; from the disciples at Pentecost to Constantine to Charlemagne

-read p. 234 and 235—think about how this information is the same or different from today’s Catholic church

-read p. 235 (Law and Justice, Medieval Style) and do the following questions--they're due tomorrow



Religion in the Middle Ages

1.  What did religion offer people of the time?  /2

2.  What did people do to participate in their faith?  /3

3.  a)  What is a monk?  /1  b)  What did monasteries do for a community?  /3

4.  a)  What is a nun?  /1  b)  What did convents do for a community?  /3

5.  How did religious life give woman power?

6.  a)  Define, in kid-friendly language, excommunication.  B)  Why was it so bad to be excommunicated?  Be specific.  /3

7.  Explain in one way how the Catholic church affects our modern world?  /2

8.  Thinking about law and justice, medieval style, why would this kind of legal system not work today?  /2


7SS

-Yesterday, I collected homework on national power.  Please compare yours to the answers posted below then scroll down for today's topic.

National Power Answers

1.  (answers will vary)

2.  a)  A nation gets its power from natural resources (water, fertile soil, minerals, etc.), its people (large number and educated), and its political system (democracy).

b)  Natural resources give a country things to sell to make money, many, educated people will invent things and make smart choices for a healthy society, a democratic system helps people be loyal to the government and they’ll be happy so will be willing to work hard to improve the nation.

3.  A democratic leader is dependent on the happiness of the people whereas an authoritarian leader doesn’t care about the people and rules harshly.

4.  Five accomplishments of PET are:

-he was a lawyer

-he championed/worked hard for the rights of workers

-he founded a newspaper which advocated/spoke up for social justice in Quebec

-he made sure that bilingualism was protected in Canada

-he made sure that all Canadians had access to energy sources (National Energy Program)

5.  This phrase proves PET was a democratic leader because he said that he must follow the people, that he must do as the people want.  This means that he listens to them; the people rule and that’s what democracy is all about.

6.  (answers will vary)

7.  Our current prime minister is Justin Trudeau; he is the son of PET.

-for our new topic think about the people and organizations in your life that have power over you

- continuing our learning on power—yesterday we focussed on the power of a nation and today we’re going to focus on powerful people who have nothing to do with government

- is there someone who has power over you?  Why?  How?

- read text p. 113

- review the Sources of Power handout-notice there are three columns—think of powerful individuals, powerful groups, and powerful countries in the world.  Have those ideas in your head THEN move down the rows of the chart.  Where do individuals get their power from?  Where do groups get their power from?  Where do nations get their power from?  Then provide me with examples of a powerful individual, group, and country.  Continue down the chart and tell me how powerful individuals use their power in a positive way, how does a group use their power in a positive way, and how does a country use their power in a positive way.  Complete the chart.  For the very last row, Is power distributed equally in the world? You won’t be doing it in a group but think about the answer.  Do you think everyone, everywhere has the equal amount of power?  Explain your thoughts in the space provided (it’s okay if you overflow a little into the bottom margin).

-Let’s do one together.  I will do the Individuals column.  So, I’m writing down Beyonce as an example of a powerful individual and I think the source of her power/the thing that makes her powerful is a great voice.  I think an example of her positive use of power is when she writes songs about girl power and girls being strong.  I think an example of her negative use of power is when she wears very sexy, revealing clothing.  I think a tool to prevent abuse of power would be parents teaching their daughters that they don’t have to dress sexy to be strong and powerful—teaching self-confidence.

-Now, using my example, you complete the chart for powerful individuals, groups, and nations.  You may not repeat any ideas between boxes.  This chart is today's homework; it's due tomorrow.