Tag: Ancient Civilization

Wednesday November 13th, 2019

Period One- CHW3M

Mr. Kosowan’s Grade 11 Ancient Civilization class will be coming to the Library to research for their Greek Elections assignment. Please see your current assignment for the updated dates.

Greek-Election-Assignment

We also suggest you use the following resources :

The Library Catalogue allows you remote access to our print, digital and streaming resources from anywhere at any time. To access this resource, you’ll simply need your TDSB log-in information.

Instead of just going to Google, you could also consult the following websites and databases as well:

Click on the link for a great resource about ancient Greece.

Fordham University has created an Internet Sourcebook that provides primary source documents different civilizations and eras across History.

JSTOR 

The Perseus Project: From TUFTS University, this collection of cultural, historic and literary sources from the Greco-Roman world provides you with excellent material.

Another good website to look at is Ancient History Encyclopedia.

Period Four-CHC2D

Ms. Gaudette’s Grade 10 History class will be coming in to research technological innovations of World War Two.

Here is your assignment:

Technological Innovations of WW2 (1)

We suggest using the following resources.

The Canadian Encyclopedia – This thorough collection of resources covers most Canadian options, but also looks at the local impact of globally renowned individuals and their innovations. It also provides links and a bibliography for easy access.

Britannica.com – This is a good starting point for general information.

You will need to search your innovation within these websites.

History.com

Warhistoryonline.com

Historycollection.co

Science History Institute

Here are some other very useful resources you can pick up at the Laurier Virtual Library.

Resources for the CHC2O Included are the Virtual Library Catalogue,  Canadian Points of View and Global Issues in Context. 

Before you can access the database list, remember to indicate that you’re in Gr 9-12.

In some cases, using Google might be a good bet. Ask yourself the following questions though…

  1. Who created the information you’re using? Are they a trustworthy source? Why or why not?
  2. When was the information created? Is it out of date or premature maybe?
  3. Is there any implicit (or explicit) bias that you should take into account?

Finally….

Remember where to find help creating a Bibliography in Chicago form.

You may need to refer to Laurier’s handy Chicago Style handout. The file can be found right here at Chicago Citation at Laurier.

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Friday October 18, 2019

Periods 1 & 4-CHV 201

Mr. Kosowan will be bringing his Civics classes to begin researching for their culminating assignment.

Civics-Culminating-2019

The Library has a collection of books that cover different decades in Canadian and North American history.  These books can be found in the 971 section under the Dewey Decimal System. Books with more American focused information can be found in 973.

The Canadian Encyclopedia – This thorough collection of resources covers most Canadian options, but also looks at the local impact of several globally renowned individuals. It also provides links and a bibliography for easy access.

The Canadian Historical Association has a collection of useful resources to support today’s Canadian History student.

Canada: A Country by Consent was created by Canadian Historians who were wanted Canadian-Content created by Canadian writers. It has articles about the major events of Canadian history.

The CBC archives provides you with access to thousands of audio clips and video clips that are easy to integrate into your presentation.

Citation

For this assignment, you will need to create a Bibliography.

The file discussed with the class for easy access can be found here

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Remember to look to OWL @ Purdue for other questions that arise about citation. It’s where Ms. Kelso or Ms. Vilicic go when we’re looking for information about citation.

Period 2- CHW3M

Mr. Kosowan will be bringing his Ancient History class in to begin researching for their Egyptian Buzzfeed assignment.

Here is the assignment:

Egyptian-Buzzfeed-2019-1

On page 2 of your assignment, you will see examples of listicles.
Click on the links below for more examples of Buzzfeed listicles:

Kids of the 90s

People You Wish You Knew

28 Useful Products for Anyone Who’s On the Go

We also suggest you use the following resources :

The Library Catalogue allows you remote access to our print, digital and streaming resources from anywhere at any time. To access this resource, you’ll simply need your TDSB log-in information.

Instead of just going to Google, you’d all be well-served to consult the following database as well.

JSTOR

As part of your presentation, you will need to show your sources in a Bibliography using Chicago style. Remember that your audience needs to see what’s on your slide, so make sure that you choose a suitable font & size.

Another good website to look at is Ancient History Encyclopedia .

Remember where to find help creating footnotes and Bibliography in Chicago form.

You may need to refer to Laurier’s handy Chicago Style handout. The file can be found right here at Chicago Citation at Laurier.

An example of a slide would look like this:

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Monday September 9, 2019

Curated resources for classes in the Library today.

Welcome to the Library!

Period 1-CHW3M

Mr. Kosowan’s Ancient Civilization class will be in the library for an overview on places to go for history research and Chicago Citation.

We suggest you use the following resources when researching topics for this course:

The Library Catalogue allows you remote access to our print, digital and streaming resources from anywhere at any time.

In the Virtual Library, using the FIND feature, indicating Grades 9-12, check EBSCO’s History database. 

To access these resources, you’ll simply need your TDSB log-in information.

Instead of just going to Google, you could also consult the following databases as well.

JSTOR provides students with a powerful and easy-to-use database for academic pursuit.

Fordham University has created an Internet Sourcebook that provides primary source documents different civilizations and eras across History.

A good website to look at is Ancient History Encyclopedia .

CITATION

Remember that you will need to use Chicago Style of Citation for your footnotes and bibliography.

You may need to refer to Laurier’s handy Chicago Style handout. The file can be found right here at Chicago Citation at Laurier.

If you need more examples to help you cite properly, you can consult a reputable site such as OWLPurdue .

Periods 2, 3 & 4

Today, we welcome Grade 9 math classes, who are coming to the Library to be introduced to Mathify.

Have you ever asked your Math Teacher a question and forgot what they said later on? 
Have you ever wanted help with your math homework on a Thursday evening after dinner?
Have you ever wanted to use fun videos, simulations, games or tutorials to further your understanding of mathematical concepts?

Of course you have!

Offered by TVO’s Independent Learning Centre and the Ontario Ministry of Education, Mathify is free to all students in Ontario and is a great resource.

You can access a live tutor in the evenings as well as a large collection of digital resources to support your math education.

A lucky volunteer will be plucked from our studio audience today to show everyone how to register for Homework Help. If you registered in a previous year, you will simply have to activate your account.

There are two important links for you to use.

Link One
The first one is the OEN Lookup, this link will allow you to find your Ontario Education Number, which is required for Mathify Registration.

Link Two
The second link is for Mathify itself. Click on Free Registration, and you’re off to the races.

Good luck with Mathify and have fun.

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