Hello lovely readers! Have you ever been called “crazy”? How did you react? Did you take it as an insult or as a compliment? Historically the term “crazy” has had a lot of definitions, most of them negative and often used to marginalize those who dared to think and act differently. Whether it was for […]
Category: ✍️Humanities
Socials studies & English
Think Different. Go Crazy!
🤪🌀🌎🌿💰🏙️🎨💡🛩️🎸 Hey y’all, welcome back to my blog! Did you know that some of the most significant advancements in our society were driven by individuals deemed ‘crazy’ by conventional standards? Yet it’s these people who end up changing our world: they are the ones who see a need in society that others don’t see and […]
A Treacherous Journey To Justice
Hello, dear readers! Imagine a land where the echoes of history resonate through time, revealing tales of discrimination and resilience. That’s precisely where our journey takes us today. Buckle up as we navigate through the labyrinthine alleys of British Columbia’s overlooked legacy in our recent Humanities project, the Ology of Apology. As we explored our […]
Canada’s Role In World War 2
Hello world! Welcome back to my blog! Our most recent humanities project called Save Juno Beach has come to an end, and so it’s time to reflect. In this project we questioned: “why is it so important to learn about Canada’s involvement in WWII?”. Our final product was an argumentative essay answering our driving question. […]
THIS. IS. US.
Hello world! It’s been a minute since my last blog post. I can’t believe I’m in in grade 10 now, and more shocking is the fact that I’m going to graduate in 2 years! 😳 😱 To start off my grade 10 year, we did a project about Canadian Identity. We explored what makes up […]
It Is Sweet And Patriotic To Die For One’s Country
We have reached the end… The end of this project that is. It’s been a while since my last Humanities post, but here we are wrapping up our last Humanities project of the year. This project was a deep dive into the contrasting narratives of World War 1. The driving question was, “How can we […]
🍁Canadian Nationalism and Building Board Games!
Hey, world! Today I’m going to be talking to you about Canada, more specifically, Canadian Nationalism. So what is Nationalism? And how can we make Canadian nationalism board games? Well, you’re about to find out. Keep reading! We launched into this project with a quick research task about a Canadian symbol- whichever one you like […]
Storm The Barricades
How did revolutions bring down empires and change societies around the world? Welcome back! For this project we dove into revolutions of the past, specifically The Russian Revolution, the French Revolution, the American Revolution and the Haitian revolution. The original plan was to put your chosen historical revolution on trial, to determine if the revolution […]
Let’s Start a Revolution!!
Once upon a time I lived in a kingdom far far away. In this nation, the society was divided into 4 social classes; including the king and royals, the law enforcement (Nobility), the merchants (Store Owners) and the peasants. Each had a different hierarchy status, living conditions and wages. The rules and laws were imposed […]
🚂The Geography of the West, a Flourishing Economy
How has the geography of the West shaped who we are? Well, after completing our first humanities project on the power of geography, I have developed my answer to that question. This is a special project because we got to go on a 9 day field trip through the West. We stopped at important historical […]