This one's for you!

Grade 8s... Eighth graders... One grade above the grade 7s...

Okay so now that we have cleared things up about who this assignment is for, we can get to the real assigning part!

(Choo Choo!)

Assignment #10 (or what ever assignment you are on,) Diary/letter

Video, Words, more words Get your facts straight! Check out some of these links I have posted for information, but don't stop there make sure you are writing with Historical Accuracy. It's History class after all!

So here's the scoop: For this awesome worky work you be writing in the perspective of someone during the 1880s when the great Canadian Railroad was being built.

You will either write it as a diary entry (by one of the workers on the track, or one of the head honchos in charge of all the workers. Like how you are SUPER stressed about dead lines, how workers have died but you can't stop production, etc), But don't let that limit you! You can write from perspective of a relative/family member of someone who has died in construction, anything!

Or it could be a letter writen from someone involved/affected by the railroads production.

There is alot of room to be creative here! But if you are chosing to vary from the beaten path, just make sure to tell Miss. Pollock or myself so we can give you the "GO!" sign.

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If you have any question 8'ers don't hesitate to ask!

First Mission Debriefing!

Prepare yourselves for action! Action of the highest calibre, HISTORY ACTION!

(High Five!!)

So it’s been about a week since my last post, and I would like to say…. The waiting has paid off! I am here (well, not really “here”. Probably like 30 feet from you when you are reading this) bringing you the most exciting excitement you have ever had the pleasure of experiencing!

Yes, you’re right, it is History Excitement. But enough talking about how much fun it’s going to be you probably want me to get on with it and just tell you….

But I won’t! I just keep talking about nothing. “Blah, Blah, Blah” that’s all he’s said. But you’d be wrong! I have said lots of things funny useless things yes, but there has been lots of this said. (Well….Not really said, typed to be literal.)

Assignment #9 The Diary of An Englishman,

Loyalist Click here!


Wednesday has brought you into the lab with history on the brain. I have given you a link (see above) taking you to a fantastic site talking about Loyalists.

But wait! Don’t go there yet! ‘Cause you don’t know what you are doing yet!

For this assignment Miss. Pollock and I want you to make a diary entry from either two perspectives: (If you are really creative and want to try something else, talk to one of us before hand so we can give you the GO signal to make sure it’s A-OK) Loyalist moving from America up to Canada and how that makes you feel, or a British Colonist in Canada and how you feel about having the loyalist Americans coming.

For a refresher lets talk some H-ry (awesome new short form for “History”, and yes, I think it will catch on!).

Who were the Loyalists??:

The Loyalists were people who traveled from Britain to North America, but remained Loyal to the Crown. Meaning they still paid taxes and shared the political views of the Queen even while away.

Why were they kicked out:

Sorry I am running out of time to make this post for your history class. We will talk in class but this is a good place to start researching before making your Diary Entries for Assignment #9!