Ms. Flick's PEI History 621

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Questions that will be on the quiz tomorrow

¨Read the excerpt from Jim Hornby’s Black Islanders.

¨Please answer the following questions in your notebooks:

1.What percentage of Black Islanders lived in rural areas? What types of jobs did they occupy?

2.Explain what John Prevost represents to the Island’s black community.

3.Outside of Charlottetown, name the community that had the highest black population. What three black families were most prominent?

¨4. Explain the evolution of the “Suckles/Sickles” family name.

¨5. What can be attributed to the high proportion of mixed marriages in rural areas in the late 1800s?

¨6. Explain the quote “Rural white Islanders also appear to have accepted blacks to a high degree in practice.” What does “in practice” mean? Explain.

¨7. What was a positive for those living in The Bog? A negative? If you were a Black Islander living during this time, where do you think you would have preferred to live? Explain and support your answer.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Black Islanders Quiz Reminder

Just a reminder that the Black Islanders quiz is on Thursday (not on Friday!).

Tuesday, Dec. 4th

Worked on heritage building slideshow assignment --> due tomorrow
Architectural styles double-sided sheet was due today.
Black Islanders quiz --> Thursday

Monday, December 3, 2012

Tuesday, Dec. 4th: In class assignment

Prince Edward Island Built Heritage Presentation

PEI History

Go to http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/home-accueil.aspx. Select search, change province to Prince Edward Island and enter any town or village you want in the location box. Choose a property from your results list and create a Powerpoint presentation to explain the property to the class. Your presentation should include at least 5 slides (not including the introduction slide). You should include as many of the following as possible (it may be necessary to search elsewhere for some of the information);

Image of building exterior

Image of interior (if possible)

Location

Alternative names

Date of construction

Architectural style with defining elements

Architect

Original purpose (and significance if applicable)

Present usage

Any other information (or image) of interest

· Be sure you are able to explain any terms that appear in your presentation (you may include the definitions in your presentation if you’d like)

The following websites may be helpful;