Day 18: Gov test and Population pyramids

Due: Government review mind maps

Government UNIT TEST

Handout: Population pyramids (please ignore the pages on the sheet)
See Chapter 11, starting on page 371.

Have a great weekend!

Only 10 classes till spring break.

We will be working on group projects on Monday and Wednesday next week.

Projects will be presented on Tuesday, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12.

Day 17: Life expectancy and demographic transition model

Youtube clip (2:34min): "7 Billion: how did we get so big so fast?"

Begin Chapter 11
What are the differences between a Developed/Developing nation?

Do questions #1,2,4,5 on Page 364.

Handout: Changes in life expectancy and the Demographic Transition Model

Group project assignment.
Please print out the following:
Global Issues Conference project

We will be going to the library on Monday and Wednesday next week to work on your group projects.
One topic per group.  Topics selected so far:

• HIV/AIDS
• Child Soldiers
• Poverty
• Climate Change
• Child Labour
• Human Rights

Day 16: Review, maps and Changes in life expectancy

iPad lab
Government unit test: review sheet

Review sheet

Continue with Geography map using maps/atlas apps (hand in before March 12th)

Test on Thursday, Feb 27th
Mind map due on Thursday, Feb 27th too.

Day 15: Current events and Geography world map

Journal write ups from Friday due: Criminal justice system

Video clip: Human rights (Tiananmen Square Massacre and Aung San Suu Kyi)

iPads:  Find news sites to answer the following topics….

1. Federal Liberals recently came out with a position on assisted suicide.  What is their position?  Do you agree with this?
2. What are the latest events happening with Viktor Yanukovich (Ukraine)
3. Why does Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama irk China?
4. Where are the 2016 summer/2018 winter olympics being held?
5. What is WhatsApp?  Why is it in the news?

Geography mapping assignment.

using Maps and Atlas apps on the iPad to help complete.

Map assignment

We will be working on the assignment tomorrow.

MIND MAP due on Thursday.

GOVERNMENT TEST (includes Chapter 9, 10, law and any current events discussed) on Thursday.

Day 14: Criminal vs. Civil law

Reminder: MINDMAP (Question #1 on Page 320) due on Tuesday.

GOVERNMENT UNIT TEST on Thursday, Feb 27th

HANDOUT: Law (old Counterpoints)

Do the backside of the worksheet for homework (Chapter 10: protecting human rights.  Page 335-347)

Group discussion (Handout) on "how should we deal with law breakers?"  (examples with Karla Homolka, and David Milgaard).

Journal write due Monday (read Handout): How do we improve the criminal justice system?  Is it possible to improve it? 

Day 13: Charter of rights and freedoms

Current events: clashes in Ukraine (capital city: Kiev).  Why are they protesting?  What is the political ideology in Ukraine?  How is this connected to human rights?

1.   Evolution of HR in Canada: Which do you think is the most interesting/shocking event?

2.   Read page 330-335.  CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
a.    Which set of rights is the most important aspect to you?  Why?  Hand in (paragraph)
b.   What is the Notwithstanding clause (Q #3, pg 331)
 3.   With a partner or group of 3, answer “Critical Thinking” (question 8) on page 348/49.  Which cases are considered a violation of human rights?  Use examples from the text to help you answer.

Go Canada Go!

Day 12: Human rights abuses

Library computer lab:  Human Rights Abuses
Briefly identify what happened in history.  What were people fighting for?  Common elements of the governmetns involved.

Using the BIOGRAPHY DATABASE and GLOBAL ISSUES to to research on the library computers.

Topics:

• Tiananmen Square Massacre
• Dalai Lama
• Aung San Suu Kyi
• Nelson Mandela
• Cambodian genocide (Khmer Rouge)
• Rwandan Genocide (1994) or Darfur Genocide (2004)
• Human Trafficking

Government unit test now on THURSDAY, FEB 27TH

Chapter 9 study guide

Day 11: Human Rights

Mini-quiz today.

Looking at how to analyze a political cartoon.

How would you define "human rights?"
What do we mean by 'human rights violations?"  (what is taken away?)

Clip: "Brief history of human rights" (9:51)

Start Chapter 10.
Questions 4,5 (pg 326)
Read Page 327 - Do you think universal standards are possible?
Read Page 328 - what are the Bill of Rights?

Day 10: Private members bill

Great job with your bill presentations today!

I really enjoyed hearing and seeing you present your creative topics.

Discussed history of the origin of the modern day olympics.

Review of FPTP vs STV.

Finished the review crossword (blue sheet)

Quiz tomorrow.

Government test on MONDAY, Feb 24th.

Day 9: What to do with the senate?

News clips of the senate scandal.
What do Canadians think of the senate?

Read handout on Senate reform
JOURNAL inclass write: What do you think should be done with the senate?  Abolish, reform, or stay the same?  Why?

Projects on Canadian politics due today.  Oral interviews regarding your thoughts on political parties, and what you learned during the assignment.

Read Pg 310/311.  Minority governments.  Coalition and Mergers.  Proroguing Parliament.  Dissolution.
Questions #1-3.

Read Pg 316-318.  Voting process.  voter apathy.

First-past-the-post (FPTP) vs single transferable vote (STV)
Q#6,8,9

I really enjoyed speaking to you about your understanding of Canadian politics.  Well done!

Monday: Private members bill presentations
Tuesday: Quiz

Day 8: passing legislation and steps to a federal election

Quiz on Tuesday.  Any material in Chapter 9, up to pg. 302.

Do questions #2,3,5 pg 307.
#2 - How does the gov pay for its programs?
#3 - Explain the role of civil service.
#5 - Explain the term Order-in-council.  Why is it seen as being undemocratic?

Pg 308/309 Questions #1-4.
Passing legislation (know the steps).  Party loyalty and party discipline.  Free Votes and Private Members' Bills.

Private Members bill assignment on Monday (write up and oral presentation)

Private Members Bill

Steps to an election:  Reading pages 313 - 315.

Assignments due tomorrow.
Group pull-out session to discuss your assignment.  Know the material you wrote about...be ready to state your opinions.

Go Canada!

Day 7: Branches of government

Project due on Friday.
Current events: 50th anniversary of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show.

Figure 9-5 (old textbook): Looking at Federal (ex. national defence), Provincial (ex. education), and shared responsibilities (ex. agriculture)

A guide to government.  Figure 9-16 Structure of the Federal gov't.
Read 304-306.
Figure 9-19: House of commons floor plan.
Youtube: What goes on in the HoC?  Also a fun look at the "zombie apocalypse"

Two handouts: judicial/executive/legislative branches

What is the legislative branch and executive branch composed of?  (old textbook)
Provide two duties of the governor general, prime minister, cabinet, civil service.
What is cabinet solidarity and patronage?

Day 6: Government project

Developing an opinion on who you might vote for during the next Federal election.

Researching the different political platforms, in the computer lab today.

Federal Gov't voting assignment

Due on Thursday, February 13th.

Day 5: influencing gov and looking at Federal gov

What are the various ways you can influence government (developed a list together)?
Reading pages 291-296.
Examples of Civil Disobedience:  Looking at clips of Gandhi, MLK, and Invictus (Mandela)

DVD: Our Parliament.  Looking at the structure of parliament and different roles.

Have a great weekend! 

Library computer lab on Tuesday.

Day 4: Political ideologies

Review of the importance of government and the connections to daily life (yesterday's Shipwreck activity)
Current events: problems leading up to Sochi
Going over the handout yesterday on the Worlds Smallest Political Quiz.
Read and make notes (chart handout) on the 5 political ideologies (Communism, Socialism, Liberalism, Conservatism, Fascism).  Read pages 297-300
Overhead: Political Spectrum
Viewed the conventional left-right political spectrum (fig 9-11. Pg 299)
For further reference here is a handout you can print:
Political Spectrum

Group work handout: identifying political points of view.

For tomorrow bring your ideas for a government project.

Bring $30 tomorrow if you would like to purchase the SS 11 Study Guide (optional)

Great class today!

Day 3: How are you impacted by government?

$30 for a Student Workbook (OPTIONAL).  Please bring in money (cash or cheque) by this Friday.

Please print the PLOs for SS11 and use as a study guide for this course.
Prescribed Learning Outcomes

An intro to a fun interactive poll for the class.  May be used as a future teaching tool.

Group activity: "Shipwrecked".  A look at how government affects all different aspects of society. 

Current events: Sochi and allegations of government corruption

Notes on ideologies.  Here is the link for those of you who chose not to copy down the notes.

Political Ideology notes

Complete the front side of Handout: "Worlds Smallest Political Quiz"

Day 2: Citizenship

Guest speaker discussing how his family was affected by Japanese internment during WW2.

Connecting to Citizenship.  What does active citizenship look like?

Starting Chapter 9: Pg 288 to 290.

Welcome to SS 11: Day 1

Intro to the course.

Please show your class outlines to your parents and have them sign the back page.

Looking forward to a fantastic 2nd semester.