Day 67: Project work

Final major presentation (volunteering assignment) due on January 18, 2017.

Provide updates regarding what you have done so far.

Due date for current project (child soldiers/child labour/sexual exploitation of children)

Monday, January 9th.

Today, everyone should be creating their presentation via Google Slides/canva.com.

Look for video clips to incorporate into your presentation.

At the bottom of each slide that you create please put down your name.

Day 66: field trip

Day 64: Projects

CNN's Freedom Project: CLICK to view
This is an excellent source for your project, and adding a 2nd case study.

Annotated bibliography needed.

Tomorrow we will be learning CANVA.COM for creating the infographic.
Create your profile today.

Day 63: Project begins

Finish off Billy Elliott questions if not yet complete.

Begin group project - individual research after you find your country/company case study.

Child Labour
Child Soldiers
Sexual exploitation of children and youth.

Work will be done in class.

Please email me a GOOGLE SLIDE link that includes group member names.

Day 62: Billy Elliott

Finished Billy Elliott.

In-class movie analysis.

If you were away today, please see me on Monday for the worksheet and for scheduling a time for finishing the movie.

Day 61: Journal and movie analysis

Journal write collected from last day.
Share with others.

New project outline: Child labour/Child Soldiers/Sexual Exploitation of Children

Movie analysis: Billy Elliott

Day 60: LGTBQ

Disability supports.

Poking fun at LGTBQ issues in the US.
CLICK to watch Seth Meyers
CLICK to watch John Oliver

A look at homosexuality laws in Muslim countries.
CNN: ISIS punishing homosexual individuals.  CLICK to watch

Handout: Facts and myths about anti-homophobia education.  Anti-homophobia education is  Anti-homophobia education looks like.  Scenerios.

Journal: How do we get to a socially just world for the LGTBQ community.  Can we?  (consider all of the different things we have discussed.  Incorporate different views).

COURTESY REMINDER: do not have your cell phones out while I am lecturing or when we are doing focused work.  There is an appropriate time for you to be using your phone.  Thank you.

Day 59: UN International Day for Disabled Persons

December 3rd is the UN International Day for Disabled Persons
CLICK to read

What does "living life with dignity" look like?
What do you need?
What about if a person has a disability?  One that is clearly visible?  One that is not?
Child/Teen/Adult supports?

Article: More BC parents struggling to raise children with disabilities.  CLICK to read
What are the struggles that parents face?

 BC Ministry Supports and Services for People with Disabilities.  CLICK to read

Inspirational winner from Dancing With the Stars: Nyle Dimarco
CLICK to watch

Day 58: LGTBQ

Review and discuss yesterdays debate

Dictionary.com's 2016 word of the year: XENOPHOBIA CLICK to read

PM Trudeau makes history as 1st PM to march in Vancouver's Pride Parade CLICK to watch

Hate crimes increasing in some US schools after their election: CLICK to view

From an idea of tolerance to one of acceptance.

Pope Francis' stance on LGBT, and his quote of "who am I to judge": CLICK to read

Bruce Jenner to Caitlin Jenner.
A look at his ESPY presentation and speech for receiving the Arthur Ashe award for courage.

Sports: who are Michael Sam, Rajon Rondo/Billy Kennedy
How are they tied into this unit that we are studying?

Day 57: Laws that discriminate. Examples for LGTBQ+

Anniversary of Bruce Lee's death in 1973.  A look at an example of the racism he faced.  CLICK to watch

Ellen receives medal from President Obama.  Significance.  CLICK to watch

Trinity Western University: controversy with their views of LGTBQ+ CLICK to view

Current events in the United States: ban on TG individuals using the bathroom of the gender with which they identify.  Huge economic loss with the NBA pulling the 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte.  CLICK to read

Religious Freedom Laws (USA): In some US states this gives businesses the legal right to refuse service and discriminate against patrons because of their sexual orientation under the protection of religious freedom.

Debate Qs:
1) Do you think that TWU Law School should be accredited?
2) Do you think businesses in some US states should have the legal right to refuse service and discriminate based on sexual orientation?

Day 56: Current events and pornography and LGTBQ

Continuation with discussion on pornography in society.

Disturbing current event: CLICK to view

Pornografication of the youth culture (continue reading from last day)

15 year old teen from Newfoundland is NOT criminally charged for sharing nude pics of girlfriend.  Agree or disagree?  Discuss.  CLICK TO READ

Day 55: Guest Speaker

The Church and the connection to social justice/injustice.  What do you think?

Guest speakers from today.

What forms your views?  Student answers: church, social media, family, friends/peers
Are these different influences trustworthy/right/skewed/biased?  Do you feel that these sources are helpful for helping form your opinion?

Has the church been influenced by the bible?
Historically speaking - church is supposed to follow the bible (the "authority"/the standard for what they are supposed to do/believe).  Changing the "world view".  Spiritual growth.

Has the church done a good job?  Negative views. 
- people were tortured for having different views
- people have different points of views/different interpretations
- sexual assault/molesting
- Church accepting slavery in Europe in history
- expecting people to conform to their views of the Christian faith
- growing hair long/listen to rock music/social drinking (telling people not to do this - expecting society to mimic the church in order to be closer to God)
- Church projecting themselves to be popular (just like in social media)

We judge all of the time.
Bible - the entire human race is sinful.
Based on gender/culture/past history - that is where the spread of the bible had possibly gone astray.

Pop culture: is the average person gotten off track of what is healthy?
Is creating awareness actually making change?  When we retweet/share something, does this actually help?
How do you "get back on track?"  What is your mechanism?  Social justice perspective in helping others.  How does pop culture get back on track?  Why do we have such a hard time getting back on track? 
How many of you have actually done that? - spoken to someone/done something to get back on track.
"Fast fashion" - 52 fashion cycles for the year.  Why are there 52 fashion cycles now instead of just two (fall/winter or spring/summer).  Social injustice connection - ex. fashion from developing countries who have exploited workers.

Church and social justice "shift" over the last 15 years. Positives:
Ex. working with global organizations (dalitfreedom.org),  helping free people from human trafficking, Surrey Memorial hospital, adoptions for locally/people abroad, guy in Cuba driving around and giving supplies to those in need, in Cambodia ijm (International Justice Mission) fighting to free child sex slaves to fight against people breaking laws.

Day 54: guest speaker - LGTBQ+

Thanks to our former speaker for coming back for our intro lesson on LGTBQ+

Sex.  Sexuality.  Gender.  Expression.  Identity.  What do you think of?  How do these words intersect?  What are the differences?

Gender Identity.  Man and woman are at the end of the spectrum.  What are in between?
Gender identity: in your own head and mentality, how you define your gender or lack thereof.

Gender expression: can be obvious or not obvious
Ends of this spectrum are feminine vs masculine (androgynous in the middle)
What constitutes gender expression?  Ex. clothing, haircut, makeup (how someone "shows the gender identity")
"Gender is on the inside, gender expression is on the outside"

Sex is biological:  Female vs male (Intersex in the middle).  Intersex example: has biological parts of both sexes.  Ex. Castor Semenya (South African runner)

Sexual identity/orientation.  Sexual identity is "who you feel attracted to".  Ends of the spectrum "heterosexual vs. homosexual"

Youtube clip that summarizes the talk from today: CLICK to watch

Day 53: Pornography and media and its influence on society

Time for journal.

Powerpoint on pornography and exploitation of children/women.
A look at media and how it portrays women/sex.

Handout and questions: Pornografication of the youth culture.

Crash analysis due tomorrow.
Journal (if not complete) due on Monday.

Day 52: Finishing documentary

The Mask You Live In.

Review of what has been discussed.
Finished off the movie.
Journal in class tomorrow.

Day 51: Finishing off the movie analysis

For a list of characters for Crash please CLICK to view

Analysis due this Friday.

Day 50: Racism in the news

Racist letter distributed in Richmond; CLICK to watch
What is the "Alt-Right" movement? CLICK to watch

Analysis of CRASH.

Write the 4 examples of conflict in your notes:

• person v. person
• person v. himself/herself
• person v. environment
• person v. nature

Movie assignment (ask students to copy):
1) identify 3 different examples of conflict in the movie. Why? How?
2) take the view of one of the characters and describe why or how he/she demonstrates racism. Do we see how this person has developed racist attitudes
3) pick a different character. How does this person act when confronted with an act or racism?  Why does he/she react this way?
4) what are the two most shocking scenes in the movie for you (one that you have not already mentioned)

Day 49: Analyzing advertisements and how they might perpetuate stereotypes

Awesome guest speaker today from the marketing faculty from a local university.

Looking at advertisements and how marketers analyze AIO's (Attitudes, Interests, Opinions).

An example of persuasive language.
Watching Ash Beckham's TED Talk regarding Tolerance and Acceptance ("That is so gay") CLICK to watch

Excellent video on gender stereotyping among primary students.  CLICK to watch

How are ads helping to perpetuate stereotypical norms (ex. cleaning ads featuring only women).
A paradox for marketers: how do they market to women but not depict stereotypes?
How can diverse advertisements help to change the narrative?  Need to diversive marketing.

Example: Under Armour released a series of commercials depicting strong women ("I Will What I Want).  CLICK to watch
Example: "Mad World - Philippines CLICK to watch

Niche marketing: companies like Subaru marketing to the LGTBQ community
Advertisement example for Subaru "Entirely comfortable with its orientation."
Advertisement example for Subaru "Different Drivers.  Different Roads.  One car"
  

Journal assignment due on Monday: What are three things that you took away from todays presentation?  Why?

Day 48: Male gender

The Mask You Live In.

Poking fun at sex education in the US: Simpsons (Fuzzy Bunny's guide to you-know-what)

Day 47: "Be a man"

Clip from Russell Peters: CLICK to watch

A look at masculinity.  How upbringing shapes identity.
The Mask You Live In: CLICK to watch trailer and read summary

Day 46: Pay in the workplace & human rights legislation

"Pink-sourcing" with Kristen Bell.  A poke at gender pay inequity.  CLICK to watch

"Tittae" by Marion Cottilard.  A poke at sexism in the workplace.  CLICK to watch

Develop questions for Thursday guest speaker.

Global Citizen: Women across Europe demand equal pay.  CLICK to read

• What is the gap for ethnic minorities?
• Why the "glacial" pace of change?  How long will it take?
• Difference in pay in the European countries?
• "been declared the best place to be a women".  Top 5.  Bottom 5?

Read an inspiring 12-year-old girl's letter to Hillary Clinton.  CLICK to read

Legislation guaranteeing human rights.

The Story of Human Rights: CLICK to watch

Worksheet.
Points on the BC Human Rights Code.  Universal declaration of human rights.

Day 45: Map quiz

Quiz

Day 44: US election debrief and themes from SJ

WOW.  That was certainly a shocking election result.

Exit polls from last night.  Analyzing the voting results (CNN): CLICK to view

Huffington Post's "What do we tell the children?" CLICK to read

Van Jones' reaction to the results (CNN): CLICK to watch

What this loss says about women in politics (CNN): CLICK to read

 Huffington's post recap of the election: CLICK to watch

Clinton's full concession speech: CLICK to watch

Effects of a Trump presidency on Canada? CLICK to read

Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Identify 10 rights guaranteed to you.
Counterpoints textbook:
Pg. 299.  What are fundamental freedoms and equality rights
Pg. 306-308.  Pg 308, #1 summarize arguments given in Tawney Meiorin's case), 3
 

Day 43: Female firsts and continuing on from yesterday

Journal:

• Identifying "female firsts".  (3 Canadian.  7 from around the world)
• Mindmap or written.  "What do you think will be the significance of a potential Hillary Clinton victory?  Impact?  Describe reasons for/against.  Make connections"

Fight song.  Celebrities endorsing Hillary.  Powerful lyrics.  CLICK to watch

Continuing with our "wicked question" from yesterday.

#3 - identify key constraints.  Use a combination of words and images to capture list the things that will limit the actions you will be able to take in solving the problem.

Identify for both Developing and Developed countries.

Homework: Watch the results of the US election tonight.

Day 42: Gender equality analysis

Collect in 12 Years a Slave diary/Monologue performance

Wicked problem/research: Gender inequality.  Why is this still a problem ("wicked?")

TED talk links to how masculinity is changing: CLICK to view

TED talk links to talks on modern feminism: CLICK to view

Brainstorming and analyzing gender inequality.  Compare causes/outcomes in the developing/developed world.
Identify where you got your source of information.

Watch the TED talk by President Jimmy Carter.
Why does he believe that gender inequality is the most important challenge to overcome.  Add to your notes.

Handout: developing your outline (describe the start state)

Day 42: Gender equality analysis

Collect in 12 Years a Slave diary/Monologue performance

Wicked problem/research: Gender inequality.  Why is this still a problem ("wicked?")

TED talk links to how masculinity is changing: CLICK to view

TED talk links to talks on modern feminism: CLICK to view

Watch the TED talk by President Jimmy Carter.
Why does he believe that gender inequality is the most important challenge to overcome.  Add to your notes.

Handout: developing your outline (describe the start state)

Day 41: Action plan feasibility/desirability/viability + Gender Unit begins

A look at your plans from yesterday and analyzing feasibility/desirability/viability.

Gender: what are traditional roles?
Are there any roles that are only for one gender?  (only one is child birth)

Define Masculinity and Femininity.

Can you identify sports that are considered more feminine or masculine?
Trying to debunk stereotypes.
Why are certain sports considered more/less masculine/feminine?

Elvis Stojko's Elvis skating routine. 
Skating to music from Dragon: Bruce Lee Story. CLICK to watch

Rhonda Rousey.
CLICK to watch

Day 40: revising our problem and developing the solution

Welcoming back our guest speaker from The Learning Partnership

Looking at the challenge question you created from yesterday

1. How might we create incentives to get people to register their children?
1. Revised: How cane we use education as an incentive?
2. How might we more easily bring birth registration to more rural/developing areas
1.  Revised: How might we educate villagers about the importance of birth registration?
3. How might we implement a census?
1. Revised: A census will address the birth registration issue
4. How might we make healthcare and education accessible to unregistered children?
1. How might we implement volunteers to make healthcare and education accessible to unregistered people?

Plan of Action Outline
What is it?  How it works?  How it satisfies our constraints?

Day 39: Problem solving continued

Review of the problem solving method from yesterday.

CLICK to view on the power point from The Learning Partnership
How this is applied to "recycling in schools".

Jig saw activity.

Articles in groups.

Next steps: "Posing the Challenge Question"
                 :  Plan of Action Outline

Day 38: Global Solutions - problem solving

Global solutions workshop: how to solve/attack "wicked problems"

Guest speaker from The Learning Partnership

Wicked problem: Birth Registration Challenge
Based on the reading from yesterday:
What did you find interesting/surprising?  Why is this a wicked problem?
This topic on birth registration mirrors what is taught at U of T.

Framework of problem solving:
1) Describe the start state
2) Describe the desired end state
3) Identify key constraints

Day 37: Debate & intro to Global Solutions

Debate topics from last week.
Tear down tent city?  Ban the use of the N-word?

 NFL cracks down on the use of the N-word.  CLICK to read
 How children are viewing the election in the USA.  CLICK to read
 Are some sports logos racist?  Should they be changed?  CLICK to read

#Global Solutions (thelearningpartnership.ca)

Problem solving.  What is a "wicked problem?"
Trained problem solvers will agree on result and/or method.

Well-Structured Problems (The math problem). These problems are easy to control and solve once we are taught the method. Mathematical formulas, assuming we have applied them correctly, will always yield the correct solution. They are also easier to recognize and place in categories (this is a ‘math problem’ this is an ‘economics problem’.) Experts in this type of problem will agree on both the result of and the method.to be used in solving the problem.

Medium-Structured Problems. (The investment problem). Medium-structured problems are more complex, because there may be more than one correct solution. Professionals will agree on the structure of the problem and the end state, but there may be more than one way to arrive at that desired result.

Ill-Structured Problems. (The poverty problem). Ill-structured problems are the most challenging because they are technically complicated and involve competing human values and feelings on the other. Unlike well- or medium-structured problems, professionals will disagree about how to solve this type of problem, what should be the end state, and whether the desired end state is even possible. In 1972, a professor of Design at UC Berkeley, Horst Rittel,3 described the characteristics of socially complex problems, which he called “wicked problems”—not wicked in the sense of evil, but rather extremely difficult.

CLICK to watch on how a wicked problem was addressed.
TED Talk on the Lucky Iron Fish.  CLICK to watch
This is no longer a wicked problem.

Day 36: Racism

Use iPads today.

Continuation of our discussion from last day where we saw the video of the racist rant in Abbotsford.
Watch the interview with the man who shot the video.  Your thoughts? CLICK to watch

Watch a recent video (October 2016) from the New York Times on racism against Asian-Americans. #thisis2016
 CLICK to watch

Racism infographic (mapsoftheworld.com) CLICK to view
View map showing the worlds "most racist countries" (map from Washington Post) CLICK to view
Listovative lists the 12 most racist countries (two years ago).  CLICK to view
Interesting brief history or racism in 30 powerful pictures.  CLICK to view

Find an interesting YouTube video that talks about/gives examples of racism around the world (please email to me so we can share with the class).

Day 35: assignment

Time to finish your in-class assignment.

Please finish writing your draft copy then begin typing on laptops.
Type your good copy on a Google Doc and share with me please.

If completed early, you have time to work on your map.

Day 34: power of language

Current events: Click to read on the tearing down of tent city

Points for/against tearing down tent city.

A look at some "old school rap"

Looking at the power of language.  Are there words in society that should be banned?

After watching 12 Years a Slave we heard extreme derogatory language towards others during times of slavery.  Language and powerful words that had negative connotations are still part of mainstream society.  Should words be banned?

Research and debate. 

Click for points from iDebate
Click to view article from the Washington Post in 2001

Day 32: Current events and project time

Current events: Click to watch an example of a racist incident in Edmonton this summer

Current events:  Click to watch an example of racist incident in Abbotsford.

Diary or Dramatic monologue.

Class time today, Thursday.  Assignment due next Wednesday, November 2.

Day 31: Guest speaker

Thanks to our guest speaker from RMCS (R. Multicultural Community Services)

• Settlement services for new immigrants to the country.
• Helping new people with things such as SETTLEMENT aspects:transit/getting around, welcoming groups, 
• Harmony and community
• Finding work
• Fun activities such as trips to the pumpkin patch ("normal" activities that people here would do)
• DIVERSITY
• Activity #1: No talking.  Try to figure out what your partner had for breakfast
• Activity #2: Two go outside the room.  "Insider/outsider" - Come back in and try to figure out which of the two groups to be a part of (ex. laces, no laces).  Why is this the name of the activity?  Insiders - how did you feel when the two people came in?  Outsiders, how did you feel?
• Activity #3: What does diversity feel/look like?  Post it on the iceberg: visible/invisible/borderline.  Leads to the activity on the Diversity Wheel - and label your top 3.  Looking at power/privilege
• Activity #4: Dots.  No looking (dots on you) No talking.  How did you group yourself?  Did you group by colour?  Location of sticker?  Size of sticker?  

Debrief of 12 Years a Slave in groups.

New assignment handed out.

Day 30: defining terms and the US election

Define terms on the sheet.

Find examples that have been said by candidate(s) or citizens in the 2016 US presidential election.

Listen to Michelle Obama's recent speech in New Hampshire.

Work on pink sheet from yesterday for the movie.

Day 29: Movie analyis

Continue watching the movie.

In class assignment will take place next Tuesday.

Day 28: Movie analysis for racism

Today and tomorrow will be spent watching the movie.

Please take notes and write down ideas (point form ok) to be used for your in-class assignment on Tuesday next week.

Day 27: A look at racism

A review of Residential Schools and their impact on First Nations families.

A look at the Transatlantic Slave Trade from the 16th - 19th Century and its impact.

Link to UNESCO's webpage on the Transatlantic Slave Trade

A look at racism today in the United States and possible connections to racism in society.

A question from last day - how long does it take one to overcome a traumatic experience(s)/racism/discrimination from society/members of society?  How long does the impact last?

Day 26: Guest speaker - augmentative & alternative communication

Continuing on with your mapping.

Guest speaker: discussing augmentative and alternative communication (International AAC month)

How do people communicate?  Not just talking.  So how else do people communicate?  Several students at the school who cannot communicate by speaking.  Making sounds.  Nodding your head.

People who can't speak may have cerebral palsy, autism, cognitive disability, traumatic brain injury, aphasia after a stroke, dementia, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, or others.

Communication access symbol.  Typing on a board.  Pointing to a symbol.  Electronic device.
Everyone has different needs for accessing communication. 

How do communicate better to a person regarding access:
Speak to the person.  Make eye contact.
Speak in a normal tone of voice.
Don't speak in a childish manner.
Ask the person "is there anything you want me to do when communicating with you?"
Be patient and give time.
Make an effort to understand

Group presentation plans due on Monday.

Day 25: Millennium development goals

Looking at the 8 UN Millennium Development Goals CLICK to view webpage

How long does it take to "get past"/"get over" an injustice?

Connection to Residential schools/poverty/homelessness.

Day 24: Quest to End Poverty

Reviewing TED talks on The Quest to End Poverty:Click to access the various talks
Student overviews of the talks.

Major final project presentation plans are due on Monday.
You should have had verbal contact/confirmation with your non-profit organization.
If you don't hear back by today, then consider your second option.

Day 23: Current events - feminism

Journal #3 - What are you thankful for?

Today is International Day of the Girl Child: CLICK to view an article
Check out the link to the United Nations: CLICK

Define feminist/feminism

PM Justin Trudeau and feminism: CLICK to watch
Current events:  Trump's comments denounced.  CLICK to watch
Arianne Zucker's statement.  CLICK to view

Locker room talk?  Not so, according to athletes.  CLICK to read

TED talks group presentations on global poverty.

Presentation plan rough drafts should be developed for tomorrow.  Contact the organization that you want to volunteer for.

Day 22: Poverty, world stats & mapping

World poverty ppt.

Mapping assignment.  Analyzing statistics and mapping developing/developed countries.
Title, name, legend.

We will continue working on the map next day.

Focus on your presentation plan outlines.

Day 21: World poverty

Haiti, which is one of the poorest nations in the world, is hit again by a natural disaster.  The latest is from Hurricane Matthew.

2010 earthquake that rocked Haiti CLICK TO WATCH

Hurricane Matthew slams into Haiti and other Caribbean nations in 2016: CLICK TO WATCH

Media: Global Poverty.  Find effective print advertisements.  Effective commercials.  What makes these effective?  Target audience?  What is it promoting?
Some great examples that students found:
Click to watch
Click to watch
Click to watch
Click to watch

Working on presentation plans.
You should be contacting people (email/phone) to find out about volunteering opportunities.
We will meet next Wednesday and you should have more concrete details about who you are working with, and what you will be doing.

Day 20: Guest speaker

Thank you so much, Ms. E for speaking to the class today.

A great presentation and discussion on poverty in Canada and at the local level.  Topics include:

• minimum wage
• mental illness
• % of First Nations who live in poverty across Canada (highest in the Prairie provinces)
• Why are women more likely to live in poverty instead of men?
• Ethnic groups likelier to live in poverty
• Elderly likelier to live in poverty
• What is basic living wage?  Definition of "Working Poverty".  On the rise since the recession in 2008.  How do we address this - what types of reforms/supports?  Do we raise the minimum wage?
• How do people end up in poverty?  Contributing factors include: inter-generational poverty, mental health issues, addiction, societal structures/economy, First Nations legacy of residential schools trauma
• Mental health.  The "chicken or egg" analogy.  Are people living in poverty because they are mentally ill?  Or become mentally ill once they are living on the street?
• Group article analysis: #1-Child poverty in our city.  A lot of hidden poverty.  Shame.  People feel marginalized.  #2-Cost of a nutritious food basket in our municipality.  Getting expensive to feed families.  Difficult for new comers to Canada.  #3-Difficulties that newcomers face.  Maybe don't have supports/families/work.  Maybe  lead to loneliness/depression.  Stigmatized.  #4-Impact on poverty on Children: health, social networks, behaviour, education, play.  #5-Rent is too high in our city.  Lack of drop-in shelters (none for women at all).  Lack of provincial gov't support

Day 19: Research

Research non-profit organizations for your major final project.

Plans will be developed and are due next Friday.

Day 18: Global citizenship

What does it mean to be a global citizen?

Do the work sheet that accompanies the TED talk by Hugh Evans CLICK TO WATCH

Major project handout.

•  research a non-profit/area of interest that you would like to get involved with
• groups of 2-4 people 
• we will look at your ideas on Thursday.

Project proposals due on Friday, October 14th.  

Day 17: Inclass write and Global Citizen

In class write on your biography.

Intro to the website Global Citizen: CLICK TO VIEW

Celebrities and shining light on global causes.
Example.  Helping Africa (song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie in 1985) Click to watch "We are the World"
Example.  Michael Jackson Click to watch "Man in the Mirror"

Day 16: homelessness continued

US election debate.  A look at this past Monday.  Click to watch

Current events:  Former Israeli PM Shimon Peres dies.  Click to watch

Homelessness continued...
A focus on Aboriginal Homelessness (SFU doc)

Canada hosts One Young World conference Click to view
What is this conference about?

Scenes from a Trump rally after the debate: Click to watch

Day 15: biography presentations

Finished off remaining presentations.

Well done.

Day 14: Biography presentations

Well done today!

We will finish the remaining presentations tomorrow.

Day 13: Homelessness at a local level

Hand back journals from last day.

Current events:  The Royals make their way to BC
Duke and Duchess visit SHEWAY in the DTES

Video of police shooting in Tulsa, OK (police cam): CLICK TO WATCH

Trevor Noah on recent police shooting in the USA.  Talking about racism and bias in the media. CLICK TO WATCH (around the 6:00 min mark)

Learning About Homelessness in BC: CLICK TO READ a report from SFU
Please complete worksheet that accompanies the above document.

Presentations tomorrow.
Please email me your links tonight.

Day 12: Field trip debrief

Debrief/Journal:

• Thoughts on our trip to Union Gospel Mission.  What do they do?  What did you take away from the experience?
• Thoughts on our walk through the DTES.  What stood out to you?  What did you take away from the experience?

Excellent discussion as a class!

Insite vs. Onsite.  Other groups in the DTES
Helping or Enabling (defined this - negative connotation)
Is this improving the situation?

Biography assignment/presentation due next Tuesday.

Day 11: Field trip

What an amazing adventure down to Union Gospel Mission to see how they help out those in need in the DTES.

Also an unbelievable experience walking the DTES with several fantastic members of the VPD.  Thank you for the amazing tour.

So many issues to discuss for tomorrows class.


CLICK TO READ SFU document: Learning about homelessness in BC

Day 10: Movie Analysis

Finishing Zootopia.

Movie analysis due on Thursday.  See Rubric regarding how this will be marked.

Meet at 9:45am tomorrow for the field trip.

Day 9: Movie analysis

Field trip forms in please.

Biography assignments due next Tuesday, September 27th.

Zootopia movie analysis.

Day 8: State of Poverty in Canada

Handout: ideas to keep in mind for your year end project

Review: Why is poverty so expensive?

Fraser Institute: An introduction to the state of poverty in Canada
CLICK TO READ

•  Define Absolute vs Relative poverty
• Definition of Low Income Cut-off (LICO)
• What are some trends happening with groups over the past 20 years
• Pg. 20.  Who are the at-risk groups for persistent low income?
• Pg 21.  Table 3.  What are the "at risk characteristics"

What do you know about the Downtown Eastside?   CLICK TO WATCH

 Downtown Eastside life on the streets: CLICK TO WATCH

Work on your biography projects.
Due on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th

Day 7: Local poverty

Current events: Aung San Suu Kyi visits the White House

Current events: Random act of kindness goes viral

Further discussion on the difference between poverty in Canada compared to a developing country.
How is poverty defined in Canada? -  spending more than 56 percent of a person's or family's income on the necessities of life, such as food, shelter and clothing.

Looking at the poverty cycle.  At what stage do you think intervention in the poverty cycle would be most effective?  How might remedies applied to developing countries differ from those applied to poverty in Canada?

The Cost of Poverty. CLICK TO VIEW
Why is combating poverty so expensive?
What is the $ going towards?

CBC: 10 things you might not know about poverty

Day 6: Defining poverty

1) Comparing morality of Canadians vs. Americans.  A look at an interesting study.

Click to see article

2) A look at 9/11.  What are different ways in which the world has changed since 2011?
An article talked about changes to, a) foreign policy, b) politics, c) gov't surveillance, d) immigration, e) TSA (transportation security), f) Islamopobia

3) Handout of Social Justice 12 terms that we will be studying throughout the year

4) Identify basic human needs.

5) Copy down Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
Click to view

6) Review of the poverty cycle.

7) Counterpoints.  Comparing poverty in Canada vs. other countries.
Read 343-345.  Page 345 #4a, 4b

Day 5: project

Field trip forms handed out - please have your teacher and parent sign the forms and return asap.

If you have not paid yet, please bring in a cheque asap.

Remember to use bibme.org for your bibliography.

2 pages of handwritten notes.

Day 4: Biography research

Picking topics.

Handwritten notes.

Using the school website (biography, and other sites for researching)

Day 3: Bias. Relational Attitudes.

Current event.  Example of racism in society.  China Airlines

Journal topics:

a) What are my biases?  How do they affect the way I see the world?

b) Where do my beliefs come from (ex. family, peers, school, religious teachings, media, experiences).  To what degree are they unique to me?

Identifying Bias (optional notes to print)

How to detect bias in the news (optional notes to print)

Understanding conscious bias (click to WATCH)

Biography project.  Example, Johann Olav Koss.  Click to WATCH

Koss success at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics  Click to WATCH

For homework please come up with a list of potential people to research for your project.

Selection will take place on Monday.

Day 2: Terms

Collecting field trip $

Ice breaker activity: find someone who...

Kahoot: social injustice.

Brainstrom: Define change.  How do we achieve lasting change?

What is empathy? Click to watch a short clip.

Define Bias/Discrimination/Stereotype/Prejudice

Understanding unconscious bias: Click to watch

HW: bring in your signed class outline and field trip $ tomorrow.

Day 1: Welcome to SJ 12

Course outline: please ask your parents to read the outline and sign it for tomorrow.
PPT: Welcome to SJ 12

Field trip $15 (UGM) + $30 (Avenue Q) by Friday.

Ice breaker sheets

Clip of what we may see on our field trip: Avenue Q

Day 82: Oral interviews and review

Oral interviews completed.

Review.

Short day tomorrow.

Provincial exam on Wednesday.

Bring your textbooks.
Bring pencils and pens.

Day 81: Oral exam and review

Oral interviews and review.

Day 80: Oral exams and review

Oral interviews.

Review.

Day 79: Review

A look back at the life of a Canadian icon.  Click to watch CBC's clip on Gordie Howe

Provincial exam review.

Oral interviews tomorrow.

Day 78: Essay writing

Quebec nationalism quizzes handed back.

Click to watch news on the Orlando shooting.
Another mass shooting in the US?  Is this an issue on gun control?

Essay writing: developing a detailed outline

Introductory paragraph: Thesis statement
Body #1: Clear topic sentence + as many point form examples
Body #2: Clear topic sentence + as many point form examples
Body #3: Clear topic sentence + as many point form examples
Conclusion

Topics:

Describe Canada's role in the Cold War from 1945 to 1989

How have French-English relations shaped the Canadian identity since 1960?

How has Canadian autonomy developed between 1914 to 1989.

Day 77: Quebec nationalism and geography review

Quebec nationalism quiz.

Human geography review.

A look at the Prescribed Learning Outcomes for the geography section.

Handout: Economic issues.  Chapter 7: Times of turmoil - Canada in the 1960s and 1970s.
Handout: Economic issues.  Chapter 8: Canada shifts focus: 1980 and beyond

In class essay write tomorrow.

Day 76: Provincial Essay Review

Aim for 4-5 paragraphs.  Address both sides of the topic (if asked).  Provide examples that cover the full range of the time period.

Introductory paragraph: address the question fully, and include a thesis statement
Body paragraph #1: Clear topic sentence.  Build on your points
Body paragraph #2:
Body paragraph #3:
Conclusion

Topics:

1. Explain how Canadians at home contributed to the Allied victories during World War One and World War Two
2. To what extent between 1939 and 1970 did Canada evolve from being an insignificant nation to a middle power
3. Describe Canada's role in the Cold War from 1945 to 1989
4. Describe Canada's participation in the United Nations  from 1945 to 2000
5. To what extent has intolerance been an issue in Canada throughout the 20th Century
6. How have French-English relations shaped the Canadian identity since 1960?
7. To what extent have Aboriginal peoples achieved their goals during the last half century?

CLICK TO PRINT ESSAY OUTLINES

\Quebec Nationalism quiz on Monday, June 13th.

Day 75: Quebec Nationalism

Clips of Hilary Clinton's successful night at the Democratic primaries.

Overhead notes: October Woes (FLQ) and The Constitution Act, 1982

CPH: Under a New Flag (Creditistes, CN and Donald Gordon, FLQ, Bilingualism/Biculturalism, new flag, Pierre Eliott Trudeau)

CPH: October 1970 (James Cross, FLQ, Pierre Laporte, War Measures Act)

Read pages 257-264.  Answer questions #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7

Multiple Choice question sheet.

Quebec Nationalism Quiz on Monday, June 13th.

Day 74: Provincial exam review

Current Events: Hilary Clinton clinches the Democratic Party nomination.  The first female to be voted in as the party leader heading into the October election.  She could be the first female president in US history.  CLICK TO WATCH AND READ

CLICK TO ACCESS PROVINCIAL EXAMS

For the multiple choice questions try to eliminate answers that do not make sense.  If you are choosing between two answers, go with your "gut"instinct.  Trust in what you have read and studied.

Day 73: Debates

Well done today.

Make sure that you hand in your typed debate notes along with the self and two peer evaluations.

Day 72: Impact of an icon. Canadian and UN involvement

A look at the sportsman of the century and his impact in and out of the ring (fight for civil rights.  protesting the Vietnam War: Mohammad Ali
CLICK TO WATCH

Debate tomorrow.  Typed points due tomorrow at the conclusion of your debate.
Have fun!

Canada and their role with the UN.  Peacekeeping?
Genocide in Rwanda (page 275).  Canadian Lieutenant General Romeo Dallaire.
A look at scenes from Hotel Rwanda.

Disgrace in Somalia (page 276).
A look at scenes from Black Hawk Down.

Connection to poverty.  Developing country.  Government Structure.  Infrastructure.

Somalia map: "Horn of Africa"
Major shipping routes through the Indian Ocean/Red Sea
Captain Phillips trailer: CLICK TO WATCH

Day 71: Quebec nationalism

Sports and Politics
A look at Jesse Owens and the 1936 Berlin Olympics.  CLICK TO WATCH "RACE" TRAILER
1972 Summit Series (Henderson scores the goal): CLICK TO WATCH
1987 Canada Cup (Gretzky to Lemieux): CLICK TO WATCH
2010 Olympics (Crosby's golden goal): CLICK TO WATCH
FIFA scandal: CLICK TO WATCH OVERVIEW

Handout: Quebec Nationalism timeline (an overview of how this has shaped Canada: from Conscription to the rise of Quebec Nationalism to Separatism to Meech Lake Accord & Charlottetown Accord to 1995 Referendum)

Overhead notes:

• Great Darkness.  Premier Maurice Duplessis led the Union Nationale party.  Quebec as a distinct nation.  Quebec flag
• Jean Lesage.  Quiet Revolution (1960s) modernizing education, economy, gov't
• Quebecers sought more independence - gave rise to the idea of separatism
• FLQ
• Levesque formed Parti Quebecoi in 1967
• Government trying to "solve" the issue (Bi and Bi Commission.  New flag.  Official languages act)
• French wanted special status in the constitution as a distinct society

CPH: Time for a Change

Practice debate for Tuesdays debate.

Typed copy of debate notes due on Monday.

Day 70: End of the Cold War

Cold War Quiz (8 marks)

16x9 produced a segment on the possible "Next Cold War?": CLICK TO VIEW
Looking at Russia's recent actions and how this may turn into another Cold War.

Alexander Litvinenko was an ex KGB agent and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin.  This is what happened to him in 2006: CLICK TO READ
Why are Russian jets buzzing US warships and escalating tensions?  CLICK TO WATCH

Handout: "New era of international action"
End of the Cold War.  Perestroika and Glasnost.  Mikhail Gorbachev (272/273)

President Reagan famous speech (fall of the Berlin Wall and Communism)"tear down this wall" CLICK TO WATCH
Gorbachev announces resignation and the fall of the Soviet Union is complete.  CLICK TO WATCH

Cold War timeline.  Page 272.  Copy down how Canada was involved.

Page 237.  Answer questions #1,2,3.  Trudeau and Canada's foreign policy during the Cold War.

A fun look at pop culture (wrestling) and how storylines/characters were developed to mirror current events of the day.

Work on your debate points.

Typed copy due on MONDAY, JUNE 6th.

Day 69: Canada's foreign policy in the Cold War

Current events related to human geography (standards of living.  education.  developing vs. developed country.  human rights).  CLICK TO READ ARTICLE

Cuban Missile Crisis.  Current events - Obama and Castro have a historic meeting in Cuba.  CLICK TO WATCH

JFK assassination conspiracy: CLICK TO WATCH
JFK assassination animated: CLICK TO WATCH

Debate: Next Tuesday, June 7th
Topic 1: Are weapons of mass destruction ever justified? (150/151)
Topic 2: Is war necessary to maintain/establish peace

Follow the rubric.  Work on your points for and against.  Typed.  Do research and apply historical events to your argument.

Canada's Foreign Policy in the Cold War: CLICK TO PRINT NOTES

Day 68: Cuban Missile crisis, Vietnam War and Canada's role during the Cold War

Post war:
a) Rebuilding of economies after WW2 (Marshall Plan)
b) Creation of the United Nations
c) Superpower agendas
d) Creation of two military

Igor Gouzenko.   (page 190).  "Red Menace"
Canada's role during the Cold War.
Canada's commitment to NATO.  NORAD and North American Defence.  Pinetree line, Mid-Canada Line, DEW Line.  Canada's relationship with the US during this time - a delicate balance.

CPH: Gouzenko
CPH: Seeing Red.  Lester Pearson.  Cold War.  NATO.  Korean-War.  Red Scare
CPH: In the Shadow of a Nuclear War.  NORAD.  Avro Arrow/Bomarc missile.  Voice of Women.  Cuban missile crisis.  Pearson as PM 1963.

Read and make notes on Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam War (228)

Debate rubric handed out.

Comprehensive Cold War notes: CLICK TO VIEW/PRINT

Day 67: Canada's role in UN conflicts

Finished oral WW2 interviews.

What was Canada's response to modern conflicts?
Describe Canada's involvement in the UN?
What was Canada's involvement in the Cold War.  Pages 271-279.
Peacekeeping:

• Persian Gulf War
• Genocide in Rwanda
• Disgrace in Somalia
• Civil war in Yugoslavia
• War in Afghanistan
• Iraq war

Only 17 more classes left in the school year.

Prepare for your provincial exam!

Day 66: Korean war and Suez Canal Crisis

WW2 oral exams.

Worksheets: Korean War and Suez Canal Crisis

Page 196.  Questions #1-3

Rise of Suburbs/Post war prosperity worksheet.

Continuing with oral exams tomorrow.

Day 65: United Nations and beginning of the Cold War

Went over answers to the MC review

D-day: a look at Saving Private Ryan.
Canada's role after D-Day.  Liberating N. Europe.

United Nations notes.
un.org (have a look at the website).  Key issues.  What is the UN responsible for.  Location of main offices.  Identifying 5 cool job opportunities through the UN.  Latest news.
Role of the UN (previous provincial exam question: Explain Canada's role in the United Nations from 1945 to 2000).

Looking at Chapter 6: Notes on the Iron Curtain.
NATO vs. WARSAW PACT.

Billy Joel: We Didn't Start the Fire CLICK TO WATCH

WW2 Oral interviews tomorrow.

Day 64: In class write and WW2 review

Only 20 more days left in 2nd semester.

Start reviewing for your provincial exam!
CLICK FOR LINK TO SOCIALS 11 PROVINCIAL PRACTICE EXAMS

Group project results handed back.  If you have questions please come see me.

In class topic write (12 marks).

Notes: United Nations CLICK TO PRINT
Handout: United Nations CLICK TO READ
Notes: Iron Curtain CLICK TO PRINT
Handout: Terms of the Cold War CLICK TO VIEW

Handout: In class work.  27 multiple choice questions on WW2.  Write down the page # in the margin.

On the back of the sheet, create a mind map on the political/social/economic impact on Canada during WW2.

Day 63: WW2 presentations

• Holocaust
• Atomic bomb

Multiple Choice provincial questions

Italian Campaign.

Wrapping up the war

CPH: Sacrifice and Secrets (NWT uranium mine)

CPH: On the Attack (Air force bombing, Italian campain and Ortona)

In class topic write on Tuesday.

Oral exam for WW2 on Thursday.

Study your material.

Day 62: WW2 presentations

• Dieppe Raid
• Japanese Internment
• D-Day

Day 61: WW2 presentations

• Battle of Britain
• Attack on Pearl Harbour
• Battle of Hong Kong

Day 60: Start of WW2 and presentations

Start of WW2.
Canada's entry into the war.
Class notes: War on the home front

Canada's response to the threat of war (127-129).
Canada declares war (response to war.  King.  BCATP.  CD Howe.  Economy.

Axis advances (page 133).  Who are the axis/allied countries?
Phony war.
Evacuation at Dunkirk.

Student presentations: Rape of Nanking.  Hitler.

Day 59: We Were Children

Discuss First Nations issues over the past half century.

From the Indian Act and Residential Schools up to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission website: CLICK TO VIEW

Notes on First Nations: CLICK TO PRINT

We Were Children.

Answer movie reflection sheet

Ch 8. Explain the importance of: Assembly of First Nations.  Specific land claims.  Comprehensive land claims.  The Nisga'a Treaty.  The Delgamuukw decision.

Presentations next week.

Day 58: First Nations

Residential schools: simulation circle

Review of Indian Act.  Reserves.  Residential schools.  Assimilation policy.  "Kill the Indian in the child."
Government apology.
Truth and Reconciliation commission.

Current events in Attawaspikat
Trudeau's cabinet includes First Nations 
PM Trudeau makes 5 promises to First Nations

Handout: First Nations

• Cultural extinction
• Joe Capilano
• Aboriginal peoples and WWI
• The struggle to preserve an Identity
• Aboriginal peoples during the Great Depression
• Aboriginal communities in transition
• Case study: The High Arctic Relocation
• Decades of inaction

Starting to watch: WE WERE CHILDREN

___________________________________________________________

WW2 Presentations for next week

1. Rape of Nanking: CLICK TO VIEW
2. Hitler: CLICK TO VIEW
3. Battle of Britain: CLICK TO VIEW
4. Pearl Harbor: CLICK TO VIEW
5. Battle of Hong Kong: CLICK TO VIEW
6. Dieppe Raid: CLICK TO VIEW
7. Japanese Internment: CLICK TO VIEW
8. D-Day: CLICK TO VIEW
9. Holocaust: CLICK TO VIEW
10. Atomic Bomb: CLICK TO VIEW

Ideas for how to be creative for your presentation: CLICK TO VIEW

Day 57: Global economics and causes of WW2

WWI tests handed back.
Went over 1930s Qs.
Collected in mind map.

Pg 110.  Rowell-Sirois report.  #4 on page 110

CPH: The End of the Line (Roosevelt and New Deal, Canadian labour camps, Vancouver strike, On-to-Ottawa Trek)

WW2 scavenger hunt.

Depression and Global Politics (page 114-115)
Germany after the war
Depression in Asia
Russians embrace communism

CPH: Mr. King Goes to Berlin (Spain, fascism, King's visit to Hitler

Notes on Causes of World War 2: CLICK TO PRINT

Projects begin on Monday.  Class study guide should have been sent to me already.
Make sure to have your timed and typed presentation plan for the project.

Day 56: Wrapping up the 1930s

Review of Solutions to the Depression (pages 101-107)
Federal government response (tariffs.  $ for work programs.  laissez-faire gov't involvement)
CCR and Social Credit
Provincial response (Pattulo)
Union Nationale (Maurice Duplessis, Quebec Nationalism, Successful?)

CPH: Drought on the Prairies
CPH: Dear Mr. Prime Minister (RB Bennett and letters to him from impoverished Canadians)

Handout: multiple choice questions.

Backside mindmap: "What were the causes, effects, and responses to the Great Depression?"

A fun look at the Charleston dance from the 1920s: Click to watch and learn

WW2 projects now beginning on Monday, May 16th.

Day 55: Solutions to the depression

Review of causes of the depression

Recent housing crisis and recession.
The Big Short: CLICK to watch the movie trailer
Explanation of the subprime mortgage crisis: CLICK to watch

Images of how people were suffering during the Great Depression.

CPH (opening): Work.  R.B. Bennett, wheat, William Lyon mackenzie King
CPH (Descent into chaos): Vagrancy, relief, Newfoundland

Page 100.  #1, 2a, 3, 6

INFOGRAPHIC: comparing the Great Depression to the recent recession CLICK TO VIEW

Notes for solutions to the Great Depression: CLICK TO PRINT

Day 54: Causes of the Great Depression

Disaster in Fort McMurray.  CLICK TO WATCH

Human geography essays handed back: more detail.  elaborate on your thoughts.

Fun look at slang of the 1920s

Review MC Q's of the 1920s

Create own mind map for review: Changes in the 1920s (political, economic, social)

CPH: opening vignette (Hard Times)

Chapter 3 handout: Causes of the Great Depression (Overproduction, Economic dependence on Exports, Tariffs and US protectionism, Debt from WWI, Speculation and the stock market crash)

Work on your projects!

Day 53: WW2 project work

Creativity?
How will you get the class involved?

Typed study guide due to me at the end of the day on Monday, May 9th.
(see criteria)

Presentations begin on Wednesday, May 11th.

Day 52: WWI test and Canada's growing independence

WWI test.

Finish worksheet:  Canada's growing independence

• Chanak crisis
• Halibut Treaty
• King-Byng crisis
• Imperial Conference and the Balfour Report
• Statute of Westminster

 Vancouver 30 years ago.  A look back to EXPO 86 and how Vancouver has changed.  CLICK TO WATCH

Project time tomorrow...be productive!

Day 51: Roaring 20s and growing American influence

Due today: Annotated Bibliography

Project rubrics handed out.

WWI test tomorrow.

CPH: Winnipeg General Strike

Handout: Changes in Canada during the 1920s (mobility, innovations, Group of Seven, Emily Carr, American pop culture, Canadian literature, sports)

Missing the roar: Agnes Macphail, Mary Ellen Smith, Helen MacGill, Emily Murphy, Persons Case of 1929, Famous 5.

A new challenge to federalism: Regionalism (77-78)

Handout: Canada's changing economy (shifting from Britain to the US).  Branch plants.  Tariffs.  Primary and Secondary industry.

Canada's growing independence (80-83).

Chanak Crisis.  Halibut Treaty.  King-Byng Crisis.  Imperial Conference and the Balfour Report.  Statute of Westminster.

Day 50: Review of WW1 and the Winnipeg General Strike

WWI review.

Chapter 3: Canada and the 1920s.

Post WWI:
Reasons why Canadian workers were striking?
Socialist attitudes.  Union leaders.
1917 Russian Revolution
Result of the Western Labour Conference of March, 1919
OBU
Demands of metal and building workers in the Winnipeg General Strike?
Why were Winnipeg strikers urged not to protest in violence?
Pros and cons of what it achieved

For Tuesday: annotated bibliography for project is due
WWI test on Wednesday
WWII project time on Thursday

Day 49: Wrapping up WWI

CPH: Conscription Crisis

End of WWI notes
Russian government toppled (Lenin)
100 Days campaign
Central Powers Collapse
Canada's emerging autonomy
Participating is peace
Treaty of Versailles
War Guilt Clause
League of Nations (problem with this)

CPH: A Painful Peace

Handout: Review sheet.  Changes in Canada.

Due on Tuesday: Annotated Bibliography

Day 48: WW2 research project

Library computer lab.
Research.

At least 2 internet sources + 1 print source.
Video clip.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE TUESDAY, MAY 3rd

Presentations begin on Wednesday, May 11th.

Day 47: War at home and Vimy Ridge

Pick groups for WW2 presentations.
Tentative date for first presentations: Wednesday, May 11th

How to do an annotated bibliography.  Due on Tuesday, May 3rd.

War in the air and sea (pages 42-44)

CPH: City of Sorrow
CPH: Vimy Ridge (a major development for Canadian identity)

Notes: "How it all went down" CLICK TO VIEW

Handout: Conscription Crisis (pg 49-51)

Day 46: War on the home front

Queen celebrates her 90th birthday: Click to watch

Review of battles from last day.

Notes; impact of the war on the home front

Pg 40/41 technology and WWI

Movie clips: All Quiet on the Western Front

WW2 group assignment handed out

Day 45: Major battles of WWI

Current events: legalization of marijuana Click to watch CTV news segment on 4/20

Schlieffen Plan.  War of attrition.  Stalemate.

Major battles: Ypres.  Somme.  Passchendaele.  Vimy Ridge.

CPH: Our investment of blood.  (how did women's roles evolve throughout WWI?) (Red Cross Work.  Nusing.  Nellie McClung.  Elections act.  Suffragists.  Prohibition)

Handout: Mobilizing the forces.  A national identity emerges.  Canada's minister of militia.  The War Measures Act.  The War on Land.  Map of 1914.

CPH: Go out and meet death bravely (trench warfare.  Western front, somme offensive, shellshock, Borden)

Day 44: Causes and Canada's response to war

Ch 12/13/map quiz

Canada People's History: Episode beginning
Canada's entrance into WWI.
Propaganda.
Political cartoon: Chain of Friendship (page 31)

Questions for the chapter:
a) How does Canada change on the home front as a result of WWI/WWII (political/social/economic)
b) How does Canadian autonomy change/develop as a result of WWI/WWII

Review of notes to the start of WWI.  Causes and immediate trigger.

Crash Course (John Green) WWI: Click to watch

HW: Read Pg 26-30.  Read the Role of the Balkans, and add points on the other sections.

Day 43: Game simulation

Alliances.
Strategy.
Group activity.

Day 42: Causes of WWI

Peer evaluation for the provincial exam in class write.

A look at the examples.

War or Peace: simulation

Causes of World War I: CLICK TO PRINT

Day 40 and 41: Blood Diamond

Assignment associated with the movie.

Main topics to relate to the movie: Exploitation - how does exploitation of resources prevent developing countries from advancing economically/politically/socially?  Other connections to major ideas learned in this unit.

Ch 12/13/Mapping quiz on Wednesday, April 20th.
Maps due on April 20th

Day 39: Provincial essay

Human geography provincial essay write.

Provincial scoring guide: 6 point scale

Aiming for 4-5 paragraphs.

Must write in pen

Day 38: History - a different Canada (pre-WW1)

Finished topics from yesterday.

In class essay write tomorrow.  One of the three topics will be selected.  Prepare for these at home tonight.

B) Describe realistic strategies that Canadians could take to reduce their negative impact on land, water and the atmosphere

G) Analyze the global threat to the planet caused by increased standard of living

J) Compare the reasons for Canada's standard of living with those of a developing nation

Click to watch results of NDP leadership vote. Mulcair is out.

Refer to page 10/11 - Should government today be responsible for injustices of the past?  A look at past discriminatory practices/events in Canadian history.
PM Trudeau announces that he will make a formal apology for the Komagata Maru incident

Handout: A different Canada (Chapter 1)
Some key ideas to focus on include:  Nellie McClung.  Women's rights.  Still a British Nation.  Alaska Boundary disput.  French-Canadian nationalists.  Boer War and the French/English divide.

Day 37: Geography provincial essay review

How to write a thesis.

Provincial essay scoring criteria.

Introductory paragraph (include a thesis)
Body paragraph #1: Topic sentence

• list points

Body paragraph #2: Topic sentence

• list points

Body paragraph #3: Topic sentence

• list points

Topic B

Topic D

Topic F

Topic G

Topic J

Day 36: Environmental issues

Should we ban shark fin soup?  What are the environmental effects of killing sharks?
Will there ever be a ban in Canada?

CNN's Planet in peril.  Intro to the series (population growth - deforestation - wildlife extinction - global warming) CLICK TO WATCH

CNN's Planet in peril - shark finning segment.  CLICK TO WATCH

How is the environment affected?
CAUSES - EFFECTS - SOLUTIONS

1. Deforestation
2. Wildlife extinction
3. Global warming "greenhouse effect"
4. Resource depletion (water.  What else?)
5. Ozone layer depletion
6. Alternate energy resources

Instead of the Kyoto Protocol, Canada recently signed a new agreement in the latest Paris conference talks

Complete handout:

 Stewardship.  Carrying capacity.  Greenhouse effect.

Day 35: Presentations

Presentations:

HIV/Aids

Poverty

Child labour

Finish the worksheet: Helping to increase living standards (413/417)
foreign Aid.  UNESCO.  NGO's. ODA.  CIDA

Case study: Should Canada link its foreign aid to human rights?  Pg 418/419.

Day 34: presentations

Presentation topics:

Child Soldiers

United Nations in times of war

Human trafficking

Terrorism

Day 33: Oligopoly

Oligopoly.

Purpose of the game is to accumulate the most wealth (usually done best by acquiring a monopoly in one sector).
Regulation vs. Deregulation (Who benefits?  Who is harmed?  Why do people pay or lose money?)
Community wealth: why does this go up or down?
Winner: How was the person at your table able to win?  What factors led to winning/losing?

Day 32: Poverty in Africa

Presentations on Wednesday.
Remember:  everything is due on that day.  Typed presentation plan must be handed in before the start of your presentation.  Email me the link/assignment on Tuesday night so I can load all material prior to the start of class


BC minimum wage the lowest in Canada.  How can we be last?  Click to watch news clip from Global National


What are different types of aid to poor nations?  Click to watch


iPad cart.


CNN article/clip: Why are 600 million Africans still without electricity?  Click to watch
Reasons for this?  Interesting facts?  How is the situation improving?


TED Talk: Africa is poor and 5 other myths (by Simon Moss).  Click to watch
What are the 5 myths?
How can people help?

Day 31: What is poverty and what causes it?

Chapter 11 overview.


Group brainstorm: What is poverty (define)?  What causes poverty?


Click to watch link on WHAT IS POVERTY


Click to watch link on WHAT CAUSES POVERTY


Read Kenya: trapped in poverty (pg. 398/99).  Do Q #1, 3, 4

Day 30: Project

For next Wednesday each group needs to have a presentation plan.


Here is the criteria for the presentation plan:

• typed
• Breakdown of each section (main topic area and who is presenting)
• length of video clip
• length of each person's role (within 30 seconds)

A look at poverty in Vancouver's downtown eastside.
Click to watch

Day 29: Population pressures and pull/push factors

Debrief of yesterdays article on why the poor pay more for toilet paper.


Video: Mexico - a population pressure (looking at: push and pull factors.  Environmental issues.  Conditions in rural communities.  Connection between work-children-school.  Working conditions for many.  Problems with overcrowding.  Disposal of garbage.  Effects of increasing population)


Should multinational companies have minimum wages for employees in a developing country? Click to watch


Handout: Measuring poverty (pg 394/395
The poverty trap (pg 396/397)
Poverty in the Downtown Eastside. What do you know? CLICK TO WATCH

Day 28: Living standards

Current events: Brussels bombing CLICK TO WATCH
Chapter 12: Living standards in a changing world.
Human Development Index.  Developing vs. Developed countries.  Newly industrializing countries.  HIPC.  Millennium Development Goals




Rio Olympic games (ESPN).  A failure to clean up waste Click to watch the 6 minute clip




If you were to improve the long term living standards in a poor country what would you address first?  Prioritize (jobs, housing, clothing, education, health, food)




Handout: how poor people pay more for toilet paper and other goods?

Day 27: Limits to population growth?

Current events: Trudeau visits the US for official state dinner Click to watch


Population control.  Why the need?  How does increasing population affect the environment?  Causes of air/land/water pollution?  Good brainstorming session.


Sterilization in India: Click to watch
Painful legacy of the one child policy: Click to watch
CNN on the ending of the one child policy: Click to watch


Read page 378/79.
Carrying Capacity.  Answer #1. page 379.
Answer the question for Figure 11-23. (Which viewpoint is the cartoon?  Do you agree?)


Population Density: what determines where people go/settle/live?
Good brainstorming session.   See figure 11-27.


Handout: Chapter 11 guiding questions

Day 26: Population pyramid and population control

Current events:  Are the parents guilty or not?  What do you think the verdict will be?
Alberta child died from meningitis


Population pyramids: Click to watch TED-Ed presentation on Population Pyramids
Handout: population pyramids


Read page 368-370 on India and China population control
What plans were used by each country to control population?
Effective?  Negative outcomes?
Discuss #5, page 370.  Identify your two ideas.

Day 25: Demographic transition model

Current events: International Women's Day
Click to watch clip on women inventors
Click to watch clip on Malala Yousefzai


Review of terms and definitions from Friday.


Handout: Life expectancy
Demographic transition model (pages 365-66)


Time to finish your map.

Day 24: Project

Projects look good so far.


Divide up topics and when rehearsing make sure that the speaking roles are divided evenly.


Have you incorporated images/graphs/statistics and a video clip?


Are you an expert in your area.


Projects are due on Monday, April 4th.

Day 23: Population trends and issues

Chapter 11: Population Trends and Issues
Do Questions #1,2,4,5 on page 364
Define demography, natural increase, emigration, immigration, net migration, and exponential growth
What types of information are collected in census?  Give examples of three uses of this information.
What are the main components of population change?  What is meant by the rule of 70?
Why is immigration more important to Canada's population growth than to some Brainstorm: 
What are characteristics of Developed vs. Developing nations? (list 3-5 characterstics/differences)

Worked on Global Issues Project.

In groups discuss:
• How to present creatively
• What format to choose
• finding picture
• finding statistics/graphs
• finding applicable video clip
• Continue with research.

FOR MONDAY - 4 SLIDES PER PERSON.  HAVE ONE GROUP MEMBER SHARE ME THE LINK OR FILE BEFORE CLASS ON MONDAY

Day 22: Field trip

A trip to the provincial capital.

A great opportunity to see the legislature building and to sit in on a bill reading session in the gallery.

Thanks to the sunshine for making an appearance!

Day 21: Test

Government/Human Rights/Law test

Day 20: Research for Global Issues Project

Interesting topics.  These include:

• Human Trafficking
• Child labour
• HIV/AIDS
• Child soldiers
• Poverty
• Geneva convention.  Treatment of soldiers during times of war
• Terrorism (Narco.  State.  Nuclear)

What am I looking for during group presentations?

• Is it interesting?  Creative?  Fun?  Well rehearsed?
• Does it incorporate powerful images?  Statistics?  Graphs?
• Video clip?
• Does each person have a role?  Are you the expert on your topic area?

Due by next Monday, March 7th.  Each person should complete 4 slides.  Please compile this information and send me a link.


Please communicate well with each other!

Day 19: Human geography. Population. Mapping

Chapter 11 begins.
What is demography?
Difference between Human geography and Physical geography (Geo 12).


Click to watch video "7 Billion Too Fast"


Oral interviews


World map activity (due on last day of the Geography unit).  Must include a colour coded legend.


Library computer lab tomorrow for research for our Global Issues project.


Government/Human Rights/Law test on Wednesday.

Day 18: Government review. Reforming the criminal justice system

Jeopardy review of Government/Human Rights/Law


Picked topics for upcoming Global Issues Project.


Current events: Freeing Vince Li?  Should he be allowed out? Click to read article


Article: Ways to improve the criminal justice system (inclass read and discussion)

Day 17: Criminal vs. Civil law. Global issues project intro

Overhead: criminal law vs. civil law
Click to watch a summary of the OJ Simpson trial
Crown (government - prosecution) vs. Defence (Criminal law)
Goldman family (plaintiff) vs. OJ Simpson (defendant - Civil law)
How juries are selected.
Examples of Indictable vs. Summary offences.


Article: Retribution (Punishment) vs. Rehabilitation
A look at Karla Homolka and David Milgaard.
Clip of argument for rehabilitation vs. retribution (Milwaukee)
Clip of argument for rehabilitation vs. retribution (Sweden)


OJ Simpson - doctor (Dr. Bennet Omalu) who discovered CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) is willing to bet his license OJ suffers from this.  Could this be the cause of his actions?
Current move regarding CTE (Concussion.  Starring Will Smith)

Day 16: Human rights and intro to law

Go over answers to the human rights worksheet from yesterday.


Groups.  Look at pages 348/49.
Review question #5. 
Current event: Article on parents charged for assault for spanking
Go over question #8.  Violation or not a violation of human rights?


Handout: go over law worksheet.
Criminal vs. Civil law.
Rule of law.
Basic elements of criminal law.
Common law
Statutory law.
Provincial court system.
Indictable vs. summary offences.


Government/Human Rights/Law test next Wednesday, March 2

Day 15: Human rights and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Current events: Click to watch significance of Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Connection to human rights and race relations in the US
Current events: Click to watch the outrage over the publishing of Robert Pickton's (serial killer) book
Do you think there should be a law banning convicted criminals the opportunity to profit from their crimes?


Pg 324-327.  The global movement for human rights.  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  International courts and tribunals.
Read pg. 325 and 327 - discuss: do you think that universal standards for human rights are possible in a world of diverse cultural and religious beliefs?


Pg 328-334. 
Rule of law.  Bill of Rights (1960).  Charter of Rights and Freedoms.  Notwithstanding clause.  .
Do Q#1 and 3 on page 331.
Read page 331-334.  Identify three rights in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and give examples of what rights are guaranteed.


Handout: Advocating for your rights (335-337)
Federal and provincial human rights legislation
BC human rights code
Supreme Court and the Charter (amending formula)


Test.  Mind map.  Human Rights abuses worksheet on Monday, February 29th