Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Day 82 and 83: Final exit interviews

Very in depth and powerful exit interviews.

It was such a pleasure listening to you discuss:
a) how you define social justice
b) examples of social injustice
c) what direction is social justice heading

Day 81: Final volunteer presentations

Volunteering presentations complete.

Great job everyone!

Wednesday, 14 June 2017

Day 80: Graduation inspiration

Hello all Gr. 12 students.  I'm sorry that I will not be able to attend convocation on Thursday.  However, I would like to share some humorous words of inspiration from a USC commencement speech.

Will Ferrell commencement address (25 minutes): CLICK to watch

Time to work on your final exit interviews for Monday.

Day 79: Final presentations

Volunteering presentations.

Day 78: final exit interview

Time to work on final exit interviews

Day 77: presentations

Final volunteer presentations.

Well done groups.

Friday, 9 June 2017

Day 76: Infographics

Present remaining infographics.

Final time for project presentations.

Interactive component is important.
Students must ask questions.
You must ask questions and get the class involved/discussion.

Thursday, 8 June 2017

Day 75: Environmental impact

Students present their infographics on CNN Trafficking

Value Village's goal: Rethink, Reuse. CLICK to view

What is your clothing footprint? CLICK to view infographic

Species vanishing: CLICK to watch
Copy 5 causes.

Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Climate Accord: CLICK to read and watch

CNN Planet in Peril trailer: CLICK to watch

CNN Planet in Peril - China part 1 (species extinction): CLICK to watch

CNN Planet in Peril - shark finning: CLICK to watch
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Day 74: Final project presentation time


Stay on task.

Make sure you brainstorm ways to make your presentation interactive.
Ask students questions and make sure that they are involved somehow.

Time limit of 15 minutes.

Monday, 5 June 2017

Day 73: Environmental impact

CNN's Plastic Island: CLICK to view

What are your thoughts from seeing the images from Midway?

How many pieces of plastic are estimated to be in the oceans already? ____________
How many tons of plastic leak into the ocean annually?  __________
Americans are said to use _____ million plastic bottles every hour.

What is the impact to the food chain?  

How are people affected?

What is a micro-plastic? (video at the bottom).  


Who are some of the worst plastic polluters in the world?  What can people do to reduce plastics?  Will that work in Canada?  Other countries in the world?

Time to finish your infographic.
Time to work on your exit interview.


Friday, 2 June 2017

Day 72: Trafficking and globalization

Wonder Woman trailer: successful female comic book hero as a lead character in a movie.

What is globalization? CLICK to watch

Handout: Why globalization is so controversial

Crash course on globalization and trade and poverty: CLICK to view

Work on your infographic.
Work on your exit interview.

Exit interviews on June 19-21.

Day 70 & 71: Final project

Students fill out form on their volunteering activity.

Final oral interview rubric.

Year end concert.