Day 17: Human rights abuse

Computer lab:  a look on human rights abuses.

1. Tiananmen Square Massacre
2. Dalai Lama
3. Aung San Suu Kyi
4. Nelson Mandela
5. Cambodian Genocide (Khmer Rouge.  1975-79)
6. Rwandan or Darfur genocide
7. Human Trafficking

Government Chapter 9 test on MONDAY

Day 16: Human Rights

What are human rights?
What do human rights violations look like?

Video clip: Brief history of Human Rights

Pg. 348/349.  Critical thinking.  Q#8 a-I

Video: Who is Malala Yousefzai?  Shot by the Taliban for fighting for girls right to an education

Pg 346 Q#3 and 4
Read Pg 327.  Do you think universal standards for human rights are possible in a world with cultural and religious beliefs?

Day 15: Government responsibilities.

Government responsibilities (Federal/Provincial/Shared)
Municipal government. 
Review of 3 branches of government (Legislative, Judicial, Executive)

Voter apathy.  Causes.  Would compulsory voting be effective in Canada?

Create Test/Review questions.

Time for Review mindmap question.

Chapter 9 test on MONDAY, Sept 30th.

Bring field trip money and forms.

Day 14: Election process

Victoria Field trip forms distributed.  All $ needs to be handed in by Monday, September 30th (bus and Victoria locations need to be reserved and paid for).

Steps to an election.  Pages 313 - 317.
First-past-the-post (FPTP) vs. Single Transferable Vote
Voter apathy - would electronic voting help increase voting %?

Handout: Review mindmap for Thursday. 
Due before the start of the test

TEST on Thursday, Sept 26th.

Meet the teacher on Thursday, Sept 26th in the evening.

Day 13: Minority/majority gov't. Election

Current events:  Vancouver Island teen charged in sexting case (CTV).  Read a CBC article analyzing this growing trend among teen culture.

Journal write:  At what age should a person be responsible for the content on their technology?

Pg 310 - Minority Gov't.  Advantage/disadvantage
Coalitions and Mergers\Prorogue parliament
Dissolution (pg. 311 Q#1-3)

Begin to look at steps to an election.

Chapter 9 test on THURSDAY, Sept 26

Day 12: Private members bill

Wonderful presentations.  Way to go!

Day 11: Is the senate worth keeping?

Victoria Field Trip:  Thursday, October 10th.  7am - 7pm.  Approximately $45.

Read pg. 303 - "The Ideal Senator"

Handout: Is the Senate worth Keeping.
Journal Rubric handout (5 marks scale). 
Collect in class journal write.

Learning to analyze political cartoons.

Prep for private members bill tomorrow (1 minute to present).
Write up will be collected immediately after your speech.

Have fun.