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