Civics+11+Schedule+spring+2010

February 1st, 2010
- What is Civics? What is Citizenship? 3 Parts: Informed, Purposeful, Active.

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Social Justice Video - Ideas for Civic Action Projects

February 3-4, 2010
Computer Lab time - Influential Person / Organziation Presentations Use these websites to make your presentation:

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February 5, 2010
Political Ideologies powerpoint -

**February 8-9, 2010**
Students presented their Inlfuential Person or Organization Project.

February 10, 2010
1.) Finish Political Ideologies powerpoint

2.) Political Ideologies examples

3.) "t" chart from articles - Capitalism vs Socialism

4.) Communist Manifesto - []

February 11, 2010
"ism" project -
 * 1) You will be given an "ism"
 * 2) Provide an image that represents your "ism"
 * 3) Provide a definition of your "ism"
 * 4) Provide an example of your "ism" as seen in history or currently in the world.
 * 5) Post your project in the "isms" project page.

February 12, 15, 2010
Communism in North Korea through the eyes of 2 gymnasts participating in the Mass Games - A State of Mind (2003)

February 16, 2010
Chapter 1 - Roots of Democracy Timeline

February 25-26, 2010
Computer Lab time to Brainstorm a topic/issue for Civic Action Project



Inclass essay tomorrow (friday). The question you are answering is: __Is violence inevitable in a lawless society?__

I am marking it for structure even though content is important.

=Friday, February 27, 2010=
 * 1) In-class essay - if you missed class, write it up on the weekend and bring it to class on Monday.
 * 2) Read and dissect (high light) the following essay:

=Monday, March 22, 2010=

Start of Government Unit (chapter 3):

1.) levels of government / branches of government

2.) Chapter 3 questions - first 13 questions due on **__Wednesday__**



=Tuesday, March 23, 2010=

Executive Branch of Government

1.) Powerpoint notes

=Wednesday, March 24, 2010= __homework check__: chapter 3 questions #1-13

1.) Finish notes from Tuesday 2.) American Health Care reform - Clip from Sicko - CBC News in Review - Overview of American Health Care Bill - Dec 2009 - Handouts on outcomes and reactions to Bill - Relate to Canadian Legislative Branch of Government/ differences between Canada and US 3.) Legislative Branch of Government Notes - powerpoint

=Thursday, March 25, 2010=

Finish Legislative Branch notes

=Friday, March 26, 2010=

Senate - notes, handouts

Assess the senate - Would you reform it, abolish it, or keep it as is?

=Monday, March 29, 2010=

1.) Current events - related to Action Projects ideas - Earth Hour - Jamie Oliver - Food Inc film - BPA

2.) The Disappearing Male video - online on CBC and Google Videos

- Because of this documentary I started looking into BPA-free canned foods. I found that Eden Foods seems to be one of the only companies that does not use BPA in their can liners. Check out the article here. Let me know if you can find out anything more.

- here's more info: it looks like there's more BPA-free cans. Read here.

=Tuesday, March 30, 2010=

1.) Provincial, Territorial, and Municipal levels of government - handouts and notes (powerpoint)

2.) Continue on Chapter 3 Questions - handout from March 22nd.

=Wednesday, March 31, 2010=

1.) Judicial Branch of Government - powerpoint notes 2.) Criminal law article - Should the death penalty be reinstated in Canada? - Debate 3.) Worktime - Chapter 3 questions


 * an example of civil law can be seen in the Independent Lens documentary, Copyright Criminals about sampling music in Hip Hop.

=Thursday, April 1, 2010=

1.) Copyright Criminals article - to review civil law; see above. 2.) Election Process notes - election laws and procedures

Happy Easter!!

=Tuesday, April 6, 2010=

1.) Electoral Systems around the world - cartoon online; from Citizens' Assembly - fill out chart provided in class 2.) What is your politics quiz - fill out questionnaire and add up your scores - use to work on project in rm 111 tomorrow 3.) Federal Political Parties notes & handouts 4.) Political Campaign project criteria handout - introduce project to work on in computer lab tomorrow

Reminders:
- Mark cut off for term 3 is next Monday - hand any missed work by then to be included in term 3 report cards - Chapter 3 test is next Monday

=Wednesday, April 7, 2010=

1.) Computer Lab - work time to research and start project handed out on Tuesday

=Thursday, April 8, 2010=

1.) Federal political parties notes

2.) worktime - chapter 3 questions

tomorrow:
- computer lab rm 113 - work on Vote For Me projects

Change of plans:
- Chapter 3 questions due Monday - Chapter 3 Test on Tuesday - Any work for term 3 to be handed in by Monday - Presenter coming on Monday

=Friday, April 9, 2010=

1.) Lab time for Vote For Me projects - Due Next Friday - Remember: post speeches on Vote For Me page, posters will be handed in to me (physically)

2.) Chapter 3 Review sheet - for test on Tuesday



reminder:
- marks cutoff for term 3 is Monday: use progress reports handed out to see what you are missing.

Here's the link to Big Sugar doc

Question: What is the relationship between the sugar industry, slave trade, and the Seven Years' War? (past and present)

=Monday, April 12, 2010=

Living-Books Presenter: Mr Ken Christensen - Humour

=Tuesday, April 13, 2010=

Chapter 3 Test

- Students not caught up on Term 3 work sent to LOL (Learning Over Lunch) room for the week.

=Wednesday, April 14, 2010=

1.) Pink Shirt Day - Example of Civic Action

2.) Short History of 20th Century - WWI

- Background to WWI - Joyeux Noel film - December 1914 truce on the front lines between German and French/Scottish troops.

=Thursday, April 15, 2010=

1.) Civic Action Project reminder: keep working on them. Lab time coming soon. 2.) Legislature Tour announcement - Tour at 11 AM Monday, April 19th till 1 pm (Periods 2 & 3) 3.) A Very Long Engagement - condensed version of film. - to show trench system, government propaganda, court martials, soldier psyche, family anguish during WWI



=Friday, April 16, 2010=

1.) Democracy & Participation Symposium introduction - Speakers talk about the structure of the EU and how it compares to the Canadian structure of government

=Monday, April 19, 2010=

BC Legislature tour & gallery sitting - periods 2 and 3: 11 am start

=Tuesday, April 20, 2010=

1.) BC Legislature website - seating chart, speaker, hansard

2.) Site C dam project - link

3.) Computer lab - work on Vote for Me project - due on Thursday: post speech in wiki, hand in poster - Civic Action Project - Chapter 4 Question Sheet:



=Wednesday, April 21, 2010=

1.) Brief History of WWI notes (powerpoint) - causes, German plan, Treaty of Versailles

2.) Causes of WWII (handout)

3.) worktime - chapter 4 Question Sheet

=Thursday, April 22, 2010=

1.) Blitzkrieg Video - Hitler's rise to power, NAZI movement, German aggression - Chronology of German end of Democracy & role in WWII

=Monday, April 26, 2010=

1.) Shatner for GG? - current events

2.) Homework: 14 Ways to Improve Democracy in Canada - Make a condensed list of the ways, people, and description of each - Which one do you agree with the most & why?

3.) United Nations notes

4.) worktime - chapter 4 sheet

=Tuesday, April 27, 2010=

1.) Use the United Nations & European Union chart and fill it out by researching online.

2.) Use a Word Document and create an organizer to take notes on 'The Cold War' - use the following words to answer in your organizer: Who, What, When, Where, How, Why

3.) Holocaust: - look online for a powerful image from the Holocaust & upload it into the Holocaust page in this wiki. - go to the discussion tab in the Holocaust page & reply to the question: How did the Holocaust change the world? - look for information online to help you answer the question in one full paragraph.

4.) If you haven't finished the homework, please do the following: - finish Vote for Me Speech & post it in the wiki - finish poster & hand it in - vote for best candidate in the discussion tab of the Vote for Me page - 14 ways to Improve Democracy notes - in the Current Events page

=Wednesday, April 28, 2010=

Participation in Democracy Symposium @ UVic (12:30 to 3:30)

=Thursday, April 29, 2010=

1.) Symposium wrap up: - What did you think of the symposium? What did you learn? What was one good thing and one not-so good thing about the symposium? How would you improve it for next time?

2.) Current Events: - Speaker of the House - - HST -

3.) Worktime - Chapter 4 worksheet (due Monday)

4.) United Nations handout

=Monday, May 3, 2010=

1.) UN Peacekeeping notes & video - from Civics 11 videos page 2.) NATO - history of - video - Civics 11 videos page 3.) worktime - Chapter 4 part 1 vocab due today

=Tuesday, May 4, 2010=

Computer Lab time - work on Civic Action Projects

=Wednesday, May 5, 2010=

1.) Civic Action example - Gear Up for CF 2.) Apartheid - South Africa notes 3.) worktime - chapter 4 part 2 =Thursday, May 6, 2010=

Workday: - Finish Part 1 if not handed in - finish part 2 by tomorrow - ready for test on Chapter 4 tomorrow: Essay answer, pick one from 3 possible questions

=Friday, May 7, 2010=

Chapter 4 Test - Essay Question

=Monday, May 10, 2010=

1.) Beliefs & Values 2.) Evolution of Canada's Independence notes 3.) Start Chapter 5 Questions Part 1 - Due next Friday, May 21



=Tuesday, May 11, 2010=

1.) Canada A People's History video clip - "The Night of the Long Knives" - Review of yesterday: Trudeau patriating the Constitution in 1982, Quebec feeling backstabbed. 2.) Worktime - chapter 5 questions 3.) Canada's Social Safety Net notes - hiostory of social programs in Canada

=Wednesday, May 12, 2010=

1.) Finish Social Safety Net notes - Workers' Comp, 2.) Canada: A People's History video - episode #13 Hard Times (1929-1940) Parts: - Epidose Beginning - Descent Into Chaos - Dear Mr Prime Minister - The End of the Line (I couldn't find them on youtube)

3.) worktime: chapter 5 Question sheets

=Thursday, May 13, 2010=

1.) Canada: A People's History videos: CCF, Tommy Douglas, and Medicare - take notes from the videos about the 3 topics 2.) 30 Days on Minimum Wage - reality of what it would be like to live on minimum wage.

=Friday, May 14, 2010 to Monday, May 17, 2010=

Comparison of Capitalist system in the United States to Canada's Socialist system: Capitalism: A Love Story - film by Michael Moore



=Tuesday, May 18, 2010=

1.) finish film - 10 mins 2.) worktime - chapter 5 Qs

=Wednesday, May 19, 2010=

1.) worktime - 30 mins 2.) Charter of Rights and Freedoms - freedom of worship - Should an RCMP officer be allowed to wear a turban rather than the traditional mountie hat? 3.) Canada: A People's History video - vol #17 - Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Baltej Dhillon

=Thursday, May 20, 2010=

1.) Democratic Values in Action PPT - Charter of Rights & Freedoms, Rule of Law, Freedom of Worship, Freedom of Expression, Ghandi 2.) Gandhi video - in Civics 11 Video page 3.) Exit Pass - Should the internet be censored? How does your views of freedom of speech relate to censorship of content on the internet? Provide reasons and examples for your opinion. - Write your paragraph/short essay over the weekend - Due Tuesday

Reminder - Chapter 5 Qs due on Tuesday also.

=Tuesday, May 25, 2010=

Intro - Current Events - North Korea

1.) Charter of Rights and Freedoms notes - background, history, applications 2.) Charter handout - rights and freedoms guaranteed - Use the chart at the end to write down simplified notes on each aspect of the Charter 3.) Same-sex Parenting video 4.) Exit Pass - answer the discussion question in the Discussion tab at the top of this page.

Chapter 5 Qs due today!!
=Wednesday, May 26, 2010=

1.) Computer Lab Time - for students to work on Civic Action Projects

Chapter 5 test tomorrow - multiple choice, matching, and 2 essays ( I gave out the essay questions for you to prepare):

1. How does the Charter guarantee the rights and freedoms of citizens? Define and provide examples. 2. Is civil Disobedience ever justifed? /use the green box on p. 126. Provide examples. 3. Why is it important for people to exercise their citizenship responsibilities? 4. Explain the development of the " Social Safety Net " in Canada. How has the government in Canada implemented programs to help its citizens.

=Thursday, May 27, 2010=

Chapter 5 test - there will be time to finish the test tomorrow.

=Friday, May 28, 2010=

1.) Finish Test 2.) Start Chapter 6 - Immigration due next Friday, June 4th

=Monday, May 31, 2010=

1.) Finish same-sex marriage video 2.) comments? 3.) Intro to chapter 6 - Multiculturalism & Immigration 4.) Video - Twelve: documentary on immigrants' memories of being Canada 5.) Exit Pass - questions on discussion tab at the top of this page - write responses in there also.

=Tuesday, June 1, 2010=

1.) Finish video - Twelve 2.) War Measures Act - 4 square chart 3.) Asahi Baseball video - Japanese Internment in Canada during WWII

=Wednesday, June 2, 2010=

1.) Finish Asahi Baseball video 2.) Worktime - finish Chapter 6 Questions (Part 1) - due tomorrow 3.) Aboriginal People's Perspective - handouts with notes: Indian Act, Residential Schools, Self-Government

=Thursday, June 3, 2010=

Computer Lab time - Civic Action Projects

Chapter 6 Notes & Questions Part 2 handed out

=Friday, June 4, 2010 - short day (40 mins)=

1.) Current Events - Hip Hop as a voice for minority groups around the world, Haiti U17 girls soccer team 2.) Worktime - Chapter 6 Questions (Part 2)

=Monday, June 7, 2010=

1.) Current Events - Haiti U17 girls soccer team - video 2.) Quebec & Canada Analysis of Articles - With a partner answer the questions on the board using the articles handed out Topics include: Quiet Revolution, Bilingualism, FLQ, Charter - Meech Lake & Charlottetown Accords, Separation, Quebec Aboriginal Peoples

Chapter 6 Quiz - Friday, June 11, 2010
=Tuesday, June 8, 2010=

1.) Finish Quebec & Canada Analysis of Articles 2.) Canada: A People's History videos - visuals of Quebec perspective - Quiet Revolution, Bilingualism & Biculturalism, FLQ crisis

=Wednesday, June 9, 2010=

1.) Current Events - Langford building an orphanage in Haiti, Errol Pevoh running from Victoria to Montreal to stop Tobacco companies 2.) Canada: A People's History videos - finish Quebec perspective - Rene Levesque, Pierre Trudeau, 1980 referendum 3.) 1995 Referendum 4.) Canada: A People's History videos - Aboriginal perspective - land claims, Elijah Harper, George Erasmus, stand offs - Oka crisis 1990 5.) worktime: Chapter 6 questions - part 2 (due friday)

reminder - chapter 6 quiz friday, June 11, 2010 - matching questions and one essay question

=Thursday, June 10, 2010= (60 min classes)

Workday: - chapter 6 questions part 1 - overdue - chapter 6 questions part 2 - due tomorrow - chapter 7 notes booklet

=Friday, June 11, 2010=

1.) Chapter 6 Quiz: matching and 1 essay 2.) hand-in chapter 6 questions 3.) read and highlite chapter 7 notes booklet

=Monday, June 14, 2010=

1.) Mock Provincial Exam - 55 multiple choice, 2 essay outlines 2.) mark multiple choice questions

=Tuesday, June 15, 2010=

1.) Canada's Foreign Aid Essay 1.) Essay Structure review & sample essay 2.) Exam Prep handout 3.) Start of Course Review: - Ideologies & government

=Wednesday, June 16, 2010=

1.) Computer Lab Booked - Last day to work on Civic Action Projects (due on Friday, June 18, 2010) 2.) If finished, study vocabulary

=Thursday, June 17, 2010= (2 hour class)

1.) Exam Preparation page in Wiki 2.) Course Review powerpoint

See: Civics 11 Exam Preparation page