"Things to Do" List (Civics)
COVID-19 update: We'll work on here and in classroom for the time we're away from class. There are only a few lessons left, and I'll post them one at a time each day. Keep doing the Parliament Project, BUT we won't be able to do the debate option in class. You can just write out your side of the debate, though - OR have a debate on a bill on a doc with a partner and share it with me!
Mon. April 20 - final summative project
Tues. April 21 - Final Exam
OVERDUE
Tues. Feb. 18 - Write a letter or rant on one issue. Copy and share this assignment.
Thurs. March 5 - Types of Government project
Mon. March 23 - Parliament project
Fri. March 27 - Parliament QUIZ - open book!
Mon. April 20 - final summative project
Tues. April 21 - Final Exam
OVERDUE
Tues. Feb. 18 - Write a letter or rant on one issue. Copy and share this assignment.
Thurs. March 5 - Types of Government project
Mon. March 23 - Parliament project
Fri. March 27 - Parliament QUIZ - open book!
What We Did Today:
Mon. March 27 - Thurs. Apr. 9
- no new lessons this week - but work towards reading over the notes and getting that quiz done from last week and getting caught up on anything else. BUT, if you want to keep going, you can start the final summative project.
Mon. Mar. 23 - Fri. Mar. 27
- see this link for the week's lessons: criminal vs civil law; Youth Criminal Justice Act, gun control, and then a quiz on Friday, if you're up for it! Don't worry if you're not, yet. It's just a suggested timeline to keep you engaged.
Thurs. Mar. 12 - Fri. Mar. 13
- work periods to complete the parliament project
Tues. Mar. 10 - Wed. Mar. 11
- Parliamentary process - who does what and how a bill becomes a law
Mon. Mar. 9
- Charter of Rights & Freedoms: handout (in brief or in full) and exercise
- FYI - more about that cop's gun incident in 2007 - they never found the gun
Fri. Mar. 6
- test
- start looking at the Charter of Rights & Freedoms
Wed. Mar. 4 - Thurs. March 5
- work periods to do the Types of Government project
Mon. Mar. 2 - Tues. March 3
- slideshow: the history of Canada's choice of a parliamentary democracy with socialist leanings (relative to the states)
Fri. Feb. 28
- exercise: create an ideal state - what would it look like?
Wed. Feb. 26 - Thurs. Feb. 27
- watch Where to Invade Next
Tues. Feb. 25
- discuss the political compass quadrants and where everyone ended up
- bit on taxation
- political compass assignment to solidify who you might vote for
- here are specific positions on issues for each federal party from 2015 and in 2019, and each provincial party as well. And here's another quiz that might narrow down the party that's the best fit for you.
Mon. Feb. 24
- more on economic systems --> all the charts are here
- political compass questionnaire (you can try this one too)
Thurs. Feb. 20
- Types of Government
- Types of Economic Systems
- FYI - Koch Brothers lobbying on climate change and JP Morgan (a huge investment firm) just announced that we have to stop burning fossil fuels AND a bit on how the cancer industry suggests we have hope, but without proof
Wed. Feb. 19
- short quiz
- Are we good or bad? What's your ideology?
Tues. Feb. 18
- overview of activism in general
- final class time to finish the letter assignment
Fri. Feb. 14
- finish the John Oliver clip
- work on the writing assignment
Thurs. Feb. 13
- Citizenfour - documentary about Edward Snowden - first 45 minutes
- some John Oliver
Wed. Feb. 12
- how to cite research using MLA citations
- how to write a persuasive paragraph
Tues. Feb. 11
- look at a few more protests
- look at some issues of concern --> What should we protest about?
Mon. Feb. 10
- look at NGOs as a form of group activism
- look at types of protests
- FYI - Wet'suet'en Protests and RCMP involvement and video of a protest TODAY in Waterloo - more here, and here, and here, and here
- FYI - butterfly activists in Mexico found dead
Fri. Feb. 7
- present Canadian activists
- choose which activists are best and worst and explain WHY (for marks!)
Thurs., Feb. 6
- look at some Canadian activists
Wed., Feb. 5
- note on civic responsibility and activism (what it is and isn't)
- What Do You Know? - let's see what you know already about civics
Mon., Feb. 3
- learn about the course and the marksheet
- get the course outline
- FYI - about the girl with swastikas drawn on her, and Elizabeth Warren's ancestry
- no new lessons this week - but work towards reading over the notes and getting that quiz done from last week and getting caught up on anything else. BUT, if you want to keep going, you can start the final summative project.
Mon. Mar. 23 - Fri. Mar. 27
- see this link for the week's lessons: criminal vs civil law; Youth Criminal Justice Act, gun control, and then a quiz on Friday, if you're up for it! Don't worry if you're not, yet. It's just a suggested timeline to keep you engaged.
Thurs. Mar. 12 - Fri. Mar. 13
- work periods to complete the parliament project
Tues. Mar. 10 - Wed. Mar. 11
- Parliamentary process - who does what and how a bill becomes a law
Mon. Mar. 9
- Charter of Rights & Freedoms: handout (in brief or in full) and exercise
- FYI - more about that cop's gun incident in 2007 - they never found the gun
Fri. Mar. 6
- test
- start looking at the Charter of Rights & Freedoms
Wed. Mar. 4 - Thurs. March 5
- work periods to do the Types of Government project
Mon. Mar. 2 - Tues. March 3
- slideshow: the history of Canada's choice of a parliamentary democracy with socialist leanings (relative to the states)
Fri. Feb. 28
- exercise: create an ideal state - what would it look like?
Wed. Feb. 26 - Thurs. Feb. 27
- watch Where to Invade Next
Tues. Feb. 25
- discuss the political compass quadrants and where everyone ended up
- bit on taxation
- political compass assignment to solidify who you might vote for
- here are specific positions on issues for each federal party from 2015 and in 2019, and each provincial party as well. And here's another quiz that might narrow down the party that's the best fit for you.
Mon. Feb. 24
- more on economic systems --> all the charts are here
- political compass questionnaire (you can try this one too)
Thurs. Feb. 20
- Types of Government
- Types of Economic Systems
- FYI - Koch Brothers lobbying on climate change and JP Morgan (a huge investment firm) just announced that we have to stop burning fossil fuels AND a bit on how the cancer industry suggests we have hope, but without proof
Wed. Feb. 19
- short quiz
- Are we good or bad? What's your ideology?
Tues. Feb. 18
- overview of activism in general
- final class time to finish the letter assignment
Fri. Feb. 14
- finish the John Oliver clip
- work on the writing assignment
Thurs. Feb. 13
- Citizenfour - documentary about Edward Snowden - first 45 minutes
- some John Oliver
Wed. Feb. 12
- how to cite research using MLA citations
- how to write a persuasive paragraph
Tues. Feb. 11
- look at a few more protests
- look at some issues of concern --> What should we protest about?
Mon. Feb. 10
- look at NGOs as a form of group activism
- look at types of protests
- FYI - Wet'suet'en Protests and RCMP involvement and video of a protest TODAY in Waterloo - more here, and here, and here, and here
- FYI - butterfly activists in Mexico found dead
Fri. Feb. 7
- present Canadian activists
- choose which activists are best and worst and explain WHY (for marks!)
Thurs., Feb. 6
- look at some Canadian activists
Wed., Feb. 5
- note on civic responsibility and activism (what it is and isn't)
- What Do You Know? - let's see what you know already about civics
Mon., Feb. 3
- learn about the course and the marksheet
- get the course outline
- FYI - about the girl with swastikas drawn on her, and Elizabeth Warren's ancestry