Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Today's schedule is A-B-Lunch-C-D

A - Social Studies 11 - Today in class we'll continue our look at population focusing on four activities due this Thursday:

1. Canada - Botswana country comparison
2. "The World's Youth" global statistics worksheet
3. AIDS graph & questions
4. Canada, Mexico, India and China population pyramid activity

Next we'll take a look at the Human Development Index which focuses on health, poverty and hunger, education, and environmental issues in countries around the world. Don't forget a good resource is the UNDP HDI Report. We'll take a few notes down on HIPC's (Highly Indebted Poor Countries) and the cycle of poverty looking at two power points about material wealth and food (based on photography from Peter Menzel).

B - Geography 12 - Today Mike White, a guest speaker affiliated with Project Watershed here in the Comox Valley, will be coming to discuss Geocaching and GPS units. This interactive presentation will involve us going outside so please ensure that you have weather appropriate clothing. One of the reasons for this presentation is the fact that we can educate the public about our local ecosystem through geocaching. We've been talking about ecosytstem essentials and the services they provide along with the damage that humans continue to do to them. One way to stop this problem is to educate the public and that can be done through information provided in geocaches. We'll be updating some information and placing geocaches as a part of Environment Canada's Geocache Your Watershed program.

C - Introduction to Law 9/10 - Today is our last day in the library to work on our Forensic Science web page project. The deadline is Friday...that means if it's not in by the line you're dead...it's only worth 20% of your term grade...that's one fifth of your final mark...no pressure.

D - Law 12 - Today we'll continue looking at family law but our focus will be on divorce, property division and support obligations. We'll look at: the equal division rule and the matrimonial home; spousal support and self sufficiency; and the types of child guardianship, access, and child support. For the second half of the class we'll begin watching the black comedy of The War of the Roses, based on a book by Warren Adler. From the All Movie Guide by Hal Erickson:

The War of the Roses can best be described as a slapstick tragedy concerning the decline and literal fall of a marriage. After 17 years, Oliver and Barbara Rose want a divorce. Not for this couple is there anything resembling a "civilized understanding": Barbara wants their opulent house, and Oliver isn't about to part with the domicile. Barbara nails the basement door shut while Oliver is downstairs, Oliver disrupts Barbara's fancy party by taking aim at the catered dinner, Barbara lays waste to Oliver's sports car....and so it goes, culminating in a disastrous showdown around, about and under the living room's fancy chandelier.

We will watch this movie today and tomorrow in class. Thursday and Friday are in class exam days and your civil law project will be due by the end of the working day Friday...no pressure.