Today's morning schedule has been altered to accomodate course programming for next year (the afternoon blocks are unaffected) The schedule looks like this:
C Block 8:55-9:50
AG 9:55-10:35
D Block 10:40-11:35
C - Criminology 12 - Today we'll start by looking at the trends and patterns in crime outlined in Chapter 2 of the Criminology: The Core textbook (tomorrow we'll have a quick powerpoint review of them). You have the rest of the class to work on your letter to the editor of the Vancouver Sun. From yesterday's blog entry...
You are a criminologist who works at Simon Fraser University and have become alarmed at the media's (in your view) alarmist and irresponsible misrepresentation of violent crime in the city. The over simplification of news reports and the finger pointing have got you steamed (it's the judges, no it's the R.C.M.P., no it's the Solicitor General and the provincial government, no it's the justice department and the federal government, no it's the criminals, no it's the media, no it's.....fill in name here). So you're fed up and it's about time someone with brains educated the media about the nature and extent of crime in Canada and in Vancouver.
Write a thoughtful and polite letter to the editor of the Vancouver Sun outlining the current trends in crime (age, economy, social problems, firearms availability, gangs, drug use and justice policy - p.37-8 in Criminology: The Core) and crime patterns (ecology, social class, age, gender, and race p.42-9 in Criminology: The Core). You'll probably want to conclude your letter with a suggestion or two on how to deal with the "chronic offender" who is typical of those involved with the spate of recent gang arrests. You may want to throw in a reason or two why you think that violence is over reported in the media and maybe consider explaining why that hurts rather than helps deal with crime.
B - Social Studies 10 - Today we're off to the Library for the first day of work on our Physiographic Regions of Canada project. The assignment sheet can be found in the K Drive on the computers at school (K:\Mr. A. Young\Social Studies 10) and it's titled "ss10 physio proj.pdf". Here is what the intro states:
It will be your job to research and present information on each one of the six physiographic regions of Canada but the format of your presentation is entirely up to you. You may choose from one of the following: A graphic informational poster; a trip diary/journal with photos; a web page or blog; a power point presentation in front of the class; a children’s book; or even an interpretive dance like the opening ceremony of the Olympics - but not that long and it absolutely must have jazzy hands in it. My point is you can choose whatever format you feel works best for you as long as you show the required information. So, what is that information?
- Location & Landscape (where is it, what does it look like, and how was it formed)
- Weather & Climate (what is the climate like, how does the climate affect the region, and what kind of cool weather stuff goes on there)
- Flora & Fauna (what ecosystems or ecozones are there in each region and identify the main plants and animals that live in each region…are any endangered? Why?)
- Natural Resources & Food (identify the renewable and non-renewable resources that are abundant and extracted in each region and identify the foods and farming done in each region)
- Urban Development & Cities (Where do people live in these areas? How much of Canada’s population lives there – population density?)
Take a read through the sheet - it's got web sites to use and we have three days in the lab to research information and begin to piece it together in some presentation format. Ask questions and good luck
A - Earth & Space Science 11 - Today we will briefly look at mining in Canada; specifically we'll focus on ores, minerals, and fossil fuels (mineral and energy resources). You'll need to work on For Review questions 3, 6, 7, 8, & 9 and For Discussion question 8 on page 120 in the Earth Science textbook in class today. Tomorrow and Friday you're in the library working on a mining in Canada project.
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