Day 35 - Friday October 29. 2010

A - Introduction to Law 9/10 - Today we'll start the class with time to finish your small poster (on 11x17 paper) showing the rights and obligations of an arrested person. Don't forget to illustrate your poster with drawings in order to help graphically describe your rights and obligations upon arrest. After about half an hour we'll start a Law & Order episode, Performance from year 5. From tv.com...Briscoe and Logan set out to identify the apparent victim in a snuff film, but find her alive and really the victim of a points-for-sex club at her prestigious high school.

D - Geography 12 - Today we'll quickly review the Mass Wasting work we did yesterday. After, we'll look at three types of snow avalanches (loose, wet, and slab). We'll understand where they occur, why they happen, and figure out the physics of snow mass movement. I'll show you a video on avalanches and then there is no homework tonight.


Canadian Avalanche Centre
Behind the Lines
Avalanche.org
Government of Alberta Tourism Parks and Rec
Crested Butte Avalanche Center
Utah Avalanche Center danger scales

Mount Washington Avalanche Control & Safety
BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure Avalanche & Weather page

C - Law 12 - Today we will start with a brief discussion on obscenity and find out what the laws on it in Canada are and then we'll watch a Law & Order episode, Double Down from year 7, today. From tv.com...The cops' best hope of finding a kidnapped hired car driver alive is one of the armed robbers who grabbed him after a job, but the immunity deal he demands in return would effectively preclude his prosecution for the shooting death of an off-duty cop, placing McCoy in a difficult position as he seeks to placate the cops, who want the guy prosecuted, and the kidnapped man's wife, who wants every avenue of saving her husband explored.

Pau Hana Ohana & please be safe this weekend.

Day 34 - Thursday October 28. 2010

D - Geography 12 - Today we'll start by completing yesterday's work: defining stalactite, stalagmite, flowstone, sinkhole/doline, and karst valley. You'll need to answer question 17, 20, 21, and 23 from page 443 in your Geosystems text and explain how tower karst (pagodas) forms and identify where it can be found. Next we'll look at Mass Wasting (falls, slides, and flows). We will figure out the causes of Mass Wasting by looking at both the driving and resisting forces on hillsides and slopes. We will try to figure out some slope stabilization practices and specifically we'll look at what has been done at Goose Spit to stop erosion of the Willemar Bluffs along Balmoral Beach. We'll also review the problems of the Sea to Sky highway (Hwy 99 from West Vancouver to Squamish). You will define rock fall, debris avalanche, landslide, mudflow, and soil creep and work on questions 27 & 32 from page 443 in your Geosystems text.
SWEET Landslide video from National Geographic

SWEET Japanese Landslide video


United States Geological Survey Landslides Hazard
Federal Emergency Management Association Landslide & Debris Flow
National Park Service Mass Wasting
Geological Survey of Canada Landslides
University of Kentucky Earth Science Department Mass Wasting animation
National Atlas of the United States Landslides
OUC Foundations of Physical Geography Mass Wasting

C - Law 12 - Today we'll visit the topic of abortion in Canada and the laws surrounding this topic (CC section 223 subsections 1 & 2). We'll understand the United States landmark case Roe v. Wade (1973) and the Canadian landmark case R. v. Morgentaler (1988). I'll need you to separate the legal issues from the moral and ethical issues as this is a very controversial topic amongst many. After this discussion you'll need to work on weapon offenses and the prostitution (sex trade) offences of procuring and soliciting. Questions 1 through 8 on page 199 of the law text will need to be finished in class today. Perhaps today but more likely tomorrow we will start a discussion on obscenity laws in Canada. We'll examine the bizrre "Sniffy the rat" case (artist Rick Gibson) and you'll work in partners on either the R. v. Butler (1992) or the R. v. Langer (1995) case.

A - Introduction to Law 9/10 - Today I've got a few questions and an activity I'd like you to work on. The questions deal with getting an accused person to show up to court:

1. Name the three ways in which the police can bring an accused person to court
2. What two questions must a Justice of the Peace ask when deciding whether to issue an arrest warrant
3. Explain when a police officer may make an arrest without an arrest warrant
4. Explain the three situations when a citizen may make an arrest
5. What are the limitations on the powers of private citizens or security guards when making an arrest
6. Saul is stopped by the police and told he is being arrested for impared driving. He says "Oh no" and runs off. Has Saul been arrested? Explain.
7. Talia is accused by a store owner of shoplifting. The police ask her to go to the station house for questioning and she goes with them voluntarily. Has Talia been arrested? Explain.

Now I'd like you to make a small poster (on 11x17 paper) showing the rights and obligations of an arrested person. Illustrate your poster with drawings in order to help graphically describe your rights and obligations upon arrest.

Day 33 - Wednesday October 27. 2010

A - Introduction to Law 9/10 - Today we'll start the class by quickly finishing the questions that Ms. Stoyles assigned to you yesterday on the physical and mental elements of a crime, the three types of criminal intent, attempts, and conspiracies. See yesterday's blog entry (Day 32)for the questions. I'll quickly review the three types of Mens Rea (Criminal Intent, Recklessness, and Knowledge) and then we'll talk about ways to compel someone to show up in court. We'll discuss appearance notices, summons; and arrests (along with the rights of private security guards and citizens). Tomorrow we'll talk about your rights and obligations upon arrest, searches with and without warrants and pre-trial releases (bail, recognizance, and surety).

C - Law 12 - Today we'll take a few notes down on property crimes (arson, theft, B&E, possession of stolen goods and false pretenses). I'll have you work on a few questions related to the topics: 1-4 on page 194 along with defining “colour of right” and “false pretenses” and Applying Legal Concepts question 1 from page 207. Tomorrow we'll talk about obscenity and other social crimes.


D - Geography 12 - Today we'll finish the questions that you didn't get to yesterday at the end of the class (17, 20, and 21 from page 443 in the Geosystems text - you can find the answers between pages 423-427 in the text). Next we'll look at karst topography and caves. We'll look on Google Earth at Guangxi province in China, Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, and Arecibo in Puerto Rico. We'll watch the Planet Earth Cave episode and you can see the opening sequence here. If you go to the Geoscape Nanaimo webpage you can find some really good graphic and information about Karst on Vancouver Island (on the left hand panel click on "Our Rock Foundations" and you'll find the subsection on caves and karst). For homework you'll need to define: stalactite, stalagmite, flowstone, sinkhole/doline, and karst valley. You'll need to answer question 17, 20, 21, and 23 from page 443 in your Geosystems text and explain how tower karst (pagodas) forms and identify where it can be found.

Remember that case study question on the unit final? In the last three days, Indonesia has dealt with an earthquake (Mw 7.7), a tsunami, and a volcanic eruption (Mt. Merapi). Keep an eye on the region for more.

Day 32 - Tuesday, October 26. 2010

Hi Family. I'm not at school today; I'm in Victoria for my graduation ceremonies at Royal Roads University. Ms. Stoyles will be working with you today.

C - Law 12 -Today is your last day in the library to work on research and preparations for your controversial legal issues project. The project is due on Wednesday (yes that's tomorrow) so it would be wise for you to use your time to finish it today in the library. If you need to swap your project files on to a memory card or e-mail it to yourself at home so that you may finish the work do so. This is a major project mark so incomplete work will harm your grade...get it done and get it in, don't procrastinate. I've seen that you've worked hard in the library and I look forward to reading your ideas.

D - Geography 12 - Today you'll need to work on the physical weathering questions from yesterday in your week 8 package (questions 10, 12, 13, and 15 from page 442 of your Geosystems textbook). You can find the answers between pages 420-423 in the text and this flash animation website from the University of Kentucky Geology department will help as well. Next, we move on to chemical weathering. We'll take some notes down about carbonation (solution), oxidation, and hydration and fill in a chart on weathering types, rates, and their connection to climate conditions.

Lastly you'll need to work on questions 17, 20, and 21 from page 443 in the Geosystems text and you can find the answers between pages 423-427 in the text.

A - Introduction to Law 9/10 - Today you have your next quiz in Law. After you've finised the quiz we'll turn our focus to Criminal Law in Canada; specifically looking at the physical and mental elements of a crime, the three types of criminal intent, attempts, conspiracies and the four parties to an offense. Ms. Stoyles will go through some important points with you in the note package I handed out to you last week and then you'll have a few questions to work on:

1. Name and explain the two parts of a criminal offence


2. List and explain the three types of Mens Rea


3. Explain the difference between Intent and Motive in Criminal Law.


4. Name and briefly explain the kind of offence that does not require Mens Rea


5. What is the main requirement for an attempted offence? For a conspiracy?


6. Read the following sections of the Criminal Code carefully. For each offence, describe the Actus Reus and the Mens Rea:
   343. Everyone commits robbery who…assaults any person with intent to steal from them
   342. Everyone who…has in their possession a credit card that they know was obtained by the commission of an offence (ie stealing or fraud) is guilty of an offence
   131. everyone commits perjury who, with intent to mislead, makes a false statement under oath knowing the evidence is false
   209. Everyone who, with intent to defraud any person, cheats while playing a card game is guilty of an offence


7. As a joke, Jason points a gun, which he believes is not loaded, at Lana and fires. Lana dies of a gunshot wound to her head. Decide if Jason a) had the Actus Reus for the offence; and b) will be found guilty of murder (intentionally causing Lana’s death)
   

Day 31 - Monday October 25. 2010

Welcome back family...just a reminder that there are just two weeks remaining in Term One so try to keep on top of your assignments and get them in to me.

A - Introduction to Law 9/10 - Today we back in the library so that you may finish your work on the crime scene investigation project (Clue Us In) or begin work on your forensic science web page project. The Clue Us In assignment is due tomorrow (Tuesday, October 26th, 2010). I posted the details of this assignment on this blogsite so check out the Day 19 (Tuesday October 5th) entry. If you are completed this activity then you may begin work on your forensic science web page project. You may not choose your topic for the forensic web page assignment until you've completed the Clue Us In project.

For the forensic science web page assignment, there are many on line web page creation sites (including this site which is kind of like a bloggers for dummies site). Try the following:
http://www.weebly.com/
http://sites.google.com/
http://www.webs.com/
http://www.yola.com/
Of course the creation of your site is really the last step in the process. Once you've chosen your topic (through me) you will need to get started working on finding information about it. Don't forget there are some fabulous print resources in the library and you must have at least one print source for this assignment. The details for the assignment (criteria) are listed on page 12 of your course book (handout). But here's a review:

It will be your responsibility to create one section of the G.P. Vanier Forensic Science / Criminology web page. You will need to find the following information about your chosen subject topic:

• A description of your subject which includes an explanation of what is (history, background information, people associated with it, important milestones and discoveries).
• An explanation of how your topic is collected at the crime scene and the tools that are used to interpret the evidence at the crime lab.
• A description showing how the subject is used to solve crimes (identifying suspects, showing the cause of death, tracing the source of evidence or identifying a possible alternate crime scene).
• Graphics - photos, illustrations, and animations that show and explain your subject.
• Case Study - Provide one example of how your subject was used to solve a real crime.
  Provide URL’s as links for further investigation of your subject.

And just a reminder that you have your second last quiz in the course tomorrow...it will be on the last four pages of the forensics section in the course handout.

D - Geography 12 - Today we start with Drop everything and Read for Teen Read Week. There are lots of really cool geography books in the class in case you forgot to bring a book with you. Next, we'll quickly review your unit final test (I'll go over the answers with you) and then we'll move on to weathering. You'll need to work on the physical weathering questions in your week 8 package (definition of frost action, exfoliation, and pressure release jointing along with questions 10, 12, 13, and 15 from page 442 of your Geosystems textbook). You can find the answers between pages 420-423 in the text and this flash animation website from the University of Kentucky Geology department will help as well.

C - Law 12 -We are back in the library for the penultimate (second last) day to work on our legal issues project. I posted the assignment and web page links last Monday (Day 27) but in case you forgot:

As Law 12 students it will be your job to explore a controversial criminal law issue for Canada. You must research and note the arguments for and against whichever criminal law topic you chose. You will need to share your findings and complete a list of what you think are the most compelling and relevant points for and against your topic. Finally you will need to create a poster that shows both sides of the argument which includes a one page case report on the topic “What is your opinion on the legal issue you’ve chosen? YOU MUST keep a record of all sources used so a bibliography is a must. If you do not cite your sources you will not receive a mark for this assignment.