Monday, May 7. 2012

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

A Block Social Studies 11 - So last week we got caught up in the United Nations and the programs that they offer like the UNDP, WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR and peacekeeping as well as Canadian foreign policy in the Trudeau Era. Today, you'll need to define: CIDA, la Francophonie, SALT, SDI, FIRA, FTA, NAFTA, Glasnost, and Perestroika. You'll also need to work on questions 1 & 2 on page 156 from the Counterpoints textbook today. I'll give you a few notes on the Mulroney era and tomorrow we'll take a look at the post cold war era for Canada internationally.

B Block Law 12 - Today we'll look at the Thornton et al. v. Board of School Trustees of School District No. 57 (Prince George) et al. (1978) case together (kind of an important case for non-pecuniary loss in Canada). We'll discuss this case and then I'll go through civil trial procedures with you and give you some notes on summons or statements of claim and the options available when a lawsuit is claimed against you (statement of defence, counterclaims, third party claims, or default judgements). Next I'll explain the benefits of an out of court settlement and identify why negotiating an agreement is better than going to court. For the remainder of the class you'll have an opportunity to work together on your major case study project that is due on Tuesday June 19. 2012.

C Block Geography 12 - Today we'll look at atmospheric moisture, humidity, and the four atmospheric mechanisms that cool a parcel of air to its dew point & cause precipitation (orographic, convectional, frontal, and radiative cooling). You will complete questions 9 from page 211 and 21 & 23 from page 212 of your Geosystems textbook. While you are working on the questions I'll have the BBC DVD The Weather on for us to watch the WET episode. The Weather is a major BBC documentary exploring the extremes of the world's climate with the engaging presenter Donal MacIntyre and in WET we ride with the rain from the wettest place in Europe to the wettest place in the world, with a stop under the parched Texan skies, where farmers hope to harness the power of nature to create rain. From the first drop of a monsoon to the floods that kill millions each year, water brings life and death in equal measure

D Block Criminology 12 - Today your journal / blog entry is to post your response to Friday's question:
What are the short and long term impacts on victims of Crime? Use Harper in the Law & Order episode you watched today (Friday) and Chapter 3 pages 54-7 in Criminology: The Core textbook to help.

Next, I'd like you to find an article (news story) about a victim of crime and for that you should outline the impacts of the crime on them. Finally, using the two stories (one fictional and one real) explain what we should do to mitigate (soften the impact) the impacts of crime on victims (be realistic). Don't forget to find stories on crime in Canada check out the Canoe CNews crime archives.