Tuesday, December 19. 2012

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

C Block Crime, Media & Society 12 - Today we start our look at Russel Williams. Canada hasn't seen a case that has drawn so much media attention since Robert William Pickton or Paul Bernardo. The case received coverage in Canada (both "Above Suspicion" and "The Confession" from The Fifth Estate on CBC and "Fall From Grace" shown on Global's 16 X 9) and in the United States as well ("Name, Rank & Serial Killer" on CBS 48 Hours, "Conduct Unbecoming" on NBC Dateline). Today we'll start by looking at the case in detail and then we'll watch "Above Suspicion" (see below).

There are lots of places to find information on the case but a good place to start is the accompanying website to the CBC documentary "Above Suspicion". By the way the documentary was originally aired on September 24th, 2010 which was three weeks before Russell Williams plead guilty to all charges in the matters against him.

D Block Social Studies 11 - OK there’s lots of Counterpoints question work FLQ/October Crisis Chart filling in and and Canada A People’s History video watching for today so... Today we'll examine the rise of the Parti-Quebecois who came to power in 1976 and in 1980 held a referendum in the province of Quebec to determine if there was a desire to pull the province out of confederation (really it was a convoluted form of independence where the province would still maintain Canadian currency but be able to make its own laws). To help understand this we'll watch Canada: A People’s History “In an Uncertain World” chapter 3 “The Choice”. In the end the province voted 59% "non" and 40% "oui". I'll get you to work on questions 1, 3, and 4 from page 200 of the Counterpoints textbook today.

Next is all about Constitutional Reform and the 1995 Referendum and you'll need to work on Questions 5 and 7a from page 200 in Counterpoints and Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 from page 204 in Counterpoints. While doing this you'll watch the Canada: A Peoples History episodes The Night of the Long Knives” for 1981 constitution and “Honour and Enthusiasm” for Meech Lake and the Charlottetown Accord. (That's really for today and tomorrow but we'll see)

A Block Law 12 -  I have the library booked for you to continue work on your civil law project for the term. Last week I posted information about the Family Compensation Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 126 which will help with cases 2, 4, 6, and 8. Please use your time wisely as there are about six computer based classes remaining for research and case briefings. I'd like to remind you that you are imagining that you are lawyers and should be using the appropriate language in the context of the legal briefs / responses to potential clients. Go through your notes from the past three weeks and double check to make sure you're using the correct civil law terminology.

B Block Geography 12 - Today you have a unit final on weather and if you came prepared, I am certain that you will have done well...No problems! I am certain that you will do well on this test as you've shown me that you can read and interpret a weather map with greater ability than most news "weather forecasters". The test will take the whole block, however if you finish early in the time remaining after the test you may work on your Okanagan Valley topographic map assignment that we began on Friday. Good luck.