C & A Blocks Social Studies 10 - Today we'll finish our overview/look at the cultural landscape of Canada along with the First Nations peoples that existed on the land before the European settlers arrived. We'll focus on how the land shaped Aboriginal society in Canada and see the influences of the land on the way people lived. There are six major cultural regions of First Nations in Canada. From east to west, these are the Woodland First Nations, the Iroquois First Nations of southeastern Ontario, the Plains First Nations, the Plateau First Nations, the First Nations of the Pacific Coast and the First Nations of the Mackenzie and Yukon River basins. We'll finish our chart and then I'd like you to use all of the geographic work we've looked at, as well as the text, and try to answer the following:
"How has Geography shaped the culture of Canada?"
This is a big question and I really want you to try hard to think like a geographer here. Thinking like a geographer is thinking spatially in a systems manner. This involves looking for patterns, relationships and connections in order to comprehend large, complex self regulating systems. So what patterns, relationships and connections exist between people and places that help to shape Canada today?
D Block Criminology 12 - Today your journal / blog entry is to answer the following:
Now that you know about trends in crime in relation to age, gender and class...Do you think that school is one of the most dangerous places for young people in society today? When you answer this question consider the following self-report survey...
Within the last 12 months have you:
- Stolen anything under ten dollars ($10) in value
- Stolen anything between ten ($10) to fifty ($50) dollars in value
- Stolen anything over fifty dollars ($50) in value
- Trespassed on private property
- Purposefully broken or damaged public or private property
- Purposefully spray painted “tagged” public or private property
- Deliberately set fire to something
- Forcibly entered a house or building
- Consumed any hallucinogenic drugs (marijuana, peyote, PCP “angel’s dust”, LSD “acid”)
- Consumed any stimulant drugs (methamphetamine, cocaine, crack)
- Consumed and depressant drugs (heroin, morphine, barbiturates)
- Been drunk in a public place while underage
- Bought or sold any drugs
- Driven a car that wasn’t yours without permission
- Violated the terms of your driving conditions (“N” OR “L”)
- Driven while under the influence of alcohol
- Been involved in a fist fight
- Hit someone with a weapon (stick, rock, bat)
- Verbally threatened someone with the intent to intimidate
- Held or detained someone against their will
- Been a victim of an unprovoked assault
- Had someone threaten to physically harm you
- Been a victim of sexual contact without your consent
- Had something stolen from you under ten dollars ($10) in value
- Had something stolen from you between ten ($10) to fifty ($50) dollars in value
- Had something stolen from you over fifty ($50) dollars in value
- Had any of your property damaged or broken
- Been a victim of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, gender, or sexual orientation
- Known someone who has been the victim of a crime
B Block Law 12 - To start the class we'll talk about equality and look at section 15 of the Charter. After that we'll look at the difference between prejudice and discrimination. We'll look at discrimination in Canada focusing on the Persons case and women's issues employment and pay equity, sexual harassment, and discrimination against pregnant women. I'll have you work on questions 1-5 on page 78 of the All About Law text:
1. What are some of the current barriers to equality facing women?
2. What is pay equity?
3. How are different jobs compared under pay equity?
4. What is employment equity?
5. What groups are protected under employment equity laws?
After this we'll work on our Human Rights poster (due this Friday - October 17th). I have poster paper for you and I'll give you the paper once I've seen your ideas (a rough sketch). Remember you need to create a visually appealing Human Rights Campaign Poster that addresses the human rights violation by incorporating key information (What is happening? Where is it taking place? What rights are being violated? Who is having their rights violated? Why are their rights being violated?) as well as pictures, symbols, and colours. Your poster should seek to draw the attention of the public through the balanced combination of text and visuals in a creative, yet educational manner!
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