Monday, February 9, 2015

Tuesday, February 10. 2015

Welcome to Semester Two. Today's schedule is AG-C-D-A-B

We will have an adjustment to the schedule for the morning only with C Block shortened; it looks like this:

8:58- 9:10 AG
9:15- 10:30 C Block


C Block - Welcome to Geography 12...the most important class you'll ever take in your life. Today we will go through the course outline package and become familiar with the routines and structures of room 611. We will take the class to orient ourselves to the curriculum and get ready to look at observing as a geographer would. Tomorrow, we'll head outside for some observational and analytical skill development. Be prepared to look beyond simple observations and try to see a larger picture with connections to the wider world. We'll practice an analysis of a photo in class and you'll start working on your first assignment for the course.

D Block - Welcome to Criminology 12. Today we will go through the course outline package and see what crimes we have in store for the next two months. In this course we look at crime theories and crime typology. The first three weeks of the course sees us look at a general history of crime, big ideas about why people commit crime and thoughts on why people become victims of crime. The main portion of the class then focuses on crime typologies: violent crimes; property crimes; white collar/enterprise/business crimes; organized/gang crimes; and crimes of a social nature (gambling, drug use, sex trade). Each week we spend Monday in the library working on an on-line crime blog while each Friday we'll watch an episode of CSI, Law & Order, Cold Case Files, Millennium, Criminal Minds, or Forensic Files (but there's always a question about what you watch).

B Block - Welcome to Social Studies 11. Today we will go through the course outline package and become familiar with the routines and structures of room 611. We will take the class to orient ourselves to the curriculum and get ready to look at the topic for the week - Regionalism and the challenges to Canada. Social Studies 11 is an intense one semester course that deals with the Canadian governmental system; the emergence of Canada in the 20th Century, from Dominion to influential Middle Power; and Canada’s role in global economic, social, cultural, and environmental issues. You will learn about who makes our laws, who carries out and enforces our laws, and who interprets and upholds our laws. You’ll learn about the close relationship we have with the United States, the sometimes tense relationship we have with Quebec, and the relationship we have with other countries and organizations around the world. Finally, you’ll learn about the issues that face the world, as a whole, such as population, climate change, development assistance, and conflict and conflict resolution. There is a required Provincial exam for this class that counts for 20% of the final grade.

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