Wednesday, May 2. 2018

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

B Block 9:00 – 10:00
AG 10:05 – 10:15
A Block 10:20 – 11:20
Lunch 11:20 – 12:00
D Block 12:05 – 1:05
C Block 1:10 – 2:10
Personalized Learning 2:10 – 3:15

B Block Introduction to Law 10 - Today we'll look at the reality of crime in Canada. I'll ask you to
come up with a list of 5 Violent, 5 Property and 5 Social crimes in Canada and identify if you think they are on the increase, decrease or are steady.

Violent violations include: homicide, attempted murder, sexual assault (levels 1-3), assault level 3 aggravated, assault level 2 weapon or bodily harm, assault level 1, assault peace officer, assaulting with a weapon or causing bodily harm to a peace officer, aggravated assault to a peace officer, robbery, criminal harassment, uttering threats, sexual violations against children, firearms (use of, discharge, pointing), forcible confinement or kidnapping, abduction, extortion, Indecent/Harassing communications, commodification of sexual activity.

Property violations include: B&E, theft of motor vehicle, theft over $5000, theft under $5000, mischief, possession of stolen property,  trafficking in stolen property, fraud, identity theft, identity fraud, arson, altering, removing or destroying vehicle identification number (VIN).

Social violations include: disturbing the peace, impaired driving, child pornography (possession, production and distribution), drug offences (possession, production and distribution), weapons (possession, production and distribution), prostitution (purchasing sexual services or communicating with the intention of buying sex).

A Block Law 12 - Today we'll take a look at the main differences between civil and criminal law.
I would like you to read the Thomas v Hamilton Board of Education (1994) case and we'll talk about it together. If there's time then I'd like to 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 defense, counterclaims, third party claims, or default judgement). Next I'll explain the benefits of an out of court settlement and identify why negotiating an agreement is better than going to court.You can find more on the differences between criminal and civil law at: Diffen or OttoGraph

D Block Human Geography 11 - Today with Mr. V...In the previous unit we learned how ethnicities have spread across the globe. A major part of the cultural past that makes up ethnicity is the traditional language of that people. Learning how languages have spread, where they are located, and the dangers that are facing certain languages will give an understanding of the immaterial aspects that make up the world’s different cultures. To start you'll get a 50 ways to say hello handout and I want you to circle any that you are familiar with or have heard before and underline the ones that were most unfamiliar or difficult. Next, discuss with a partner what you think are the three most widely spoken languages in the world.

Look at the Infographic to the right...what do you notice? Did you find anything surprising? Compare Spanish to Hindi. What do you notice? Although they have similar amounts of people speaking them, Spanish is much more widespread. Why might this be?

We'll look at where languages are distributed and to finish, I'll have you write a few sentences about which language you would like to learn and why. Your assignment over the next week and a half is to learn how to say a few sentences about themselves in that language.

C Block Criminology 12 - Today with Mr. V...to begin, I will introduce our inquiry project to the you. We will go over what the project should look like, get everyone set up into groups, and then begin working. In essence, you will research a crime family or organisation that is found within Canada. You will need to provide information related to the start of the gang, where it is located, who started it, present members (numbers and head people), a history of the gang, identify ways that the gang has made a profit, any major cases the gang was involved in, any depictions of the gang that are found in popular culture, and any news articles they can find related to the gang. By the end of the class you should have picked what organization you are going to research and have found one good source related to that organization. Please remember that you will need to have a list of references for where your information was taken from.