Monday, May 6. 2019

Today's schedule is ABCD

A Block Physical Geography - 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.

Don't forget that every day we are going to start by looking at the synoptic forecast along with weather maps.
Data Streme
Envrionment Canada: Weather Office Comox

B Block Human Geography -  Just a reminder...you have a test on your culture unit this Thursday! Today we'll look at the key question Where Are States Distributed? “Old School” geography often required you to memorize countries and their capitals. Human geographers now emphasize a thematic approach. We are concerned with the location of activities in the world, the reasons for spatial distributions, and the significance of those arrangements. Despite this change in emphasis, you still need to know the locations of countries. Without such knowledge, you lack a basic frame of reference—knowing where things are. From the 90's (including countries that don't exist anymore):


We'll look at the United Nations, then three examples of places that test the definition of a state Korea (North and South), China (Taiwan/Chinese Taipei), and Western Sahara (Sahrawi Republic) and finally we'll examine Arctic sovereignty. You'll have some questions to answer for me




C Block Criminology - You asked me for more time to watch and work on your Scooby Doo media analysis from last Monday. So, today I'd like you to finish watching

1. “What’s New Scooby Doo” episode called “Homeward Hound”? (It ran on the WB from 2002-2006), along with the 
2. "Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated" episode "Fear The Freak" (it ran on CN from 2010 to 2013) and one of 
3. "Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo" episode "Beauty Contest Caper" (it ran on ABC from 1979 to 1982 in a variety of formats/names) OR "Scooby Doo Where Are You" episode "Backstage Rage (it ran on CBS from 1969-1970)

How is this version of Scooby Doo different than the newer one Scooby Doo, Mystery Incorporated!


Or the older one (Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo)?


Or from the original one Scooby Doo Where Are You?


Lastly I'll have you watch this and then answer the questions below (about Scooby Doo in general including Scooby Doo Where are You?, The Scooby Doo Show, Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo, What's New Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and Be Cool Scooby Doo):

1. What assumptions or beliefs do Scooby Doo’s creators have that are reflected in the content?
2. How does this make you feel, based on how similar or different you are from the people portrayed in the media product?
3. How does the commercial purpose (it's made for a profit right?) of Scooby Doo cartoons influence the content and how it's communicated?
4. Who and what is shown in a positive light? In a negative light? Why might these people and things be shown this way?
5. Who and what is not shown at all? What conclusions might audiences draw based on these facts?
6.  "How does Scooby Doo explain crime and gender roles to young people"?

👉Huffington Post article on Daphne's Curse of going from size 2 to size 8
👉Huffington Post article on Beauty Stereotypes in Scooby Doo


👉PLEASE Feel free to use the TV Tropes sites on Scooby Doo characters and Scooby Doo Analysis

D Block Law - Today we' finish our look at Criminal Law by shifting into sentencing. You will need to answer the following questions from yesterday:

1. Define: absolute discharge, conditional discharge, probation, mitigating circumstances, aggravating circumstances, suspended sentence, concurrent sentence, consecutive sentence, intermittent sentence, indeterminate sentence, parole, day parole, statutory release, pardon, restorative justice, sentencing circle, closed custody, and open custody
2. Questions: page 298 Review Your Understanding question 3; page 301 Review Your Understanding question 1; page 314 Review Your Understanding question 1

To finish we'll look at recidivism  (re-offending, re-arrest, and re-incarceration)  and prisoner reentry into society

We'll be finished our Criminal Law unit today and then tomorrow we will begin our look at civil and family law.