Wednesday, May 26. 2010

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

C - Criminology 12 - Today we will take the first twenty-five minutes of class to write our violent crime quiz. After we'll begin our look at property crimes. Then we'll discuss the history of theft and make sense of the differences between occasional and professional thieves. We'll turn our focus to shoplifting and examine the Winona Ryder case. You'll need to answer the following:

1. What are the differences between a professional and an occasional thief?
2. What is a "situational inducement"?
3. What is a "Booster", a "Heel", a "Snitch", a "Fence"?
4. Why do you think Winona Ryder shoplifted (motive)?
5. Do you think the penalties given to her were appropriate (3 years probation, 4000 hours of community service, $9000 fine, and drug & psychiatric counseling)? Why or why not

Tomorrow we'll focus on auto theft and you'll need to explain the five types of motor vehicle theft and you'll be working on a poster to control shoplifting. If we get to it, we'll look at burglary & Break and Enter. Friday we'll look at arson and watch a Criminal Minds episode on the topic.

B - Social Studies 10 - Today we'll continue our look at BC (July 20, 1871) and PEI (July 1, 1873) entering confederation. Today we focus our attention on PEI and we'll look at . You'll need to work on some questions today: 6, 7, 8, 10, & 11 on page 122.

A - Earth & Space Science 11 - Today we'll continue to look at the controversy regarding human induced changes to the atmosphere specifically:

1. Acid deposition through H2SO4 and HNO3;
2. Ozone depletion through CFCl3Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's); and
3. Global Warming through Greenhouse Gas emissions CO2, CH4, N2O and SF6

You'll need to work on questions 12 through 21 on page 426 of the Earth Science and the Environment text.