A Block Law 12 - Today we'll start by reviewing the Law & Order episode “Cherished” from season 9 that we watched on Friday. Remember for the death of the child in the episode the charge is 2nd Degree murder - which is intentional but unplanned and unpremeditated homicide. The three people on charge are the Russian doctor (Andrei Kostov) and the first set of adoptive parents (Edward and Megan Connery - the ones who originally adopted the infant and then falsified information to “pawn” the infant off on another set of parents). One or all three could have been found guilty of 2nd Degree murder or one or all three could be guilty of a guilty of a lesser charge (like involuntary manslaughter – unintentional death caused by negligence…AKA stupidity). If the decision in the case was 2nd Degree murder then the maximum penalty is life in prison with no eligibility for parole for 25 years. If involuntary manslaughter was the decision then the maximum penalty is life in prison and there is no minimum (in other words you can issue a sentence of community service or a short time in jail or a half way house or something like that).
After, we'll talk about your decisions and then you'll get the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Scavenger Hunt worksheet (BLM 2-1a). Use all of Chapter 2 in the All About Law text to find the answers. Finally we'll review the three sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that limit your individual rights (Reasonable Limits, Notwithstanding Clause and Where the Charter Applies). After this we'll look at the R. v. Oakes (1986) case which established the "Oakes Test" in Canadian law which allows reasonable limitations on rights and freedoms through legislation if it can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
B Block Geography 12 - Today we'll finish our introduction to topographic maps that we started on Friday and then we'll work on the Prince Rupert topographic map from the Canadian Landscape (pages 20 - 23 & click on the map below). I'll need you to work on questions 1, 2, 3, 4 a & b, 5, 7 a,b,d & e, and 9 a & b. Use Google Earth or Google Maps to help you with this assignment and if you have a problem or question you should post a comment on this blog entry or e-mail me at my school address.
You'll have tomorrow's class to work through this assignment as well.
C Block Criminology 12 - Today we will be in the library working on our first journal / blog entry. Over the past two weeks I've asked you to develop your own theory as to why crime happens. I asked you to use the list of brainstormed items from our class discussions, your notes on the history of criminology and from the Crime Theory website. Today you will need to set up a blog for the course. You may use Google's Blogspot, Wordpress, Live Journal, Bloguni, or any other blog creation site you choose. I would HIGHLY recommend staying with blogspot, wordpress, or live journal. You will need to develop a blog, write out your crime theory, and then find an article about a recent crime here in Canada. Make a link to the news article on your blogsite and then write how your theory explains the crime. An excellent crime news website is the CANOE CNews Crime site...at the bottom of the Crime Headlines section there is an excellent archive of three months of crime stories for you to use. Don't forget that you have your first quiz in Criminology tomorrow. It is on the history of Criminology work from week 1 & 2.
D Block Social Studies 11 - Today we'll continue our look at the government structure we have here in Canada. On Friday I asked you to complete a cartoon of the legislative process (how a bill becomes a law) and today, if you need it, I'll give you time to continue this activity (it is due today). For the rest of today we'll finish our look at the legislative branch by examining the Senate. We'll understand the role of the Senate, figure out what patronage is and review the concept of senate reform. You'll need to work on questions 1 & 2 from page 233 and question 7 from page 247 in the Counterpoints textbook on the Senate. In order to help with question 7 we'll watch a short Brain Pop video on the "Branches of Government" in the U.S.A. in order to understand how their senate is different than ours. For a simple explanation you can look here or here or here.
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