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C/D Blocks Social and Environmental Sciences - Today, we lose you for the first block. Sigh.... You will be working with the careers and work experience office today to discuss stuff other than Environmental and Social Science. I guess it will be important or they wouldn't have asked to take you away from us today. Don't worry, it'll be fine and at about 10:30 you'll be back in the Learning Commons / Library or our Coral Reef social media Information Graphic poster activity. Remember...your job is to design, create, and execute a social media campaign to help further your knowledge, raise awareness, and create possible solutions to the value of and risks to coral reefs with possible solutions. This will be done through an online digital Infographic.
An Infographic is a visual digital poster that conveys multiple segments of information typically using words and numbers to represent data. Infographics generally use iconic-type graphic elements for visual design appeal and are typically vertical in orientation, like a wall poster. They are meant to be read, usually from top to bottom. They are created to collect a variety of data about a topic in one place and to communicate it in an interesting and easy-to-read format.
- Choose a specific at-risk reef somewhere in the world to research. (Maps)
- Consider the following questions:
- Why are coral reefs important and how do the actions of Canadians impact reefs?
- What are the factors that are contributing to the degradation of this particular reef (the one you choose).
- How many species require this reef as habitat? (Hint get pictures of some of the cute ones!)
- How does the human population of the area depend on the reef?
- Is there any local or international action being taken to reverse the reef damage?
- Why should we be concerned about coral reefs?
3) You can use any of the following websites to complete the info-graphic
All Infographics are telling a story and your story is that Coral Reefs are frickin' amazing and we should do something to help them. However...avoid some common infographic problems like:
Improper layout
Too much Text/Information (it's cluttered)
Misleading Data
Poor Colour Choices
Too Many different fonts
Lacking Flow (visual hierarchy) - remember you are telling a story
Check this one out...It has a title but can you follow the story?
Again it's longer but check out the colour, the flow, the organization, the simplicity and the data in this one
1. Describe the problem...see the points above
2. Develop the social media plan. Remember to consider:
• Shocking, interesting, or horrifying facts you want to share
• Videos and pictures you want to share
• Creating a call to action
3. Please use Coral Reef hashtags and handles to spread the word:
2. Develop the social media plan. Remember to consider:
• Shocking, interesting, or horrifying facts you want to share
• Videos and pictures you want to share
• Creating a call to action
3. Please use Coral Reef hashtags and handles to spread the word:
#underwaterlife #coral #saveourseas #coralreef #ocean #underwaterworld #oceanforever #glowinggone #coralon #natureisspeaking
Some websites to start you with
A Block Criminology - Finish your gang posters. Then...Gangs are often considered "immoral" and their profit comes from many "immoral" things. Immoral acts are distinguished from crimes on the basis of the social harm they cause. Acts that are believed to be extremely harmful to the general public are usually outlawed, whereas acts that only the harm the actor themselves are more likely to be tolerated. Acts that are illegal because they are viewed as a threat to morality are called public order crimes. I'll remind you that we already looked at the difference between what is deviant and what is criminal and this topic covers crimes that straddle the line between the two. People who lobby hard for their morals to become law are called moral entrepreneurs or crusaders. The power of moral entrepreneurs can be quite strong and we'll see that today.
Think about Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD). From Craig Reinarman's article Social Construction of an Alcohol Problem:
Consider the following: Sir Patrick Devlin stated…
As you can see, the power of moral entrepreneurs can be quite strong.
Think about Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD). From Craig Reinarman's article Social Construction of an Alcohol Problem:
The credibility of MADD, especially at its outset, was impeccable. The parents of children who have been killed in drunk-driving accidents are exceptionally strong symbols. There are few groups of victims who can inspire as much sympathy and adherence as the grieving mother. And this is one of the central foundations of MADD's success. The organisation was started in August of 1980 in Sacramento, California by a woman named Candy Lightner whose daughter had been killed by a hit-and-run drunk driver with multiple DUI (driving under the influence) convictions some 4 months prior. During the criminal proceedings Lightner was appalled by the apparent leniency and lack of concern demonstrated by the justice system towards drunk drivers and the rights of the victim. The campaign began with her tireless lobbying in the initial months and a strong push to make drunk driving a political issue where it had previously not been.
Consider the following: Sir Patrick Devlin stated…
Without shared ideas on politics, morals, and ethics no society can exist…. If men and women try to create a society in which there is no fundamental agreement about good and evil, they will fail; if having based it on common agreement, the argument goes, the society will disintegrate. For society is not something that is kept together physically; it is held by the invisible bonds of common thought. If the bonds were too far relaxed, the members would drift apart. A common morality is part of the bondage. The bondage is part of the price of society; and mankind, which needs society, must pay its price.
As you can see, the power of moral entrepreneurs can be quite strong.
B Block Physical Geography - Finish your Geomorphology unit work, including your Medicine Hat Topographic map lab. Quiz tomorrow and then weather!
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