C Block Human Geography - Today we'll look at Sri Lanka and the conflict between the Tamil minority and Sinhalese majority, watching parts of the Anthony Bourdain Sri Lanka episode of Parts Unknown. For help ThoughtCo. has a nice piece on the Civil War as does Al Jazeera.
After, we'll focus on Lebanon and India. The partition of India displaced fifteen million people and killed more than a million as the British left India and religious communities were pitted against one another. The Guardian has a good article Why Pakistan and India remain in denial 70 years on from partition and the Conversation has an article How the Partition of India happened – and why its effects are still felt today and there's also a good piece on the BBC Partition of India: My memories
OH WAIT...Don't forget Jammu & Kashmir
D Block Physical Geography - I have the Learning Commons booked. We will only have one group in Room 115 at a time to film your project so for the rest of us we will be in the Learning Commons / Library editing video or scripting. Remember, the chroma key green screen in the classroom is in the middle of the room, facing the smartboard (the whiteboard thingy I use every day). You can project your script on the smartboard and read it there, while your partner video records you, this way, you'll not need to memorize your script. Try to stand a few feet in front of the screen so that you can avoid shadows. I'll have the front lights on but the back lights off. There are also Softbox studio lights on either side of the green screen all so that your background pops. Good Luck. Just a reminder...
You can use these online video uploading sites
WeVideo - and from them Chroma Key: A Brief Guide to Achieving Movie Magic
For your green screen backgrounds consider using any of the following (you’ll need to edit backgrounds on your own)
https://www.detonationfilms.com/Stock_Directory.html (clouds/fog)
https://www.pond5.com/stock-video-footage/1/weather.html (has icons on them but still lots of good stuff)
There are good background graphics here http://www.bbc.com/weather/6173331
https://www.detonationfilms.com/Stock_Directory.html (clouds/fog)
https://www.pond5.com/stock-video-footage/1/weather.html (has icons on them but still lots of good stuff)
There are good background graphics here http://www.bbc.com/weather/6173331
You can use the Weather Forecast Generator I did and it will look like:
You could also use the Visme Weather Forecast Infographic Template I did and it will look like:
You could use Google Earth screen captures or screen captures from CTV news
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/weather (the storm tracker and weather radar loops are good animated gifs) AND the best one is Windy TV
There are green screen backgrounds for a news set here http://www.cg4tv.com/virtual-set/weather-virtual-set.html
Two video weather report intros that you can use can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpfyY868Ah0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2u2OqX331c
There are some good animated weather icons you could use here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6eIHZYWzVs
If you have Apple products, then consider:
Veescope Live Green Screen App
Veescope Live Green Screen App
A Block Criminology - Yesterday we finished the full doc of Superheroes and today you'll work on the question about the documentary
How do the "superheroes" explain why they are part of this subculture and what are their core values?
Then, I want you to track your media consumption for 24 hours. So for you, at the end of each chunk of time (8 am to 12 pm; 12 pm to 4 pm; 4 pm to 8 pm; 8 pm to midnight; and if necessary midnight to wakey time) that you are awake for one day I'd like you to write down what media format you interact with for that time and guesstimate how much time you interact with it. I know that you are a generation of multi-taskers (and that you are interacting with this blog right now) so try to be as honest as you can about what you consume/interact with.
I want you to explain how much you think you'll consume, then identify the actual amount.
Next, identify what surprised you about your findings and explain how you consume it (do you multi-task - streaming video with listening to music while gaming and commenting about it via social networking? Do you single-task or immerse yourself in one format/content - watch one webisode or episode of something with no other media? Do you binge - save your media consumption for one dedicated time period? Do you nibble or graze - watch little bits sporadically throughout the day?). Do you mostly consume "user created" media product (You Tube, Tumblr, Facebook, SnapChat, Sound Cloud) or do you consume "mainstream" media products (cable television, Internet websites, radio or online radio like XM, Spotify or Songza, magazines or newspapers)? Finally, are you always "on" or do you "unplug" (in other words are you continually checking, reading, creating, consuming) How do the number of hours you spend online every day, the types of online content you view, and your motivations for where you spend your time online shape your everyday behaviour?
Please review page 16 of the text (in the pdf it's page 52) Media &Culture: Mass Communication in a Digital Age which deals with Media Convergence. From page 521 of the "Media & Culture: Mass Communication in a Digital Age" book linked above:
Many believe that media have a powerful effect on individuals and society. This belief has led media researchers to focus most of their efforts on two types of research: media effects research and cultural studies research....cultural studies. This research approach focuses on how people make meaning, apprehend reality, articulate values, and order experience through their use of cultural symbols. Cultural studies scholars also examine the way status quo groups in society, particularly corporate and political elites, use media to circulate their messages and sustain their interests. This research has attempted to make daily cultural experience the focus of media studies, keying on the subtle intersections among mass communication, history, politics, and economics.Feel free to use this Media Usage Calculator
B Block Legal Studies - 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. Here are the questions for the case that you and a partner should discuss:
- Why do you think Thomas and his family brought a suit against the school board and the coaches?
- What would you have decided if you were the judge in this case?
Next, 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). Here are the questions for the case that you and a partner should discuss:
- Why did Gary’s parents bring this action to court on their son’s behalf?
- Why was the action brought against the Prince George School District?
- Did the teacher do what was expected or required of him as a physical education teacher? Why or why not?
- Do you think that Gary was in any way responsible for his injuries? Why or why not?
- In this case, the original trial and appellate court judgments awarded Gary $200 000 for pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life. The Supreme Court of Canada reduced this amount to $100 000. Do you think this was a fair and reasonable upper limit? Discuss.
After, you'll get your final assignment today (civil litigation/personal injury/tort project). First, I'll explain the benefits of an out of court settlement and identify why negotiating an agreement is better than going to court. For any civil case to proceed you need a “cause for action” (Negligence, Intentional Tort, Strict Liability) = a civil wrong. Who is responsible for the “cause for action” = Defendant and who the damage was done to = Plaintiff. Responsibility is determined on a “balance of probabilities” (more probable than not) and more than one person can be responsible = “liable”. The people involved in a lawsuit are called “litigants” and you may NOT sue someone under the age of majority (that means under the age of 19). You may sue a “next friend” of a minor (parents). The burden of proof is on the Plaintiff in civil cases.
- Filing a claim – the first step is making a “Statement of Claim” (full name and address of plaintiff and defendant, the remedy being sought, and a brief explanation of the reason for the claim).
- Claim is delivered to Defendant “Claim Served”. The Defendant has 10 – 30 days to respond…
- The Defendant then can file a “Statement of Defence” (a legal doc that outlines the reason you disagree with the Plaintiff’s claim) – goes to Plaintiff and to court. The Defendant can “counterclaim” (stating that the Plaintiff is actually liable for damages). The Defendant can make a “third party claim” (another person who is partially or wholly liable). If Defendant doesn’t respond the court may issue a “default judgement” (the Plaintiff gets everything they asked for)
After we'll go over the cases you can choose from. Tomorrow, we'll look over information about damages (it connects to our look at Thornton v School District 57 we looked at on Tuesday). I'll remind you that you have the option of completing a 30 second commercial for your law firm much like
Or real life ones like this...
Today's Fit...
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