Performance Task Time

Performance Task Time

Here's a link to the first part of the Performance Task - for those of you wishing to do the YPI project.

Here is the link to the YPI/Summative/Performance Task Presentation that we viewed today.

All of the parts of this project are listed below.

The final day to work on this is Monday, January 20.  You will ALL present over the next two days.

Civics Performance Task Part 1 - What Are Your Values?
Civics Performance Task Part II - Your Charity
Civics Performance Task Part III - The Interview Process
Civics Performance Task Part IV - Presentation
Presentation Rubric

Canadian Global Human Rights Timeline

Canadian Global Human Rights Timeline

Finish your Photo Essay and then.....

Do a web search and create a timeline of Canada's involvement in international human rights protection since WWII. Your timeline should have ten points (events), all dates should be accurate, and you should include some images along with your descriptions of each event.

You can use information on this website to help you to create a timeline - it's a great starting point - Canada's International Human Rights Policy (Government of Canada, Department of Foreign Affairs).

Please do your timeline in the form of an 11 slide Google Presentation - your opening slide should include your name and an overview (paragraph) of Canada's involvement in International Human Rights work.

Here's the Rubric for this assignment.

Who Are You? And the Photo Essay

Who Are You? And the Photo Essay

We are going to start this class by looking at a unique idea of just who you really are.

Being a "true" person is one of the first things we begin learning in life and in school - look at the book cover to the left - it's what Mrs. Bell's Kindergarten class created in, yes, grade Kindergarten.



The Who - "Who Are You?"

Ted Talk Hetain Patel: Think Again.


We'll now have a look at the class' Photo Essay for some pointers on how to make an effective photo essay.

And we'll spend the rest of the class in the Library tweaking your Photo Essay work (see yesterday's blog for the link).

Remember, font size 14 for your name and the Article quote, size 18 for your short caption.  And make the picture the most prominent feature of each of your four slides - after all, this is a photo essay meaning that the photos tell the stories.....

More Global Citizenship and Photo Essays

More Global Citizenship and Photo Essays

Civics - Global Solidarity
First we watched this Photo Essay of UNICEF's Convention on the Rights of the Child.

It is now worth your time to view at least two other Photo Essays created by UNICEF.  Check out all of the links to photo essays along the left side of the page.

Your job today will be to add your own slides to this UN Declaration of Human Rights Photo Essay in Google Presentations.  Do not change the format of this presentation - it needs to be uniform in style.  Font is ARIAL - White letters - Size 14.

PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON EACH SLIDE.

ENSURE THAT YOUR SLIDES ARE IN THE CORRECT ORDER ACCORDING TO YOUR ARTICLE NUMBER.

Your topic will be, "Global Citizenship through the UN Declaration of Human Rights."  Like the first photo essay that we watched (link is at the top), you will include quotes from various articles in the Declaration to help tell your story.  You will also include your own explanations for each article, along with different photos, addressing these six items below.

1. Include your article from the UN Declaration of Human Rights on your first slide.

2. Explain three examples of how you can stand up for the rights of the oppressed.Depict and explain briefly three examples of weaker members in our Global Community (international, outside Canada).

3. Depict and explain briefly three examples of weaker members in our society (local, within Canada).

4. Depict and explain briefly one method through which solidarity can bind the rich to the poor.

5. Briefly explain one method through which you can become aware of victims of tragedy and then give an example of it, e.g. war, natural disaster, political strife, disease, drought, famine, poverty, abuse, neglect, lack of education, etc.?

6. Explain three ways that illustrate differences that global citizens have that can be part of solutions to problems indicating that are all still part of "one human family"?

7. Finish with a slide indicating that ...."THIS is how I can be a Global Citizen."

 Here is a link to the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

Here is a link to the UN Declaration of Human Rights articles that we actually used for his work.

Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship

In the October Federal Throne Speech from the Senate Chamber in the House of Parliament in Ottawa, Governor General David Johnston outlined the plan of the government for the current federal session of Parliament.  Please read through these highlights as outlined at the Globe & Mail website.



Civics -  Global Citizenship and Global Solidarity

Now it's your turn! During your lifetime the term “Global Citizenship” will become more important as the way in which we live changes.

A) In Google Docs, create a table/chart similar to the one shown below. It shows what you think a global citizen needs to know, do, and think. Make sure your name is at the top.

Knowledge/Understanding	Skills	Values & Attitudes
e.g. A global citizen must be aware of local politics	e.g. A global citizen must be literate and spend regular time informing her/himself of global events	e.g. A global citizen must be thoughtful
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The Wrongfully Convicted and Civil Action

The Wrongfully Convicted and Civil Action

Today we watched the Steven Truscott Story.  Truscott was convicted of a murder and sentenced to
hang when he was 14 years old.  He spent 10 years in prison and was released and he has spent a good part of his life fighting for the conviction to be overturned because he was innocent.

The Steven Truscott Story

We then went to the Library to begin work on the assignment,The Wrongfully Convicted.

In The News!  A convict in Louisiana was just released after 41 years in solitary confinement - conviction tossed out, he was never guilty!

Quiz

Quiz

1. Explain the term “power”. 

2. Give two real world examples of how power can be used.

3. In politics we discuss three types of power.  Democratic, Laissez-Faire & Autocratic.

3a.Explain each and give an example of when that type of power would be used most effectively.

4. Explain two reasons why Canada became a country back in 1867.

5. Canada is a Constitutional Monarchy.  What does each underlined term mean?

6.Who is the “unofficial” head of government in Canada and in each province?

7. What are the two chambers in the House of Commons? 

8. How are representatives selected for each?

9. List three exclusively Provincial Powers.

10. List three exclusively Federal Powers.

11. List the three LEVELS of Government in Canada.

12. List the three BRANCHES of Government in Canada.

13. List three CIVIL RIGHTS that you enjoy as a Canadian.

14. For one of these rights, explain the responsibility that goes along with it.

15. List three POLITICAL RIGHTS that you enjoy as a Canadian.

16. For one of these rights, explain the responsibility that goes along with it.

17. List three SOCIAL RIGHTS that you enjoy as a Canadian.

18. For one of these rights, explain the responsibility that goes along with it.

19. What is the name of the document that outlines the rights and freedoms of Canadians?

20. Name the two DIVISIONS of LAW in Canada.

21. Name one category of law for each of these two divisions of law.

22. In Criminal Law in Canada, the guilty party must have three criteria present: name and explain each.

23. Explain the term Indictable Offense and name a specific crime in that category.

24. Explain the term Summary Offense and name a specific crime in that category.

25. Sometimes, instead of jail time or a fine, an Alternative Dispute Resolution method may be used to settle a dispute.  Name one and give an example.