Active Living 11/12 Course information for this week

Hi everyone,

Please continue working on your personalized work out.

A reminder that you will need to submit a journal report.

Have a great weekend.

History 12 Information For This Week

Hello everyone,

A follow up to last week:

To help you with the question about suppressing voting today:

Many America states have introduced voter registration laws that require voters to present government issued ID such as drivers licenses prior to voting. While this may seem reasonable it can be used to discriminate against groups like blacks and Mexican Americans because they are less likely to have this type of ID.

In addition, Trump is trying to limit mail in ballots in upcoming elections.  This is seen by many as another example

Also, something called gerrymandering is cynical and a undemocratic. Look that up.

This week we will explore a few more recent high profile instances of racial unrest in the United States

Please watch each of the following videos and complete a SIT (Surprising/Interesting/Troubling) chart for each:

George Floyd death

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52834685

Freddie Gray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYd9cTFR6dQ

 Rodney King

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2KQiz27pZ8

Charlottesville

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEFCBFDN1Is


Trump - "fine people, on both sides"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmaZR8E12bs

Q.  How do Trump's statements provide an opportunity for hate group ideology to become more mainstream?

Q.  What is your perspective on the current state of racial unrest in America.  What role do leaders play in fostering respect and harmony?
 
Q.  Using your understanding of the significant progress that has been made in the US Civil Rights movement, with more recent developments related to treatment of minorities groups,  where do you see race relations in the United States when you are 30 years old?  Will there be progress?

SS 10 Information for this week

This week we will be looking at the issues associated with a Population growth.  The current world population is 7.8 billion.

Have a look at the current global population

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

Q.  How do you feel when you see this?
Q.  What are some concerns you may have regarding the exploding global population?


Please look at these interesting video on Population growth from Hans Rosling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTznEIZRkLg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8t4k0Q8e8Y

Complete a New/Interesting Chart for each while watching

New	Interesting

Have a look at this Power-Point on population growth:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MGcO8DDgn-_5s7kOtePt2Bookp1fA6Yn/view?usp=sharing

Here is the Handout:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jFSSQ_9gK-BCVSKRiP-vpbZ52t4BQ07u/view?usp=sharing

Due Tuesday June 2nd

General information for this week

Good morning,

Congratulation to all graduating students.  I hope you enjoy your virtual graduation ceremony.


Here is what you will be working on this week:

SS 10 - Finishing Intolerance in Canada.  Starting Geography

Genocide Studies - Working on Term Project

History 12 - US Civil Rights movement.  Recent Developments

Active Living - Working on Term Assignment

Active Living information for this week

Good morning everyone,

Your final significant assignment, in terms of letter grade, for this year will be to create your own work-out routine.  The hope is that you will be able to use fitness information that you have learned from this course (and other sources) to create a fitness routine that implements F.I.T.T. principles.  This could/should be something that you will continue to do - and build upon - during the summer vacation and in to the future.

The FITT Principle (or formula) is a great way of monitoring your exercise program. The acronym FITT outlines the key components, or training guidelines, for an effective exercise program, and the initials F, I, T, T, stand for: Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type.

• Frequency: refers to the frequency of exercise undertaken or how often you exercise.
• Intensity: refers to the intensity of exercise undertaken or how hard you exercise.
• Time: refers to the time you spend exercising or how long you exercise for.
• Type: refers to the type of exercise undertaken or what kind of exercise you do.

Criteria:

1. Create a work-out journal (you can use my previous assignment hand-out as a template) that incorporates at least 9-12 different exercises. You must  design a workout that consists of exercises that combine strength, flexibility and cardio.  Where necessary you may have to provide a description of the exercise that explains proper technique.

2. Include a section that allows you to address the daily self refection.  For example, you should be able to indicate how you felt about the work-out?  Did you meet your goals? Were you less motivated?  Did you feel really good about the work-out?

3.  Provide a self Assessment that indicate the grade you think you deserve for this assignment and why?  Perhaps address FITT principles, level of variety, level of difficulty etc


You have the green light to include runs, biking, pick-up games as a daily work-out.  However, you should also incorporate strength and flexibility into your weekly routine

Due:June 12, 2020

History 12 Course Information for This Week

Good morning everyone,

This week we will look at the US Civil Rights Movement

Please start by looking at the following test:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cvq94hW04GNTR1SRRhmZPAnNziRWU7YW/view?usp=sharing

Q. Do you know what it is?....

It's a literacy test used by the state of Alabama to determine if African Americans were "smart" enough to vote...
You probably realized that white people didn't have yo take this test.  It was a form voter suppression used by several states to prevent blacks from voting.
Q.  Can you think of any current measures that are being used in the United States to suppress certain groups from voting?

Please have a look at the following slide show:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13oHlyZUYIBg6h83wnrOgQ47D27AmDWck/view?usp=sharing

Complete the Know/Wonder/Learn chart while watching the slide show

Know	Wonder	Hope to Learn

Please go over the following Power Point and supporting handout

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_MG5R7iL8xgcFVRQYPSPXr4-7-J6yxHu/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F_36vUAHIdtKqub58AMxH1dtK1RhMh-B/view?usp=sharing

Watch the following brief video on the Us Civil Rights Movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URxwe6LPvkM

Watch one of the great speeches in history by Martin Luther King and compare and contrast to the equally impressive Malcolm X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_uYWDyYNUg


Finally,  Identify and give the significance of the following:

Jim Crow Laws
Brown vs Board of Education
Million Man March
US Civil Rights Act
Montgomery Bus Strikes

Genocide Studies Course Information For This Week

Here are a few articles to get you started on research for you project:

Rwanda
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13431486

Cambodia
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-10684399

Bosnia
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42080090

Guatemala
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-22649355

These should serve as a decent starting point.  Remember to focus on choices made by individuals.
I hope you can join in for "Real Time" on Wednesday or Thursday

Here is the Rubric:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yp10apQ8FATIShHatIcLxwWATnwt5ddm/view

SS 10 Information for this week.

Good morning,

Thanks to all that submitted the Inquiry Project.  Some very impressive assignments!
if you submitted, you should have received feedback from me.  Well Done!


This week we are going to look at intolerance in Canada.  Sadly, Canada has its own history of racism and intolerance.  Many unfortunate incidents have occurred recently that revealed this dark side to Canadian society.

Please read the following article, watch the video,  and write down how it makes you feel.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/racism-smartphone-canada-1.4766940

Please have a look at the following Powers Point on Intolerance in Canada

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzeNP1cSypHSejc2QjhyQVJZUGs/view?usp=sharing


Assignment:

1.
Research  one of  the examples provided on the PowerPoint of historical racism in Canada. (1/2 page)
i.e., Indigenous Canadians, Chinese Canadians, Indo-canadians

2.
To what extent has intolerance been an ongoing concern in Canada.  You should be able to argue both sides (1/2 page)

Due next week

Active Living update

Continue with your work outs.

Next week i will be posting an assignment

Hint: you will have to create your own at home work out using F.I.I.T. principles

Have a great weekend

History 12 Weekly information Part 2

This week we will be studying the racist policy of Apartheid in South Africa.  As an opening hook please watch Trevor Noah being interviewed by Stephan Colbert.  Complete the New/Interesting Chart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHKOJgUDRDM

New	Interesting

Please have a look at the following Power Point:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w0AM2SLB-38kQNrG7ClL3ClKojYTgyx4/view

Here is the supporting Hand-Out:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Is174xLeD_URIWVK2bC5TbLVunXogOr/view?usp=sharing


Watch the following Videos and complete a SIT chart for each

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7yvnUz2PLE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoURvGlF_qI

Surprising	Interesting	Troubling

Comparison Q:

Compare and Contrast the policy of Apartheid with the treatment of one of the following:
A. Jews in Nazi Germany
B. Palestinians in West Bank
C. Roma in Europe today

Hi !2 Course Information For This Week

Hello everyone,

I wanted to start by thanking all of you who have already submitted the Inquiry Project.  I will begin the marking process ASAP.  Nice work everyone!

Moving forward, we are going the do things a little differently.  I will still be posting new course information on Thursdays on this website (this week we will look at the topic of Apartheid in South Africa) However, I am going to use this opportunity to offer a weekly MS Teams check in that will serve two purposes:

1.  Questions and course updates for History 12

2.  A weekly chat about current events and any other areas of interest that students may have.  This will be called 'Real Time with Mr Torres'. It will be very informal, totally optional and hopefully something different and interesting...

Our "Real Time" schedule will be as follows:
Period 3
Week 1  - Wednesday at 10:30
Week 2  - Thursday at 10:30

Period 5
Week 1  - Thursday at 11:30
Week 2  - Wednesday at 9:00

Please note that I will update MS Teams later today

Genocide Studies Information For This Week

Good morning everyone,

Interim reports will be sent home soon.  Some students that have been highly engaged will notice that grades have improved.  Congratulations!

Please note that I am fully aware of the unique demands placed on all of us during these unprecedented times.  I want you to know that those students that complete the following assignment at a very high level will be rewarded with a very high mark. This assignment will be worth approximately 75% of your term mark...

Here is your assignment if you choose to accept it…

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E_MGo6weT9Q31ZAGesIU5lE3wuk1Pox_/view 

Please let me know the topic you are researching and let me know if you have any questions about this assignment. 

Due Date: June 10th

Moving forward my intention for all students is to have a weekly meeting to catch-up and chat about current events.  This will be an opportunity to chat about political issues.  It will be optional, very informal, and hopefully interesting for everyone.
This will happen on Wednesday or Thursday.  I will provide specific updates on Microsoft Teams

  

SS 10 Course Information for this Week

Hello everyone,

First of all, Thanks to those of you that have completed the inquiry Project.  Well done!
I will begin marking ASAP.

This week we will look at the topics of Canadian autonomy (independence) and identity.
You will be ask to consider what it means to be a Canadian?

Let's start with something light.  Please watch the following video: What are some beliefs or stereotypes about Canadians?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIaBd1-LsLs 

A major theme in this course is the evolution of Canada as a British colony to an autonomous nation that has become respected on the world stage;

Have a look at the following Power Point that deals with Canada's Growing Independence

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vBBLtFJ6uO8FjMP5gCWKfbucPPL2eLHx/view

Here is the supporting hand-out:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_i_M6LqDl8saaR9di_g7H5fawyZvlnfL/view

This following Power Point with give you a few more examples of important events that have contributed to autonomy:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bJYQuQ-7Az3vyZe_msQoUn50ucy85jNU/view

Canada has evolved into a major player on the world scene.  We are a country that is generally respected on the international level. As you know, we are a multicultural nation with a Charter of Rights and Freedoms that protects the liberties of our citizens at home.  We are a country with a strong human rights record, and we have intervened on multiple occasions when war and even genocide have threaten other nations ie Egypt and Rwanda.  We have developed our own unique identity.

Watch the following video on Canadian identity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PzlASOEwDA


Assignment: One page written response

What does it mean to be a Canadian?  What is Canadian identity?  You should reference information from the Power-Point lessons in addition to your own feelings on this topic.

Due May 19th

Active Living Course information for this week

Hello everyone,

This week you should continue working on Assignment #2

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12-o6LdqCxZXB9AbLM_iFStUpsg_UYBrw/view

This is a three week work-out due Friday May 15th   Please make sure that you complete the journal.  Make sure that you complete a self assessment reponse.  Please indicate the percentage mark that you think you deserve for this unit. 

Also, a reminder that everyone needs to check in with me for attendance via email on a weekly basis, otherwise you will be marked "D" (disengaged).  I have not heard from some of you this week.

FYI  - your progress will also be sent home to your parents with a interim report next week week.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great week.

History 12 - Course Information for this Week

Hi everyone,

Your assignment for this week is essentially to work on your Inquiry Project:

Please have another look at the assignment.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jx_2MWns_lMbvN0N5JK4P8Qf72sjtzT-/view 

I have also included the marking rubric.  I anticipate that this assignment will be worth 50% of your term mark.  Please note that I also want you complete a self evaluation.  Give yourself a mark out of 100.  Justify why you think you deserve that mark.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yp10apQ8FATIShHatIcLxwWATnwt5ddm/view

A reminder that this project is Due on May 14th

To help you with the "cooperation" side of this project, I have also included a hand-out on the European Union

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hhjMmTzW8XlhMou_HGFID5WhcElQJtPx/view

And a Power Point on Aid Organizations:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DUJgcohc8BVzYpx61nGRUOd8AHEzjCJg/edit#slide=id.p1

Remember, please feel free to to personalize your response by adding your opinion or voice.  Feel free to include topics that connect to current events.

As always, feel free to get in touch with me via email.  I am also available to chat with you on Teams as well if you wish to chat ''face to face".  Just contact me in advance to set up an appointment.

Take care everyone

Genocide Studies Information For This Week

Hello Everyone,

I'm posting this information a day earlier as I am super busy tomorrow and I want to make sure that I stay on top of course work, meetings, marking etc.

This week we will look at the International Criminal Court.

After the Nuremberg trials, a need arose for a permanent International Criminal Court (ICC).  160 nations would meet in Rome to discuss an international court independent of the United Nations - the result would be the Rome Statute

Please read the following and answer the questions at the end:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rwUOh5umsAS_lcIuI6u1TcZpmUVAt6ID/view

One of the problems that exists with the I.C.C. is that many important and powerful nations -l ike the USA, China and Russia - have not ratified the Rome Statute, which means thses nations are allowed to participate only when they wish.  in other words, if one of their citizens is charged by the ICC, these nations are not compelled to take part in the legal process.  The ICC will never charge Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, or Vladimir Putin.  Can you see how this would be controversial???


Please have a look at the following website which provides a short video and useful information on the ICC

http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/fr/node/259


To summarize what you need to do:

1. Read the handout and answer supporting question

2.  Watch the short video on the ICC and explore the website.

That's it for this week...
 
Take care

SS 10 Information for this week

This week will be set aside for you to work on your Total War inquiry project.  Remember that you should compare and contrast societal intervention during WW2 to the COVID  19 pandemic.

Due May 12th

My preference would be to receive this assignment as a Power Point presentation.  I have already received a few assignments from students.  They look great!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Important History 12 New Project Due Date May 14th

I have decided to extend the Inquiry Project Due Date to May 14th.  This new due date will allow us to cover a few more topics related to International Cooperation.

So what this means is that on Thursday May 7th I will provide lesson information related to instances of international cooperation.  You will then have an additional week to complete the project.

Please me know if you have any questions,

General Information Regarding MS Teams Meetings

Good morning everyone,

A reminder that I will be meeting with all classes this week.  You should have already received the invitation.  Here is the schedule:

Monday:

Active Living 11/12 -11:30 am
Genocide Period 8 1- 12:00 pm

Note - These are optional as today is a Professional Day

Tuesday:

Genocide Period 1 - 9:00 am
History 12 Period 3 - 11:30 am

Wednesday

History 12 Period 5 - 9:00 am
Genocide Period 6  10:00 am
SS 10 11:30 am