December 12

Social 10

Today you worked on a handout entitled "Analyzing a Document: The October Crisis" for most of the period. I have sent to you the essay question and outline sheet for your upcoming Rights and Responsibilities in-class position paper. I am also posting the study guide for next week's unit final on Rights and Responsibilities (see below).

Important Dates for Social 10 Students:

• Government Poster Project is due Wednesday, December 13th
• Rights and Responsibilities Unit Final is on Wednesday, December 20th
• Rights and Responsibilities In-Class Position Paper is on Thursday, December 21st

Rights and Responsibilities Unit Final Study Guide:

• UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (know the different types of rights, for example democratic rights, mobility rights, fundamental freedoms)
• The War Measures Act (WWI, WWII, the October Crisis of 1970)
• Internment of Japanese-Canadians in WWII
• FLQ Crisis of 1970 (study handouts)
• Emergencies Act of 1988 (study handout)
• Native Rights (questions)
• Young Offenders Act/Youth Criminal Justice Act

Social 20

We finished watching "Supersize Me" in class today and then you wrote your opinion piece about "North American Perceptions of Food" in the time remaining.