Day 1

SJ12

Guest Speaker: Ratanak International

Cambodia: Genocide, Sweatshops and Sex Trafficking

Next: Guest Speaker on Deaf Rights

SS9 Hon. / SS9

First Nations Presentations /50

Day 2

SJ12
Omar Khadr Press Conference
Ch2 Worksheet on Government
Select Roles for Mock Cabinet Meeting
300-400 Word Speech to Cabinet
Next: Ratanak International Guest Speaker

SS11
Omar Khadr Release
Work on Government Presentations in Ch 9
Next: Government Presentations

ELD SS8-9
Map Quiz of British Isles /20
Ch 2 Vocabulary Worksheet

Day 1

SJ12
News: Omar Khadr Free! (for now)
Work on  Mock-Cabinet Speeches
Next: Ratanak International Guest Speaker on Human Trafficking

SS9 Hon.
Review Omar Khadr Case
Hand in Omar Khadr response /15
Groups Work on First Nations Questions
Next Class: First Nations Power Point Presentations

SS9
News: Alberta and UK Elections, Omar Khadr release
Groups work on First Nations Questions
Next Class: First Nations Power Point Presentations

Day 2

SJ12
News: Omar Khadr release delayed, NDP win in Alberta
Authoritarian v. Democratic Parenting Speeches
Essential Features of Democracy

SS11
Introduce Government
What is government? Why do we need it?
Assign: Ch 9 Democracy Presentations due Tues May 12

ELD SS8-9
Map of British Isles
Study for Map Quiz next class /20

Day 1

SJ12
News: Omar Khadr bail release delayed until Thursday
Discuss: What is Government? Why do we need it?
Ch 2 Government Worksheet
Choose Roles for Mock Cabinet Meeting
Assign: 300-400 word Speech for each Minister/ Parliamentary Secretary /15
Next Class: Mock Cabinet Meeting

SS9 Hon.
Watch Omar Khadr v. USA Case
Assign: Omar Khadr Case Response /15
Who is Omar Khadr and how has the Canadian and US Government deprived him of his rights?
Explain your response to the video and check Free Omar Now website for more info
First Nations Power Point Presentations now due Mon May 11

SS9
Last day for Library Research
Check Research Notes /10
First Nations Power Point Presentation now due Mon May 11

Day 2

SJ12
Guest Speakers: Zack Embree (film-maker), Jacqueline Lee-Tam (activist)
Film: Directly Affected - Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Next: Last Chance for Parenting Speeches /20

SS11
Ch 8 Test /35

ELD SS8-9
Ch 1 Vocabulary Quiz /10
Introduce: The Fight for Democracy and the English Civil War
Vocabulary and Regions Questions

Day 1

SJ12

Last day of Parenting and Democracy Speeches

Essential Features of Democracy 

SS9 Hon. / SS9

Drama Performances

Power Point Presentations due Thurs May 7