FINAL EXAM DAY

Good luck to everyone on their final exam today, I know you will all do awesome :) Good luck on the rest of your exams and have a great summer!

Smith Out

Canada - Regions and Identity

Canada - Regions and Identity

Critical Challenge – Build and present Visual in the shape of the region of Canada supplied to you a ‘regional voisualr’ to promote a regional identity. (For the purpose of this assignment, each province or territory is a region).

Visual Group Assignment

Home Stretch People

Good Morning!

Today we will be reviewing the Images / Ideas of Canada! Follow the link below to view some posters of Canada and complete the Assignment form given to you at the start of of the class with a partner.

Posters Of Canada

Welcome to Friday!!!!

Stone of Destiny Assignment

today you will be viewing the movie "Stone of Destiny"

 Click here to open and than make a copy of the assignment! We will be continuing on with this on Monday.

Stone of Destiny - Assignment

CNN Student News Discussion Questions

What is your opinion of President Obama's foreign policy? Do you agree or disagree with his approach to events in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan? Explain. Are there any foreign policy issues that you think deserve more or less attention than they are getting? Explain.

In spite of numerous laws, classes, and PSAs, car accidents are still a leading cause of death for teenagers. What, if anything, do you think can be done to promote safer driving among teens?

Currents Events Day!

Students will be watching the CNN News Clip form the link below! After you will be given time to work on some questions related to the news clip you just viewed. 

CNN News Video

CNN News Questions

CNN Student News Transcript May 28th 2014

Source Analysis Review

Today we will be reviewing the source analysis handed in last week as a class. You will also be given a review outline for Unit #3. The class will be writing the Unit Exam This Wednesday May 28th as agreed upon last week with the class.

Unit 3

To what extent should internationalism be pursued?

Some Critical Key Terms

Internationalism

Bilateralism

Unilateralism

Isolationsim

Multilateralism

Supranationalism

Foreign Policy

Humanitarianism

UN Security Council

Some Organizations to Review

United Nations

European Union

NATO

Arctic Council

World Health Organization

Right to Play

Essential Questions

1. What motivates nations to become involved in international affairs?
2. How and why is internationalism promoted by foreign policy?
3. What impacts does the pursuit of internationalism have on contemporary global issues?

Unit Three

To what extent should internationalism be pursued?

Complete Terms List

NAFTA NATO G8 NORAD Commonwealth Humanitarianism Economic Stability Self-determination Security Poverty Bilateralism Isolationism Foreign Policy Globalization Collective Security Tied Aid

Internationalism Supranationalism Peacekeeping Multilateralism Internationalism Foreign Aid European Union United Nations Foreign Aid Debt WHO NGO IMF World Bank WTO Trade

Friday is here!!!!

Today you will be completing 10 questions related to Internationalism. When it is completed your results will be emailed to you and you will have access to a document explaining the questions and answers for your review. This will be used as a personnel formative assessment for each student.

Internationalism Questions

Answers / Explanation 

After completing and reviewing the material form the exercise above, follow the link below to your next task!
be sure to open the link and than make a copy of it to your Google Drive. After you have done this close the original and use your copy to complete the assignment.

Our World Today

Welcome Back From The Long Weekend!!!

Today you students will be writing their quiz on Internationalism and Nationalism please follow the link above to today's quiz!

After that we will be continuing on looking at Internationalism & Global Issues.

Students will develop responses to the following questions as you explore the extent to which internationalism can effectively address contemporary global issues:

• What are some contemporary global issues?
• How has internationalism been used to address contemporary global issues?
• Is internationalism always the most effective way of addressing contemporary global issues?

Monday QUIZ DAY!

Today students will be completing their quiz on Foreign Policy & Internationalism

After we will be continuing on our studies looking at Internationalism and Nationalism
Some questions to think about as we proceed over this next week are:

•How have changing world conditions promoted the need for internationalism?
•How have the United Nations’ changing international responses affected nationalism?
• How do the responses of various international organizations affect nationalism?


Click here to review this weeks Lesson

Vocabulary over this next week includes the following terms:

Good Morning !

Okay since today you are not able to join us at the Holocaust Symposium you will be watching a Google Hang Out from April 2nd. This is live coverage of Bob Behr's experience and survival of the being a prisoner and Holocaust survivor during WWII. We will be comparing your presentation and the one in Calgary upon our return.

Please click on the link below to start the presentation

Days of Remembrance: Bob Behr's Survivor Testimony

Wed May 6th

Click on the link below for today's assignments

International law and Agreements

Cartoon Analysis 

Today's Lesson International Law and Agreements

Click here for today's presentation on International Law and Agreements

MONDAY May 5th Almost June !!!!!!!

Good Morning Everyone,

Today you will be writing your quiz on 

NATIONS, NATION-STATES, AND INTERNATIONALISM

After this we will be continuing on with our studies with: Foreign Policy and 

Internationalism. Remember  the following are some questions you should be developing answers for during this section:

1. How do countries set  foreign policy?
2. How can states promote internationalism through foreign policy?
3. How does Canadian foreign policy try to balance national interest and internationalism?

TGIT!

Good afternoon!

Today we will be introducing the ch 10  issue:To what extent can foreign policy promote internationalism?

So we will be investigating how countries set foreign policy. To do this we will be looking at the following lesson below, and then having an online debate with regards to peacekeeping.

First task of the day! Answer the follwoing quesiton.
Do you believe that Canada's role as peacekeepers has a significant impact on the countries national identity?

Text your answer to 37607
True  = 75972
False = 75979

Click here for today's lesson!

Do not click on this link until Mr Smith has given you the directions for this activity!
Click here for today's online debate!

Wednesday April 30th

Good Morning!

Today you will be writing a source written assignment  / source analysis! Please click on the link below to complete the assignment, you have the double block. If you finish please update your quizlet vocab list with the following terms from Unit #3 that are below the link

Source Written Annalysis Assignment

Tuesday April 29th

Good Morning Everyone,

We will be having a guest teacher in again today. You will be continuing on with exploring Nations, Nation-States, and Internationalism. You will be having a quiz on this material this Friday May 2nd so please review daily for home work as usual.

Please click on the following link for today's lesson and class discussion, you can follow along on your chrome books.

Motives for Nation & Nation States response

Smith

Welcome Back Everyone!

Today we will be continuing on with starting Unit#3: To what extent should internationalism be pursued?

Under the Unit #3 tab at the top of the site you will find the first presentation that the class will be reviewing. You will go over this material with our guest teacher on the main screen, you may also have your chrome books open and follow along as well.

click on the following link for the presentation:

Nations, Nation-States, and Internationalism

 you will develop responses to the following questions as you explore the extent to which international affairs benefit nations and states:

• What are some common motives of nations and states?
• How do the motives of nations and states shape their responses to the world?
• What are some understandings of internationalism?
• How does internationalism benefit nations and states?

Your essays are marked and I will be handing them back to you this Tuesday. 

Smith

Short week than our Spring Break!!!

Here is a break down of this week for the students!

Monday April 14th - DO to a technological error on Friday the Unit #2 Exam is being completed today
                              - Essay Assignment #1 handed back

Tuesday April 15th  - Essay Review

Wednesday April 16th - Essay Assignment #2 ( Double Block Start and Finish)

TGIF!!!

Students completed and handed in their written essays yesterday - great job
Today students will be writing their Unit 2 Final Exam.


GOOD LUCK and Have an Awesome weekend everyone has been working hard and you deserve it !!!

Smith