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Welcome to Civics & Careers
Be sure to bring your binder and pen to class everyday!
Extra help is available! Ms Morgan’s schedule for March - May, 2013:
Period 1: Prep (Room 2045)
Period 2: French FSF 1P1(Room 2045)
Period 3: Civics (Room 2045)
Period 4: French FSF 1D1 (Room 2045)
Period 5: MSIP (Room 2025)
MSIP slips are available before school and after school in Room 2045.
Civics (CHV 2OH) is a half credit course that runs from February 4 - April 17. Remember that there is a final culminating activity (20% of your final mark) called the Citizen's Handbook due on Monday, April 15 as well as a final exam (10% of your final mark) on Wednesday, April 17.
For the Citizen's Handbook project, you might consider consulting some of the following websites to help you find appropriate articles. If in doubt about the article that you are interested in, please ask!
You will be notified on Tuesday, April 16 if you are exempt from writing the final exam. In order to be exempt, you must meet all of the criteria (all major assignments, including the course culminating activity, the Citizens Handbook, submitted, less than 9 absences, no suspensions) to be exempt. If you are exempt and choose to write the final exam (notify me on April 16), your mark cannot decrease.
Local Issues:
Provincial / National / International Issues:
Week One: February 4 - 8
- what issues are facing Canadians today - rank in order based on the class answers and suggest 3 - 5 possible ways to address the main problems
- Canadian and American symbols
- Youtube link to "I Am Canadian" video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRI-A3vakVg&list=FLS2TCqAZ6ReHsc9JVpG42bw&index=12&feature=plpp_video
- "What does being a Canadian mean to me? - complete the brainstorming activity. You are encouraged to consult other people about their perception of what being a Canadian means to them. Then, write a one page journal entry on what you think being a Canadian means (be sure to consult the evaluation rubric) - this completed assignment is to be handed in after peer-editing in class on Thursday, February 7.being a Canadian assignment.pdf
Bell Astral article.pdf
- - complete article summary (purple sheet) for Monday, February 11.
Week Two: February 11 - 15
- civics definitions - important terms
- citizenship circle - all of the connections you have in your personal community
- outer space experience - complete the simulation activity and the debriefing sheet
- my leadership style quiz: leadership style quiz.pdf
- Who Is the Boss activity: who is the boss.pdf
- Life in Totalitaria questions: life in totalitaria.pdf
- Island Scenario project outline: island scenario.pdf
- Citizen's Handbook checkpoint # 1 is Tuesday, February 19
Week Three: February 18 - 22
- Course Culminating Activity checkpoint #1 - hand in one article summary (purple sheet) that you are planning on putting in your Citizen's Handbook on Tuesday, February 19
- Island scenario assignment: group work periods are Tuesday and Wednesday - all groups present their scenarios on Friday, February 22
- you will be making your course selections for next year on Thursday, February 21. Here's a link to the DSBN Course Descriptions
Week Four: February 25 - March 1
- Citizen's Handbook checkpoint # 2 is Tuesday, February 26
- island scenario debriefing: island debrief questions.pdf, due for Friday, March 1
- Rick Mercer Report, Canada Explained
- complete the questions on the handout "Government in Canada" after reading the Fact Sheet government in Canada fact sheet.pdf government in Canada.pdf
- essay assignment: we have spent time considering how you (and your group) would organize a government based on the island scenario. After hearing all of the presentations and learning about an overview of government in Canada, write a 2 page (approximately 500 word) essay that outlines what your individual island scenario would be. Be sure to include realistic and detailed information about your leadership structure, laws and decision making processes and distribution of work. This essay may be handwritten or typed and is to be handed in by the end of the day on Monday March 4.
Week Five: March 4 - 8
- Citizen's Handbook checkpoint # 3 is Tuesday, March 5
- levels of government responsibility note and my daily activites chart
- On the Right Level: on the right level.pdf
- municipal government questions
- NIMBY rankings (1 - 15)
- decision making in municipal government activity - group activity to present after March Break (Tuesday, March 19)
Week Six: March 18 - 22
Week Seven: March 25 - 29
- fine-tune your personal political platform by writing 4 paragraphs to describe your views on each of the questions topics
- establishment of groups (political parties) within the class based ono your position on the political spectrum
- political campaign: prep your candidate for the election campaign on Tuesday, April 2 based on the information on the handout election outline 2.pdf
- click here for a link to the TVO Civics 101 Budget Simulator to understand what the consequences are of your decisions (if your political party decides to add more benefits, increase the spending to reflect that)
Week Eight: April 1 - 5
- election speeches / debate on Tuesday & Wednesday leading up to the Civics election - congratulations Aidan on your victory as our Prime Minister
- journal entry: biggest challenge facing Canada and Canadians: due Friday biggest challenge.pdf
- global citizenship and the life of a global citizen
Week Nine: April 8 - 12
Week Ten: April 15 - 19
- Citizen's Handbook project is due Monday, April 15 (20% of your final mark) - bring all of your project materials to class to be handed in - email assignments are not acceptable for this project
- students who are exempt from writing the final exam will be notified on Tuesday, April 16. Be sure to review the criteria for exemption from the exam.
- Final Exam in Civics is Wednesday, April 17 (in-class), consult the exam outline to prepare here: exam outline.pdf
- the Civics portion of the course (0.5 credit) is now completed
- Bridge Project: a Canadian that I admire - presentations on Tuesday, April 23 - Thursday, April 25. All of the details of the assignment are here: citizens making a difference.pdf
- present your project to the class about a Canadian making a difference in the world and complete the debriefing sheet for Friday admirable Canadian debrief.pdf
Week Eleven: April 18 - 26
- beginning of the Career Studies course: Review the course outline which was handed out on the first day of the course and be aware of the course expectations, mark distribution and units of study in the course.
- Course Outline: course outline.pdf
- Useful links as you begin your career search:
Presentations on Prezi will begin during the last week of regular classes, continuing until all presentations are completed.
- character traits and the link to careers
Week Twelve: April 29 - May 3
- personality traits - complete the white survey individually, and have someone from outside of Westlane complete the blue survey about you - due for Wednesday
- what do you bring to the table? activity
- person that I admire: role model.pdf
- survey: Explorations
- tell me about yourself - answer the question in a job-appropriate manner, your answer should be one-minute in length
Week Thirteen: May 6 - 10
- Life Bingo and debriefing activity
- survey: my values
- My Second Week assignment for your folder
- complete the case study assignment for homework for Wednesday jennifer case study.pdf
- Personality Dimensions workshop: Wednesday and Thursday
- create a Prezi in your brightest colour groups (green, blue, gold and orange) that answers the 4 questions that were posed at the end of Thursday's workshop: brightest group questions.pdf
Week Fourteen:May 13 - 17
- presentations: similarities between me and the other colour groups
- in your colour groups: describe our ideal learning environment - present (including a visual) on Wednesday
- during the presentations on Wednesday, work on the debriefing activity - to be handed in on Tuesday, May 21ideal learning environment.pdf
- click on the link above for Career Cruising and complete the Career Matchmaker survey (all 119 questions) and the skills survey. Use the login information provided to you in your Careers folder. Print your results and add to your Career Portfolio
Week Fifteen: May 20 - 24
Week Sixteen: May 27 - 31
Week Seventeen: June 3 - 7
Week Eighteen:June 10 - 14
Week Nineteen: June 17 - 19
Contents of Career Portfolio (all portfolios are to be handed in on Friday, June 14 and will be returned by Wednesday, June 19)
1. Career Web handout
2. My First Week / Person with a trait I admire paragraph
3. Explorations Booklet results (2 sheets)
4. My Second Week
5. PD at School (coloured sheets stapled together) / Colour-coded information sheets (green, blue, orange, gold) based on your preferences
6. Career Matchmaker results (from Career Cruising)
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