Now that we have finished up with our introductory, basics unit, we will be focusing on the political aspect of our course, which should take us roughly about a month and a half. We will be analyzing a few different types of democracy and how representation is selected, the purpose of having a democratic government to protect rights and freedoms (should this always be the case), and the opposite of democracy, which would be our different types of dictatorships. As we go through this unit, it is important to understand how and why a democracy upholds or doesn't uphold the values of liberalism.
This week, you will be looking at the key values of a democracy and which are the most important. As well, you will be looking at what influenced the creation of democracy in Canada and the United States and why we value what we do.So What's Up For This Week?
Monday:- Re-test. You and a partner will re-take the test from Friday. If you were absent on Friday, you will be writing your test in class.
- Notes on the characteristics of democracies and what they mean
** REMEMBER - I am gone the rest of the week to Halifax with Student Leadership! It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to understand the information you are supposed to cover **
Tuesday:
- Everybody will be handed out a long sheet of paper with the different characteristics of democracies on them (on both sides of the paper). You will also get a package of pictures. Each picture will have to be cut out and then matched with the aspect of democracy that it goes with. Each characteristic (arrow) has THREE PICTURES EACH. You and your partner (who you are sitting next to in your seating plan) need to decide which ones go where. The substitute will have the answers, so don't glue anything down until you're absolutely certain that's where it belongs. You will need to interpret what the pictures mean so that they make sense about where you are putting them.
- In the last 15 minutes of class, the sub will go through the answers and you can cut and glue them in the correct place, if they aren't there already.
Wednesday:
- Rough Copies of your writing assignments to be done in the computer lab and DUE AT THE END OF THE BLOCK. As you got this assignment last Thursday, there is no reason it is not planned and completely written in the 80 minute block.
Thursday:
Watch this video about the formation of American Democracy
- Look at the Handout: Who is Canada Modelled After. Use the following websites to help fill in the following information in the chart. This is to be done ON YOUR OWN.
- Enlightenment Democracy
- Influence of the Enlightenment on American Democracy
- Canada's System of Government
- Iroquois Confederacy
- Influence of the Iroquois Confederacy on American Democracy
- Next use BK, ?, I to interpret the two sources attached to the handout
- Finally, write a paragraph that explains which you think had more of an influence on North American Democracy - the Iroquois or the Enlightenment. This should be at least 3/4 of a page long, double spaced. The paragraph can be handed in on Monday
- DON'T Forget: Your project is due on MONDAY!
Have a great long weekend!
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