Friday, February 26, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010

Today, we discussed how to identify Social Globalization, Economic Globalization and Political Globalization in a newspaper article (and how to differentiate between them). The students then had to do the following activity which was due at the end of class (if you were not here, it is due on Monday).
1. Locate five newspaper articles or stories
2. On a separate piece of paper, write down the Headline and the author's name
3. After each headline, summarize the story (what you learned from it)
4. After this, write down whether the story information could be defined as Global, Social, or Political Globalization (or more than one and which ones or all).
5. Provide your reasons to prove the above

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Today, you were given three articles to read actively (summarize, highlight the 5w's). I then want you to be able to identify whether it describes political globalization, social globalization, or economic globalization (highlight the Proof to help you defend it).

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Wednesday, January 24, 2010

Today, you read pages 30 to 35 in your textbook and created reading notes as you went. These need to include definitions and examples as well as paraphrasing. These are to be handed in.
I also instructed you to read the newspaper articles on page 29 and then answer this question:
"What two aspects of globalization are addressed in these articles?" These are due tomorrow if you weren't here.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Today, we discussed Globalization and identity including global youth culture, diversity, and linguistic identities (as per your homework last night). We then discussed the Metis; how they evolved from the beginning until today. If you weren't here, it is in your textbook on pages 27 and 28.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Monday, February 22, 2010

Today, we examined individual and collective identities. You had to do the following activities in relation to this:

1. Draw a concept map and diagram.
· How many aspects of identity can you think of that make up your individual identity? Create a concept web to explore various ways you express who you are. Use any or all of the expressions of identity listed on Figure 2-1 on page 22, or think of others.
2 Now, draw a diagram showing how your collective and individual identities relate and interconnect. Figure 2-3 on page 25 shows an example of what one person’s diagram might look like.

You then had to read all of page 26 and the top of page 27. Then answer the following questions:

1. What does “diverse” mean?
2. What differences are there between the way grandparents identified themselves as Canadian as when they were younger and the way we do today?
3. What changes have there been in technology since your grandparents were young?
4. What is meant by the term “linguistic identities”?
5. What’s good about globalization when comparing your grandparents’ time to today’s?
6. What’s bad about globalization when comparing your grandparents’ time to today’s?

Friday, February 19, 2010

Friday, February 19, 2010

Today, we did an exercise and quiz on how to properly submit definitions and other assignments. We then read pages 22 to 25 in the text and created reading notes.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Today, students completed a quiz on this unit up to this point. We then discussed how to answer multiple choice questions using process of elimination.
They were then to go to the "key terms" section on page 22 and define the terms. These are due tomorrow if you weren't here today (most had time to complete it - if you didn't, get them in today as well).
Additional terms added were homogenization and assimilation.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Today, we discussed the project from yesterday. This was a group participation activity. Those who were here received completion marks. Those who were not are still expected to get the assignment in within five days of their absence (see yesterday for assignment instructions).

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Today, you were given questions to answer. This assignment is due at the beginning of class tomorrow and is a major assignment. The questions are posted below.

How we Categorize Globalization

INSTRUCTIONS: Using the computer, neatly and fully complete each of the assigned tasks. To do this, flip the question into a statement and answer it. The goal is to ensure that you have a clear understanding of how globalization is categorized.

What is globalization?

What is political globalization?

What is economic globalization?

What is social globalization?

Using a newspaper or news webpage, locate three stories in each category (if it is a webpage, print them out).

For each story, identify what category it would fall in and why it would be in this category.

Does political globalization affect you? Explain and provide an example.

Does economic globalization affect you? Explain and provide an example.

Does social globalization affect you? Explain and provide an example.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Today, we defined and reviewed terms we have touched on so far this year. You had to define the following (we did some in class so I gave you those as well; the rest is homework and due next Tuesday).

4.CanCon a slang short form for Canadian Content. When we talked about control of the airwaves on the first day and how much control the government should have over what we view and from where, this one came up.

5.CRTC Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

11.Cultural contact when two independent cultures interact (Aboriginals and Europeans is a safe example)

12.Communications everything we use to transmit data or information from one person or device
technologies to another (processes, tools and techniques)

23. media the different ways of delivering mass communication, such as newspapers, radio, and television

33. universalization the spread of one popular culture around the world
of popular culture

responsibilities

7.Civilian anyone who is not a member of a country’s military force (unless you’ve signed up and I don’t know about it… this means YOU! And me…..)

8.Collective the common characteristics and values used to define a group
Identity

9.Cultural diversity the variety of human cultures we see, either in a specific region, or in the world as a whole

10.Colony What we were, in the beginning. When a territory is claimed and ruled by another country... in our case, people travelled here from a ruling country (well, more than two..) and created settlements here taking over.


1. Bias something a person feels or believes that makes it hard or impossible to judge a person or situation fairly

2.Boycott HIT’EM WHERE IT HURTS! This is what is happening when people (consumers) organize a campaign to refuse to buy goods or services from a business or country because they disagree with something it is doing (its policies).

3.Buycott REWARD THEM This is what is happening when people (consumers) organize a campaign to purposely buy goods or services from a company to show that they agree with its corporate policies.
6.Civic
13.Consumer

14.Consumerism
26. monopoly

27. petition
15.Free market
29. sweatshop

30. TNC

31. transnational

16.Gender
17.Globalization

18. Homogenization
19. Hyphenated Canadian

20. individual identity

21. interconnected

22. linguistic
identity


24. minority cultural
25. cultural group


28. point of view

32. universality

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Today, we finished watching the movie from yesterday. We discussed it in-depth. We also wrote our first journal entry which had you defining globalization and the perspectives of it. You need to be here or legitimately absent to get credit for this.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Monday, February 8, 2010

Today we defined globalization and Transnational companies (corporations). We then discussed these types of businesses, defining them and ending up in a discussion about Walmart. We then watched the documentary Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price. Students answered questions as they went. If you weren't here, the questions are in your portfolio.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Social Studies 10-2

Today, the students worked in groups to address where products that we use everyday are either produced or grown. Specifically, we looked at foods and what products we would not be able to enjoy if we have to rely on our region to provide them.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Monday, February 1, 2010

Today, we discussed the course outline in-depth. In addition, you were to answer the following questions, which will be due tomorrow:

· What is your ethnicity?
· What kind of work did your parents/grandparents do?
· What area do you live in? Has your family lived in the region long?
· What is your favourite takeout food?
· List a typical day’s foods (use today… right up to tonight, as the day to do this).
· How many cars do you have in your family?
· Name the labels of three articles of clothing (including jackets/shoes) that you wear.
· What level of education did your grandparents have?