1. Social Studies Ad
2. Share Care stories
3. Course Q & A

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Welcome!

For tomorrow, please come prepared to share a 1-minute story of a time when you cared enough about something to make it better.

Humanities Survey

Core Competencies

How to assess

Self Assessment Documents

Task:

Present findings:

1. 1. Explain how you would define your area?
   2. Observe the area and show us what you liked and disliked about the area.
   3. Who benefits or loses from what you saw and how?
   4. What should be done to improve the area?

Contact Info

Research:

• Does nature create waste?
• What is the root cause of why we create so much waste? How can this change?

Waste awareness art proposal

Respond on your blog:

1. What type of waste do you want people to be aware of?
2. How will you go about collecting the waste? Where might you store it while you collect it? How long will it take to assemble/disassemble? What will be done with it afterwards? Will there be a standard time-frame? Will you be photographing it?
3. What is the message you want people to get from your display?
4. Sketch what you think it will look like in the foyer.

Home Energy Audit

Research:

Provide evidence on your blog for the following questions:

• To what extent has the climate changed?
  • Is there a connection between temperature and CO₂ levels?
  • Is there a connection between population increase and CO₂ levels?
  • What are some of the impacts of climate change?
• Based on the data, what should we do to lower CO₂ emissions?
• See the Climate Causes below, which ones do you have control over?
• In what ways does Climate Change become an issue of class?

Population data

CO₂ and temp Data

Climate Causes

Climate Impacts

How to assess

Self Assessment Documents

1. Choose your 3 (maximum) curricular competencies to be assessed on
   • Download and edit the Rubric Template
2. Design a question that would incorporate your competencies and the human condition
3. Hand in your rubric
4. Decide on how you would like to present your information:
   • Suggestions:
     • Podcast 
     • Essay (expository or persuasive) 
     • Art work 
     • Anthology of poems, visuals 
     • Short story 
     • Infographic 
     • Making a change  
     • Mind Map 
     • Video 
     • Song
5. Discuss your inquiry project with one of the teachers
6. Prepare to share your inquiry in a 10min presentation to a small group.
   • Get feedback from group members about your inquiry and your rubric
7. Hand in your project that demonstrates proof of your understanding of the curricular competencies

Be able to discuss:

• What are some examples of SAPs and their effects?
• Should children be allowed to work?
• How would you explain the poverty cycle for women, children, and those with HIV/AIDS?

Task:

• Find a Kiva story to present to the class.
  • Who is the borrower and where are they from?
  • What is unique about their situation that deserves our help?
  • What is the money going towards and why is that sustainable?
  • How risky is the loan?

***Choose a borrower that will not expire soon

Utopia for Realists link

Be able to discuss:

What are some of the drawbacks of using the different ways of measuring poverty? What is the best way to measure poverty for Canada and the world?

PPT – Defining Poverty