today's class

1. Your viewing homework- insights? Questions- did the children's responses surprise you? Was this an ethical classroom experiment? How does this connect to genocide?

2. Tomorrow's class- 10 minutes planning for our first Out of the Rain Cooking night- Wed. Nov. 5th. Start thinking of menus.

3. Rwanda- continued...

-distribution of the research paper question; tomorrow- I will provide research sources for your reference. Deadline will be next Friday.

Viewing homework for Thurs.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/

Please watch the 10 minute part 1 "An Alarming Lesson" for Thursday.

Moving to Facebook...

Hi Class- we decided today to move this blog to a facebook site, so please find it- GNS SJ12 2011-12, and post away on issues/ideas connected to our course.

Happy Thanksgiving!

SM

Today's class and the weeks to come

Today we will:

-Go over expectations for the next 2 weeks you will spend with Ms. Horn

-ensure everyone has their VERY IMPORTANT Article #1 for our new Genocide unit- 'Three Characters and a Tragedy'. This is due to be read for Tuesday, please.

-Finish the film- 'One Peace at a Time' and discuss

-Start discussing your Action Projects in this course- I have a BIG handout for you:)

Women's documentary

I found this interesting trailer from a friend on facebook. It addresses women's rights and place in government, and how media is shaping the way people view women.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkIiV6konY

UN Charter- homework for tomorrow

Class- please choose one Article from the Charter and come up with an example of where/why/when/how this is being upheld OR where/when/why/ how it is not.

For 5 points. tomorrow. please do it:)

Today's class

Here's our plan for our shortened class today (due to assembly):

1. Your homework- what did you learn from your review of the UN Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

2. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...what happens when people have different views of which rights are RIGHT? Link to Insite- the weekend's editorial in the Globe and Mail. (handout) (discussion)

3. If time, One Peace at a Time, continued- please be noting the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child that the filmmaker Turk Pipkin covers as we go along.