March 15, 2018 Socials 8

Those of you who have not posted your Adobe Spark project links under shared projects in the Hyper document: Your Assignment is Overdue! This is project is worth a good deal of your mark so, make sure you get it in ASAP.

Today we are coming to a close on our second project on the Renaissance: Renaissance Personalities. It was great to see you all working hard today! Tomorrow will be our last day on this project so be sure to use your class time well. 

March 14, 2018 Media and Soundtrack

 Mini Passion: 1/2  Music Score and 1 Trailer

Part One: 

Sound Projects with Soundtrack

We use Soundtrack to create sound projects. Here's our list of activities: 10 Minute Music Mix Create a 5-minute DJ music mix featuring: - at least 5 songs - at least 5 additional sound effects (added sound files). - The mix must be both saved and exported as an MP3. - Mixes must be school appropriate, so any swearing or inappropriate words    must be edited, reversed, beeped or otherwise modified.

Part Two:

Project: Movie Maker

Design a Picture or Video Trailer to a favorite movie or event of your choice (It can be a trailer to your own short movie). Use the trailer option in iMovie

1.Eventually you will design 3 movie trailers of your choice, all of which need to be 3 minutes in duration each.

2.Please consult with Ms. Wagner after each one is complete to see where improvements can be made.

3. You are allowed to use video or picture trailers. Video is preferred.

4. Music in the background will be a good idea (to maximize marks)..

5.Use transitions and when possible.

6.Take pride in your work and be very detail orientated

7. Post assignments to your Weebly or send them to kwagner@sd46.bc.ca

March 14, 2018 Law 12 Citation

Your Law 12 Essays are now overdue

Today we will focus on citation.  We will cite our Essays in MLA style as it is a common style for Humanities and Social Science.

We will discuss paper formatting, title page and work cited.  As well as number our pages using a headers and/ or footers.  Each student will work on their own paper.

We will use the UBC website: How to cite

We will also use this cite generator called: Citethisforme

Edit: Please go through and capitalize all your Rule of Law.  

Law 12 March 13, 2018 Criminal Courts

Criminal Courts:

Slides Presentation on Criminal Court Process

CBC Podcast: Is it time to reinvent Canada's criminal justice system?

Reading and Handout work

March 12, Socials 9

Upper and Lower Canada
Text book pages 10 ,11 ,14 ,15, 19, 20, 21

More English than the English: Life in Upper and Lower Canada

Worksheet:

When you have finished the worksheet: there is time for Mindmap

Infor Tech 10/11/12 March 12, 2018 FROGGER

LET'S MAKE A VIDEO GAME



In this unit, we'll cover:
We'll be building our own Frogger-style video game.

• positive & negative numbers
• X and Y coordinates
• loops and conditions
• variables and "broadcasts"
• object-oriented programming
• input devices (e.g. keyboard)
• event sequences
• ... and more

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Getting the Frog Moving We are going to build our Frogger video game will only accept input from the arrow keys on the keyboard. So, go ahead and change that cat into a frog. But then what? We need to build a block that:     if           a key is pressed     then            change the frog's location And so, that's exactly what we build. Make it look like this.

Now, you have the building blocks, so change the settings that:     if           the right arrow key is pressed     then            move the frog 3 steps to the right The answer to step one: Common Problem "I clicked the green flag and nothing happened!" Answer:  Did you press the arrow key on your keyboard? Your script is waiting for you to press the arrow key!  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Making all 4 arrow keys work correctly Can you figure out the other 3 arrows? If "move 3 spaces" moves right 3 spaces, then  how can you use a similar block to move left 3 spaces? Answer: Now, can you put it all together, so your script can sense and react to all 4 arrow keys:    up,   down,   left,   and   right. Answer: Test this out!     Does it work?  ___________________________________________________________________________________ Edit the Stage Background                       Next up, making a background!                   Select the Stage object.                 Select the Backgrounds tab.                Click the Edit button to modify the costume.       Next up, making a background!                   Select the Stage object.       Select the Backgrounds tab.                Click the Edit button to modify the costume. __________________________________________________________________________________ Create the Highway There are two choices below.They both show how to construct the highway image for the stage (background).What to do -- click image/link for animated GIF  -->  . Click this image for the full animation Instructions to make this highway are below in the YouTube video. __________________________________________________________________________________ Creating a moving car To make a car move, we use the same basic structure as when we wanted the cat to bounce around inside the fence. However, in this case, we have highway lanes that are perfectly horizontal.  So, to make sure that the cars stay in their lanes, instead of  "moving 10 steps", we're going to just "change x by 10". Trust me, this will keep everything nice and orderly! NEAT TRICK: Rather than making hundreds of cars, we're going to re-use our car so that (for now) only one car travels in each lane. To do this, we're going to make our car drive across the video game screen, and then "teleport" back to the beginning of the lane. Watch the above  video to get the idea. Common Problem The second car takes some thinking. Check out the video below. Duplicate the Second Car Object-oriented programming is great because everything is an object.  If you want another, just "duplicate" it. What did you say? You tried it, but it's all messed up? Ah ha!  The dreaded copy-and-paste error rears its ugly head! Watch this video to see where to make changes Duplicate the Third Car Yes, you're completely right.  After showing us how to do the second car, there is absolutely no need to make a video showing how to create a third car. So go ahead.  It'll be easy....     ...right? Ummmm.  Teacher!  Why is my car smashing into the wall? ... over and over and over again? Well, that's not really "bashing".  No, it's more like a "jiggly dance," and the car is doing exactly what you've programmed it to do. Maybe you should watch this video to discover the simple solutions to fix your problem. __________________________________________________________________________________ Killing the Frog Sadly, in a video game called "Frogger", the whole point is to see how long the frog lasts before it dies. Thankfully, no actual real live frogs were harmed in the making of this game. But today, you get to learn how to kill those pesky virtual frogs.  You need to start by thinking like the blue car.   Once you can get into the mind of the blue car, everything else is easy.      ________________________________________________________________________________ Frogger Lives Again! Now that you've killed the frog, it's time to bring the poor guy (or girl) back to life!So, here's a list of all the things that need to happen between the death and re-life of the frog. In ALL cars: Dead frog message sent (variable) In the frogger: Dead frog message received (variable) Frog stops moving Frog displays a message (looks = words) Frog makes dying sound Frog goes back to start (try glide!) Frog comes back to life (variable)

Monday, March 12th 2018 Mental Health and the Law

 Essays due today at Midnight:  Remember those essays that are handed in on time will have the chance for me to review their essay and offer edit suggestions for an improved mark. 

 Current Events: A quick follow of Winston Blackwell and his Appeal

Follow up on Winston Blackwell and  Bountiful BC

Mental Health Presentation

Presentation of Articles and Questions

Read  Criminal Court Procedure and answer questions Introduction to Criminal Court System on pages 134 and 138 (make notes) and go over the Review your Understanding questions.

Thursday, March 8, 2018 Mental Health and the Law

Mental Health and the Law:

The impact of the law on the lives of people with mental health problems and mental illness is complex. It can affect human rights, indigenous peoples rights, employment opportunities, experiences within the justice system, housing, and even access to healthcare services.
Discussions about mental health and the law, and interactions with the justice system, can be clouded by stigma and misconceptions. Many people wrongly believe that people with a mental health problem or mental illness are typically violent, when in fact they are far more likely to be victims of crime.
There is also an apparent lack of appropriate and sufficient mental health training for police organizations and correctional staff. Canadian police organizations appear to be doing a reasonable job of training officers for successful interactions with people with a mental illness. However, there are still notable gaps and cases where mental illness is overlooked or misrepresented.

It is crucial to understand and improve the ways interactions with the legal and justice systems impact people with mental health problems and illnesses.

Resources:

Understanding common legal issues with youth and mental illness 

BC Mental Health Act in plain language

Understanding the Facts - mental illness, the symptoms, the stigma and help available

jack.org mental illness resources

Cases in Canada:

 Not criminally responsible 6 Cases 

 Articles:

The Law & Our Province: Mental Health and the Law

Mental Health and Youth: Globe and Mail article

Youth and the law

Looking at Mental Health and the Courts  

Police Checks: What can they disclose

An indigenous Approach

Thursday, March 8, Social Studies 8 Printing Press

Today is our last in class work day on our printing press projects.  After today, if you have not finished it becomes homework.  Use your class time wisely!

1) Hyper Document on the Printing Press vs. The internet Find Link Here

2) Check that you have answered all areas of the document.  You also will look at two others projects and reflect on them.  Please share this document with me.

3)Go through - Check your grammar, your spelling and think - can I add something? When you have completed everything you will be moving on independently to our next project which will be Renaissance Personalities.


Many people will be working quietly and rushing to finish.  Those of you who are done will not use this time to chat and visit but instead will be reading and researching for our next project.

Before you begin to read Quizlet yourself :

Wednesday, March 7, Socials 9

Today we did a place-mat activity with the textbook and discovered some more interesting facts about the Victorians.  The sentences are hanging on the board in the classroom - be sure to take a look.

For the remainder of the class we worked on the Victorian Era mind maps. Be sure to read up more interesting facts about the Victorians so that you can add them to your mind map.

The criteria.

The rubric

March 7, 2018 Soundtrack Passion project instruction

 Using Soundtrack to make music:

Soundtrack Pro is an excellent music arrangement tool that can be used for temping tracks and also creating full scores for your project. It may not be the same as hiring a composer, but for the price and flexibility, and this video tutorial, you may find just what you are looking for!

 Soundtrack: Audio how to

This lesson explains file management, multi track project set up, input and output setup, basic editing and exporting an audio file.

Here is a video demonstrating how to make a video with soundtrack. A Soundtrack Pro video tutorial introduction for Soundtrack Pro by Zach King.

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Info Tech

SCRATCH will be our new unit!

1.  We will start with the assignment I posted last week and I will add an animation in Scratch. If you are super frustrated you could make two animations and no game.
  
2. When you have finished post a link on your page and describe your game or animation.

3. Please watch the short video clips as they WILL help you to use the program more easily.

4. I will bring some books next class with scratch games which you can photocopy!

5. I hope you enjoy this - it can be frustrating - so take your time, check your steps and use your imagination.

AIM to have this finished by March 16th

Tuesday, March 6 ESSAY WORK PERIOD

Your Essays are due Monday, March 12, by midnight.  This is so that you can have them returned and corrected for your final draft in time to submit them to the Law Society.

For the Law Society Essay guidelines click on the links below:

How does social media interact with the rule of law?
The winning entry will be awarded a $1,000 prize, and the runner up will receive a $500 prize. The first place winner and runner up will be invited to an awards presentation event at the Law Society in Vancouver. Deadline for submissions is April 6, 2018.
For further details, download the flyer, information sheet and submission guidelines.

Tuesday, March 6, Socials 8 Printing Press

Lots of great work today! Most of you are ready to work on your Adobe Spark and others are ready to share and reflect.  We will have one more day to work on this project.

I have closed the shareable link in the yes/no organizer and will re-open on Thursday to give students a chance to comment if they have not already.

Hyper Document on the Printing Press vs. The internet Find Link Here

Info Tech 10/11/12

Voting on what to do for our next unit.

Mentimeter Vote


Scratch (animation and games) vs GIMP an in-browser photo editing program.

March 5, Socials 9 Switching Gears

The end of the Fur Trade Switching Gears toward Confederation:

A People's History end of an Era.


The Victorian Era PowerPoint

Today, in socials we begin by talking about the Victorian Era (1837-1901). Queen Victoria greatly influenced this period and that her influence extended outside of Britain to Canada and the United States.

Today we looked at some photos from the Victorian Era and I explained how the Victorians were very sure of themselves and put high value on personal modesty and on gravity. The Queen was a model of her era and that the British saw themselves as the center of the known world.
Victorians believed that they should strive to  find the golden mean or golden middle way or is the desirable middle between two extremes, one of excess and the other of deficiency. 

We then watched a  film called the Crystal palace (link here). The palace was built to contain an exhibition similar to a modern day EXPO. The exhibition demonstrated the ingenuity and achievement of the British Empire. The film also discussed how imperialism brought great riches to Britain, as well as, increased its power. We will watch the second half of the clip on Tuesday.


Out assignment is to make a mind-map of The Victorian era. The rubric

Monday, March 5, Law 12: Charter Review

 Essay outlines are due today! Be sure to have them shared with me by midnight tonight! I will try to have them back to you by  Wednesday, March 7. The deadline for your essay is  Monday, March 12. I will give at least one more class session to work in the Library to finish-up your essay. Please! Use the time given to you well and come prepared to work (leave your phones in your lockers).

Today we will work on a handout and review the Canadian Charter.  You will explore the Law Now site to investigate the significance of the Charter to Canadian Legal history and answer the questions.  You will find all of the answers on the Law Now site. You will receive a completion mark on this assignment. I expect you to finish this assignment in class today.

Tomorrow,  we will have a short Quiz on the vocabulary of the Charter and then begin with the Canadian courts system.

She was acquitted for her weight because it was a breach of her privacy and subjected her to unreasonable search and seizure.

Friday, March 2, Socials 8

Homework: There will be one more day in class to work on these projects.  That means by Tuesday's class your Chart and your Explore Question must be done! You should be ready to work on your Adobe Spark! See link here to find document:
 Hyper Document on the Printing Press vs. The internet Find Link Here

Today, we discussed as a class

1. What the printing press and the internet have in common? As a class we decided that they both give access to information and they both speed up communication.
2. What are the consequences/ results of the printing press and the internet?  The Printing Press meant that literacy increased (people learning how to read) and the newspaper started and so current events were shared among many people.  The Internet has meant quicker access to all kinds of information including: science, politics, current events, medical etc. The technology has allowed everyone open source knowledge.
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   This great brainstorming can be used in our Adobe Spark projects:
   

Info Tech March 2,

Deadline for your Adobe Activity Questions and your Adobe Photoshop project.  Monday, March 5, 2018.  

We will start a new project as of Monday's Class. 

Friday, March 2, 2018 An aside and Bountiful BC what is the Charter issue.

 Charter Vocabulary Test: Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Essay Outlines Due: Monday, March 5, 2018

Furthering our discussion from yesterday:

The right to be tried in a reasonable time

In December 2008, Barrett Jordan was arrested and charged with offences relating to possession and trafficking. It was not until February 2013 that he was finally convicted of five drug-related offences. The total delay between the charges and the end of trial was over 49 months. During his trial, Jordan asked to stay the proceedings, which is a request to stop the case from moving forward. He believed that the delay violated his right to be tried within a reasonable time.

The Supreme Court agreed that the delay was too long for a simple drug trial. As a result, the Court created new guidelines to decide whether a delay is reasonable or unreasonable. According to the default guidelines, a case should be tried within 18 months in provincial court and 30 months in superior court. These delays can only be exceeded in exceptional circumstances. While building on previous decisions that had already had a significant impact on the justice system, the majority made it clear they did not think enough had yet been done to eliminate complacency toward delay, recognizing that delay has a negative impact on the accused, victims of crime and society’s interest in seeing justice is done.
R v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27

• Reason for delays by the defense:  Psychological evaluations, fact gathering, waiting for results or establishing witnesses etc.

• When it is a delay by the crown it is only acceptable when there are exceeding circumstances.

Bountiful BC is Polygamy a Charter Issue:  Discussion (case study

Here are some informative links on to read about how it has evolved since 2003.

The Tyee and the Lost Boys May 26, 2006

National Post April 17, 2017  (timeline near end of article)

The Economist May 2, 2018

Verdict: Vancouver Sun July 24, 2018

March 1, Socials 8 The Renaissance -Printing Press vs. Internet

As promised we will begin with a Kahoot! on the Renaissance (let's see what we remember)

Read page 229 together

Many scholars say the Renaissance began in earnest with the invention of the printing press. The printing press made books available. If you wanted to read them, you had to learn how to read. The new interest in literature began to include art and music. Then came an interest in science and exploration. All over Europe, people became fascinated with new discoveries, new inventions, new works of art and ways of thinking about things. Some of the famous people who lived during the Renaissance include William Shakespeare, Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Copernicus, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci!

Should the printing press be considered a more important 
turning point in human history than the Internet?
Explain why or why not.

Hyper Document on the Printing Press vs. The internet Find Link Here

These power points are for those curious about the artwork:

Here is a PowerPoint on the artists of the Early Renaissance

Art of the High Renaissance: Michelangelo

March 1, 2018 Law 12 Bountiful BC - A Charter Issue?

Today's Presentations: Kiah

After the presentation we will take a few notes on the Charter.

Then we will look at the Winston Blackwell case and discuss whether or not it is a good example of a Charter Case.

Fifth Estate (2003)

Here are some informative links on to read about how it has evolved since 2003.

The Tyee and the Lost Boys May 26, 2006

National Post April 17, 2017  (timeline near end of article)

The Economist May 2, 2018

Verdict: Vancouver Sun July 24, 2018