Social Studies 11 February 8th-12th

Congratulations on a great first week of the new semester. I have enjoyed the classes that we have had thus far, and continue to look for the same type of effort shown in the first week. Thank you for your informational paragraph. I learned a lot about all of you. We have a very diverse class with many different backgrounds. I was also quite pleased with the quest results. Keep up the good work, it will show in your marks.

Here are the powerpoint slides for the coming week.

Monday: Position of women and children in a global context. A look at Armina's day, Education as power. Children in Crisis. Children at war. The working child. Homework-->See page 357 and answer questions 1, 2 (a+b).

Tuesday: The Health Crisis: Are we doing enough? Drinking water availability, Pandemics, HIV/AIDS, Foreign Aid. Homework --> read pages 362-363 and answer these questions: 1) Which side of the debate do you support, explain your answer? 2) What other rights would you add to Ignatieff's list for human rights?

Wednesday: Global Village: What is it? Ideas surrounding the global village, how it works, transportation networks, global ecosystems. There is no homework for today.

Thursday: A deeper look at the global village Global economy, What is globalization? How could it impact you? The changing face of globalization. Homework --> Describe the working conditions of the women featured in Hidden Face of Globalization --> which can be found on youtube. Remember to study for the quest tomorrow.

Friday: Urbanization: What are its implications? Urban vs Rural, Urbanization trends, 100 year trend. How do we cope? Homework --> page 371 questions 15-7 answer questions 1,2,3. Have a great weekend .