Read the following instructions and complete the two activities. These were developed by a friend of mine, Mr. Thielmann, over at DP Todd.
Activity One
Purpose: find out what kind of political views you have and how they compare with world figures and political parties
Instructions:
go to http://www.politicalcompass.org/
read the instructions and complete the quiz
read through your results page to learn about your views
summarize what you learned from the quiz by commenting in response to this posting on the course blog -- http://www.soc11eh.blogspot.com
Tips:
left vs right: left-wing usually means more government control over industry and economy; right-ring usually means less government regulation and intervention (laissez-faire)
authoritarian vs libertarian: authoritarian means powerful government which controls rights and freedoms, sometimes it can be a dictatorship; libertarian means less government control of rights, sometimes less government in general
If you finish activity one and have time try activity two.
Activity Two
Purpose: learn about different ways of organizing nations by politics, economy, and values
Instructions:
go to http://www.nationstates.net
read the introduction and sign up to “build” your nation
experiment with the simulation for as long as you need to see how it works, more if you have the time (warning: NationStates can be addictive!)
summarize what you learned from the simulation by commenting on this posting on the course blog -- http://www.soc11eh.blogspot.com
Tips:
See how the choices you make at the beginning affect the kind of country which is generated by the simulator. Look at other countries and issues around the “world” to see what others have done.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Friday, February 5, 2010
Socials 11 in the News
Social Studies 11 is a course that deals with a great deal of history but is really more about what is happening in Canada and the world around us every day. To see evidence of this one really just has to open a newspaper on any given day and take account of the number of news items that directly relate to the themes we study in Social Studies 11.
Right now we are looking at the role of the Citizen and Government.
Your task is to review a variety of news sources and identify current event articles and issues that relate to the role and/or function of government. The issue you select could be a local, provincial, national or world event as long as it fits into Your post must include the following:
1.A link or reference to the article you have selected.
2.A summary of the issue and the article.
3.An explanation of how your selection ties into Social Studies 11 and its importance as a world or Canadian issue.
4.2 or 3 questions your article brings up for you that you would like to see answered in the future.Many of the news links located on the sidebar of this blog are excellent starting points for your news search.
Right now we are looking at the role of the Citizen and Government.
Your task is to review a variety of news sources and identify current event articles and issues that relate to the role and/or function of government. The issue you select could be a local, provincial, national or world event as long as it fits into Your post must include the following:
1.A link or reference to the article you have selected.
2.A summary of the issue and the article.
3.An explanation of how your selection ties into Social Studies 11 and its importance as a world or Canadian issue.
4.2 or 3 questions your article brings up for you that you would like to see answered in the future.Many of the news links located on the sidebar of this blog are excellent starting points for your news search.
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