https://time.com/3372547/the-simpsons-groundskeeper-willie-scottish-independence/
For those of you who have never been long, long, ago and far, far away….this special assignment is a starting place for you.
Star Wars: A New Hope
Watch the movie, then ask your parents what they thought of it. Were they kids when it came out?
Did anything surprise you? What were some of the themes which can relate to today?
Why do you think Star Wars remains so popular today? Do you think it will remain popular for later generations?
What can your experience with Star Wars tell you about popular culture? What can this movie tell you about popular culture and the time which is was made?
What can the trilogy tell us about the classic tropes of the Hero story, as well as the battle between good and evil?
FYI: Political Ideology Survey & Vote Compass
1) Political compass – the one with the political theory chart, a bit confusing
2) Votecompass custom-compass for Alberta’s last provincial election
3) Op Ed: Votecompass can be misleading
Vote Compass Alberta – Questions
Vote Compass can be very misleading
Please individually submit a peer evaluation for each of your team members – including yourself! Your results will be returned to you anonymously. Copy and Paste the template for each of your team members.
Parents, please email pruck@newhorizons.ab.ca for permission to edit the Google doc from the email address the school has on file.
Questions for consideration:
1) What does a citizen need to know to engage in a democratic society?
2) In your opinion, what does it mean to be Canadian?
3) What histories do you think may be overlooked in contemporary education?
4) How would technology ideally enhance communications?
5)What kinds of local contexts are important for students to experience?
6) Wildcard – parents choice
Read Jim Prentices’ acceptance speech and write a critical response (~350 words). Please use Dr. Lori Laday’s critical response questions for prompts in the link below. You may submit comments on specific lines of the speech via google docs, however, this will still need to be supported by an introductory or concluding paragraph.
If you choose the labour dispute, research current media articles to inform your understanding of the issue, stakeholders, and tension. Use the “How to Detect Bias in New Media” link for question prompts. Cite sources and information using proper grammatical conventions, and adapting Chicago Style by pasting relevant links into footnotes. Footnote shortkeys: Ctrl+Alt+F.