Block B – read How to Tell a True War Story for Thursday, September 29.
Block H – Soo Wan and Ji Hyun you will present NEXT Tuesday (October 4). Then Daniel and Minho will present. Asra this means you will present next Thursday (October 6) before Yurie.
Block H – As well, read Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong for Thursday, September 29.
Tuesday, September 6
Thursday, September 8
Poverty and Distribution of Water
Monday, September 12
Tuesday, September 20
Effects of Drought in Somalia.
Thursday, September 22
Friday, September 23
Friday, September 30
Tuesday, October 4
Thursday, October 6
Friday, October 7
Tuesday, October 11
Here is the assignment and the passage.
I need one lesson plan from each group. This is to be emailed to me by the end of your third class of the week:
Block B – Thursday, August 25
Block H – Friday, August 26
Here is the lesson plan handout you received last year, you must follow the guidelines.
You will find the link to the worksheet you need to submit by email to me by the end of the third class of the week of August 15 – 19.
If you are working with a partner, I will need only one form submitted.
What is Walmart?
Have you ever been to one? What is it like?
To look at multinational corporations, we need to look at one corporation and this will be Walmart.
From the Walmart Corporation
Check out the following sites to help you start your study of Walmart.
On this site you can see all that they sell. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of the first page and look at the “Stores and Corporate Section” as well as the “About Walmart.com”.
Here is the corporate website: http://walmartstores.com/
Of special interest is the Walmart Ethics page. What do you think of this?
If you are in Business and Management, you will be interested in the annual reports.
Other Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walmart
1. Read in English
Books we will read next year:
The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
Things Fall Apart by Achebe
Recommendations which will help you in Grade 12
War – Conflict
Slaughterhouse 5 by Vonnegut
Any novels by Tim O’Brien
Postcards from No Man’s Land by Aidan Chambers
When the Elephants Dance by Tess Uriza Holthe
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Coming of Age or Internal Conflict
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Help by Katherine Stockett
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Global Issues
No Logo by Naomi Klein
Anything by Malcolm Gladwell
The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
Hot Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman
2. Bring in two articles from a newspaper or magazine on a global issue. One from June and one from July.
3. Documentaries we may watch:
Walmart – The High cost of Low Price
Food Inc
The Persuaders
Manufactured Landscapes
The Cove
The Corporation
4. Listen to the podcast Q on www.cbc.ca
What is a global issue?
The term “global issues” refers to issues that have an impact at the national and regional level, but which also reach beyond national frontiers and can only be addressed with the coordination of more than one country’s efforts. This option provides the opportunity to consider how particular issues are addressed at both the national and international level.
Role of international organizations
Resource management
Racism
Prejudice
Poverty
Famine
Multinational companies
Immigration/emigration
Human rights
Health issues
The environment
Drugs
Here are the Powerpoints from both Blocks C and H
How does Food Advertisement affect Child Obesity
Censorship in TV Programs and Films
Ms. K. Arndt