Today we went over and corrected our tests (please submit test corrections). We then talked about the notwithstanding clause and current events plus did some review vocabulary. We watched the following three videos on the clause and how it has been applied in Canada recently.
Not withstanding claus:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ55FMYY-1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9MGDpaK_2o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIwxetx7fbw
We finished up our timeline on the constitutional debates and discussed the Meech and Charlottetown Accords. pages 84-91 in textbook. We watched the following videos and took some notes including talking about and creating a chart on the pros and cons of Meech.
We did a matching review sheet after talking about the two referendums that took place (National and Quebec)
After this we started an assignment and talked about how to do a cartoon analysis and the role of political/editorial cartoons. Here are the questions for the cartoon analysis
Here is the assignment and questions on the political cartoon analysis:
-with a partner find a cartoon on either Kitchen Accord, Meech Lake Accord or Charlottetown Accord
-go through the cartoon analysis sheet together and answer the Q’s
-submit when done, include a picture of your cartoon
questions:
What is the title of the cartoon?
What is the caption of the cartoon?
Describe the people & objects in the cartoon? (How are they portrayed?)
Describe what the symbols are present in the cartoon?
In your opinion what is the message of the cartoon?
Homework: matching sheet review
Cartoon Analysis due Monday Nov. 3
Test on chapter 3 in our double block next week.
