NOT JUST A REFUGEE IS DUE by WEDNESDAY DIGITAL STORY IS OVERDUE

Please complete "Not Just a Refugee" assignment. You will be expected to have it in the classroom by Wednesday.
Also is you have not shared your digital story please do so before TOMORROW!

Humanities Test Tomorrow- Please refer to prior posts to get the long answer questions

Chapter 5 TEST REVIEW ANSWERS

How well do Canada’s immigration laws and policies respond to immigration issues?

Here is a checklist of things you should have learned and should be able to explain...

1. I can describe what kind of criteria Canada uses to accept refugees and immigrants. ____________

2. I can explain how individual and collective rights of Canadians influence immigration laws and policies. ________________

3. I can explain how provinces influence laws and policies. __________________

1.       What is a push factor?

·         Something that makes you want to leave your county

2.       What is a pull factor?

·         Something that makes you want to move to another country.

3.       What are the 4 categories that Canada uses to accept immigrants and what is the definition for each?

·         Economic Immigrants (Skilled Workers) 55%

·         Family Class (Spouses, Partners, Children, Grandparents) 28%

·         Refugees (People escaping torture, persecution) 13%

·         Other ( People accepted for humanitarian reason) 4%

4.       How does Canada’s immigration policy aim to meet Canada’s workforce needs?

·         Canada is a nation built by immigrants.  Immigrants have made what our society is today.

·         Demographically a majority of our population will be retiring and there are less babies being born... which means a decline in the workforce... we need people to work

·         Immigration ensures LABOUR FORCE GROWTH!

5.       What is the difference between a law and a policy?

·         A law describes a policy or condition that must be followed.  Example:  Immigration laws on who is allowed into the country.

·         A policy describes the objectives of the procedure for evaluating immigrants.  Example: Sets the number for how many immigrants will be allowed in that year. (Goal)

6.       What are the 6 factors or categories that are used in the point system for immigrants wanting to immigrate to Canada?

·         Education

·         Ability to speak English/ French (Official Languages)

·         Work Experience

·         Age

·         Arranged Employment

·         Adoptability

7.       How many points does someone need to qualify to immigrate to Canada?

·         67/ 100

8.       What types of situations would ensure the rejection of an applicant who wanted to immigrate to Canada?

·         Health Factors ( if someone puts other Canadians at risk, endangers society or puts excessive demand on the health care system)

·         Safety... you can be denied if you have or are associated with groups involved with espionage, terrorism, violent acts  ***  This is a new thing, especially after 9/11

9.       What are the top three cities in Canada that new immigrants settle in?  Why do they settle here?

·         Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal

·         Large cities offer lots of jobs and most importantly large #’s of other immigrants and immigrant communities that share the same culture.

·         ***  This does not go with the Canadian goal of spreading out immigrants... Toronto alone gets 39% if immigrants!

10.    How does immigration into Canada today differ from the past?  Give three specific examples.

·         In the past Canada favored immigrants of British ancestry. 

o    British ancestors got free land

o    Chinese had to pay a head tax, then were not even allowed

o    People from India were only allowed if there boat came directly from India with no other stops???

o    Southern Europeans were not considered “white” enough

11.    What is a refugee?  Give two examples of refugees who have come to Canada?

·         A person who seeks refuge in another country because of danger or persecution (race, religion or political) in their country.

·         Examples:  Hungarians, Sudan (Darfur)

12.    The acceptance of refugees is a hot topic in Canada.  What are the two opposing viewpoints?  List them below and provide arguments that support either side.

For Accepting Refugees	Against Accepting Refugees
Need to give people a full hearing to understand their situation... it’s only fair! We need to protect everyone... he charter doesn’t only apply to Canadians	Only refugees who have completed the proper paperwork should be accepted, otherwise we don’t know who they are... Why should taxpayers pay to support people who illegally arrive?  How do we know they aren’t terrorists or criminals?

13.    How do First Nations feel about Canada’s immigration policies?  Give two specific examples to support your work.

·         First Nations feel that many aboriginals’ people in Canada still face health, education and employment challenges.

·         Under their collective rights, the government needs to address these problems.

·         Why help non Canadians?  We need to deal with our own people first!

14.    What was the Canada-Quebec Accord?

·         A specific agreement with Quebec.  Quebec can nominate the percentage of immigrants that correspond to its population.

·         Quebec can pick Francophone immigrants.

·         Immigrants must educate their children in Francophone schools.

15.    How are the collective rights of Francophone’s protected in Canada’s immigration policies?

·         Canada Quebec Accord

·         New immigrants must attend Francophone schools

·         Provincial Nomination Programs

16.    In what ways can provinces influence and implement immigration policies?  Give 2 specific examples.

·         Provincial Nomination Program

o    Provinces can nominate a percentage of immigrants that Canada selects.

o    Alberta can specify workers with certain skills that meet the provinces labor force growth requirements.

o    Provinces can set up immigration offices in other countries to attract new people

17.    How can a boom in the economy or a recession affect immigration in Canada?

·         During a boom

o    Alberta was able to use the provincial nomination program to find people with skills that are needed in the province

o    Alberta needed people in Construction, Transportation, Manufacturing and the Oil industry.

·         During a recession

o    Immigration is held up or stopped to ensure that Canadians are working.

2 Assessments Next Week

You can do it!!!

Final push before Spring Break...

Monday:  Chem Assessment
WHMIS
Chem Change
Phys Change
Evidence of Chem/Phys Change
Law of Conservation of Mass
SMART dead guys...models/compare/contrast

Classifying Matter
Pure Substances....elements/compounds
Mixtures....heterog/homog
Heterog (mechanical mixture)...suspension, colloid/emulsion
Homog...solution


protons/electrons/neutrons
Bohr/modified Churchill style
valence electrons
ion charges
reactivity (halogens/alkali metals/alkaline earth/noble gases)
ionics...properties, naming, formulae


Tuesday:  Math assessment
Usual format...m/c & written
Please ensure that you are really delving into the word problems this weekend.  There are 8 or so on your assessment on Tuesday.

Algebra Word Problems

Amazing effort to pull off such a beautiful & powerful Citizenship Ceremony today...thank you everybody!

Algebra word problems were reinforced today & some great review problems were handed out.  You need to complete the first 8 from each section please.  Please put some time & effort in each day.  The answer key is posted in our room for you to keep checking in.

Buddy reading tomorrow...please dress appropriately for the weather...especially footwear.

Test will be on TUESDAY, March 21st, 2016

Test Questions for Chapter 5 

1. How are the Changes to Canadian Policies on Immigration and Refugees a reflection of world issues?

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2. What impact does increasing immigration have on aboriginal peoples and communities?

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3. How are provincial governments able to influence and implement immigration policies?

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4. How is the implementation of immigration policies in Quebec an attempt to strengthen the French language in North America?

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5. What is the relationship between immigration policies in Canada and the Rights guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

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6. To what extent does Canada benefit from immigration?

Bonus and very prudent to know!

7.What factors influence immigration Policies in Canada? (Think of 4, will discuss tomorrow in class)

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Math quick word problems

Please try these word problems & enjoy the jokes below...

The base of an isosceles triangle is 22 cm and its perimeter is 90 cm.  Find the length of each of the equal sides.

The sum of three numbers is 92.  The second number is eight more than the first and the third number is twice the second.  Find the numbers.

Eight years ago, Mr. Jordan was twice as old as Michael.  The sum of their present ages is fifty-five.  How old is Michael?

Remember tomorrow is the Citizenship Ceremony...please dress to impress.

Chem & Algebra

Great work on the Chem today sharing your big thinking...love that question...Are the properties of compounds an average of the properties of the elements that make them up?  Why or why not?  Explain & support.

Algebra 3-Steppers
Textbook homework
p.319-321 #1, 6ac, 8bd, 10ac, 12, 14
for tomorrow please

Chem quiz on Monday, March 20th
Algebra assessment on Tuesday, March 21st
Citizenship Ceremony Thursday, March 16th

A busy push to Spring Break!!

Humanities March 13-22

Bring You READING novel to every class!

March 13- Today we shared our perspective on Refugee by Brian Bilston. We also worked our peer and self-evaluation for our short stories.

*Immigration Digital Stories should be shared by 3:07 today*

March 14th-Immigration Vocab Quiz/Annotating and Summarizing Text/Watching Digital Stories

*Hand in Short Stories with peer edit and self-evaluation

March 15th- Rules of the Games review Dialogue Rules/ Intro Not just a Refugee (2 classes to complete)

March 16th- Citizenship/Not just a Refugee

March 17th- Test Review and Study Prep

March 20th- Write Chapter 5 Test

March 21st- Citizenship/Declined

March 22nd-Go over Test/Spring Break

Science Homework for the Weekend & Looking Ahead...

Hope you are having a lovely weekend despite the cold temperatures.

For Monday, please have your:
Chemistry sheet (just for atomic mass/number)
Lewis Dot Structure/Modified Churchill format to show nucleus, electron filling pattern, valence
Classifying Elements (use your textbook for this then pep it up with all the things you know from valence electrons etc.)

As was discussed after your partner check-ins....a whole bunch of you are struggling with your fraction operations/integer operations.  Please ensure that you are doing some review this weekend so those skills are solid or embrace the barn door strategy & practice that technique so you can get right out of fractions.

Thursday, March 16th is our Citizenship Ceremony...it will be all hands on deck.  Please ensure that you are checking in with Mrs. Kirk around how can you help/what needs to be done etc.  Please start to plan your outfits...we will all need to look our best to celebrate.  Some jobs require time after school on Wednesday for set-up...please ensure that you know where you need to be & what you need to be helping with...thanks.

There will be a Chem Quiz (it will be quite big) covering everything that we have learned on March 20th.  There is an Algebra Unit Assessment on March 21st.  Please start your prep early.

Please dress for the weather

Buddy reading tomorrow...please dress appropriately!

No formal homework in Math or Science tonight.  You are in amazing shape in Chem...sooooo good!!

Humanities at a Glance March 06-10

Monday-Digital Immigrant Stories
Tuesday-Digital Immigrant Stories
Wednesday- PAT Short Story Prep
Thursday-Mini Short Story lessons and writing.   BRING YOUR SILENT READING BOOK
Friday-Complete Short Story.  Print Copy

Remember after Spring Break we will be reading everyday in Humanities.  Be prepared! NO PHONES or going to LOCKERS.

Monday-  Mini Lesson/Story trade session/ Peer Feedback/ Checklist
                 SHARE DIGITAL IMMIGRANT STORIES WITH MRS. KIRK thkirk@educbe.ca

Tuesday- HAND IN your Short Story-No class time if you need to print that happens in the morning

Speeches

Impressive beyond our wildest dreams...

Science---really smart dead guys

Please work very hard on this & put a huge amount of effort in...it will serve you well in Science 10.  It needs to be complete on Monday.

There is Math homework for Monday...
Assignment:

1. p. 301-302 Q 7,9,11

2. p. 311-313 Q 7,9,11

Good on your speech prep tonight.

Gentlemen, great game today...you crushed us!

Here is some comic relief as you practice your speeches...