Goodbye Kawhi (and Thanks)
Before Reading
- Using appropriate technology, project an image of Kawhi Leonard to the class
(e.g. https://binged.it/31vHe7F, https://binged.it/31BCfTl)
Extension
- See the LearnAlberta online overview of how to structure the discussion strategy: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/sssm/html/u-shapeddiscussion_sm.html
Internet Connections
- Learn more about this news story:
https://globalnews.ca/news/5680032/kawhi-leonard-thanks-toronto-for-amaz...
https://globalnews.ca/news/5679630/fred-vanvleet-toronto-raptors/
https://globalnews.ca/news/5481227/kawhi-leonard-la-clippers-free-agency... - Watch highlights of the NBA championship game:
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1538856515563
https://globalnews.ca/news/5374267/toronto-raptors-win-nba-finals/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/14/sport/nba-finals-game-6-raptors-warriors-... - Visit the Toronto Raptors’ website:
https://www.nba.com/raptors/ - See who’s on the Raptors’ roster:
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/roster/_/name/tor
https://www.nba.com/raptors/roster - Get to know Kawhi Leonard:
https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/players/kawhi-leonard/512591/
https://stats.nba.com/player/202695/ - Discover the history of basketball:
https://www.history.com/news/how-a-canadian-invented-basketball
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/basketball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiJJIacdF-E
No Cellphones Allowed!
Extension
- Watch this AsapSCIENCE white board animation on how cellphone use impacts our bodies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6CBb3yX9Zs [3:11]
Internet Connections
- Learn more about this news story:
https://globalnews.ca/news/5046747/ontario-ban-cellphones-in-classrooms/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-school-classroom-cellphon... - Follow the reaction to the ban:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-school-cellphone-ban-reac...
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/kathleen-wright/banning-cell-phones-ontari...
https://torontoobserver.ca/2019/04/04/mixed-reaction-to-ontario-cellphon... - Should cellphones be allowed in school? Check out the debate:
https://www.oxfordlearning.com/should-cell-phones-be-allowed-classrooms/
https://www.macleans.ca/society/technology/should-schools-welcome-cell-p...
https://globalnews.ca/news/5151809/cell-phone-debate-schools-rages/
https://www.debate.org/opinions/should-students-be-allowed-to-use-cell-p... - MediaSmarts has excellent resources to support teachers in implementing digital and media literacy into their teaching practices. To browse or download the resources, visit the website, at: http://mediasmarts.ca/
Election Day – October 21
Before Reading
- Watch an introductory video on Canada’s electoral system, like 'Our Electoral System' by Student Vote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USK3Q4rsgnw [2:31]
Extension
- Register your class for Student Vote 2019: https://studentvote.ca/canada/
- See the LearnAlberta online overview of how to structure this discussion strategy: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/sssm/html/u-shapeddiscussion_sm.html
Internet Connections
- Find out more about general elections in Canada:
https://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/federal-election-2019-frequently...
https://globalnews.ca/tag/2019-canadian-election/ - Check out the Elections Canada website:
https://www.elections.ca/homeGE.aspx - Read to find out what the top issues are in the fall election:
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/climate-change-canada-election-2019_... - Get up-to-date poll results on this interactive Poll Tracker:
https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/poll-tracker/canada/ - See what others think of lowering the voting age:
https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=eim/issue8&documen...
https://globalnews.ca/news/4363415/this-is-why-voting-age-canada/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/chief-electoral-officer-voting-age-16-1...
https://www.youthrights.org/issues/voting-age/top-ten-reasons-to-lower-t... - Learn more about how Canada’s parliament works:
https://lop.parl.ca/about/parliament/education/ourcountryourparliament/h...