CPW4U Canadian & World Politics


Table of Contents

 

Course Outline
Assessment & Evaluation


Culminating Activities
International Relations Simulation Handouts
Simulation: Instructions
IR Simulation Requirements
Simulation: Middle East Scenario
Rubric: Country/Role Profile
Rubric: Media Rubric
Final Position Paper

Presentation, Seminar & Debates (PSD)
PSD Instructions
PSD Topic Selection
PSD Rubric
PSD Sign Up Sheet
How to Make A Seminar Work

Essay
Writing An Argumentative Essay
Instructions
Topic Selection
Essay Research Notes
Essay Thesis Formation
Essay Outline
Essay Final Copy

Student Handouts
Student Led Tutorial (SLT) Documents
Handout 1: Instructions
Handout 2: Rubric
Handout 3: Topic List 1-3
Handout 4: Topic List 4-6
Making a Tutorial Work

Philosopher’s Friday
Philosopher Friday Instructions
Foreign Assignment Worksheet
Academic Reading Rubric
Academic Reading Sign Up

Country Simulation
Handout 1: Instructions
Handout 2: CS Rubric

The Great Debates
Instructions
Rubric
List of Topics

Window Into Politics
Window Into Politics
Window Into Politics Rubric

Legacy Assignment
Legacy Assignment



Academic Articles
1. The Return of Ancient Times
2. The Question of Hegemony
3. Five and a Half Utopias
4. Jihad v McWorld
5. Notes on the 20th Century
6. The Real Roots of Anti Americanism
7. When Soldiers Become Cops
8. Was Democracy Just a Moment?
9. Ukraine’s Orange Revolution
10. Has Democracy a Future?
11. Promoting Democracy and Fighting Terror
12. The Information Wars
13. The Clash of Civilizations
14. Power & Interdependence in the Information Age

SLT Articles
SLT1: Is American health care better than Canadian health care?

SLT2: Should Individual Rights take Precedence over Collective Rights?

SLT3: Are “Dirty Hands” necessary in Politics?

SLT4: Are
Canada’s child pornography laws unconstitutional?

SLT5: Can Native Sovereignty Coexist with Canadian Sovereignty?

SLT6: Is School Choice Beneficial?