Summative Canadian & World Issues Scrapbook Assignment

Purpose:

Due to the development of technology and worldwide communication networks, we have access
to information about political, environmental, economic and social events that influence Canadian
and World Issues. This "Canadian and World Issues Scrapbook Assignment” will help you
develop your research, observation and reporting skills. The analysis portion of this project will
develop your critiquing and communication skills. You will also discover that the media will only
focus on a specific event or issue for a period of time due to the short attention span of the
general media consumers and advertisers. For issues that are ongoing such as famine, AIDS,
child soldiers, deforestation, ozone layer depletion, global warming and water pollution you may
have to research Internet web sites to find current data if newspapers don't mention these issues.

This assignment consists of these 2 tasks: (1) Issues Scrapbook and (2) Issues Presentation.
The assignment and related documents are available online (www.mcigeo.com).

Task #1: Issues Scrapbook (50%)

1. Every day for the month of April, scan newspapers, magazines, journals, news databases and
web sites for Canadian and World Issues, events, discoveries, disasters or problems.
2. Collect ten (10) articles (2 Canadian Issues and 8 World Issues) and mount each of them onto a
separate page. You may cut the article into strips so that the text and photo fit on the page(s).
You may also use two (2) television news reports or documentaries. Make jot notes about the
program, including the date, channel, program name and television network in your summary.
3. For each issue, complete a Framing The Issue organizer to record the Title, Source, Date, as
well as the details of the issue, i.e., Issue, Concern, Causes, Implications and Possible Solutions.
4. Purchase or create a scrapbook or duotang folder with at least 20 pages. Create a title page that
reads "Canadian and World Issues Scrapbook" and includes your name plus your teacher's
name.
5. Due Date: Friday May 6, 2011 (or before but not later).

Task #2: Issue Presentation (50%)

1. Prepare a short presentation (10-15 minutes) on any one issue from your scrapbook and
approved by your teacher. Each student will present a different issue to the class.
2. Start Date: Monday May 9, 2011. Presentation date to be arranged with teacher.
Media Sources:

A number of media sources are provided to help you with your research. You can access the
hyperlinked sources from the www.mcigeo.com web site.

Magazines

Canada Macleans Magazine

United States National Geographic

Newspapers

Africa Independent News from South Africa

The Post from Zambia Africa
Somalia News
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Asia Afghanistan Newspapers
India Newspapers
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Australia All of Australia's Newspapers
Post Newspaper from Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald
Canada All of Canada's Newspapers
The Globe and Mail from Toronto
The National Post from Toronto, Ontario
Nunatsiaq News from Iqaluit, Nunavut
Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario
The Toronto Star from Toronto, Ontario
The Vancouver Sun from Vancouver, British Columbia
Caribbean Jamaica Observer
Daily Gleaner from Jamaica
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Europe England Newspapers
Norway Newspapers
Russia Newspapers
Scotland Newspapers
Turkey Newspapers
Ukraine Newspapers
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Japan All of Japan's Newspapers
Asahi Newspaper from Tokyo, Japan
South America Brazil Newspapers
Chile Newspapers
Venezuela Newspapers
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South Pacific Fiji Live
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Middle East Egypt Newspapers
Israel Newspapers
Palestine Newspapers
Saudi Arabia Newspapers
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United States All of United States' Newspapers
The Dallas Observer
 The Los Angeles Times
The New York Times
The Seattle Times
The Tampa Tribune

Environment News Internet Portals

CNN: Cable News Network

Deforestation Causes
Deforestation in the Brazilian Rainforest
EarthquakeNews.com
Ecology News
Environment Canada Green Lane
Federation of Ontario Naturalists
FEMA: Emergency Management News for the United States
FEMA: Flood Watch for the United States
GlobalWarming.com
GreenPeace
Hurricane News
International Hurricane Center in Florida
Nature Conservancy International
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Nature News
Nuclear Waste
Polar Ice Cap News
Pollution.com
Renewable Energy
Sierra Club
Volcanoes of Canada
Volcanoes in Alaska
Volcanoes this Week
Volcano Watch from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Volcano Watch Satellite Images
Weather Around the World
Weather Channel
Weather in Great Britain
World Wildlife Fund
 Framing The Issue
Title of
Article
Source &
Date
Issue

Concern(s)

Causes

Implications
(i.e., Political,
environmental,
social,
economic)

Possible
Solution