Global Issues

 

  This page is here for students and their parents to check what needs to be done for homework.  This page will be updated each time there is a new homework assignment (check the date at the bottom of the page). 

 

  Some examples of Search Engines for Kids:  Ask Jeeves for Kids, Yahoo Kids, Fact MonsterKids Click, American Library Association Great Kids Sites, Kids Search Tools.  Otherwise, check out some major news sites and search them (CNN, Le Monde, Time, Courrier International, Google News).  And when you need to cite your source, use Citation Machine
   

 

 

List of Teams and Themes

  1. Tom & Bastien - (H, I) Government use of biometrics
  2. Soubhi & Olivier - (F) the Euro and how it has changed Europe
  3. Nikita & Max - (M) war and peace - Bosnia
  4. James and Romain - (A, B) French citizenship
  5. Marie & Noemie- (D) la laïcité
  6. Lucille & Caroline - (L) women in politics
  7. Frankie & Margot - (K?) AIDS
  8. Nora & Alexis - (B) Immigration and integration, notably concerning Algeirans
  9. Theo & Jordan - (?) global addictions and government response
  10. Marion & Alexandrine - (I) journalists in dangerous places
  11. Jeanne & Sharon - (D) religion
  12. Dorelle & Pauline - (L) women in the work force
  13. Nicolas & Julie - (M) war and peace either in Irak or in the Middle East

 

 

To Do - For Thursday 27 March 2008

  • Keep bringing your USB key and make sure you have backups of your web site.
  • Bring your B2i sheet - we should have time to tick off several skills. 
  • In class, you should keep adding pages, links and images.
  • To make your pages nicer, try the following:
    • change the background color of the page or try to put an image as the background
    • insert tables
    • make an image into a link so that when people click on the picture, they go to a new page
    • insert an external link, that is to say one that goes to another page - for example, your bibliography could be made up of links to the original pages you used for your research
    • make numbered or bulleted lists (like the one you are reading now with 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C etc.)   

 

 

To Do - For Thursday 31 January 2008

  • The groups which will present their work are Frankie & Margot, Nora & Alexis and Theo & Jordan.  Anyone who is presenting and is worried that their USB key might not work can send their presentation to me or to themself by email to be sure there is an extra copy available tomorrow.   

 

 

To Do - For Thursday 17 January 2008

  • We will be starting the presentations for the groups which were named last week.  During the presentations, the other groups may not work on their presentations. 
  • Starting on the 24th of January, all groups should be ready to present.  We will not announce the names of the students until the day of the presentation so everyone should come prepared.  It is suggested that you bring at least two copies of the Power Point presentation so that if one is lost, erased or damaged, at least there will be a backup.  In addition, emailing it to yourself or to Mr. Damon would be a good idea for a backup.   

 

 

To Do - For Thursday 29 November 2007

  • We will continue assessing your work during Phase I. 
  • You should begin Phase II which means preparing your presentation.  For this, begin by writing an outline of what you will say:  introduction, what is the main theme of your presentaion, arguments, quotes, facts, etc., conclusion. 
  • Eventually you need to think about visual aids such as illustrations, maps, graphs, photos, etc. 

 

 

To Do - For Thursday 15 November 2007

  • On the 15th you will be assessed for your work during Phase I.  What does this mean?  It means we will see if you have done the following:
    • you have a bibliography of at least 12 pertinent, informative sources
    • your bibliography has reliable information from trustworthy sources
    • you have a variety of sources:  web sites, books, magazines, newspapers...
    • you have a complete bibliographical entry for each source - remember to use Citation Machine for web sites, books, magazines...
    • you have an understanding of the main ideas contained in your sources and you have written a summary in your own words of the key concepts (no copy/paste)
    • for any web pages, you have copied the entire text and pasted it into a Word document so that in case it gets erased from the web site, you still have it. 
    • you have stored your documents in a well-organized way (i.e. on your USB key) and you have a good system for backing up your documents for GI (i.e. on the school's server). 
  • If you are waiting for us to come check your bibliography or if we have already checked it, you may start with Phase II which is to start writing an outline (plan) of how you will present your topic. 

 

 

To Do - Thursday 18 October 2007

  • Continue to search for sources of information.  You have until the middle of November to work on the research part of your project (see the calendar in the blue box below).  You should have about a dozen sources.  Some groups have that many already, other groups have a lot of catching up to do!  In November, we will go into Phase II which is preparing your presentations. 
  • When you are finished reading these instructions, click on your team's names above to move to the part of this page which lists your sources.  If you find ones which have not been listed there and you want to add them, please email them to me.  Don't forget to use Citation Machine
  • Double check that you have done everything from last week (see 11 October below).

 

 

 

 

Calendar for Global Issues:

  • 15 November - end of Phase I - your bibliographies will be checked
  • 22 November - Compos
  • 29 November - students' research will be evaluated, students start Phase II.
  • 6 December - Phase II - preparing presentation
  • 13 December - preparing presentation
  • 20 December

 

 

 

To Do - Thursday 11 October 2007

  • Continue to search for sources of information.  You have until the middle of November to work on the research part of your project (see the calendar in the blue box below).  You should have about a dozen sources.  Some groups have that many already, other groups have a lot of catching up to do!  In November, we will go into Phase II which is preparing your presentations. 
  • Please send me an email with the following  information: 
    1. "Global Issues Group #__" in the subject line (with your group number, of course)
    2. The names, classes and email addresses of each member of your group.  I would like to have email addresses for everyone so that when I find an article which might interest your group, I can send it to you.
    3. Put your refined research question.
    4. Paste your bibliography so far (do not send as an attachment - put the bibliographical entries of each source directly in the email.)  Remember to use Citation Machine  
    5. You can find my email address on the Contact Me page. 
  • Here are some guidelines for working in Global Issues which I wrote on the board last time. 
    1. Each time you find a good article, copy the text and paste all of it into a Word document.  Use "paste special" and ask for no formatting. 
    2. Save the document (you can call it research.doc or you can have separate articles in a folder called research). 
    3. On your USB drive, you should have a folder called Global Issues.  Inside that folder should be another folder with the names of the two students in your group (i.e. Tom and Bastien).  You should have the following documents in that folder:
      • research.doc with text from web sites, books, magazines
      • ideas and comments.doc with text which you have written
    4. Using Citation Machine, prepare a complete bibliographical entry for each article you find and paste it at the end of the article. 
    5. On a regular bases, be sure to make backups of you entire Global Issues folder.  It is best to have a copy at home and another copy on your partner's USB drive.  You can have an extra copy in your folder on the school's network, too.
  • If your group has not been downstairs to the library, you need to go soon...

 

 

 

To Do - Thursday 4 October 2007

  • Continue to search for sources of information.  Did you try going to a news site (such as CNN, Le Monde, etc.) and search those sites for your topic?  Otherwise, Google News might have interesting articles. 
  • Each time you find a useful source, put it through Citation Machine to add it to your bibliography. 
  • Also, every article you find should be copied and pasted into a Word document on your USB drive to save it.  Use "paste special" (collage spécial) and ask for unformatted text so that you don't get all the advertisements, etc.  You just get the text from the web site. 
  • Do not change your topic!  Any modifications must be discussed with your teachers. 
  • It is important that each team gets a chance to go to the library to find magazine articles, books or newspapers.
  • Last but not least, when you are using the computers, please make sure that both students get a turn using the computer.  Try to copy all files onto each student's USB drive and / or email the files to each other so they do not get lost. 

 

 

To Do - Thursday 27 September 2007

  • Email a list of at least 3 of your sources along with the names of the students in your group and the research question that you have been working on.  See the How to Contact Mr. Damon page for my email address.
  • If you have not tried it yet, try Citation Machine on one or more of your sources. 

To Do - Thursday 20 September 2007

  • Most of you had a first idea or two last week - this week you need to have refined your idea into something that fits into one of the categories below. 
  • Create a folder on your USB drive (which now has your name on it, right?) and call it "Global Issues".  Start putting research into that folder. 
  • Every time you find an article, a photo, map, graph, etc., be sure to cite your source correctly.  Use Citation Machine to help you. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Do for Thursday 13 September 2007

  • Decide who you will be working with - you must work in pairs.  Do not ask if you can be in groups of 3 or 4.  There are only 2 students per group.  You do not have to be with your best friend!  You can make a new friend. 
  • Each student should bring a USB thumb drive to class every week.  Be sure your name is on the outside somewhere.  If ever we collect them, we need to know whose is whose!  Also, if you lose it, we know who to return it to.  If you are buying a new one, I do not recommend the U3 Smart drives in class.  For the moment, they are not compatible with Mac or Vista.  Also, 1 or 2 Gb is enough - do not spend more than 25€ for this.

     

  • Come with a list of three ideas of what you would be interested in studying this year.  The ideas must deal with the themes of the 3ème Civics program (Education civique):

    A - La citoyenneté - What does it mean to be a citizen?  What is the link between citizenship and democracy?  What are the rights of citizens and what are their responsibilities or duties?  Is citizenship the same thing as nationality? 

    B - La nationalité française à compter du 1er septembre 1998 - If you were born in France to non-French parents, what happens when you turn 18?  What conditions need to be fulfilled in order to become a French citizen?  

    C - Les valeurs républicaines
    - What are republican values? What connections are there with the Declaration of Human Rights?  How has history demonstrated these values?  Are values such as the respect for human dignity universal values or are they unique to republican values?  Do other countries have similar values? 

    D - La laïcité - What are the orgins of secular (non-religious) values in France?  How was/is the church separated from the state?  How does a secular state remain respectful of religious groups?

    E - La démocratie et les institutions de la République
    - What is democracy?  What systems need to be in place in order for democracy to function?  What do all citizens need to do in order for a democracy to function correctly?

    F - Les institutions françaises et l'Union européenne
    - How has the Euro changed the way the French and Europeans do business?  What have been the advantages and consequences of the switch to the Euro? 

    G - Les forces politiques et sociales - What role do each of these institutions play in generating social change:  political parties, trade unions, or non-governmental organizations such as Greenpeace? 

    H - L'opinion publique
    - How can we know what the public opinion is concerning a particular topic?  How do citizens or politicians determine what the people want?  How important a role does each of the following play:  opinion polls, media coverage, lobbyists?

    I - Médias et démocratie
    - How much do citizens rely on the media to help them make informed decisions?  What are the different forms of "media" today (TV, radio, internet, the written press...)  How much power does the media have over public opinion and how can that power be measured?  Can certain media create a "virtual world" that distorts or misrepresents the "real world"?

    J - L'Etat en question
    - What role does a state play in the changing world of globalization?  How involved should the state be in dealing with problems of unemployment, national defense, international relations?  How has the decentralization of the state away from Paris in the past decades affected French citizens? 

    K - L'expertise technique et la démocratie
    - In a democracy, how important is it that citizens be informed of the scientific and medical research and progress made in their country?  How much of a voice should private citizens have about what experiments their country's scientists do?  What can be done to be sure that contraversial research, notably in biotechnology; is carried out in an ethical way? 

    L - Les femmes dans la vie politique - What discriminations and prejudices exist today against women in everyday life and in politics?  If such inequalities are clearly denounced in the Declaration of Human Rights, how is it possible that they still exist today?  Should laws be passed to force political parties to have an equal number of men and women?

    M - La Défense et la paix
    - What does the Department of Defense represent for citizens today?  How has the abolition of the draft in France changed the way people feel about the military?  How has the role of the military changed since the end of the Cold War?  Why do we need a defense system - what is worth defending? 

     

   
Research for Group 1 - Tom & Bastien

Le Gouvernement et la technologie : Le passeport biométrique et les tests ADN.

Bibliographie :

 

  Research for Group 2 - Soubhi & Olivier

How Euro Changes Europe

 

How Euro Changes Europe

Source: Solman, Paul. BANKING ON THE EURO. FEBRUARY 24, 1997. PBS. 27 Sep 2007 <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/jan-june97/euro_2-24.html>.

Taylor, Grantham. "Do you think the Euro has changed Europe for the better?." Do you think the Euro has changed Europe for the better? 15/11/2006 4/10/2007 <http://money.howstuffworks.com/euro-0-reader-opinions-12077.htm>.

Dupont, Véronique. "Critiqué sur l'euro, Trichet conseille à la France de mieux gérer ses finances." Critiqué sur l'euro, Trichet conseille à la France de mieux gérer ses finances 23/09/2007 4/10/2007 <http://fr.biz.yahoo.com/23092007/202/critique-sur-l-euro-trichet-conseille-la-france-de-mieux.html>.

Brehon, Nicolas-Jean. Du troc à l'euro. 2001. France: Père Castor Flammarion, 1998. (141-161)

PSZCZÓ£KA, IRENEUSZ. "Advantages and Disadvantages of Introducing the Euro." Advantages and Disadvantages of Introducing the Euro. 2005. 18 Oct 2007 <http://www.wydawnictwa.wsfib.edu.pl/Polska_w_UE/Pszcz%F3%B3ka.pdf>.

the European Commission's Delegation, "What are the advantages of the euro ?." What are the advantages of the euro ?. 01/01/2002. 18 Oct 2007 <http://www.eudelbangladesh.org/en/euro_and_you/1_advantages.htm>.

Obringer, Lee Ann. "Disadvantages and Risks of the Euro." Disadvantages and Risks of the Euro. January 1, 2002. 18 Oct 2007 <http://money.howstuffworks.com/euro11.htm>.

Obringer, Lee Ann. "Advantages of the Euro." Advantages of the Euro. January 1, 2002. 18 Oct 2007 <http://money.howstuffworks.com/euro10.htm>.

CHAZALON, Delphine. "Les incidences comptables et fiscales." Les incidences comptables et fiscales. 25 Oct 2007 <http://www.ecogesam.ac-aix-marseille.fr/Resped/Ecogen/euroconf/eurofin.htm>.

Lefebvre, Claire. "L'Europe après l'euro : conséquences de l'Union." L'Europe après l'euro : conséquences de l'Union. 25 Oct 2007 <http://www.cepii.fr/francgraph/publications/ecomond/dossierstrat/1999ch5.pdf>.

RIOST, "CONSEQUENCES DE L’INTRODUCTION DE L’EURO DANS." CONSEQUENCES DE L’INTRODUCTION DE L’EURO DANS. 25 Oct 2007 <ã Éditions La Découverte, collection Repères, Paris, 1998.>.

Pisani Ferry, Jean. "Politique budgétaire : tirer les conséquences de l'euro." Politique budgétaire : tirer les conséquences de l'euro. March 2007. 25 Oct 2007 <http://www.alternatives-economiques.fr/politique-budgetaire---tirer-les-consequences-de-l-euro_fr_art_308_28893.html>.

Jean-Jacques, Rey. "Les conséquences possibles pour l'euro de la crise constitutionnelle, après les référendums." Les conséquences possibles pour l'euro de la crise constitutionnelle, après les référendums. March 2007. 25 Oct 2007 <http://www.geopolitis.net/EUROPE%20EN%20FORMATION/consequences%20possibles%20pour%20l'euro.pdf>.

 

 

Research for Group 3 - Nikita & Max

Bosnia

 
  Research for Group 4 - James and Romain

Research Question: If you were born in France to non-French parents, what happens when you turn 18? What conditions need to be fulfilled in order to become a French citizen?

 

Research for Group 5 - Marie & Noemie  
  Research for Group 6 - Lucille & Caroline

Our subject is : women in politics.

Research for Group 7 - Frankie & Margot

Le sida dans le monde ?
Quels sont ses effets ?
Combien de personnes dans le monde sont touchés ?

 
  Research for Group 8 - Nora & Alexis

(nothing received from this group yet)

 
Research for Group 9 - Theo & Jordan

1. science humaine n° 185 Août- Septembre 2007 page 8
2. Le monde 2 page 22-32 n° 141 28 octobre 2006
3. Alternative économique n° 258 page 41
4. Le monde dossier et document n° Juin 2007 page 8 partie science
5. www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/pvhigh/point/05%20on%20campus.pdf
6. www.01net.com/editorial/298974/hospitalises-pour-addiction-aux-jeux-en-ligne/
7. www.jeuxonline.info/article/mmog_addiction101
8. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9pendance_au_jeu_vid%C3%A9o
9. www.suliworld.com/2005/08/21/world-of-warcraft-700-heures-de-jeu-apres/
10. www.beyondthegame.fr/index.php?2007/10/07/98-les-criteres-d-addiction
11. http://www.lefigaro.fr/debats/20061007.FIG000000675_world_of_warcraft_comment
_un_jeu_video_devient_un_phenomene_culturel.html
12. http://blog.bretagne-balades.org/index.php/2006/01/20/214-le-jte-de-tf1-denonce-les-dangers-du-jeux-online
 

 
  Research for Group 10 - Marion & Alexandrine

Sujet : Quels sont les dangers et les droits des journalistes ?
 

Bibliographie :

journeaux:

  • le monde dossier document n354
  • le monde dossier document n362
  • courrier international n232

 

Research for Group 11 - Jeanne & Sharon

Research question:  secularism (laïcité)

 
  Research for Group 12 - Dorelle & Pauline

women in the work force

http://www.educnet.education.fr/insee/par/travail/accueiltravail.htm

http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/web_cite/informer/tec_met/travail/femmes.htm$*


http://www.novethic.fr/novethic/site/article/index.jsp?id=11357&titre=Une%20loi%20pour%20l'%C3%A9galit%C3%A9%20 professionnelle%20entre%20hommes%20et%20femmes

http://www.penelopes.org/xarticle.php3?id_article=5278

Leclair, Marie-Louise. "Parité." la parité hommes - femmes Janvier 2005 4/10 <http://www.educnet.education.fr/insee/par/travail/accueiltravail.htm>.

Delphine GARDEY, Discriminations contre les femmes

<http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/web_cite/informer/tec_met/travail/femmes.htm>

LICR, "Le marxisme et la libération des femmes." Le double travail des femmes travailleuses 10 août 2002 18/10 <http://www.pouvoir-ouvrier.org/femmes/liberation/LdF6,double.html> .

Blanc, Michel. "Revenus-Salaires." 2005 25/10/2007 <http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/chifcle_fiche.asp?ref_id=NATFPS04101&tab_id=38&souspop=2> .

Rochette, Emmanuel. "Parité." Une loi pour l'égalité professionnelle entre hommes et femmes 13/11/2001 25/10/2007 <http://www.novethic.fr/novethic/site/article/index.jsp?id=11357&titre=Une%20loi%20pour%20l'%C3%A9 galit%C3%A9%20professionnelle%20entre%20hommes%20et%20femmes>

 

 
Research for Group 13 - Nicolas & Julie

Subject: Irak/ US

Sites:

 

 

 

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