Grade 9 Socials

Homework and Announcements

Homework Calendar 

* Students should review notes/textbook daily *

Alberta Elections Resources

Find your constituency:  https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/constituencies 

Find your Candidates: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-election-2023-all-candidates-list-electoral-maps-1.6820824 

Alberta vote compass: https://youth.votecompass.com/ab/ 


Debate: Historical Figures + Statues

Links to get you started: 

Historic Statue Removal - Top 3 Pros and Cons: https://www.procon.org/headlines/historic-statue-removal-top-3-pros-cons/ 

Washington Post article "Destroying Confederate monuments isn't erasing history--it's learning from it": https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/19/destroying-confederate-monuments-isnt-erasing-history-its-learning-it/ 

Specific article arguing for changing Sir Wilfird Laurier name: https://thecord.ca/ryerson-is-changing-the-name-of-their-university-laurier-should-too/ 

Opinion--"Don't take down confederate monuments, here's why" : https://www.nbcnews.com/think/news/opinion-why-i-feel-confederate-monuments-should-stay-ncna767221 

Pros + Con list (US context) : https://www.britannica.com/story/pro-and-con-historic-statue-removal-in-the-united-states



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