Ethics Secondary 1

Dearest students,

Quarantine may have become a bit dull at this point, but the fact that the snow has cleared, the days are longer and the grass is starting to turn green again, lifts my spirits. A short walk daily - social distancing of course- is invigorating and refreshing. I look forward to chatting to share a joke, playing a game online or even turning on a computer camera and doing an activity with family and or friends. This has been a perfect opportunity to learn how to create a website and read the book collecting dust on my shelf- audiobooks are neat too. I hope you too are finding creative ways to socialize, stay active and positive; as well as doing things to stimulate your mind.

I hope my Jewish students had a Happy Passover and those of the Christian faith a Happy Easter, despite the social restrictions. I am sure that many of you found creative ways to celebrate. I am also sure that there was more time to reflect on the meaning of these holidays, and you felt the love of your families and friends despite their absence. When things get back to normal, I hope you reflect back on this time and remember what is important.

How did you celebrate your holiday? What interesting thing did you do this weekend? If you care to share or just want to talk , you can always email me at shalaris@emsb.qc.ca.

Ms Halaris

Homework for the week of April 13 to April 17, 2020

*ethics homework will be assigned every second week

Ministry homework

ethics Secondary1 week 2 (1).docx

Enrichment assignment

In class we had been discussing the major world religions and some of their rituals. Spring is the time of rebirth, renewal, love and hope. Many religious and cultural celebrations occur in this season. Passover, Easter,Holi, Nowruz, and Songkran are some of the celebrations that occur in spring. Do a little research on these. Who celebrates each of these holidays? What is the purpose behind each holiday? What are some of the rituals observed in each holiday?

If you would like to share information about a holiday not mentioned here , and you deem relevant and interesting you can email me the information and I will post it for the others as well.

Ministry lessons for the week of April 20- 24

Dear students,

I hope you are taking some time to stimulate your minds in addition to chatting with friends and trying to remain as physically active as possible.

Below is the suggested ethics homework for the week. As always I want to remind you that this work will not be marked and to do as much as possible. You can always go back and do work that was not completed or that you now feel compelled to do. The important thing is to ponder on what is presented and to try and do as much as you can. Your physical and emotional health and that of those around you is most important.

By now you have received calls from a teacher that was assigned to check in on you to make sure you have access to homework and all is ok. Please do not hesitate to reach out to other teachers if you want to as well.

I wish you a good week.

Ms Halaris

week three ethics.docx

Additional resources and suggestions

Click here if you would like ot know what an upstander is.

Click here if you would like to know how you could become an upstander for cyberbullying.

Make a list of injustices you would like to eradicate and write how you could possibly do this.

For the week of April 27, 2020

Students are to complete the work of the previous week . New work will be assigned next week.

For the week of May 4, 2020

This week there was no assignment offered by the ministry for ethics in the English sector, so I decided to see what students in the French sector were covering. They have been discussing facial recognition.

I think you will enjoy exploring the pros and cons of facial recognition and writing a few paragraphs to tell me what you learned and how you feel it impacts our freedom.

I would like you to watch the videos that I have supplied the links for. Feel free to watch these and others . Discuss them with your parents as this may spark some interesting conversation and different points of view. Your parents may also be able to explain some things in my absence, although you may always email me with questions.

Click here to see what Doppelgängers are and how they relate to facial recognition.

Click here to see what is going on with facial recognition.

Click here to see what facial recognition steals from us.

***Some students have emailed me to tell me they could not access the ministry's directives. Though I am working to correct this glitch, you will see that once it is corrected that I have been providing you with the explanations and some resources to do exactly what the ministry requested. In other words, you have not missed a portion of the lesson. I have been clarifying, and giving you tools to work with.

I am very excited to read what you have to say about facial recognition. Will you continue to post or tag pictures from now on? Why or why not?

Ms. Halaris

Ministry assignment for the week of may 11, 2020

Dear students,

I hope you enjoyed last weeks lesson plan. Please continue working on last week's plan and give me your opinion on the following ethical dilemma.

For the week of May 18, 2020

Dear students,

This week the ministry did not post anything for ethics, so I borrowed from what the consultants at the board suggested. I will be teaching you on Teams but posting on my website as well. As we become more agile with the platform, I will post all videoclips, and necessary materials on notes.

I will post the links to the video clips we will watch during the virtual lesson after the lesson. This way I will see you all in my Teams class;)

*** Before joining the online lesson on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 I want you to find your favourite t-shirt and either wear it or bring it to show on the screen.

Hint: Did you know t-shirts have a carbon footprint?

following the online class:

In our class I showed you two clips about the carbon footprint of t-shirts and cotton. Answer the questions below, and write a small response on all you have learnt and what you will do to reduce your carbon footprint. This is due on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Always save a copy for your work. I am learning how to accept assignments in Teams- till then keep a copy and email me.

Where in the world is cotton commonly grown?
What does it take to produce one t-shirt?
How much of the 22.7 million metric tons of cotton is produced organically?
What are the snowy ropes of cotton used to create the fabric called?
After t-shirts are made and shipped to high income countries, often the __?__ footprint of the item increases drastically.
List the countries that were used to create your favourite t-shirt.
How has the environment been affected by the creation of cheap garments and our willingness to purchase so many clothes?
How can you reduce the environmental impact of your fashion?

Click here to watch the film the life cycle of a t-shirt.

Click here to watch what people will be wearing in the future.

Click here to watch how cotton is grown and harvested

Click here why organic cotton matters.

Click here to see how your t-shirt can make a difference.

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