CGW4U: Canadian and World Issues Name: ______

What is an ISSUE?

1. Discuss “What is an Issue?” Write down your group’s definition of “issue,” including any characteristics.

2. What are today’s major issues? List your top 5!

3. Which issues are? Local -

National -

Global -

4. Complete the issues carousel (social, political, economic, environmental and cultural (SPEEC)). Your task is to list as many as your group can within the allotted time frame. You will be given a variety of news sources and magazines.

IN THE NEWS… Find a different person in the class to answer each of the following questions in the spaces below. When you get BINGO, please inform the teacher.

Royal St. George’s College CGW4U: Canadian and World Issues Name: ______

N= Name of person responding A= Answer provided

B I N G O The leader of Libya Country where Osama Women in this Middle Canada’s combat This African country who was killed by an bin Laden was found Eastern country will mission ended in finally became an angry mob in and captured. get the right to vote this country in July independent nation October 2011. and run for municipal 2011, although after 50 years of elections in 2015. some troops still struggle. remain. N=______N=______N=______N=______N=______A=______A=______A=______A=______A=______This Canadian The first Intense international In this country This visionary leader Astronaut was democratically- pressure led to the 500,000 female of a tech company aboard the elected Egyptian dropping of a proposed fetuses are passed away at 56 of international space president who was death penalty for selectively aborted pancreatic cancer. station last year. recently ousted from homosexuality in this a year. office. African nation. N=______N=______N=______N=______N=______A=______A=______A=______A=______A=______Country in which a In June 2011, this FREE! The global The name of the young woman was European nation’s movement to current president of gang raped (and credit rating dropped increase awareness China eventually died) for lower than Pakistan’s about the gap “riding the bus in and Ecuador’s. between the rich the evening” and poor N=______N=______N=______N=______A=______A=______A=______A=______This American is This country has the He founded Free The An earthquake This movement is known for his lowest HDI (Human Children when he was devastated this intended to raise controversial Development Index) 12 years old and has Caribbean nation in awareness about documentaries among 187 countries brought awareness to 2010. Billions in aid Aboriginal issues in criticizing the surveyed in 2012. child labour around the have had little Canada. American world. impact on administration. development. N=______N=______N=______N=______N=______A=______A=______A=______A=______A=______Canada assisted More than 400 were December 2011 Burning these types This Aboriginal leader French troops with arrested when marked the end of 17 fuels is blamed for of Attawapiskat transportation violence broke out years of rule for this increasing the recently ended her support in this during G20 protests in dictator known as speed of climate 43-day hunger strike African nation last this city. “Dear Leader” by his change. intended to increase year. people. awareness about N=______N=______N=______N=______Aboriginal issues. A=______A=______A=______A=______N=______A=______

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