Chapter 5 (Baby boom and echo boom)
Reminders:
CCA Annotated Bibliography due on Tues. Nov. 25.
GenY Demography Assignment presentations on Thurs. Dec. 4. All students must hand in a script on that day. Make sure you have sent your media piece to Ms. G before then (Wednesday evening) or you will not be presenting. See GenY Demography Assignment post.
Chapter 5 quiz on Tues. Dec. 9.
Homework:
Tues. Nov. 25:
Chapter 10 quiz
CCA Outline preparation – turning your hypothesis into a thesis. See CCA post on blog.
Annotated Bib due today.
Wed. Nov. 26: Demographics and Population Pyramids
Fill in the birth years of each demographic group on the “Reproducible Worksheet 5-1” in your handouts using pages 145-147.
HSB4U_Ch5_Day1_Demography_Population_Pyramids
Other resources:
Infographic: how Canada breaks down on age and gender lines (Globe and Mail, 2012)
Infographic: the generational breakdown of Canada’s workforce (Calgary Herald, Nov. 2014)
Thurs. Nov. 27: Causes of the Baby Boom
In class, find information about the 5 causes of the baby boom: Causes_Baby_Boom_Activity
Complete “Handout 3” using the data on “Handout 2.” (we have not done this yet)
Read page 150 and do questions 2 and 4 on page 151.
HSB4U_Ch5_Day2_Baby_Boom_Children
Fri. Nov. 28: Baby Boomers as Children and Teenagers
Read pages 151-155 and do questions 1a,b,c and 3 on page 155.
Boomer Revolution trailer (PBS)
see also PPT from Monday’s lesson for the section on teenagers and political activism.
Mon. Dec. 1: Baby Boomers and the Sexual Revolution
HSB4U_Ch5_Day3and4_Baby_Boom_Teenagers
Read pages 156-159 (skip 158) and do questions 2, 3, and 4 on page 160.
Email group conclusions to Ms. G if not presented in class.
Moments in the History of Birth Control short timeline
Timeline_Second_Wave_Feminism_US
Sexual Revolution Matching Exercise
Tues. Dec. 2:
Complete Echo Boom Worksheet.
Wed. Dec. 3:
Work on presentations. Make sure to send your PPT slide to Ms. Gluskin by this evening.
Thurs. Dec. 4:
presentations
Mon. Dec. 8:
Dependency Load. In-class coverage of 170-172.
Review for quiz. Chapter_5_Review_Questions
Bring all CCA materials to class tomorrow. We will be going over the requirements for the CCA Outline.
Tues. Dec. 9:
Chapter 5 Quiz today (postponed until after CCA Outline).
May need to finish dependency load.
Wed. Dec. 10, Thurs. Dec. 11, Fri. Dec. 12:
In library for writing of CCA Outline. See blog post.
CCA Outline due on Mon. Dec. 15.
Here are some great links to population pyramids and other data relevant to chapter 5, all from Statistics Canada. You should play around on the site as it can be of great use for your CCA research.
Population growth in Canada: from 1851 to 2061
How a population pyramid works
Cohorts in the population pyramid
Canadian Demographics at a Glance, 2008
Canadian Demographic Highlights, 2011
Census snapshot of Canada: population (age and sex)
Migration: International, 2010 and 2011 (see age pyramid of immigrants compared to Canadian-born)
Pension Plans in Canada as of Jan. 1, 2013
Other Resources:
Suburbs (CBC Digital Archives)
Toronto in the Saturday Evening Post, 1952 (Torontoist)
My generation created the sexual revolution – and it has been wrecking the lives of women every since (Daily Mail – UK) – interesting perspective
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See GenY Demography Assignment post.
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