604-304-RI Class #6 gr. 1

Introduction

1. Famous Canadians and Canadian Events

- Test your knowledge!

2. National Sports

3. Music Timeline

4. TV Shows and Movies

5. Comfort Foods

6. Canadian Politics and Elections

- Alternative news and disinformation

7. Upcoming Evaluations

8. Lab (HC-2160)

Quiz!

Let's put your knowledge of famous Canadians and Canadian events to the test.

In small teams (2-4 students), answer the questions from the quiz without using your electronic devices.

Keanu Reeves

Shania Twain

Wayne Gretzky

Jim Carrey

Justin Bieber

Mike Myers

Jean-Luc Mongrain

La nuit des longs couteaux

• The unfolding of what Lévesque dubbed "The Night of Long Knives" began in spring 1980 when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau turned his attention toward a lifelong goal; to bring home the Canadian constitution.
• Only Conservative Premiers Bill Davis of Ontario and Richard Hatfield of New Brunswick supported Trudeau. The others premiers formed an alliance against him, soon known as the Gang of Eight.
• Without the support of most premiers, Trudeau threatened to take his constitutional case to England alone.
• In November 1981, Trudeau held a last chance meeting with all the premiers in Ottawa.
• "I have been stabbed in the back during the night by a bunch of carpetbaggers," Quebec Premier René Lévesque later wrote of the events of November 1981.

Sports

• Hockey
• Canadian football
• Lacrosse
• Curling
• Skiing and snowboarding
• Baseball, soccer, and basketball

Canadian Music

1980s

• Corey Hart's Never Surrender was the song of the year in 1985.
• Bryan Adams’s Reckless becomes the first album by a Canadian artist to sell a million copies in Canada (1985).
• Mitsou's Bye bye mon cowboy received radio airplay in English Canada (1989).
• Roch Voisine became the first Canadian to score a diamond album in France.

1990s

2000s

From Star Académie to Canadian Idol

From Nickelback to Justin Bieber

2010s

Television and Movies

Time Periods

Degrassi

2010s: Misc.

Alternative News

The provincial elections will be held on October 1. Have you made a decision? If so, based on what information?

What does political alternative news and disinformation look like?

Sharing Alternative News

Information is spread over social media

(e.g. Facebook, Twitter).

Often contains information which will generate

intense reactions.

Information is easily accessible due to being shared by many fake accounts.

Spotting Fake Accounts

- A fake profile picture (the image was taken from the Internet and does not reveal the author's identity).

- No profile picture.

- Image or illustration used as a profile picture.

- The account is fairly recent.

- Contains a great amount of posts and comments.

- All publications (post and comments alike) defend one specific ideology.

You may be dealing with a fake account or a troll.

Analyzing Alternative News

Before sharing information, thoroughly analyze all content.

Is it a reliable source? Is it from a partisan group?

"Les médias alternatifs et la désinformation"

Le bureau d'enquête: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/08/04/des-medias-alternatifs-inquietent

Discussion Questions

1. What is the most common type of alternative news you have seen?

2. Have you ever shared information on Facebook and later realized it was alternative news or disinformation?

3. Have you recently seen suspicious information shared on Facebook, but are still unsure as to whether it's disinformation or not?

4. Why is there such an apparent increase of disinformation shared online? What can be done to fight against disinformation spread through social media?

Provincial Elections

The provincial elections will be held on October 1. Have you made a decision? If so, based on what information?

1. The regional candidates recently had a debate at our Cégep. Did you attend? If so, how has this helped you shape your opinion? If not, why not?

2. What are your predictions about election results?

3. What do you think people should look for in a political party? Is it generation-based? If so, what are your generation's priorities?

Upcoming Evaluations

October 4 and 18: Midterm Presentations (10 %)

October 18: Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography (10 %)

* You will have until 5pm to hand in your work with no penalty. There will an envelope on my office door to hand in your work before.

November 1 and 8: Individual Meetings

* Presentation of specific elements for the Essay (10 %) and Final Oral Presentation (10 %).

* Preparation points will be awarded for those evaluations

* More informtaion will be available during "Reading Week"

Lab (HC-2160)

Options:

A) Midterm Presentation (10 %)

B) Research Proposal and Annotated Bibliography (10 %)