Thursday's Assignment

Funny or Not?

Are there any limits to our freedoms and rights? Or are our freedoms and rights absolute and unlimited? That's something people have thought about throughout history. Do you think there should be certain limits on what can be said or done? If so, what?
Think about it, and do the following:

1. Role Play with a partner: Limiting Free Speech. Save your chirbit.com link on your blog.
2. Read and identify examples of “reasonable” limitations on rights
1. Find (Ctrl-F) the section entitled "Canadians like reasonable limits."
2. What is the view of 56% of Canadians? Discuss with your partner.
3. What two activities do 82% want limited? Discuss.
4. Should newcomers in Canada tell Canadians citizens what rights to limit? Discuss.
3. Losing refugee status: What are your views on this? Publish your thoughts in a paragraph of 10 sentences, and include the link to the original article.
4. Read this article, making sure to click on the audio link (circled in yellow) and to work on pronunciation:
1. Listen as it reads from the beginning.
2. With a partner, listen for any pronunciation errors in the automated reading.
3. Select a paragraph, and practise reading aloud with the software.