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Gord
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Whatever happened to the
Franklin Expedition? The fate
of the doomed Arctic mission
is one of the biggest unsolved
mysteries in Canadian history.
A team of Canadian scientists
has been combing the Arctic
for answers since 2008. Two
years ago, it found Franklin’s
flagship, the HMS Erebus. On
September 3, searchers located
her sister ship, the HMS Terror.
They hope the ships will finally
reveal what happened to Sir John
Franklin and his men 170 years
ago.
The Franklin
expedition
The Northwest Passage today
Sir John Franklin was on an impossible quest. In 1845, the Northwest
Passage was totally blocked by ice. Today, however, that ice is melting.
Global warming is now opening up the route for a short time each
summer.
Just as in Franklin’s day, countries see its value as a shortcut to Asia.
The route could trim thousands of kilometres and several days off a
sea voyage. One ship that made the trip in 2013 saved four days and
$200,000 in fuel costs. However, environmentalists say the route is too
shallow and difficult to navigate. They fear that some day, an oil spill
will devastate the fragile Arctic ecosystem.
Nine ships navigated the Northwest Passage in 2007. In 2012, the
number rose to 30. Most have been small ships, coast guard vessels
and supply tugs. The week the Terror was discovered, however, an
enormous 13-story cruise ship carrying 1700 people from Alaska to
New York made the transit. This opens the door to mass tourism, says
international affairs professor Michael Byers. That’s something that
could end in disaster.
“This is an incredibly remote area. If a ship carrying 3000 passengers hit
The naval hero and seasoned
an iceberg, it could take two days to get search-and-rescue helicopters
polar explorer left Britain in
up there. Yet an accident like that is almost inevitable.”
1845. He wanted to find, chart
and claim the Northwest
Passage for Britain. This shortcut The crew of 130 set out in two of latest technology. The Erebus
through the Arctic Ocean would the British Navy’s finest ships.
and Terror had iron-clad hulls,
provide a much faster trading
They were equipped with the
steam-powered propellers and
route from Europe to Asia.
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heated cabins. They carried
provisions for a three-year trip.
Yet they weren’t prepared for
the ruthless Canadian Arctic.
Franklin and his men never
returned.
“I start thinking maybe I should
tell my boss about this mast I
found six, seven, eight years
ago,” said Mr. Kogvik. “I figured
it might be one of the boats that
they’ve been looking for.”
Time capsule
“Beset by ice”
Dozens of search parties were
sent out. All they found was a
note, dated April 1848, in a stone
cairn on King William Island.
Franklin was dead, it read. The
ships had been trapped in the
ice for 19 long months. The 105
surviving crewmen were striking
out on foot. They hoped to find a
Hudson Bay trading post.
Not one man made it and no one
knows why they left the safety of
their ships. The Terror may hold
some answers.
Sammy’s story
The Terror was found in Terror
Bay. (It sounds like the place to
look, but there’s no connection.)
The site was 100 kilometres
north of the Erebus wreck, far
outside the search grid.
A tip from an Inuk man led
to the find. Sammy Kogvik, of
Gjoa Haven, joined the crew
on September 2. The search
vessel was supposed to head
to Cambridge Bay the next
morning.
The expedition quickly changed
course for Terror Bay. It took
just 2½ hours for sonar to pick
up images of the Terror. The
crew soon saw a clear picture
of the wreck sitting upright in
24 metres of water, right in the
middle of the bay.
A remotely operated underwater
vehicle (ROV) investigated
further. Its images showed three
upright masts, a double wheel
and a cannon in perfect shape.
Next, the ROV ducked through
a hatch and cruised the inside
of the ship. It filmed mess tables
still standing, a food locker,
wine bottles, and china plates
on wooden racks. Hatches and
exhaust pipes were in the right
locations and the bell matched
the one on the Erebus. No doubt
about it! This glorious time
capsule was the Terror.
Who owns
the wrecks?
The United Kingdom launched
the Franklin Expedition, but
the ships were discovered in
Canadian territory. So who owns
them?
The shipwrecks belong to the
UK. However, the UK and
Canada signed a Memorandum
of Understanding in 1997. It
gives the UK the right to claim
any relics related to the Royal
Navy – and an equal share of
any gold – before releasing the
wrecks to Canada.
A third party has a claim to the
ships, too. According to treaties
signed with the Inuit, the Inuit
Heritage Trust is entitled to
a share of any archaeological
artifacts found in Nunavut.
perhaps, the Franklin crew will
spill its secrets at last. J
When the ice melts next
summer, searchers will return to
look for ship documents. Then,
Definitions
cairn: a mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker
memorandum of understanding: a formal agreement
between two or more parties
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as for a journey
treaty: a formal written agreement between nations
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ON THE LINES
Answer the following in complete sentences:
1. Name the two Royal Navy ships that were part of the Franklin Expedition.
2. How many crew were on board these vessels?
3. Where and when did the expedition sail from and what was the purpose of this journey?
4. List at least two special features that these ships were equipped with.
5. How long were these ships trapped in the ice?
6. Which ship did Canadian archaeologists and scientists find in 2014?
7. What did Canadian searchers recently find in Terror Bay?
8. Describe how this summer’s search found the long-lost ship.
9. Who owns this vessel?
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BET WEEN THE LINES
An inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence. A plausible inference is supported by evidence in the
article and is consistent with known facts outside of the article.
What inference(s) can you draw from the fact that Franklin’s crew decided to leave the relative safety of
the two ships and strike out on foot?
JUST TALK ABOUT IT
1. In the 19th century alone more than 40 searches were launched for HMS Terror and HMS Erebus.
Each one added to the British knowledge of the North, as have our own modern day mapping and
searching missions. In your opinion, have these expeditions been worth the risk, the countless hours of
effort, and millions of dollars? Give reasons to support your response.
2. As you see it, what is the significance of finding Franklin’s two lost ships? Explain.
ONLINE
Note: The links below are listed at www.lesplan.com/en/links for easy access.
1. Explore the maps, teacher resources, and videos on the Parks Canada website for the Franklin
Expedition at http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/culture/franklin/index.aspx
2. Email a question about the search for Franklin’s ships to the Arctic Research Foundation at
http://www.arcticresearchfoundation.ca/
3. See underwater video footage of the HMS Terror and read about the Inuit argument for a seat at
the negotiating table at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/16/inuit-canada-britainshipwreck-hms-terror-nunavut
4. Watch a news video about the discovery of the HMS Terror at
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5123147834001/long-lost-hms-terror-finally-discovered/?#sp=show-clips
5. Understand why we should care about the discovery of Franklin’s ships, as argued by Canada’s most
celebrated news anchor, Peter Mansbridge, at http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-franklin-searchpeter-mansbridge-on-why-we-should-care-1.2760551
6. Watch a short Discovery Channel documentary, “The Search for the Northwest Passage: Part 1” at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiKrYuuerAc Part II is available at https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=IU28jeAAaQE J
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Map Assignment
Complete this map assignment to better understand the article Terror Bay Treasure.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Obtain the required resources and read all the instructions before starting.
2. Colour your map after all labelling is completed.
3. Print in pencil only first, then go over the printing in black ink.
4. Work carefully and neatly.
Resources Required: pencil, black pen, pencil crayons, ruler, eraser and an atlas.
Part A Locate and label the following territories in CAPITAL letters and shade each as indicated:
Northwest Territories (pink)
Nunavut (orange)
Part B Locate and label the capital of each territory above and underline each city name.
Part C Locate and label the following provinces in CAPITAL letters and shade each as indicated:
Alberta (red)
Ontario (red)
Saskatchewan (green)
Quebec (yellow)
Manitoba (purple)
Part D Locate and label Greenland [Denmark] in CAPITAL letters and shade it green.
Part E Locate and label the following islands:
Baffin Island
Victoria Island
Ellesmere Island
Devon Island
Part F Locate and label the following communities:
Rankin Inlet
Cambridge Bay
Arviat
Pond Inlet
Baker Lake
Igloolik
Part G Locate and label the following bodies of salt water and shade all ocean water dark blue:
Beaufort Sea
Foxe Basin
Baffin Bay
Arctic Ocean
Hudson Bay
Lancaster Sound
Hudson Strait
Part H Locate and label the following lines of latitude:
600 N
Arctic Circle 660 N
Part I Locate and label the route of Erebus and Terror.
(See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin’s_lost_expedition)
Part J Complete your map with a frame, title and compass. J
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Farewell, Tragically HIp
– And Thank you for the Music
If there was ever any doubt
that music can unite a country,
that doubt was shattered this
past summer. That was when
Canadians of all backgrounds
and ages came together to
celebrate what was likely the
last cross-country tour of The
Tragically Hip.
The Hip, as fans call the
group, is arguably the nation’s
most beloved rock band. The
musicians – lead singer Gord
Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois,
guitarist Rob Baker, bassist Gord
Sinclair and drummer Johnny
Fay – have produced 14 albums
in 32 years. They’ve sold millions
of records. Many of their hits,
such as The Lonely End of the
Rink, tell truly Canadian stories.
The band is inducted into the
Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
“If you’re a musician and you’re
born in Canada it’s in your
DNA to like the Tragically Hip,”
said Canadian musician Dallas
Green.
A sad announcement
The reason the Hip probably
won’t be on the road again is a
sad one. In May, the musicians
announced that Mr. Downie,
who writes the band’s lyrics, has
terminal brain cancer. The band
promised fans one last tour in
support of their latest album,
Man Machine Poem.
“This feels like the right thing to
do now, for Gord, and for all of
us,” they declared.
Their faithful following agreed.
Every single concert ticket
in Canada was gone within
minutes of going on sale.
Emotions run high
The final concert on August 20
in the band’s hometown of
Kingston, Ontario, was a highly
emotional experience. About
11.7 million people tuned in
when the CBC streamed it live.
Hundreds of viewing parties
were held across Canada, and
Kingston officially proclaimed
the date The Tragically Hip Day.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
was among the thousands of
eager fans in the arena.
“[Mr. Downie’s] status as an
extraordinary Canadian creative
force and icon is not to be
understated,” he said. “He is
a true original who has been
writing Canada’s soundtrack for
more than 30 years.”
Mr. Downie
the activist
Mr. Downie is a committed
environmentalist and a strong
proponent of clean water rights.
He even helped stop a cement
Definitions
DNA: the main chemical component of chromosomes and the
material of which genes are made
icon: a person or thing seen as a representative symbol
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proponent: a person who pleads for a cause
terminal: (of a disease) incurable
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– And Thank you for the Music
company from burning tires for
fuel near the village of Bath.
The Hip are also long-standing
friends of First Nations. At the
final concert Mr. Downie said
that we have been trained to
ignore aboriginal issues. Later,
he announced a solo album,
Secret Path, about a terrible era
in Canada. It is part of a project
that includes a graphic novel
and an animated film. Together,
they outline the tragic story of
Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old
boy who died 50 years ago after
running away from a residential
school. Profits will go to the
National Centre for Truth and
Reconciliation (NCTR) in
Manitoba.
Wake up, Canada!
“Gord is… leading by example,”
said Ry Moran, head of the
NCTR. “He’s saying, ‘Wake up!
We’ve got work to do, Canada!’
That’s really, really significant.”
If Canadians love and respect
the humble Mr. Downie, the
feeling is mutual.
“Thank you everybody,” he
said as The Hip closed its final
energetic three-hour set after
three encores. “Thanks for
listening to that. Thanks for
listening, period.” J The terrible legacy of residential schools
In the 19th century, the Canadian government made a tragic misstep.
It wrongly assumed that it would be best for First Nations, Métis
and Inuit peoples to learn English, accept Christianity and embrace
Canadian customs. The idea was that after a few generations, native
traditions would disappear. Aboriginal communities would then join
so-called mainstream Canadian society.
To advance this policy, the government funded church-run residential
boarding schools to teach aboriginal children Canadian ways. In all,
about 30 percent of aboriginal children – 150,000 – were torn from their
families. They were forced to live at 130 of these schools between the
1870s and 1996.
Many of the children who attended residential schools were abused and
severely mistreated by their teachers and caregivers. All were lonely and
longed to be with their families. Some, like Chanie Wenjack, tried to
escape and return home.
As many as 6000 children died while in the residential school system.
Survivors often came home traumatized. They also felt alienated from
their families.
In the late 1990s, former students began suing the federal government
and the churches that ran the schools. Their cases led to the 2006
Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. It provided
compensation to former students and called for the establishment of
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC).
In 2008, then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized on behalf of
the Government of Canada to former residential school students, their
families, and communities. That same year, the TRC was launched
to learn the truth about what happened in residential schools and to
inform all Canadians about their findings.
The TRC travelled the country for six years, listening to nearly 7000
witnesses. Its final report was delivered in December 2015. The report
included 94 recommendations for changes in policies, programs and
the “way we talk to, and about, each other” to repair the relationship
between aboriginal people and the rest of Canada.
At the end of the TRC mandate, the National Centre for Truth and
Reconciliation was created. It is a permanent home for all the materials
gathered by the TRC so that all of Canada can learn from the hard
lessons of this black mark in Canadian history.
Definitions
legacy: something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past
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– And Thank you for the Music
ON THE LINES
Answer the following in complete sentences:
1. How many albums have The Tragically Hip recorded?
2. Name the lead singer of this band.
3. What did the Hip announce last May?
4. Describe the last concert that this band played.
5. Explain why the federal government set up residential schools for aboriginal children in the late 1800s.
6. How did residential schools operate?
7. How many children were forced to attend these schools? How were many of these children treated?
8. Who was Chanie Wenjack and what did he do?
9. How does Mr. Downie plan to remember Chanie and others who suffered in residential schools?
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Farewell, Tragically HIp
– And Thank you for the Music
BET WEEN THE LINES
An inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence. A plausible inference is supported by evidence in the
article and is consistent with known facts outside of the article.
What inferences can you draw from the fact that the CBC broadcast the Hip’s final concert live and
commercial-free – a decision that cost the corporation millions in advertising dollars?
BEYOND THE LINES
What does music mean to you? Who is your favourite singer or band? Can you describe a time when
a song helped you through a tough time in your life?
JUST TALK ABOUT IT
1. a) What is your understanding of the term ‘icon’?
b) In what ways could the Hip be considered a Canadian icon?
c) What other examples of Canadian icons can you suggest? Explain.
2. As you see it, what is the significance of The Tragically Hip? Explain.
ONLINE
Note: The links below are listed at www.lesplan.com/en/links for easy access.
1. Watch coverage of the sad news that Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie has terminal cancer on The
National at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZdGSsD99sQ
2. Read a Maclean’s article about Gordon Downie at
http://www.macleans.ca/culture/how-we-will-miss-gord-downie-and-the-tragically-hip/
3. Learn more about Mr. Downie’s type of cancer and the foundation that he is raising money for at
http://sunnybrook.ca/foundation/
4. Hear Gord Downie’s voice in the trailer for Secret Path and learn more about this multimedia project
at http://secretpath.ca/
5. Watch the Kingston concert at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zIc48hkvEs
6. Explore videos, read findings, and stay connected to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s
important work at http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/index.php?p=3
7. Watch news coverage from The National about the TRC’s final report at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKKLgwlosaw J
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Images in the News
Farewell, Tragically HIp
– And Thank you for the Music
Write the inner and outer dialogue for the person in this scene. Show what the person is thinking/
feeling (inner voice) and saying (outer voice). A believable conversation conveys appropriate ideas,
thoughts, feelings or reactions; is on topic; extends the details of the scene; and is convincing.
Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip performing at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto as part of the
band’s Man Machine Poem tour. Marcus Oleniuk/Toronto Star via Getty Images
Prepared with assistance from TC2 , The Critical Th inking Consortium. © 2016
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nuclear north korea
– How to Counter the Threat?
It was a series of moves designed
to provoke and frighten.
On September 5, while 20 world
leaders were meeting in China,
North Korea fired three missiles
into the Sea of Japan. Then,
on September 9, the hostile
nation exploded a nuclear
device underground, setting off
earthquake monitors around the
globe. It was North Korea’s fifth
such test in a decade, the second
this year, and its most powerful
to date.
North Korea
argues its case
In 2006, after North Korea’s first
nuclear test, the United Nations
(UN) Security Council banned
the country from building
nuclear weapons. Over the
years, the UN has also imposed
increasingly harsh sanctions on
the rogue nation to pressure it
to obey this ban. So why did the
hermit kingdom
North Korea, an Asian country located between Japan and China, has
a population of 24.5 million and a communist government. It allows
no dissent and often jails or executes opponents. Citizens can’t vote for
other parties or leave. One family has ruled the impoverished country
since 1948. The current leader, Kim Jong-un, took over in 2012.
The government strictly limits communication with the outside world.
Only a few thousand elites and politicians have access to the Internet.
As a result, the vast majority of North Koreans only hear news that the
government wants them to hear. They are constantly told they are the
happiest and freest people on Earth.
In reality, the nation is heavily dependent on foreign aid to feed its
people. On top of that, the worst flooding in seventy years has just left
140,000 people in need of “urgent assistance,” according to the UN.
country carry out more tests in
September?
The North Korean government
says it needs to defend itself
against “aggressive behaviour”
by the United States and South
Korea. It’s aiming to make
bombs small enough to mount
on missiles capable of reaching
overseas. These bombs could
cause catastrophic damage, but
it doesn’t care what the UN or
other countries thinks.
North Korea says it is taking
these measures to counter hostile
U.S. actions. What actions? In
2002, then-U.S. President George
W. Bush said that the country
was part of an ‘Axis of Evil’
Definitions
communism: a political and economic system in which the
state own resources, such as mines, factories, and farms
dissent: strong disagreement with what the government says
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Sanctions: penalties for disobeying a law or rule that are
designed to change behaviour without the use of force
security council: the UN’s most powerful body,
responsible for maintaining world peace and security
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along with Iran and Iraq. Shortly
after, the U.S. invaded Iraq.
Murky motives
Experts say this reasoning is a
little far-fetched. The U.S. isn’t
planning to invade North Korea.
Experts also aren’t convinced
that this is North Korea’s true
motive, but they don’t know
what is really driving the
threatening behavior.
One possibility is that the
country, which can’t feed its own
people, is using brinkmanship
to secure more aid. North Korea
has used this strategy many
times in the past. Another
possibility? The North may
be trying to force the U.S. to
withdraw its troops from South
Korea. Or it may be trying to
pressure the U.S. into holding
direct talks.
What’s the solution?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
called North Korea’s moves an
“unacceptable violation” of UN
Security Council resolutions.
And on September 23, the U.S.
showed its displeasure. It flew
two nuclear-capable bombers
over South Korea.
A hostile history
Korea was split into two in 1948, after World War II ended. The Soviet
Union set up the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the
north. In the south, the United States helped establish the Republic of
South Korea.
In 1950, North Korea launched an attack on the South, sparking the
Korean War. The U.S. sent in troops to counter the threat, while the
Chinese government supplied military aid to back up North Korean
forces. An agreement to stop the fighting was signed in 1953, and a
two-mile demilitarized zone was created to act as a buffer in hopes
of preventing future conflict. Technically the war never ended since a
truce, not a treaty, halted the fighting.
Since then, the region has been on high alert. The U.S. still has 28,500
troops in the South ready to help if the North attacks. For its part,
North Korea keeps major artillery and troops focussed on the South. It
has a standing army of one million soldiers and has developed nuclear
weapons in defiance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
The UN is considering tougher
sanctions against North Korea,
but there’s a problem. China,
North Korea’s only ally, won’t
stop trading with the nation.
Why? North Korea is a buffer
between communist China and
democratic South Korea, where
U.S. influence is strong. As
well, if North Korea’s economy
collapses, millions of refugees
could flood into neighbouring
China, causing turmoil.
with North Korea. But that
would reward bad behaviour.
Meanwhile, North Korean
expert Katy Oh has one other
idea – get outside information to
the country’s oppressed citizens.
“Let the people recognize that
they have to rise up,” she says. J
Other options
Some say the only option is for
the U.S. to give in and negotiate
Definitions
brinkmanship: the act of taking risks and making a situation as bad as it can be in order to force a particular result
buffer: something that protects another thing by being between it and something else that could harm it
demilitarized zone: a zone where military action is prohibited
nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty: a treaty created in 1970 and signed by 187 nations to prevent countries that had not
yet developed nuclear weapons from acquiring them, to work towards nuclear disarmament among countries that had, and to
promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy
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– How to Counter the Threat?
ORGANIZING INFOR M ATION FOR A PURPOSE: LIST EVENTS IN ORDER
A. To help you understand the information in the article ‘Nuclear North Korea,’ list key historical and
recent events in North Korea in the order that they occurred in the organizer below.
Key Historical and Recent Events in North Korea
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B. After completing the organizer, make a prediction: What do you suppose North Korea is likely to do
next? Give reasons to support your response.
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– How to Counter the Threat?
BET WEEN THE LINES
Making an inference: An inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence. A plausible inference is
supported by evidence in the article and is consistent with known facts outside of the article.
What inferences can you draw from the fact that the United Nations has not been able to stop North
Korea from expanding its nuclear program?
JUST TALK ABOUT IT
a) North Korea wants to hold direct talks with the United States. If you were the American president,
for what reasons would you agree to direct talks? For what reasons would you refuse?
b) What other options does the West have to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear program?
c) If you were the Secretary-General of the UN, how would you handle the issue of a nuclear North
Korea? Explain.
ONLINE
Note: The links below are listed at www.lesplan.com/en/links for easy access.
1. Watch a video featuring facts you probably didn’t know about nuclear weapons at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpeDbS8qVk
2. Watch an excellent three-minute explanation of North Korea and its origins called “North Korea
Explained” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdojYLIvkWY
3. Take a ten-day trip to North Korea by watching the video “10 Days in North Korea” at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xs--To414I J
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Editorial Cartoon
nuclear north korea
– How to Counter the Threat?
YOUR TASK:
Examine the editorial cartoon. Then, answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper:
1. What do you already know about North Korea and its history? Explain.
2. Describe what you see and read in the cartoon. Who is featured? What is this person doing? Explain.
3. As you see it, what might the cartoonist be saying about North Korea’s nuclear program? Explain.
4. For what reasons do you agree with the cartoonist’s perspective? For what reasons do you disagree? J
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Map Assignment
Complete this map assignment to better understand the article Nuclear North Korea.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Obtain the required resources and read all the instructions before starting.
2. Colour your map after all labelling is completed.
3. Print in pencil only first, then go over the printing in black ink.
4. Work carefully and neatly.
Resources Required: pencil, black pen, pencil crayons, ruler, eraser and an atlas.
Part A Locate and label the following countries in CAPITAL letters and shade each as indicated:
North Korea (red)
Japan (pink)
South Korea (yellow)
China (green)
Part B Locate and label the capital city of each country and underline each city name.
Part C Locate and label all Russian territory and shade it orange.
Part D Locate and label the following cities:
Shanghai
Chongjin
Incheon
Hamhung
Busan
Yokohama
Part E Locate and label the following rivers and shade them light blue:
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)
Yalu River
Huang He River (Yellow River)
Part F Locate and label the following bodies of salt water and shade all ocean water dark blue:
Pacific Ocean
East Korea Bay
East China Sea
Korea Bay
Sea of Japan
Korea Strait
Yellow Sea
Part G Colour the flags of North Korea and South Korea using the correct colours.
Part H Complete your map with a frame, title and compass. J
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South Korea
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Science, Technology and the Environment
Proxima B
– Potentially habitable, and Right on our Doorstep!
Just over 20 years ago, the only
planets we knew of were those
in our solar system orbiting the
Sun. Since then, astronomers
have discovered thousands more
planets orbiting distant stars.
About Stars and Planets
Many are gas-shrouded giants
like Jupiter. That’s not the kind
of planet where we would expect
to find life as we know it. To
support life, a planet would need
to be more like our Earth.
Stars are different colours and temperatures. They range in size, too,
from dwarfs to supergiants. Our Sun, the center of our solar system, is
a yellow star of average temperature and size.
Turns out there is a suitable
candidate right on our doorstep.
Proxima b
On August 24, an international
team of scientists reported they
had found a potentially habitable
planet orbiting the closest star
beyond our solar system.
“For more than 20 years the
history of exoplanets has been
defined by studying the stars
tens to hundreds of light-years
away. [But] the holy grail
Stars are the building blocks of galaxies. Our Milky Way galaxy alone
has about two hundred billion of them.
A star is a big ball of gas held together by gravity. Its extremely hot core
produces energy. Some is released as light, making the star glow.
Planets are round objects that orbit stars. They are likely formed from
the disc-shaped clouds of gas and dust left over from a star’s birth.
Astronomers now estimate that fifteen to thirty percent of the stars in
our galaxy could have planets orbiting them in the Goldilocks zone.
– a small, rocky, potentially
habitable planet – was just
waiting to be discovered around
our closest neighbour,” says
astronomer Debra Fischer.
Discovering
a “wobble”
British astronomers Guillem
Anglada-Escude and Mikko
Tuomi led the hard-working
team that discovered Proxima b.
“People seem to think we
just found the planet. But we
believed it was there for years,”
said Dr. Anglada-Escude. “We
just had to build an argument to
convince others it exists.”
Orbiting planets give their stars
a slight but distinctive “wobble.”
Using a precise instrument
mounted on a telescope in
Chile, Dr. Anglada-Escude’s
team detected this signal from
Definitions
exoplanet: a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system
holy grail: something that you want very much but that is very hard to get or achieve
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Science, Technology and the Environment
Proxima B
– Potentially habitable, and Right on our Doorstep!
Proxima b’s star, Proxima
Centauri. The team then
confirmed its findings using
other telescopes.
The Goldilocks zone
Proxima Centauri is about
one-thousandth as bright as
our sun. It is a small star called
a red dwarf. Proxima b orbits
just 7.5 million kilometres away
from it – much closer than the
Earth is to the Sun. Yet Proxima
b’s temperatures are not too hot.
It is in the so-called Goldilocks
zone, where conditions are “just
right” for life-giving liquid water
to form on its surface.
4.4 light years – or 40 trillion
kilometres – away. Today, a
spacecraft would have to travel
75,000 years to reach it. So how
can we learn more about this
exciting find?
Planet hunters hope Proxima
b’s orbit will cross the face of
Proxima Centauri as viewed
from Earth. That would cast
a tiny, measurable shadow on
our instruments. We might be
able to use this information
to confirm whether the planet
has the protective atmosphere
needed for a life-friendly planet.
If that fails, we might grab
an image of it with the next
As well, its mass is about onethird more than the Earth’s. This generation of huge telescopes
now being built around the
suggests it is rocky, with a solid
surface where oceans could pool. world.
It also has Earth-like gravity; if
A game-changer
people lived there, they wouldn’t
Scientists say finding Proxima
be crushed or float away.
b focuses their research, saving
them from “throwing darts
Still, humans would not find
randomly at the sky.” In fact,
living on Proxima b pleasant.
scientist Carole Haswell believes
One side is bathed in light, the
other is always dark. The planet
Proxima b may be the most
is also vulnerable to violent
important exoplanet ever found.
solar flares. But other organisms
“How can you trump something
might survive there, so the
that could be habitable orbiting
search for life is on.
around the very closest star to
the Sun?” she says. J
Zeroing in
One problem? Even though
Proxima b is close to Earth in
astronomical terms, it is still
Breakthrough
Starshot
A $100-million project called
‘Breakthrough Starshot’ aims
to send thousands of super-fast,
mini-spaceships propelled by
lasers to Alpha Centauri, the
triple-star system that includes
Proxima Centauri. Travelling
at about 20 percent the speed
of light – or a million times
faster than a car on the highway
– these one-gram ‘nanocrafts’
would reach Proxima b in about
20 years.
Is Starshot a crazy idea? It does
face enormous technological
challenges. Tiny spacecraft
travelling at 60,000 kilometres
per second would be damaged
by any collision with gas or dust
particles. Sending data from the
spacecraft back to Earth would
be difficult, too. The biggest
hurdle will likely be building the
super-powerful lasers to propel
the spacecraft.
Yet, “These are solvable
problems,” says Stephen
Hawking, one of many big-name
scientists backing the project.
“These are not limitations set
by the laws of physics. They
are engineering problems.
Engineering challenges tend,
eventually, to be solved.” Stay
tuned!
Definitions
atmosphere: the envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet
laser: a device that emits a very narrow and intense beam of light or other radiation
solar flare: a brief powerful eruption of particles and intense electromagnetic radiation from a star’s surface
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Proxima B
– Potentially habitable, and Right on our Doorstep!
ON THE LINES
Answer the following in complete sentences:
1. Explain what a star is.
2. Explain what a planet is.
3. Explain what it means for a planet to be in the Goldilocks zone?
4. Name the closest star to our solar system.
5. How far from Earth is this star?
6. What did scientists announce in late August regarding this star?
7. List at lease three important facts about this planet.
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Science, Technology and the Environment
Proxima B
– Potentially habitable, and Right on our Doorstep!
BET WEEN THE LINES
An inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence. A plausible inference is supported by evidence in the
article and is consistent with known facts outside of the article.
What inference(s) can you draw from the fact that there are some 200 billion stars in our Milky Way
galaxy alone?
JUST TALK ABOUT IT
1. What is the importance of the discovery of Proxima b? Explain.
2. Exploring space is expensive. As you see it, is the chase for cosmic answers worth the investment?
Explain.
ONLINE
Note: The links below are listed at www.lesplan.com/en/links for easy access.
1. Read about the six most Earth-like alien planets that we know about at
http://www.space.com/30172-six-most-earth-like-alien-planets.html
2. Watch a short, superb video about Proxima b at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG1CwK0MIFQ
3. Watch an inspiring Breakthrough Starshot introduction called “Breakthrough Starshot Introduced by
Seth McFarlane” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgatMcul2zw
4. Watch a PBS feature on Breakthrough Starshot called “Will Starshot’s Insterstellar Journey Succeed?”
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsARBnvUB2E
5. Earn $1,000,000 by designing a message for aliens with Breakthrough Message. Explore more about
Breakthrough Starshot and Breakthrough Listen while you’re there:
https://breakthroughinitiatives.org/ J
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– Potentially habitable, and Right on our Doorstep!
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1. a star is a huge ball of _____ held together
by gravity
3. a star's central core is very hot and
produces _____
4. round object that orbits a star
6. _____ zone
2. Breakthrough _____
3. a planet that orbits a star outside our
solar system
5. Proxima b is 40 _____ kilometres from Earth
7. proposed propulsion source for tiny spaceships
9. the gases that surround the Earth
8. the scientific study of stars, planets, and other
objects in space
11. _____ Centauri is the closest star to Earth
10. necessary for life and must be in liquid form
12. _____ Way galaxy
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Quizzes
TERROR BAY TREASURE
Write the letter that corresponds to the best answer on the line beside each question:
______ 1. What was the Franklin Expedition trying to find?
a) a route to the Pacific Ocean
b) oil and gas reserves
c) new colonies for England
d) fishing and whaling grounds
______ 2. What was the power source for the propellers on Franklin’s two ships?
a) diesel engine
b) electric engine
c) gas turbine
d) steam power
______ 3. Where was Franklin’s second ship recently found?
a) in Terror Bay
b) near Newfoundland
c) in Hudson Bay
d) off the coast of Ireland
______ 4. True or False? The Erebus and Terror were wooden hulled ships.
______ 5. True or False? The examination of the Terror wreck will continue throughout the winter.
FAREWELL , TR AGICALLY HIP
Write the letter that corresponds to the best answer on the line beside each question:
______ 1. In which city did The Tragically Hip begin their careers?
a) Hamilton
b) Toronto
c) Montreal
d) Kingston
______ 2. What serious disease was Gord Downie recently diagnosed with?
a) brain cancer
b) arthritis
c) diabetes
d) lung cancer
______ 3. What was the objective of the government-funded church-run residential schools?
a) to protect aboriginals from hunger and disease
b) to provide First Nations children with a good education
c) to encourage aboriginals to join ‘mainstream’ society
d) to force aboriginals to go to church
______ 4. True or False? Over 11 million people watched The Tragically Hip’s last show.
______ 5. True or False? Gord Downie’s new album is called Secret Path.
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NUCLEAR NORTH KOREA
Write the letter that corresponds to the best answer on the line beside each question:
______ 1. What is the population of North Korea?
a) 10 million
c) 35 million
b) 24 million
d) 49 million
______ 2. What type of government controls North Korea?
a) Communist
b) Socialist
c) Democratic
d) Republican
______ 3. Which country is North Korea’s major ally?
a) United States
b) Russia
c) Japan
d) China
______ 4. True or False? North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950.
______ 5. True or False? The UN has given North Korea permission to build a small number
of nuclear weapons.
PROXIM A B
Write the letter that corresponds to the best answer on the line beside each question:
______ 1. How many stars are in the Milky Way galaxy?
a) 22 million
b) 170 million
c) 67 billion
d) 200 billion
______ 2. What is the name of the closest star to our solar system?
a) Proxima Centauri
b) Andromeda
c) Orion
d) Alpha Centauri
______ 3. Project ‘Breakthrough Starshot’ plans to launch miniature spacecraft powered by:
a) nuclear fission
b) solar power
c) lasers
d) radio waves
______ 4. True or False? All stars are the same colour.
______ 5. True or False? Proxima b is 40 trillion kilometres from Earth.
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Answer Key
TERROR BAY TREASURE
1. Name the two Royal Navy ships that were part of the
Franklin Expedition. HMS Terror and HMS Erebus.
(NB: HMS stands for Her/His Majesty’s Ship.)
2. How many crew were on board these vessels?
Sir John Franklin and 129 crew members were on board.
3. Where and when did the expedition sail from and what was
the purpose of this journey? Sir John Franklin left Britain
in 1845 to find, chart and claim the Northwest Passage for
Britain. This shortcut through the Arctic would provide a
much faster trading route from Europe to Asia. (The ships
were last seen by Europeans in late July in Baffin Bay.)
4. List at least two special features that these ships were
equipped with. They were equipped with iron-clad
hulls, steam-powered propellers, and heated cabins.
(The ships carried three years’ worth of provisions.)
5. How long were these ships trapped in the ice?
Nineteen months. The entire crew died, the ships disappeared,
and people have been looking for them for years.
6. Which ship did Canadian archaeologists and scientists
find in 2014? They found the Erebus. (Franklin’s
flagship was located near King William Island. The
search window in the Arctic is only six weeks long.)
7. What did Canadian searchers recently find in Terror
Bay? They found the Terror upright in 24 metres of water.
(It was discovered 100 kilometres north of the Erebus.)
8. Describe how this summer’s search found the long-lost
ship. Inuk Sammy Kogvik joined the search on
September 2. The next day, he described seeing a mast
in Terror Bay a few years ago. The searchers diverted to
the area and it took just 2½ hours to find the Terror.
9. Who owns this vessel? Both ships belong to the
United Kingdom. In 1997 the UK and Canada signed a
Memorandum of Understanding which allows the UK to
claim any relics related to the Royal Navy before releasing
the ships to Canada. (The Inuit Heritage Trust [a group
that protects Inuit treaty rights] is also entitled to a share
of any archaeological artifacts found in Nunavut.)
FAREWELL , TR AGICALLY HIP
1. How many albums have The Tragically Hip recorded?
The Hip have produced 14 albums in 32 years
and sold millions of records. (Many of the
band’s songs tell Canadian stories.)
2. Name the lead singer of this band. Gord Downie (Mr.
Downie is a famous singer, songwriter, and poet. He is also a
devoted activist who has taken up many important causes.)
3. What did the Hip announce last May?
That Mr. Downie has terminal brain cancer. The
band promised a final tour to promote its latest
album. (The tour began in Victoria on July 22
and ended in Kingston on August 20.)
4. Describe the last concert that this band played.
The final concert in Kingston was a highly emotional
experience. The CBC broadcast the event live and some
11.7 million people tuned in. Hundreds of viewing
parties were held across Canada, and Kingston officially
proclaimed August 20 ‘The Tragically Hip Day.’ (Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau also attended the concert.)
5. Explain why the federal government set up residential
schools for aboriginal children in the late 1800s.
Ottawa wrongly assumed that it would be best if First
Nations communities were forced to learn English,
accept Christianity and embrace Canadian customs. The
idea was that after a few generations, native traditions
would disappear and aboriginal communities would
join (assimilate) into ‘mainstream’ Canadian society.
6. How did residential schools operate?
The federal government funded church-run residential
boarding schools to teach aboriginal children Canadian ways.
7. How many children were forced to attend these schools?
How were many of these children treated?
About 150,000 aboriginal youth were taken from
their families. Many were abused and mistreated by
teachers and caregivers and some tried to run away.
As many as 6000 children died while they were in the
residential school system. Survivors often came home
traumatized and they felt alienated from their families.
8. Who was Chanie Wenjack and what did he do?
He was a 12-year-old boy who died in 1966 after
running away from an Ontario residential school.
9. How does Mr. Downie plan to remember Chanie and others
who suffered in residential schools?
After the last concert Mr. Downie announced a solo
album (Secret Path) that highlights the residential school
system. The project also includes a graphic novel and an
animated movie about Chanie Wenjack. (Mr. Downie wants
Canadians to know about the many indigenous children
who suffered after they were forced from their homes.)
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Answer Key
NUCLEAR NORTH KOREA
Graphic Organizer
A. List Events in Order
• Korea was split into two in 1948. The Soviet Union set
up the DPRK in the north, while in the south, the
U.S. helped establish the Republic of South Korea.
• In 1950, North Korea launched an attack on
South Korea, sparking the Korean War.
• In 1953, an armistice was signed to stop the fighting,
although the two countries remain in a technical
state of war. A two-mile demilitarized zone was
created to act as a buffer between the two states.
• In 2006, North Korea tested its first nuclear weapon
and the UN banned the North from further tests.
• In 2012, Kim Jong-un took over leadership of North Korea.
• On September 5, 2016, North Korea fired
three missiles into the Sea of Japan.
• On September 9, 2016, North Korea detonated a nuclear
device underground – the North’s fift h such test in a decade,
the second this year, and its most powerful to date.
B. Make a Prediction
Answers will vary.
EDITORIAL CARTOON
1. Korea was split in two in 1948 following World War II. The
North became a communist country, while the South became
democratic. In 1950, North Korea launched an attack on
South Korea, sparking the Korean War that ended with an
armistice in 1953. The two countries, separated by a twomile wide demilitarized zone, have had hostile relations ever
since, with North Korea’s secretive government regularly
provoking South Korea and the United States since the 1990s,
mainly with threats involving the nation’s nuclear program.
PROXIM A B
1. Explain what a star is. A star is a huge ball of gas held
together by gravity. The central core is extremely hot and
produces energy. Some of this energy is released as light,
which makes the star glow. Stars are different colours
and temperatures and they range is size from dwarfs to
supergiants. Stars are the building blocks of galaxies.
(The Milky Way galaxy has about 200 billion stars.)
2. Explain what a planet is. Planets are spherical objects that
orbit stars. They are likely to have been formed from the
disc-shaped clouds of gas and dust left over from a star’s
formation. (Astronomers estimate that 15 to 30 percent of
stars in our galaxy have planets that could support life.)
3. Explain what it means for a planet to be in the Goldilocks
zone? A planet that is neither too hot nor too cold so that
water could pool on its surface. (To support life, a planet
needs to be similar to Earth and have an atmosphere.)
4. Name the closest star to our solar system.
Proxima Centauri (A small star only about
one thousandth as bright as our sun.)
5. How far from Earth is this star? It is 4.4 light years
away (about 40 trillion kilometres). It would take about
75,000 years for a spacecraft to travel this distance.
6. What did scientists announce in late August regarding this
star? A team of scientists reported they had found Proxima
b – a potentially habitable planet orbiting Proxima Centauri.
7. List at lease three important facts about this planet.
1) Proxima b is 7.5 million kilometres away from Proxima
Centauri but its temperatures are not too hot (it is in
the Goldilocks zone). 2) Proxima b’s mass is about
one-third more than the Earth’s. This suggests that it
is rocky, with a solid surface on which oceans could
pool. 3) It has Earth-like gravity. A person would not
be crushed or float away. 4) One side of the planet is
constantly bathed in light, the other is always dark, and
5) it is vulnerable to violent solar flares from its sun.
2. The person is labelled ‘Li’l Kim’, indicating that
he is Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, as a baby
or young boy. He is pushing a pop toy fi lled with
small nuclear missiles rather than balls. The missiles
are getting bounced around as the boy runs.
3. The cartoonist may be suggesting that North Korean
leader Kim Jong-un is acting like a child, behaving as
if his country’s nuclear weapons are toys rather than
the extremely dangerous weapons that they are.
4. Answers will vary.
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Farewell, Tragically Hip
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Nuclear North Korea
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. True 5. False
Proxima B
1. d 2. a 3. c 4. False 5. True
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The Franklin
Exp editio n
Ellesmere
Island
Arctic
Ocean
GREENLAND
(Denmark)
(green)
Beaufort
Sea
Devon Island
Lancaster
Sound
Baffin
Bay
Erebus
and
Terror
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Inlet
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Baker
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Inlet
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The Franklin
Exp editio n
Ellesmere
Island
Arctic
Ocean
GREENLAND
(Denmark)
(green)
Beaufort
Sea
Devon Island
Lancaster
Sound
Baffin
Bay
Erebus
and
Terror
Pond
Inlet
Victoria
Island
Cambridge
Bay
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Foxe
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Lake
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Rankin
Inlet
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Arviat
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The Korean
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East Korea
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North Korea
Yalu River
Russia
(orange)
Yokohama
Tokyo
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Japan
South Korea
North Korea
Answer Key
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Beijing
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The Korean
Shanghai
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