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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Canadian and World Studies
their choice of destination?” “What impact did this period of global immigration have on the development of identity in some countries?”
D3.3 describe the contributions of some significant individuals in the arts to the development
of identity, citizenship, and/or heritage of different communities during this period (e.g., with reference to Ludwig van Beethoven, Charles Dickens, Francisco Goya, Katsushika Hokusai, Claude Monet, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Giuseppe Verdi, Shibata Zeshin)
Sample questions: “When you analyse Jacques Louis David’s paintings of Napoleon, what political perspective do you think they convey? Do you think they are historically accurate? Why or why not? What do these paintings tell you about French identity during this period?” “How did some novelists contribute to social reform during this period?” “How were theatre, literature, and/or art used to reinforce common values? How were they used to resist or challenge dominant values/beliefs?”
D3.4 describe the contribution of some significant political figures in different societies to the development of identity and/or citizenship during this period (e.g., Abd al-Hamid, Otto von Bismarck, Napoleon Bonaparte, Empress Dowager Cixi, Abraham Lincoln, John A. Macdonald, Toussaint L’Ouverture, Emperor Meiji, Maharaja Ranjit Singh)
Sample questions: “Even though Karl Marx was not a political leader, why is his political contribution significant?” “What strategies or methods did some political leaders use to restore or develop economic stability during this period?”
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