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Grade 12, Workplace Preparation
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Canadian and World Studies
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Sample questions: “In what ways have develop- ments in flight affected the lives of people around the world?” “What are some ways
in which science has contributed to human health during this period?” “How has the rise of computers, digital technology, and social media changed the ways in which many people interact with each other? How might different groups of people view these changes? What might account for differences in their opinions?” “How have technological advances contributed to a widening of the gap between the haves and the have nots?”
D4.3 describe some significant developments in popular culture during this period (e.g., movies; organized sports; comic books; developments in popular music, fashion; video games; advertising), and analyse similarities and differences in popular culture between this period and earlier times (e.g., with reference to sports/athletics; celebrity gossip; fashion; propaganda; symbols)
Sample questions: “What impact have concerns about human and animal welfare had on modes of entertainment over time?” “Are organized sports and the fans and factions that follow them a recent development?” “What social and political conditions contributed to the resurgence in popularity of superheroes since the first decade of the twenty-first century? Why do superheroes continue to be so significant in popular culture?” “What are some ways in which music and fashion became associated with different social groups and their beliefs and values during this period?”
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