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Grade 11, Workplace Preparation
Overall Expectations and Related Concepts of Legal Thinking
Big Ideas*
Framing Questions*
B. Legal Foundations
B1. Legal Principles: explain the role and importance of law and the fundamental principles of justice in Canada (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Interrelationships)
Law is based on principles derived from society’s beliefs about what is fair and just .
How does the law affect me in my everyday life?
What political and social values have influenced Canadian law the most?
How and why do laws change?
B2. Development of Law: describe how a variety of factors have influenced and continue to influence the development of Canadian law (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Continuity and Change)
Law changes over time in response to a variety of factors, including what society values and believes in, technological advances, and political trends .
C. Human Rights
C1. Human Rights: explain the legal importance of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Ontario Human Rights Code and describe, in general, the procedures for resolving human rights complaints (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Interrelationships; Legal Perspective)
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms reflects Canadian human rights principles .
What are human rights?
How does the Ontario Human Rights Code protect me?
How does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protect me?
How does the law balance competing human rights?
Who stands up for human rights?
How can we use the law to respond to rights abuses?
C2. Development of Human Rights Law: explain the relevance of various legal issues and societal factors to the development of human rights law in Canada (FOCUS ON: Legal Significance; Continuity and Change; Legal Perspective)
The belief in the protection and promotion of human rights in Canada and the world has developed gradually through the efforts of individuals and groups .
Overview (continued)
Throughout this course, when planning instruction, teachers should weave the expectations from strand A in with the expectations from strands B–E.
Strands B–E
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* See page 17 for a discussion of the purpose of big ideas and framing questions.
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