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A1.7 communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles, as appropriate for the audience and purpose (e.g., a debate on issues raised by section 1 of
the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;
a case study that looks at how the interpretation of Aboriginal rights to land use has changed over time; a mock trial based on an actual workplace health and safety case; a presentation on the legal obligations of businesses in Ontario to provide services for people with physical disabilities; a report on law-related careers based on interviews with people working in the legal, justice, and/or law-enforcement system)
A1.8 use accepted forms of documentation
(e.g., endnotes or footnotes, author/date citations, reference lists, bibliographies, credits) to acknow- ledge different types of sources (e.g., case law, legislation, websites, blogs, books, articles, oral interviews, archival sources)
A1.9 use terminology appropriate to the audience and purpose when communicating the results of their investigations (e.g., vocabulary specific to their inquiry, terminology related to law and legal processes)
A2. Developing Transferable Skills
Throughout this course, students will:
A2.1 describe ways in which investigations related to law can help develop skills, including the essential skills in the Ontario Skills Passport (e.g., graphing, oral communication, technological, numeracy, literacy, decision-making skills), that can be transferred to postsecondary opportun- ities, the world of work, and everyday life
A2.2 apply in everyday contexts skills and work habits developed through investigations related to law (e.g., conflict-resolution skills used to mediate or arbitrate disputes, reasoning skills used to assess the logical soundness of competing or adversarial arguments and decision-making skills to make a choice based on those arguments, oral communica- tion and advocacy skills used to present persuasive arguments)
A2.3 use the concepts of legal thinking when analysing current events related to legal issues in order to enhance their understanding of these events and of the role of informed citizens (e.g., to identify the legal issues raised
by controversial questions)
A2.4 identify careers in which a legal background might be useful (e.g., police officer, court clerk, bail supervisor, bailiff, court interpreter, corrections officer, lawyer, paralegal, entrepreneur, politician, employee of a non-governmental organization, community legal worker, lobbyist, children’s aid worker, social worker, auditor, tax adjuster)
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