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Grade 12, University Preparation
D1. Civic Awareness and Responsibility: analyse the role of civic awareness and responsibility among citizens and non-governmental stakeholders in the national and international community (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Political Perspective)
D2. Challenges and Strategies: demonstrate an understanding of key challenges relating to various issues of national and global political importance and of the strategies and effectiveness of various non-governmental stakeholders, including NGOs, in addressing them (FOCUS ON: Objectives and Results; Political Perspective)
D3. Contributions to the Global Community: assess the importance of the contributions of individuals and other non-governmental stakeholders to national and global communities (FOCUS ON: Objectives and Results; Stability and Change)
D. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTION ON CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ISSUES
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course students will:
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Canadian and World Studies
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
D1. Civic Awareness and Responsibility
FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Political Perspective
By the end of this course, students will:
D1.1 analyse the role of responsible citizenship in the local, national, and global community
Sample questions: “What are some skills and attitudes listed in the citizenship education framework (see page 13) that an individual who seeks to be a responsible global citizen should develop?” “What do you consider to be the role of the responsible citizen in the global community? In what ways is this role similar to or different from the role of the responsible citizen in the local community?”
D1.2 analyse the role of information technology and the media, including social media, in raising civic awareness of issues of national and global political importance
Sample questions: “What role does awareness of current events play in responsible citizenship?” “Why do some countries try to control the information available to their people? How can such control affect people’s civic participation?” “What impact do personal communication
devices have on the availability of information on global issues? In what ways is the information from these sources different than that from more traditional media sources? What are some ways in which the use of personal communication devices has affected public responses to political developments or issues?”
D2. Challenges and Strategies
FOCUS ON: Objectives and Results; Political Perspective By the end of this course students will:
D2.1 explain key challenges relating to some specific issues of national and global political importance (e.g., Aboriginal land claims, climate change, protection of endangered species, loss
of rainforest, food and water security, refugee crises, use of child soldiers or child labour, human trafficking, unfair trading practices, drug trafficking, violence against women, abuse of political power, privacy issues)
Sample questions: “What are some factors that contribute to food insecurity? Do you think current policies effectively address these factors? If not, what limits the effectiveness of policy
in this area? Why might grassroots groups
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