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Grade 12, University Preparation
D3. Exploitation
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | Social Sciences and Humanities
D2.2 describe the roles of various transnational organizations (e.g., the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization) and assess their effective­ ness in carrying out their respective mandates
D2.3 summarize the impact (e.g., economic, social, environmental) of globalization on Canadian society
Teacher prompts: “How does the size of the carbon footprint of a material item affect the calculation of its economic and social value or usefulness?” “How might globalization affect individuals’ sense of national identity?”
By the end of this course, students will:
D3.1 describe the effects of unfair exploitation (e.g., black market sales, human trafficking, the drug trade, human rights violations, use of child labour, expropriation of land) on individuals and groups
Teacher prompt: “Why are children sometimes used to pick cocoa beans? What effects does the use of child labour in the chocolate industry have on children and their families?”
D3.2 explain ways in which some Canadian gov­ ernment policies have resulted in unfair or unjust exploitation of individuals and groups (e.g., policies establishing Aboriginal residential schools and Japanese internment camps; nineteenth- century policies on indentured labour; modern policies related to foreign domestic workers)
Teacher prompt: “What is the impact of the Indian Act on Aboriginal women?”
D3.3 identify environmental changes that have resulted from the unchecked exploitation of fossil-fuel resources (e.g., environmental degrada­ tion, climate change), and assess the impact of these changes on the well-being of Canadians
Teacher prompts: “In what ways are the negative effects of climate change experienced more
by disenfranchised groups than by those
in positions of power?” “Why have some activists argued that climate change is a
human rights issue?”
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