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Grade 11, Open
B1. Commonalities: demonstrate an understanding of the commonalities among various world religions and belief traditions that coexist within a diverse society;
B2. Terms and Concepts: define and appropriately use terms and concepts related to world religions and belief traditions, examining their meaning in the context of various beliefs;
B3. Global and Local Contexts: demonstrate an understanding of global and local contexts in which world religions and belief traditions function.
B1. Commonalities
B2. Terms and Concepts
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | Social Sciences and Humanities
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
B1.1 explain how common human needs (e.g., for a sense of community and identity, a moral code, a sense of purpose or meaning, ritual) are reflected in religions and belief traditions across cultures and historical eras
Teacher prompt: “In what ways do religious institutions seek to continue to be relevant in today’s increasingly secular society?”
B1.2 evaluate the importance of celebrations and commemorations in human experience (e.g., anniversaries, birthdays, historical markers)
Teacher prompts: “Why is it important to cele­ brate special moments?” “Why might human milestones be seen as an expression of the divine?” “What are some ways in which people commemorate significant events or
moments (e.g., with flowers, photographs)?” “Why would a community want to name a library, airport, school, or public place after an individual?”
B1.3 identify various world religions and belief traditions that coexist within a diverse society, and explain why it is important to learn
about them
Teacher prompts: “How might the way a person dresses or eats reflect his or her belief tradition?” “Why is it important for us to understand why our friends, neighbours, or
co-workers are celebrating, fasting, or praying at certain times?” “What is secular humanism and why is it important to understand secular humanism in discussions of world religions?”
B1.4 explain how a focus on the differences between various religions rather than their commonalities can foster prejudice, bias, and discrimination
Teacher prompts: “Why are the terms cult
and idolatry problematic?” “What are some negative consequences that can result from a focus on the differences between faith commu­ nities (e.g., the growth of prejudice, bias, and antipathy leading to wars of religion or the persecution/oppression of minority groups)?”
By the end of this course, students will:
B2.1 define and appropriately use terms and concepts related to the study of world religions and belief traditions (e.g., agnosticism, atheism, belief, clergy, conservative, creed, cult, custom, deity, denomination, divine, ecumenism, faith, fundamentalism, habit, interfaith dialogue, laity, liberal, monotheism, mysticism, orthodoxy, pantheism, polytheism, profane, reform, ritual, sacred, secular, supernatural, tradition)
B2.2 explain the perceived nature and role of the supernatural and the divine in various religions and belief traditions
B. COMMONALITIES,CONCEPTS, AND CONTEXTS
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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