This course explores rights and responsibilities associated with being an active citizen in a democratic society. Students will explore issues of civic importance such as healthy schools, community planning, environmental responsibility, and the influence of social media, while developing their understanding of the role of civic engagement and of political processes in the local, national, and/or global community. Students will apply the concepts of political thinking and the political inquiry process to investigate, and express informed opinions about, a range of political issues and developments that are both of significance in today’s world and of personal interest to them.
This course has the following units of study:
CHV2O has a course cumulative project worth 20% and a final exam worth 10% of the final grade calculation.
A: Political Inquiry and Skill Development
A1.Political Inquiry: use the political inquiry process and the concepts of political thinking when investigating issues, events, and developments of civic importance
A2.Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills developed through investigations related to civics and citizenship education, and identify some careers in which civics and citizenship education might be an asset
B: Civic Awareness
B1.Civic Issues, Democratic Values: describe beliefs and values associated with democratic citizenship in Canada, and explain how they are related to civic action and to one’s position on civic issues
B2.Governance in Canada: explain, with reference to a range of issues of civic importance, the roles and responsibilities of various institutions, structures, and figures in Canadian governance
B3.Rights and Responsibilities: analyse key rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship, in both the Canadian and global context, and some ways in which these rights are protected
C: Civic Engagement and Action
C1.Civic Contributions: analyse a variety of civic contributions, and ways in which people can contribute to the common good
C2. Inclusion and Participation: assess ways in which people express their perspectives on issues of civic importance and how various perspectives, beliefs, and values are recognized and represented in communities in Canada
C3.Personal Action on Civic Issues: analyse a civic issue of personal interest and develop a plan of action to address it
Unit Test
Quiz
Assignment
Pressentation
Discussion Questions
Reports
Audio Podcast
Projects