Course ID CHV20
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.
UNIT CONTENT AND COURSES OF DELIVERY
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POLITICAL INQUIRY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT (20 hrs)Political Inquiry: use the political inquiry process and the concepts of political thinking when investigating issues, events, and developments of civic importance. 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. They will see the examples in art history and learn how to recognize it They will learn how these tools affect the famous art pieces
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CIVIC AWARENESS OVERALL EXPECTATIONS (20 hrs)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 (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Political Perspective) 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 (FOCUS ON: Stability and Change; Political Perspective) Rights and Responsibilities: analyze key rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship, in both the Canadian and global context, and some ways in which these rights are protected (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Objectives and Results) They will explore they own facial expression in their own face and how to draw the details of a portraiture
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CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND ACTION OVERALL EXPECTATIONS (15 hrs)Civic Contributions: analyze a variety of civic contributions, and ways in which people can contribute to the common good (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Stability and Change) 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 (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Political Perspective) Personal Action on Civic Issues: analyze a civic issue of personal interest and develop a plan of action to address it (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Objectives and Results) Will create a Complementary color painting
Total Hours (55)
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