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Understanding Our Rights and Responsibilities

Prepare a guide to responsible citizenship that informs Canadians about their Charter Rights.


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Assessment

Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning
This table identifies only learning outcomes that are assessed by using the summative student task. Other outcomes for this critical challenge are addressed through instruction. The full list of learning outcomes can be found in the Outcomes section of this critical challenge.

Criteria for Evaluation Learner Outcomes
Students provide evidence of their learning as they: General Outcome 6.1
Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the dynamic relationship between governments and citizens as they engage in the democratic process.
  • identify and explain individual and collective rights and freedoms protected by the Charter
Specific Outcome
6.1.1
  • Students will recognize how individuals and governments interact and bring about change within their local and national communities
Specific Outcome
6.1.1.1
  • Students will recognize and respect the democratic rights of all citizens in Canada (C, I)
Specific Outcome
6.1.1.2
  • Students will value the role of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in protecting individual and collective rights and freedoms (I, PADM)
Specific Outcome
6.1.2
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of democracy by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues
Specific Outcome
6.1.2.3
  • What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a representative democracy? (C, PADM)
Specific Outcome
6.1.3
  • Students will analyze how the democratic ideals of equity and fairness have influenced legislation in Canada over time, by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
Specific Outcome
6.1.3.1
  • How does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protect the individual rights and freedoms of all Canadians? (I, PADM)
Specific Outcome
6.1.3.2
  • How does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protect collective rights in Canada (i.e., Aboriginal rights, the linguistic rights of official language minorities)? (I, PADM)
  • describe actions that demonstrate responsible citizenship
Specific Outcome
6.1.1
  • Students will recognize how individuals and governments interact and bring about change within their local and national communities:
Specific Outcome
6.1.1.4
  • Students will value citizens'  participation in a democratic society (C)
Specific Outcome
6.1.2
  • Students will demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of democracy by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
Specific Outcome
6.1.2.3
  • What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a representative democracy? (C, PADM)
Specific Outcome
6.S.8.1
  • Students will express opinions and present perspectives and information in a variety of forms such as oral or written presentations, speeches or debates
Specific Outcome
6.S.8.2
  • Students will express reasons for their ideas and opinions, in oral or written form
  • communicate information
Specific Outcome
6.S.8.7
  • Students will communicate effectively through appropriate forms, such as speeches, reports and multimedia presentations, applying information technologies that serve particular audiences and purposes

 

Assessment for Learning (Formative)
Formative assessment provides opportunities for students to receive feedback. Formative feedback is used solely to help students improve their performance.

A number of tools have been provided to support students in learning to give and receive feedback on their work in progress. Select the tools that you feel will best support student learning, based on the needs of your students and their experience with self-reflection and peer coaching.

Students can work with a peer to use the Peer Coaching Feedback: Explaining and Describing (Assessment) to reflect on their work in progress and make any necessary adjustments before submitting work for marking.

Students can use Supporting My Opinion (Graphic Organizer) to record their reasons for selecting each example of active and responsible citizenship. As three examples are required, this document can be duplicated as needed. Students will need to integrate this information into their final product.

Students can work with a peer to use Peer Coaching Feedback: Communicating Effectively (Assessment) to reflect on their work in progress and make any necessary adjustments. Two samples have been provided: one, Peer Coaching Feedback: Communicating Effectively in an Oral Presentation, provides sample characteristics for an oral presentation, and the other, Peer Coaching Feedback: Communicating Effectively in an Electronic Slide Show Presentation, provides sample characteristics for an electronic slide show presentation. These tools may be adjusted as necessary for other presentation formats. In order to meet the outcome, when students create other presentation checklists, students should include the first two characteristics from the sample checklists.

Assessment of Learning (Summative)
Summative assessment takes place after instruction and after students have had a chance to practise and receive specific, descriptive feedback on their work. Summative assessment provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate what they know and can do.

Use the Rubric for Understanding Rights and Responsibilities (Assessment) to evaluate student performance on the various criteria of the task.

References

Citizenship Ceremony Clip 1
from LearnAlberta.ca

Citizenship Ceremony Clip 2
from LearnAlberta.ca

Credits

Assessment support provided by the Alberta Assessment Consortium (AAC).

Last updated: February 28, 2011 | (Revision History)
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