Overview
Instructional Supports for All Students: High School Social Studies supports learning for students in Social Studies 10-4 and 10-2 by providing activities, assessments, resources and strategies for scaffolding instruction and learning. Get started with Related Issue 3 by clicking the Suggested Activities tab and selecting one of the activities overviews.
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Program of Studies details
Key Issue:Should we embrace globalization? |
Key Outcome – How we will explore the Key Issue:Students will examine globalization with emphasis on the influence of globalization on local communities. |
Related Issue:Does globalization contribute to sustainable prosperity for all people? |
General Outcome – How we will explore the Related Issue:Students will explore economic, environmental and other impacts of globalization. |
Theme and Learning Targets
The suggested activities and assessments for Related Issue 3 are based on the theme below. For a summary of the Related Issue 3 outcomes for instruction and assessment, click the Learning Targets button. If you are teaching classes that include students in Social Studies 10-4 and 10-2, click the Working with Multiple Courses button for initial considerations.
Theme used to explore related issue 3 and its general outcome:Explore economic, environmental and other possible effects of globalization on sustainable prosperity for all people by examining individuals' use of products and the extent to which Canada should focus on the harvesting and sale of natural resources, such as oil and water. |
Suggested Activities
The following table shows the suggested activities and focuses for assessment to address Related Issue 3.
| Activities Overviews and Suggested Activities for Related Issue 3 | |||
| Focuses for Assessment | A Day in Your Life | Competing Interests: Water Privatization under the Microscope |
Perspectives on Alberta's Oil Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| analyze opportunities and challenges of globalization | Opportunities and Challenges of Globalization | ||
| state and support a position | Stating and Supporting My Position | ||
| describe multiple perspectives | Perspectives on Sustainable Development | ||
| analyze the impact of media/state and support a position/communicate information | Analyzing Media Strategies | ||
| describe perspective | Investigating Perspectives on Prosperity and Sustainability | ||
| state and support a position | What's Your Position? | ||