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The Web of National Interests

Analyze a situation involving the pursuit of national self-determination to identify the key stakeholders, the range of interests and the underlying issues at the heart of the conflict.


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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Curriculum Outcomes Addressed: 20-1

Specific Outcome 2.1 - Students will appreciate that nations and states pursue national interest (TCC, GC, PADM)
Specific Outcome 2.3 - Students will appreciate multiple perspectives related to the pursuit of national interest (TCC, PADM)
Specific Outcome 2.4 - Students will explore the relationship between nationalism and the pursuit of national interest (PADM, I, LPP)
Specific Outcome 2.9 - Students will analyze impacts of the pursuit of national self-determination (successor states; decolonization; Québécois nationalism and sovereignty movement; First Nations, Métis and Inuit self-government; contemporary examples) (PADM, TCC, ER, LPP)
Specific Outcome S.1.1 - Students will evaluate ideas and information from multiple sources
Specific Outcome S.1.9 - Students will analyze current affairs from a variety of perspectives
Specific Outcome S.2.1 - Students will analyze multiple historical and contemporary perspectives within and across cultures
Specific Outcome S.3.6 - Students will assess how human interaction impacts geopolitical realities
Specific Outcome S.4.1 - Students will demonstrate leadership in groups to achieve consensus, solve problems, formulate positions and take action, if appropriate, on important issues
Specific Outcome S.5.1 - Students will demonstrate leadership by initiating and employing various strategies to resolve conflicts peacefully and equitably
Specific Outcome S.5.2 - Students will participate in persuading, compromising and negotiating to resolve conflicts and differences
Specific Outcome S.5.3 - Students will interpret patterns of behaviour and attitudes that contribute or pose obstacles to cross-cultural understanding
Specific Outcome S.5.5 - Students will respect the points of view and perspectives of others
Specific Outcome S.6.2 - Students will acknowledge the importance of multiple perspectives in a variety of situations
Specific Outcome S.7.5 - Students will consult a wide variety of sources, including oral histories, that reflect varied perspectives on particular issues
Specific Outcome S.8.1 - Students will communicate effectively to express a point of view in a variety of situations
Specific Outcome S.8.2 - Students will use skills of formal and informal discussion and/or debate to persuasively express informed viewpoints on an issue
Specific Outcome S.8.3 - Students will ask respectful and relevant questions of others to clarify viewpoints

Curriculum Outcomes Addressed: 20-2

Specific Outcome 2.1 - Students will appreciate that nations and states pursue national interest (TCC, GC, PADM)
Specific Outcome 2.3 - Students will appreciate multiple perspectives related to the pursuit of national interest (TCC)
Specific Outcome 2.4 - Students will explore the concept of national interest (PADM, I, LPP)
Specific Outcome 2.5 - Students will explore the relationship between nationalism and the pursuit of national interest (PADM, I)
Specific Outcome 2.10 - Students will evaluate impacts of the pursuit of national self-determination (Québécois nationalism and sovereignty movement; First Nations, Métis and Inuit self-government; contemporary examples) (PADM, TCC, ER, LPP)
Specific Outcome S.1.1 - Students will analyze ideas and information from multiple sources
Specific Outcome S.1.8 - Students will analyze current affairs from a variety of perspectives
Specific Outcome S.2.1 - Students will understand diverse historical and contemporary perspectives within and across cultures
Specific Outcome S.3.4 - Students will asses the impact of human activities on the land and the environment
Specific Outcome S.4.1 - Students will demonstrate skills needed to reach consensus, solve problems and formulate positions
Specific Outcome S.5.1 - Students will demonstrate leadership by persuading, compromising and negotiating to resolve conflicts and differences
Specific Outcome S.5.2 - Students will make meaningful contributions to discussion and group work
Specific Outcome S.5.3 - Students will identify behaviours and attitudes that contribute or pose obstacles to cross-cultural understanding
Specific Outcome S.5.4 - Students will consider the points of view and perspectives of others
Specific Outcome S.6.2 - Students will promote and respect the contributions of team members when working as a team
Specific Outcome S.7.4 - Students will consult a wide variety of sources, including oral histories, that reflect varied perspectives on particular issues
Specific Outcome S.8.1 - Students will communicate effectively in a variety of situations
Specific Outcome S.8.2 - Students will engage in respectful discussion
Specific Outcome S.8.4 - Students will ask respectful and relevant questions of others to clarify viewpoints on an issue
C Citizenship
ER Economics and Resources
CC Culture and Community
I Identity
LPP The Land: Places and People
GC Global Connections
TCC Time, Continuity and Change
PADM Power, Authority, and Decision Making
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