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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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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

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 6.1.1.3 - Students will recognize the influence of historical events and legislation on democratic decision making in Canada (TCC, PADM)
Specific Outcome 6.1.1.4 - Students will value citizens’ participation in a democratic society (C)
Specific Outcome 6.1.2.3 - What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a representative democracy? (C, PADM)
Specific Outcome 6.1.3.1 - 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)
Specific Outcome 6.S.1.3 - Students will re-evaluate personal opinions to broaden understanding of a topic or an issue
Specific Outcome 6.S.1.4 - Students will generate original ideas and strategies in individual and group activities
Specific Outcome 6.S.2.1 - Students will use primary sources to interpret historical events and issues
Specific Outcome 6.S.5.2 - Students will work collaboratively with others to achieve a common goal
Specific Outcome 6.S.7.2 - Students will formulate questions to be answered through the research process
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

Assessment of Specific Outcomes

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.

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 6.1.1.4 - Students will value citizens'  participation in a democratic society (C)
Specific Outcome 6.1.2.3 - What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens living in a representative democracy? (C, PADM)
Specific Outcome 6.1.3.1 - 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)
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
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
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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