Specific Outcomes
This critical challenge may address these outcomes:
| Specific
Outcome
9.2.1 |
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Students will appreciate the values underlying economic decision making in Canada and the United States (C, ER) |
| Specific
Outcome
9.2.3 |
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Students will appreciate the impact of government decision making on quality of life (C, CC, PADM) |
| Specific
Outcome
9.2.4.2 |
- |
Why do governments intervene in a market economy? (ER, PADM) |
| Specific Outcome
9.2.4.7 |
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What are some similarities and differences in the way governments in Canada and the United States intervene in the market economies? (ER, PADM, GC) |
| Specific
Outcome
9.2.5.7 |
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What societal values underlie social programs in Canada and the United States?(PADM, ER, GC, I) |
| Specific Outcome
9.2.6.1 |
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How do the economic platforms of political parties differ from one another (i.e., Democrat versus Republican; Liberal versus Conservative)? (ER, PADM) |
| Specific
Outcome
9.2.6.2 |
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How is a political party's philosophy reflected in its platform (i.e., social programs, specific taxes, taxation model)? (ER, PADM) |
| Specific Outcome
9.2.6.4 |
- |
How do government decisions on environmental issues impact quality of life
(i.e., preservation, exploitation and trade of natural resources)? (PADM, ER) |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.1.2 |
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Students will evaluate, critically, ideas, information and positions from multiple perspectives |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.1.3 |
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Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze current affairs from multiple perspectives |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.1.5 |
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Students will generate creative ideas and strategies in individual and group activities |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.4.3 |
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Students will propose and apply strategies or options to solve problems and deal with issues |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.4.4 |
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Students will propose and apply new ideas and strategies, supported with facts and reasons, to contribute to problem solving and decision making |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.7.2 |
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Students will integrate and synthesize concepts to provide an informed point of view on a research question or an issue |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.7.3 |
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Students will develop a position supported by information gathered during research |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.7.4 |
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Students will draw conclusions based upon research and evidence |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.7.6 |
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Students will organize and synthesize researched information |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.7.8 |
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Students will practise responsible and ethical use of information and technology |
| Specific Outcome
9.S.8.1 |
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Students will communicate in a persuasive and engaging manner through speeches, multimedia presentations and written and oral reports, taking particular audiences and purposes into consideration |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.9.1 |
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Students will examine techniques used to enhance the authority and authenticity of media messages |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.9.2 |
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Students will examine the values, lifestyles and points of view represented in a media message |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.9.3 |
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Students will analyze the impact of television, Internet, radio and print media on a particular current affairs issue |
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 9.2.1 |
- |
Students will appreciate the values underlying
economic decision making in Canada and the
United States (C, ER) |
| Specific Outcome 9.2.3 |
- |
Students will appreciate the impact of government
decision making on quality of life (C, CC,
PADM) |
| Specific Outcome 9.2.4.2 |
- |
Why do governments intervene in a market
economy? (ER, PADM) |
| Specific Outcome 9.2.4.7 |
- |
What are some similarities and differences
in the way governments in Canada and the United
States intervene in the market economies? (ER,
PADM, GC) |
| Specific Outcome 9.2.5.7 |
- |
What societal values underlie social programs
in Canada and the United States? (PADM, ER,
GC, I) |
| Specific Outcome 9.2.6.1 |
- |
How do the economic platforms of political
parties differ from one another (i.e., Democrat
versus Republican; Liberal versus Conservative)?
(ER, PADM) |
| Specific Outcome 9.2.6.2 |
- |
How is a political party's philosophy reflected
in its platform (i.e., social programs, specific
taxes, taxation model)? (ER, PADM) |
| Specific Outcome 9.2.6.4 |
- |
How do government decisions on environmental
issues impact quality of life
(i.e., preservation, exploitation and trade of
natural resources)? (PADM, ER) |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.1.2 |
- |
Students will evaluate, critically, ideas,
information and positions from multiple perspectives |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.1.3 |
- |
Students will demonstrate the ability to
analyze current affairs from multiple perspectives |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.1.5 |
- |
Students will generate creative ideas and
strategies in individual and group activities |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.4.3 |
- |
Students will propose and apply strategies
or options to solve problems and deal with
issues |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.4.4 |
- |
Students will propose and apply new ideas
and strategies, supported with facts and reasons,
to contribute to problem solving and decision
making |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.7.2 |
- |
Students will integrate and synthesize concepts
to provide an informed point of view on a research
question or an issue |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.7.3 |
- |
Students will develop a position supported
by information gathered during research |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.7.4 |
- |
Students will draw conclusions based upon
research and evidence |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.7.6 |
- |
Students will organize and synthesize researched
information |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.7.8 |
- |
Students will practise responsible and ethical
use of information and technology |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.8.1 |
- |
Students will communicate in a persuasive
and engaging manner through speeches, multimedia
presentations and written and oral reports,
taking particular audiences and purposes into
consideration |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.9.1 |
- |
Students will examine techniques used to
enhance the authority and authenticity of media
messages |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.9.2 |
- |
Students will examine the values, lifestyles
and points of view represented in a media message |
| Specific Outcome 9.S.9.3 |
- |
Students will analyze the impact of television,
Internet, radio and print media on a particular
current affairs 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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