CHV2O Civics & Citizenship Grade 10 Open, 2017/18 Semester 2 Term 1

COURSE OUTLINE

Teacher: Jason Earl (they/ them/ theirs) Class Time: Block C / D Email: jason.earl@ugdsb.on.ca Classroom: 124 Phone: 519-938-9355 voice mail: 504 Extra Help: Mon. & Thurs. @ Lunch Office: Room 314 or Room 124 (in room 124) Tues. to Thurs. @ 3-4pmProgram Lead: Mr. Gunn, toshi.gunn@ugdsb.on.ca (Canadian & World Studies)

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course explores rights and responsibilities associated with being an active citizen in a democratic society. Students will explore issues of civic importance such as healthy schools, community planning, environmental responsibility, and the influence of social media, while developing their understanding of the role of civic engagement and of political processes in the local, national, and/or global community. Students will apply the concepts of political thinking and the political inquiry process to investigate, and express informed opinions about, a range of political issues and developments that are both of significance in today’s world and of personal interest to them.

Note: This is a nine week course worth 0.5 credits, completed first term of the semester. Second term students will have GLC2O Careers (Grade 10 Open) worth 0.5 credits with another teacher.

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS By the end of this course, students will:

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A. Political Inquiry & Skill Development (throughout the course)

1. Political Inquiry: use the political inquiry process and the concepts of political thinking when investigating issues, events, and developments of civic importance

2. Developing Transferrable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills developed through investigations related to civics and citizenship education, and identify some careers in which civics and citizenship education might be an asset

B. Civic Awareness

1. Civic Issues, Democratic Values: describe beliefs and values associated with democratic citizenship in Canada, and explain how they are related to civic action and to one’s position on civic issues

2. Governance in Canada: explain, with reference to a range of issues of civic importance, the roles and responsibilities of various institutions, structures, and figures in Canadian governance

3. Rights & Responsibilities: analyse key rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship, in both the Canadian and global context, and some ways in which these rights are protected

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BIG IDEAS ‣ Learn what it means to be a responsible, active and informed Citizen ‣ Gain an understanding how Canada’s democratic system functions ‣ Learn how to think and act critically, creatively and politically on public issues

SEQUENCE OF LEARNING & EVALUATION

***Term Work (70%) + Course Culminating (30%) = Final Course Grade (100%)***

Formative assessments are used to improve student learning by providing varied opportunities to demonstrate an understanding of course expectations in preparation for summative evaluations. Summative evaluations test groups of key expectations. Failure to complete a summative evaluation may result in the expectations of the course not being met and the credit not being granted.

C. Civic Engagement & Action

1. Civic Contributions: analyse a variety of civic contributions, and ways in which people can contribute to the common good

2. Inclusion & Participation: assess ways in which people express their perspectives on issues of civic importance and how various perspectives, beliefs, and values are recognized and represented in communities in Canada

3. Personal Action on Civic Issues: analyse a civic issue of personal interest and develop a plan of action to address it

TERM WORK - 70% of final grade Most consistent level of achievement with special consideration given to more recent evidence.

UNIT OF STUDY SUMMATIVE EVALUATIONS

1

Civic Awareness ‣ Civic Issues (Historical) ‣ Democracy ‣ Governance (Canadian, Nation-to-Nation) ‣ Individual Rights & Responsibilities

‣ Critical & Political Thinking

‣ The Civic Mirror http://civicmirror.com

‣ Focus on 2018 Ontario Provincial Election

‣ Research Assignment on Histories of Canadian Discrimination

‣ Thought Chronicle on Politics and Civic Issues in News and Media

• 1 entry completed in class for evaluation

‣ Written Unit Test

2

Civic Engagement & Action ‣ Civic Issues (Present) ‣ Acting for Change (Individuals & Groups)

‣ Critical & Political Thinking

‣ The Civic Mirror http://civicmirror.com

‣ Focus on 2018 Ontario Provincial Election

‣ Thought Chronicle on Politics and Civic Issues in News and Media

• 1 entry completed in class for evaluation

‣ Research Assignment on Civic Issues and Social Change Movements

COURSE CULMINATING - 30% of final grade

allCulminating activities evaluate learning of the

entire term (i.e., all units of study).

*Completed in class April 9th - 17th*

Civic Action Performance Task

Interview (5-10 min.)

Written Exam (April 16th, 2018)

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More details about Westside’s Assessment and Evaluation Policy is available at: http://www.ugdsb.ca/westside/wp-content/uploads/sites/74/2016/12/Westside-Assessment.pdf

CATEGORIES OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS These categories of knowledge and skills will be taught, assessed, and evaluated throughout each unit of study and the course culminating. These four categories are considered interrelated, reflecting the wholeness and interconnectedness of learning.

LEARNING SKILLS & WORK HABITS These learning skills and work habits will be taught, assessed and evaluated throughout the course.

WEIGHTING

Knowledge & Understanding: Subject-specific content acquired (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding). ‣ knowledge of content ‣ understanding of content

25%

Thinking: The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes. ‣ use of planning skills ‣ use of processing skills ‣ use of critical, creative, and political thinking processes

25%

Communication: The conveying of meaning and expression through various forms. ‣ expression and organization of ideas and information ‣ communication for different audiences and purposes ‣ use of conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline

25%

Application: The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts. ‣ application of knowledge and skills in familiar contexts ‣ transfer of knowledge and skills to new contexts ‣ making connections within and between various contexts

25%

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LATE POLICY Students are expected to complete all assigned work and submit it by the teacher's established due date. Every attempt will be made to encourage students to complete all assigned work on time so their grade represents their actual achievement. For late and missed summative assessments, please see the Westside Students’ Contract for Missing Evidence of Learning, available at: https://www.ugdsb.ca/westside/wp-content/uploads/sites/74/2016/12/Westside-Student-Contract-for-Missing-Evidence-of-Learning-FINAL.pdf

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