Time: 18 hours
Description
This unit gives students an overview of the events that have challenged Canada’s unity and independence. Students examine the cases supporting and rejecting free trade as well as its impact on the labour movement and social programs. The challenges to Canadian society from Quebec and Aboriginal rights, economic disparity, and foreign affairs are also examined in the light of social justice principles. Students study the rise in Canadian pride through the arts and sports. They produce a video special of the last years of the twentieth century as a culminating activity. This unit gives students an insight into the future they will be entering and gives them a Catholic perspective in dealing with the challenges that lay ahead.
Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations: CGE1d, 1i, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3f, 4a, 4f, 5a, 5b, 5e, 5g, 7e, 7g.
Strand(s): Communities: Local, National, and Global; Change and Continuity; Citizenship and Heritage; Social, Economic, and Political Structures; Methods of Historical Inquiry
Overall Expectations: CGV.02, CGV.03, CCV.01, CCV.02, CCV.03, SPV.01, SPV.02, MIV.01, MIV.02, MIV.03, MIV.04.
Specific Expectations: CG1.03, CG2.01, CG2.04, CG2.07, CG3.01, CG3.03, CG3.04, CG4.07, CC1.04, CC1.05, CC2.01, CC3.02, CH1.02, CH1.03, CH2.03, SP1.02, SP1.03, MI1.01, MI1.02, MI2.01, MI2.02, MI2.05, MI3.01, MI3.03, MI4.01, MI4.04.
Unit 6: What Do We Take With Us?
Time: 16 hours
Description
By creating a lasting memory of their interpretation of the Canadian identity, students synthesize their previous learning as they investigate the social and cultural fabric of the nation. Within the unit, students meet further examples of how the nation’s identity was formed, its economic foundations, and most importantly, its social relevance on the world stage. Students examine the ways in which Canada’s relationship with Great Britain and the United States has changed over time and the impact of that change on the nation. The role of the Catholic faith within the development of this national identity is clearly examined and students are able to place themselves, as Catholics, into the Canadian mosaic. The culminating activity is a unit test, in preparation for the final examination. As well, this unit forms the foundation for the final major assignment.
Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations: GCE1d, 1e, 1i, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 4d, 5a, 5c, 5g, 6c, 7e, 7g.
Strand(s): Communities: Local, National, and Global; Change and Continuity; Citizenship and Heritage; Social, Economic, and Political Structures; Methods of Historical Inquiry
Overall Expectations: CGV.O1, CGV.04, CCV.01, CCV.02, CHV.02, SPV.01, SPV.02, MIV.01, MIV.02, MIV.03, MIV.04.
Specific Expectations: CG1.01, CG1.02, CG1.03, CG1.04, CG2.01, CG2.07, CG3.03, CG3.04, CG4.07, CC2.01, CC2.02, CC2.04, CC2.05, CC3.01, CC3.02, CH2.02, CH2.03, SP1.02, SP1.03, MI1.02, MI2.02, MI2.04, MI3.01, MI3.04, MI4.03.
Teaching/Learning Strategies
Brainstorming – group generation of initial ideas expressed without analysis
Case Study – investigating a real or simulated problem
Classifying – grouping according to an identified pattern
Co-operative Learning – small group investigation or problem solving
Conferencing – student-to-student or student-to-teacher discussion
Computer-assisted Learning – use of a computer to learn or reinforce material
Diagramming – synthesizing concept information into visual illustration
Discussion/Debate – exchange of ideas on an issue for clarification of views
Games – e.g., Team Quiz
Graphing/Mapping – visual tool for problem solving
Guest Speakers – experts in the field
Lectures – dissemination of information by speakers or teachers
Mind Mapping – connecting concepts in a visual form
Note Making – recording information
Organizers – an organized outline, based on a pattern, provided as a direction to be followed leading to a desired product
Poster Making – synthesizing information or concepts to deliver a message or advertisement
Presentation/Report – oral, written, and visual presentation of researched topic to a specified audience or person
Reading – periodicals, articles, journals, newspapers, magazines, or scripture for information on a selected topic or issue
Role Playing – historical re-enactments
Scenario Writing – describing a situation
Video – visual presentation
Resources Print
Approved textbooks
The Beaver Magazine
Canada School Atlas. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Canada and the World Atlas Resource. Scarborough: Prentice Hall Ginn, 1996.
Canadian Encyclopedia
Christian Justice. Minnesota: St. Mary’s Press, 1995.
Do Justice! Toronto: CCB, 1987.
Henriot, Peter, Edward DeBerri, and Michael Schultheis. Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret.
Jerusalem Bible
Love Kindness. Toronto: CCB.
Newspaper and magazines
Proclaiming Justice and Peace, Papal Documents from Rerum Novarum through Centesisnus Annus.
Canadian Encyclopedia. CD-ROM.
Internet sites cited
Audio - Visual
Canada Remembers. Veterans Affairs.
Heritage Minutes.
CBC News in Review
Assessment/Evaluation Techniques
Throughout this entire course a variety of assessment methods, techniques, and instruments are employed. The chart below can assist teachers in selecting a variety of appropriate assessment strategies.
Method
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Sample Strategies
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Sample Instruments
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Reflection
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Method used to determine how and why students learn to assess dimensions of learning not easily observed or measured through tasks; to assess student understanding of personal growth and development
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self-assessment
peer assessment
response journals
learning logs
wrap-up activities
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probe questions
probe statements
learning rubrics
anecdotal comments
checklists
surveys
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Observation
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Method used to monitor and assess intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual growth and development not otherwise easily measured or inferred
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formal teacher observation
informal teacher observation
student observation
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checklists
teacher logs
student profile sheets
developmental profiles
anecdotal notes
rubrics
rating scales
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Conferencing
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Method used to collect evidence of student learning through listening, questioning, responding, explaining; to assess communication and thinking skills; to monitor personal growth and development and attitudes toward learning
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student-teacher conferencing
parent-teacher conferencing
peer conferencing
roving conference
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anecdotal notes
teacher logs
probe questions
checklists
surveys
inventories
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Paper & Pencil Tests
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Method used to assess student’s achievement of particular knowledge or skills in depth
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standard tests
teacher-made (standards referenced) tests
criterion-reference achievement tests
provincial (standards referenced) tests
diagnostic tests
standardized (norm-referenced) tests
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teacher tests
commercially prepared tests
Canadian Achievement Tests
provincial tests
student profiles
developmental tracking records
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Performance Assessments
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Method used to assess student ability to apply, integrate, and transfer their knowledge, skills, and values; to evaluate student progress and achievement of learning expectations and standards; to determine expanded opportunities for individual students
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presentations, performances
exhibitions, demonstrations
role performance/role
simulations
formal written assignments (essays, reports...)
graphic organizers
projects
writing folders
portfolios
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rubrics
checklists
logs
peer assessment
developmental profiles
rating scales
anecdotal notes
video/audio taping
exemplars
standards
mind maps, Venn diagrams, T- charts right angles
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