Civics

Course Details

Overall Curriculum Expectations

A: Political Inquiry and Skill Development
A1. Political Inquiry: use the political inquiry process and the concepts of political thinking to investigate issues, events, and developments of civic importance.
A2. Developing Transferable 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
B1. 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 (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Stability and Change)
B2. 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 (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Stability and Change)
B3. Rights and 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 (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Stability and Change)

C: Civic Engagement and Action
C1. Civic Contributions: analyse a variety of civic contributions, and ways in which people can contribute to the common good (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Stability and Change)
C2. Inclusion and 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 (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Stability and Change)
C3. Personal Action on Civic Issues: analyze a civic issue of personal interest and develop a plan of action to address it (FOCUS ON: Political Significance; Stability and Change)

Outline of Course Content