Prerequisite
None
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.
Teaching and Learning strategies
Along with some of the strategies noted in the assessment for, as, and of learning chart below, strategies will include (but not be limited to):
- Discussions
- Newspaper article analysis
- Independent and guided research
- Direct Instruction
- Secondary data collection (guided internet search)
- Directed reading activities
OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT
Civic Basics
15 hours
Government and People
17 hours
Citizenship in Action
13 hours
Final Evaluation
A culminating Independent Study Unit (ISU), worth 30% of the final grade, is meant as a summative evaluation of all strands.
10 hours
Total
55 hours
