Challenge - Quality of Life

Section 1—Quality of Life

How Rich Is Your Quality of Life?

Create a presentation in response to the following inquiry: If this were my life…

Would your quality of life differ if you had a different identity or a different land to call your home?

Consider what alternative quality of life you might have instead of the one you have now. Select a region of the world different from your own. It may be a region identified as north, south, developed, developing, or less developed.

There are diverse perspectives on whether you have a rich or poor quality of life in comparison to that of another individual. It is a challenge to put yourself completely in the shoes of another without having lived his or her life experience. The purpose of this activity is to develop an awareness of the aspects of quality of life that are geographically, politically, and culturally tied to a specific region.

Carefully reflect on the differences in quality of life. Avoid assuming what you believe you would say or think. Base your descriptions on an informed background.

Create your presentation using digital technologies or through art, music, or storytelling. Describe the life you would have as one of the citizens of your selected region in text, oral story, and/or images. Do research to support the representation.

Your presentation must include the following:

• a description of your living situation (developed, developing, or less developed)
  
  
• a description of the education, health, housing, nutrition, labour, and rights issues you would face
  
  
• a description of the opportunities and challenges you would face in the community in which you live (for example, economic, social, political)
  
  
• your conclusion about the richness of your quality of life based on the opportunities and challenges you would have

Scoring Criteria: How Rich Is Your Quality of Life?

(10 marks)