Lesson One

Intro - Globalization and Identity

Key Issue - To what extent does globalization shape one’s identity?

Welcome to Grade 10-1 Social Studies!

It is a pleasure to be teaching you and I look forward to getting to know you better as the year progresses.
This course is centered around the main concept of Globalization. To begin this study, it is important to understand that individuals and groups of people express their identities in various ways.  With today’s connected world people are exposed to other groups, cultures, ideas, belief systems and world views.  Consequently, every individual must respond to the effects of globalization in a way that best defines his or her identity. Within this lesson students will…

- Explore ways in which individuals and collectives express identities (traditions, language, religion, spirituality, the arts, attire, relationship to land, ideological beliefs, role modeling)
- Acknowledge the importance of multiple perspectives in a variety of situations
- Identify the various ways that people in Canada express their identities
- Explore why people promote their culture and examine how globalization has shaped  identities and cultures
- Analyze cultural communication in a globalized society.

Lesson

1. Identify 5 factors that help define who you are. Then explain how these factors work to mold the person that you are.

2. Explain how collective cultural groups within Canada (such as Francophones) affirm their identity in an environment where they are a minority.

3. What is a ‘collective identity’? List 5 collectives that you belong to (ex: classroom). Complete the following table. Then summarize what you the table suggests about yourself.

4. Explain how your identity may be connected to that of a Coltan miner in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Is this a positive or negative connection, or both? Explain using details from the text and tutorial discussions.

 5. We will be spending significant time looking at the impact of globalization on the aboriginal cultures of Canada.  What does “aboriginal” mean, and how does it relate to the terms indigenous, native, and First Nations? (hint, one of these terms is not on page 12).

6.  To familiarize yourself with the challenges faced by the Lubicon Cree, refer to the section on the Lubicon Cree (page 32-33) and watch the following video:  (no question to answer here)

SELF CHECK  - click on the link for answers.

Assignment

Open a new Word document or PowerPoint presentation. Label it SS10U1L1a.surname
In this document, complete ONE of the assignments outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Assignment Folder for U1L1b Identity.

Watch the following Globalization, What does it Really Mean?

Then, complete and submit only ONE...

1.  “The language you speak, the friends you choose, the clothes you wear, the food you eat, the items you buy, the music you listen to, the leisure activities you choose, and many other actions that you take, all help to express your identity. 
Create a collage of words and images and/or quotations that help to express the various aspects of your personality.  Things to include in your collage – traditions, languages, arts, spiritual or religious aspects, political beliefs, economic philosophy, origin of birth, how you like to dress, interests, etc.  To accompany your display, develop a well written paragraph that details and explains your collage and addresses the following question: To what extend does globalization affect or influence my identity?

2.  Write an ‘I am’ poem or rap that stresses three or four influential features in your life.  Present your poem/rap creatively alongside pictures/graphics.  Things that you MUST include in your poem/rap – family or ethnic traditions, languages, arts, spiritual or religious aspects, political beliefs, origin of birth, how you like to dress, interests, etc.  To accompany your display, develop a well written paragraph in response to the following question: To what extent does globalization affect my identity?

3.  Refer to the section on the Lubicon Cree (page 32-33) and Lubicon Land.  Create a visual timeline showing the events that have affected the identity of the Lubicon Cree.  For each event, write a phrase or sentence that identifies the connection to the Lubicon Cree.  Finally, in a few paragraphs, discuss whether the effects on the Lubicon Cree have been positive, negative or both.  Be sure to justify your response. Compile your project in an elaborate Word document or power point presentation.

4. In this chapter you read about Aysha Wills who organized a concert to help survivors of the Asian Tsunami.   Choose a project that you believe could make a difference to your community (ie: cleaning up a park, strategies to reduce vandalism, or help others in another country). Provide a proposal and a realistic plan of action that includes all the details necessary to make your project a success.  (A detailed presentation is expected).


* This choice assignment will be evaluated based in the following RUBRIC.

1. Knowledge:  /5
2. Content:  /10
3. Design/Mechanics: /5
TOTAL   /20

Due dates are listed within the Course Calendar. Please refer to this for all updates.

Conclusion

Within this lesson you have studied some of the key ways in which individuals and groups explore, experience and express
their identities.  In the next lessons, you will continue to see how globalization presents these identities with both challenges
and opportunities.