Lesson Four
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| Course: | Social Studies 10-1 RVS |
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| Date: | Wednesday, 17 September 2025, 10:53 PM |
Intro - Identity, Language and Culture
Key Issues -
How do people affirm and promote their culture and their language in a globalizing world?|
How do governments and international organizations affirm and promote languages and cultures in a globalizing world?
To what extent can people respond to globalizing forces that affect identity?
Globalization has made an impact on different identities throughout the world and cultural groups are responding in one way or another to the pressures that they face. This lesson will focus on the challenges that are associated with globalization and cultural identity.
Lesson
CHAPTER READING:
Read Chapter 4 (pages 89-102), and answer the following questions.
When completed, check your answers against those provided within the 'self check' link, below.
1. In your opinion, what are the three most important aspects of an individual's identity. Explain why and support your answer.
2. Refer to the cartoon on page 92, and explain the cartoonist's message.
3. Provide an example of cultural revitalization. Then discuss whether you think cultural revitalization is beneficial and be sure to explain why or why not.
4. a) What is your opinion of the CRTC? Justify your answer with evidence.
b) How would someone who opposes your viewpoint justify their position?
5. Throughout its history as a country, Canadians have experienced challenges with language and culture protection. What two federal Acts helped protect language and culture in Canada?
6. Identify and provide an example of Intangible Heritage.
7 a). List strategies that Canada has taken to promote and preserve its characteristics as a bilingual country.
b). Think about various perspectives such as First Nations, Quebecois, Franco-Albertans, Anglophones in Quebec and unofficial minorities. How might each of them respond to the various efforts to promote Canada's bilingual nature? Provide examples to establish your answer.
8. Refer to pages 14-15 of your textbook to determine if all the key questions have been addressed. If not, review all the chapters to ensure you understand how to answer each of those questions. (no answer required)
SELF CHECK - click on the link for answers.
Assignment #1
Open the following Ladakh document. Label it SS10U1L4.surname
Enter your responses directly within the document. You will locate the answers by viewing the resources, below.
Submit this assignment using the Assignment Folder for U1L4 Ladakh.
Section One:
Read Ladakh - Responding to Globalization (p. 98 text)
View all of the following links/video clips before completing the lesson's assignment.
Due dates are listed within the Course Calendar. Please refer to this for all updates.
Assignment #2
Resource:
Position Paper Writing Guide
Open the following Unit One Prep Quiz document. Label it U1quiz.surname
Enter your responses directly into this document; be sure to include the questions along with your responses.
Submit this assignment using the Assignment Folder for U1PrepQuiz.
Exam Prep and Review
Final Exam format
10 Multiple Choice questions (10 marks)
1 Written Response/position paper (40 marks)
Watch the following tutorial
Use the Unit One Study Guide and the Written Response Exemplar to help prepare for your Unit One Exam.
Conclusion
This lesson has explored how people have responded to the challenges and opportunities that globalization presents to identity and culture and has analyzed various points of view and perspectives on cultural diversity. The next lesson will focus on historical globalization to learn of its origins and how it affected people.