Unit 7 Outcomes

Key Issue: To what extent should globalization shape identity? General Outcome: Students will explore the effects of globalization on their lives.

Values and Attitudes

Students will...

• acknowledge and appreciate the existence of multiple perspectives in a globalizing world
  
• appreciate why peoples in Canada and other locations strive to promote their cultures, languages, and identities in a globalizing world
  
• appreciate how identities and cultures shape and are shaped by globalization
  

Knowledge and Understanding

Students will...

• identify the various ways that people in Canada express their identities (traditions, language, religion, spirituality, the arts, music, attire, relationship to land, role modelling)
  
• explore understandings and dimensions of globalization (political, economic, social, other contemporary examples)
  
• explore the effect of communications technology and media on diversity (universalization of pop culture, hybridization, diversification)
  
• examine opportunities presented by globalization to identities and cultures of peoples in Canada (acculturation, accommodation, cultural revitalization, affirmation of identity, integration)
  
• examine challenges presented by globalization to identities and cultures of peoples in Canada (assimilation, marginalization, accommodation, integration, homogenization)
  
• analyze the efforts to promote languages and cultures in Canada in response to globalization (language and cultural legislation, revitalization of language and culture)
  

Dimensions of Thinking Critical and Creative Thinking Skills

Students will...

• evaluate ideas and information from multiple sources
  
• determine relationships among multiple and varied sources of information
  
• assess the validity of information based on context, bias, sources, objectivity, evidence, or reliability
  
• predict likely outcomes based on factual information
  
• evaluate personal assumptions and opinions to develop an expanded appreciation of a topic or an issue
  
• synthesize information from contemporary and historical issues to develop an informed position
  
• evaluate the logic of assumptions underlying a position
  
• assemble seemingly unrelated information to support an idea or to explain an event
  
• analyze current affairs from various perspectives
  

Historical Thinking Skills

Students will...

• analyze multiple historical and contemporary perspectives within and across cultures
  
• analyze connections among patterns of historical change by identifying cause-and-effect relationships
  
• compare similarities and differences among historical narratives
  
• evaluate the effect of significant historical periods and patterns of change on the contemporary world
  
• discern historical facts from historical interpretations through examination of multiple sources
  
• identify reasons underlying similarities and differences among historical narratives
  
• develop a reasoned position that is informed by historical and contemporary evidence
  
• demonstrate an understanding of how changes in technology can benefit or harm society in the context of the present, the future, and various historical time periods
  
• use current, reliable information sources from around the world
  

Geographic Thinking Skills

Students will...

• analyze the effect of physical and human geography on history
  
• make inferences and draw conclusions from maps and other geographical sources
  
• locate, gather, interpret, and organize information using historical maps
  
• develop and assess geographic representations to demonstrate the effect of factors of geography on world events
  
• assess the effect of human activities on the land and the environment
  
• assess how human interaction affects geopolitical realities
  
• use current, reliable information sources from around the world, including online atlases
  

Decision-making and Problem-solving Skills

Students will...

• demonstrate leadership in groups to achieve consensus, solve problems, formulate positions, and take action, if appropriate, on important issues
  
• develop inquiry strategies to make decisions and solve problems
  
• generate and apply new ideas and strategies to contribute to decision-making and problem-solving
  
• describe a plan of action to use technology to solve a problem
  
• use appropriate tools and materials to accomplish a plan of action
  

Social Participation Skills of Cooperation, Conflict Resolution, and Consensus Building

Students will...

• demonstrate leadership by initiating and employing various strategies to resolve conflicts peacefully and equitably
  
• participate in persuading, compromising, and negotiating to resolve conflicts and differences
  
• interpret patterns of behaviour and attitudes that contribute or pose obstacles to cross-cultural understanding
  
• demonstrate leadership during discussions and group work
  
• respect the needs and perspectives of others
  
• collaborate in groups to solve problems
  

Social Involvement as Responsible Citizens

Students will...

• demonstrate leadership by engaging in actions that enhance personal and community well-being
  
• acknowledge the importance of multiple perspectives in various situations
  

Research for Deliberative Inquiry Research

Students will...

• develop, express, and defend an informed position on an issue
  
• reflect on changes of perspective or opinion based on information gathered and research conducted
  
• draw pertinent conclusions based upon evidence derived from research
  
• demonstrate proficiency in the use of research tools and strategies to investigate issues
  
• consult a wide variety of sources, including oral histories, that reflect varied viewpoints on particular issues
  
• integrate and synthesize argumentation and evidence to provide an informed opinion on a research question or issue of inquiry
  
• develop, refine, and apply questions to address an issue
  
• select and analyze relevant information when conducting research
  
• plan and perform complex searches using digital sources
  
• use calendars and time management or project management software to assist in organizing the research process
  
• generate new understandings of issues by using some form of technology to facilitate the process
  
• record relevant data for acknowledging sources of information and cite sources correctly
  
• respect ownership and integrity of information
  

Communication Skills of Oral, Visual, and Textual literacy

Students will...

• communicate effectively to express a point of view in various situations
  
• use skills of formal and informal discussion and/or debate to express informed viewpoints persuasively on an issue
  
• ask respectful and relevant questions of others to clarify viewpoints
  
• listen respectfully to others
  
• use various oral, visual, and print sources to present informed positions on issues
  
• apply information technologies for context (situation, audience, and purpose) to extend and communicate understanding of complex issues
  
• use appropriate presentation software to demonstrate personal understandings and compose, revise, and edit text
  
• apply general principles of graphic layout and design to a document in process
  
• understand that various types of information may be used to manipulate and control a message (such as graphics, photographs, graphs, charts, and statistics)
  
• apply principles of graphic design to enhance meaning and engage audiences
  

Skills of Media Literacy

Students will...

• assess the authority, reliability, and validity of electronically-accessed information
  
• evaluate the validity of various points of view presented in the media
  
• appraise information from multiple sources, evaluating each source in terms of the author's perspective or bias and use of evidence
  
• analyze the effect of various forms of media, identifying complexities and discrepancies in the information, and making distinctions between sound generalizations and misleading over-simplification
  
• demonstrate discriminatory selection of electronically-accessed information that is relevant to a particular topic