Unit 8 Outcomes

Key Issue: To what extent should we embrace globalization? Related Issue 4: Should I, as a citizen, respond to globalization? General Outcome: Students will examine their roles and responsibilities in a globalizing world.

Values and Attitudes

Students will...

• recognize and appreciate the effect of globalization on the quality of life of individuals and co mmunities
  
• recognize and appreciate the importance of human rights in determining quality of life
  
• accept political, social, and environmental responsibilities associated with global citizenship
  

Knowledge and Understanding

Students will...

• explore various understandings of quality of life
  
• examine effects of globalization on children and youth (awareness of global issues, employment issues, identity)
  
• analyze effects of globalization on women (gender issues, labour issues, opportunities for entrepreneurship)
  
• analyze relationships among globalization and democratization and human rights
  
• examine how globalization affects individuals and communities (migration, technology, agricultural issues, pandemics, resource issues, contemporary issues)
  
• explore multiple perspectives regarding the civic responsibilities that individuals, governments, organizations, and businesses in Canada may have in addressing the opportunities and challenges presented by globalization
  

Dimensions of Thinking

Critical and Creative Thinking Skills

• 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 in order 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

• 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 impact of significant historical periods and patterns of change on the contemporary world
  
• discern historical facts from historical interpretations through an 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 in various historical time periods
  
• use current, reliable information sources from around the world
  

Geographic thinking Skills

• 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 skills and problem solving

• 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

• 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

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

Research for Deliberative Inquiry

Research

• 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, 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

• 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 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

• 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 oversimplification
  
• demonstrate discriminatory selection of electronically accessed information that is relevant to a particular topic