8.2 Ideas and Terms

To what extent should we embrace an ideology?



Big Ideas:

  • Appreciate the relationship between individual and collective citizenship.
  • Exhibit a global consciousness with respect to the human condition and world issues.
  • Accept responsibilities associated with individual and collective citizenship.
  • Examine perspectives on the rights, roles, and responsibilities of the individual during times of conflict.
  • Analyze the extent to which ideology should shape responses to contemporary issues.
  • Develop strategies to address local, national, and global issues that demonstrate individual and collective leadership.
  • Explore opportunities to demonstrate active and responsible citizenship through individual and collective action.

Following is a list of new terms you will encounter in this unit. Click on each one for its definition.

  • deforestation
  • desertification
  • humanitarianism
  • pro-democracy movement

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