Grade 9 Civics (Winter Term)
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Course Information
Assessment & Evaluation
Students will be assessed and evaluated according to the four desired outcomes in the Ontario curriculum:
- Knowledge & Understanding
- Inquiry & Thinking
- Communication
- Application
Each form of evaluation will attempt to incorporate aspects of these four outcomes.
The types of evaluation will include:
- Written work (short essays, formal responses to items of discussion, short answers to different scenarios discussed in class): 35% of final mark
- Oral work (formal debating, presentations, role playing): 35% of final mark
- Summative (series of written pieces near the end of the course meant to demonstrate achievement of overall learning outcomes: 30% of final mark
Students should expect regular feedback on their learning in order to assist them in achieving the desired learning outcomes.
Introduction to the Course
Class #1: January 17, 2008
- Distribution of course outline and explanation of grading practices
- Class web page, SSD
- Exercise:
- Take some time to think about five issues that are important to you.
- Try to come up with at least one local, national, and international issue.
- Explain, in a few sentences, why the issue is important to you.
- Be prepared to share them with the class.
Class #2: January 21, 2008
- YPI Student Questionnaire 1: Complete in class
- Exercise: Correct the spelling and grammatical mistakes in the passage
Units 1-2: Youth & Philanthropy Initiative, Canadian Government and Politics
The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, and Unit 2, Canadian Government & Politics, will be covered concurrently.
Class #3: January 23, 2008 : Introductory workshop on YPI with Megan Tasker from the Toskan-Casale Foundation
- This full period workshop will introduce students to several important concepts: philanthropy, volunteerism, major Canadian social issues, the non-profit social service sector, and help them focus their own priorities and interests for the YPI project.
Class #4: January 25, 2008: YPI Lesson 1
By the end of this lesson students will have:
- an understanding of language related to philanthropy and charity
- be able to describe the different charitable sectors and distinguish between them
- have identified the benefits of philanthropy for society and the donors/volunteers
Handouts include:
- Appendix A: Charitable Donors
- Appendix B: Description of Charitable Sectors
- Worksheet #1: What is Charity
- Worksheet #2: Charity, Volunteerism & Philanthropy
Class #5: YPI Lesson #2 Charitable Deeds and Events, Research Skills
Curriculum Expectations Met:
- formulate appropriate questions for inquiry and research; locate relevant information in a variety of sources (e.g., texts, reference materials, news media, maps, community resources, the Internet); and identify main ideas, supporting evidence, points of view, and biases in these materials;
