Students are put to the task of defending parts of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms from the perspective of a minority association.
Student Sample 1
Student Sample 2
Work together to summarize and turn the Charter into student friendly language.
Fill in the blanks and replace images to get more familiar.
Thanks, Mrs. Larson.
Represent the 4 Pillars of Democracy using images and how the images represent the values of that pillar.
(Merci M. Desjardins pour la traduction.)
Students will create a common craft video explaining the events of La Grande Paix de Montreal and their impact. Instructions, icons and explanation about common craft videos are all included in the template.
Civilization Creation:
The goal is for students to build a civilization that people want to immigrate to. Students will decide on government, laws and the constitution. Their new society will be presented using a Google Slide presentation.
Resources and Activities
Parliamentary Process: democratic or panic? - What are the current views and events shaping Canada's government in today's minority government situation? (2Learn Special Edition)
Race For the Riding - "Race for the Ridings is a quiz-show-type game based on our tour of the Alberta Legislature.
Critical Challenge: Finding the Balance Write a persuasive paragraph recommending how responsibilities should be sharedbetween the provincial and local governments
Critical Challenge: Local Government makeover Identify the three most significant changes an urban municipality would have to make to its government to become a provincial government.
6.1.3 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
6.1.4 Local Government
6.1.5 Provincial Government