Assess the justification for competing accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence, including data (evidence). Key questions:
- What criteria should be used to assess the reliability of a source?
- How much evidence is sufficient in order to support a conclusion?
- How much about various people, places, events, or developments can be known and how much is unknowable?
Sample activities:
- Compare and contrast multiple accounts of the same event and evaluate their usefulness as historical sources.
- Examine what sources are available and what sources are missing and evaluate how the available evidence shapes your perspective on the people, places, events, or developments studied.
Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Indigenous rights
Governmental and non-governmental organizations in issues of social justice and injustice. Sample topics:
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- human rights codes
- indigenous rights in Canada and globally
Individual rights, Collective rights, Women's rights, LGBTQ rights, Indigenous rights
Processes, methods, and approaches individuals, groups, and institutions use to promote social justice. Sample topics:
- activism, advocacy, and ally-building
- dispute and conflict resolution processes and practices
- social media and technology
- schooling and education