CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP, GRADE 10, CHV2O
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This course explores rights and responsibilities associated with being an active citizen in a democratic society. Students will explore issues of civic importance such as healthy schools, community planning, environmental responsibility, and the influence of social media, while developing their understanding of the role of civic engagement and of political processes in the local, national, and/or global community. Students will apply the concepts of political thinking and the political inquiry process to investigate, and express informed opinions about, a range of political issues and developments that are both of significance in today’s world and of personal interest to them.
Ever wonder what your role in this society is? What can you do to change something you do not
like? Who do you turn to for help with that change? Can you really effect change? The answers
to all of these questions and more await you in Civics. This course will teach you how to be a
truly engaged citizen in our society. You will learn about your rights and responsibilities, your
government’s structure, who your representatives are, as well as hone the skills needed to
really make a difference in your world. By the end of the course you will already have practiced
your citizenship skills in a variety of different ways, including contacting an elected official to
help improve your community. So do not say you cannot ever do that, because you are a CANadian
not a CAN’Tadian!!