Social Studies - Rights and responsibilities

We started the first unit in Social Studies (The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship) last Friday. Students talked about their rights and freedoms in Canada, the basic needs of humans and how these are connected  to our rights and responsibilities.

The overall expectation in the unit is ultimately to have students assess responses of governments in Canada to some significant issues, and develop plans of action for governments and citizens to address social and environmental issues. They will use the social inquiry process to investigate Canadian social and/ or environmental issues from various perspectives, including the perspective of the level(or levels) of government responsible for addressing the issues. The expectation is that they demonstrate an understanding of the roles and key responsibilities of citizens in Canada.