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UNDERSTANDING CANADIAN LAW Gr ade11Col l e ge /Uni ve r s i t yCLU3M

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COURSEDETAILS Thi si st heGECDSBCour s eofSt udyOut l i ne . CURRICULUM POLICYDOCUMENT

Canadi anandWor l dSt udi es

SCHOOLBOARD

Gr eat erEs s exCount yDi s t r i c tSchoolBoar d

SCHOOL

Es s exDi s t r i c tHi ghSc hool

DEPARTMENT

Soc i alSc i enc es

DEPARTMENTHEAD

L.Sous a

DEVELOPERSOFTHI SDOCUMENT

D. Har r i s on

DATEOFDEVELOPMENT

Sept ember2015

DATEOFREVISION COURSETITLE

Under s t andi ngCanadi anLaw

COURSETYPE

Col l ege/ Uni v er s i t y

GRADE

11

COURSECODE

CLU3M

CREDI TVALUE

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Canadi anHi s t or ySi nc eWor l dWarI ,Gr ade10, Academi corAppl i ed

COURSEOVERVIEW Thi scour s eex pl or esCanadi anl awwi t haf ocusonl egali ss uest hatar er el ev antt opeopl e’ s ev er y dayl i v es .St udent swi l l i nv es t i gat ef undament all egalc oncept sandpr oces sest ogai na pr ac t i calunder s t andi ngofCanada’ sl egal s y s t em,i ncl udi ngt hec r i mi nal j ust i c es y s t em.St udent s wi l l us ecr i t i cal t hi nki ng,i nqui r y ,andcommuni c at i ons ki l l st odev el opi nf or medopi ni onsonl egal i s suesandappl yt hi sk nowl edgei nav ar i et yofway sands et t i ngs ,i ncl udi ngc aseanal y s i s ,l egal r esear chpr oj ect s ,mockt r i al s ,anddebat es.

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Ove r a l lCour s eExpec t a t i ons Theove r a l le x pe c t a t i onsf ore a c hs t r a ndha vebee nt a ke nf r om t heMi ni s t r yofEduc a t i on doc ume nt s .St r a ndsma ybet a ughti na ni nde pe nde ntora ni nt e gr a t e dma nner .

Heritage Overall Expectations Byt heendoft hi sc our se,s t udent swi l l : •ex pl ai nwhatl awi sandwhysoc i et i eshav el aws ,anddes c r i bet hedi ffer entc at egor i esofl aw; •anal y s et hec ont empor ar yi mpac tofmaj orhi s t or i caldev el opment si nCanadi anl aw; •ex pl ai nt hel awmaki ngpr oc es si nCanada,i ncl udi nghowl awsar edev el oped,i nt er pr et ed,appl i ed , c hal l enged,andenf or ced.

Rights and Freedoms Overall Expectations Byt heendoft hi sc our se,s t udent swi l l : •des cr i bet hes our cesofr i ght sandf r eedomsi nCanadaandex pl ai nhowpar t i c ul arr i ght sand f r eedomsmayc onfl i ct ; •des cr i behi s t or i calandc ont empor ar ybar r i er st ot heequalenj oy mentofhumanr i ght si n Canada; •des cr i bet her i ght sandf r eedomsenshr i nedi nCanadi anl awandex pl ai nhowt heyar ei nt er pr et ed, howt heymaybel i mi t ed,andhowt heyar eenf or cedi nCanadaandi nOnt ar i o.

Criminal Law and Procedures Overall Expectations Byt heendoft hi sc our se,s t udent swi l l : •ex pl ai nhowac r i mi nal offencei sdefi nedi nCanada; •des cr i bet hepr ocess es ,l egali ns t i t ut i ons ,andmet hodsi nv ol v edi nbr i ngi ngac r i mi nal cas et o t r i alandi nr esol vi ngi t ; •anal y s et hepur pos esofs ent enc i ng,i ncl udi ngt hos er el at i ngt oal t er nat i v emet hodsofi mposi ng s anc t i onsorr egul at i ngbehavi our ; •ex pl ai nhowt hec r i mi nal l awappl i est oy oungpeopl e.

Regulation and Dispute Resolution Overall Expectations Byt heendoft hi sc our se,s t udent swi l l : Under st andi ngCandi anLaw( CLU3M)Cour seofSt udyOut l i ne–page2 201516GECDSB

•di st i ngui shbet weenpr i v at eandpubl i cl aw; •des cr i bet hepr ocess es ,l egali ns t i t ut i ons ,andmet hodsi nv ol v edi nbr i ngi ngac i vi ldi s put et o t r i alandr es ol ut i on; •ex pl ai nhowt hel awappl i est of ami l ymat t er s ; •anal y s et her ol eofl awasi tappl i est oc ont r act ualobl i gat i onsandc l ai msf orc ompens at i on f orper sonal i nj ur yorl os s; •ex pl ai nt hedy nami cnat ur eofl aw,i ncl udi ngt hewayi nwhi c hi tev ol v esi nr es ponset o t echnol ogyandchangesi ns oc i et al v al ues .

Methods of Legal Inquiry and Communication Overall Expectations Byt heendoft hi sc our se,s t udent swi l l : •us eappr opr i at er es ear c hmet hodst ogat her ,or gani z e,ev al uat e,ands y nt hes i z ei nf or mat i on; •appl yt hes t epsi nt hepr oc essofl egali nt er pr et at i onandanal y s i s ; •ex pl ai n,di sc uss ,andi nt er pr etl egal i ss uesus i ngav ar i et yoff or mat sandf or msof c ommuni cat i on.

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Uni tTi t l e s ( Li s t e dSe que nt i a l l y ) He r i t a g e Ri g ht sa ndFr e e do ms Cr i mi na lLa wa ndPr o c e dur e Re gul a t i o na ndDi s put eRe s o l ut i o n Me t ho dso fLe g a lI nqui r yandCo mmuni c a t i o n

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ASSESSMENTAND EVALUATION Thef ol l owi ngl i s tofs t r a t e gi e sma ybec ons i de r e df orus e .I ti sr e c omme nde dt ha tt e a c he r s us eava r i e t yofas s e s s me nta nde va l ua t i ons t r a t e gi e swi t ha ne mphas i sont hepr a c t i c a l . ( “ How c a ns t udent sde mons t r a t et he i rl e a r ni ng,unde r s t a ndi ngors ki l l s ? ”)

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t e s t s d e mo ns t r a t i o ns p r e s e nt a t i o ns o r a lr e p o r t s l e a r ni ngl o g s p o r t f o l i o s r e p o r ts umma t i o ns r e s p o ns ej o ur na l s e x a ms d e b a t e s i mul a t i o n c r e a t i o no fp r o d uc t s( p o s t e r ,p a mp h l e t mo d e l s , …. ) i nv e nt o r i e s e x h i b i t i o ns f e e d b a c ks h e e t s me d i ar e v i e ws

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q ui z z e s i nd i v i d ua lo rg r o upp r o j e c t s r e s e a r c hpa p e ro rp r o j e c t wr i t t e no ro r a lr e fle c t i o ns g r a p h i co r g a ni z e r s i nt e r v i e ws c o nf e r e nc i n g a ut h e nt i cl e a r ni ngt a s k s e x p e r i me nt s c l a s s r o o md i s c us s i o ns r o l e–p l a y i ng mus i c ,d r a mao rd a nc e p e r f o r ma nc e / r e c i t a l r e s o ur c efi l e s k e t c hb o o k / j o ur na l c ha r t s / gr a p h s / ma p s fie l dwo r k

Thef ol l owi ngl i s tofde vi c e sma ybec ons i de r e df ort r ac ki ngs t ude ntpr ogr e s sa nd a c hi eve me ntoft hel e a r ni nge x pe c t a t i ons .( “Wha tde vi c ec a nIus et ot r ac korr e c or dt he s t ude nt s ’a c hi e ve me nta ndpr ogr e s s ? ” )

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r ub r i c s r a t i n gs c a l e s a ne c d o t a lr e c o r d s c he c k l i s t s s e l fa s s e s s me nt p e e ra s s e s s me nt p o r t f o l i o s

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REPORTING STUDENTACHIEVEMENT Thefina lgr a def ore a c hc our s e :  7 0 % oft hegr a dewi l lbeba s e dona s s e s s me nta nde va l ua t i onc onduc t e dt hr oughout t hec our s e .I ti ss ugges t e dt ha tt he r ebear e a s ona bl eba l a nc ei nt hewe i ght i ngoft he 4c a t e gor i esi nt hea c hi e ve me ntc ha r t :Knowl e dge ,Thi nki nga ndI nqui r y , Communi c a t i on,a ndAppl i c a t i on.  3 0 % oft hegr a dewi l lbeba s e donas umma t i vee va l ua t i ona dmi ni s t e r e dt owa r dst he e ndoft hec our s e .Thi ss umma t i vee va l ua t i ondoe snotne e dt obea ne x a m.I tma y beoneorac ombi na t i onoft hef ol l owi ng:a ne x a m;ape r f or manc e ;a ne s s a yorot he r r i c has s e s s me ntt a s k.

TEACHING STRATEGIES Se l e c t i onsf r om t hef ol l owi ngl i s tma ybec ons i der e df orus e .I ti sr e c omme nde dt ha t t e a c he r sus eawi deva r i et yoft e a c hi ngs t r a t e gi e si nor de rt oa ddr e s st hel e a r ni ngmode s , s t yl e sa ndne edsofours t ude nt s .

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c o o p e r a t i v el e a r ni ng l e c t ur e s role play multimedia presentations surveys home assignments demonstrations interviews guided viewing skills practice task sheets data analysis

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field trips guest speakers brainstorming peer editing/peer tutoring learning centres writing varied short texts debates films and videos computer activities (i.e., internet research) discussions map work letter writing

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SUGGESTIONSFOR COURSEACCOMMODATIONS Se l e c t i onsf r om t hef ol l owi ngma ybec ons i der e df orus e:

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p r o v i d ep h o t o c o p i e so fo v e r h e a d s g i v ee x t r at i meo nag i v e nt a s k p r o v i d e1 o n1e x p l a na t i o nso fal e s s o n p a i rt hes t ud e ntwi t has t ud yb ud d y p r o v i d eaq ui e tp l a c ef o rwo r ko rs t ud y e nc o ur a g ed r a f t sa ndg i v ef e e d b a c k

s e tupas t ud yp l a nwi t ht h es t ud e nt us ea l t e r na t i v et e x t s h i g h l i g h tk e yp o i nt so np r i ntma t e r i a l s mo d e lt e s t t a k i ngs t r a t e g i e s us es i mpl el a ng ua g ea ndd i r e c t i o ns p r o v i d eo r g a ni z a t i o na lt o o l s

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RESOURCES Se l e c t i onsf r om t hef ol l owi ngma ybec ons i der e df orus e:  Cour s ePr ofil e :( CLU3 M) ( www. c ur r i c ul um. or g)  Ont a r i oS e c onda r yS c hool s9t o1 2–Pr ogr a ma ndDi pl omaRe qui r e me nt s ;1 9 9 9  TheOnt a r i oCur r i c ul um,Gr a de s9t o1 2 ,Pr ogr a m Pl a nni nga ndAs s e s s me nt ;2 0 0 0  Gui det ot hePr ovi nc i alRe por tCa r d,Gr a de s9–1 2 ,Mi ni s t r yofEduc a t i on.1 9 99  Ont a r i oCur r i c ul um Uni tPl a nne r  Appr ove dt e xt book:  La wi nAc t i on  Addi t i o na ls c h o o lr e s o ur c e s :Ne ws p a p e r s ,t h ei nt e r ne t

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