Level: Grades 7 and 8

Duration: One hour per activity

Author: Emmanuelle Erny-Newton, Media Education Specialist, MediaSmarts

Overview

This lesson allows students to explore the concept of civic participation in the creation of Canadian laws through a study of the consultation process found in the Canada Gazette. Students will create their own School Gazette by proposing and discussing rules against cyberbullying at school.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

• understand the role of rules and laws in society
• explain the role of the Canada Gazette in the creation and publication of proposed regulations in Canada
• suggest rules for preventing cyberbullying
• establish a consultative process similar to that of the Canada Gazette for the rules they have proposed

This lesson and all associated documents (handouts, overheads, backgrounders) is available in an easy-print, pdf kit version.