Outcome Chart - Ontario - Civics and Citizenship Grade 10 Open (CHV 2O)

Overall Expectations: Political Inquiry and Skills Development

  • A1. Political Inquiry: use the political inquiry process and the concepts of political thinking when investigating issues, events, and developments of civic importance

Specific Expectations:

  • A1.1: formulate different types of questions to guide investigations into issues, events, and/or developments of civic importance
  • A1.2: select and organize relevant evidence, data, and information on issues, events, and/or developments of civic importance from a variety of primary and secondary sources, including media forms such as social and traditional media, ensuring that their sources reflect multiple perspectives
  • A1.3: apply critical-thinking skills to assess the credibility and biases of relevant sources from a wide variety of media forms, including social media

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Overall Expectations: Civic Awareness

  • B1. Civic Issues, Democratic Values: describe beliefs and values associated with democratic citizenship in Canada, and explain how they are related to civic action and to one’s position on civic issues
  • B3. Rights and Responsibilities: analyse key rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship, in both the Canadian and global context, and some ways in which these rights are protected or may be infringed upon

Specific Expectations:

Through the critical analysis of issues and methods of creating positive change, students find ways to contribute to their community.

  • B1.1: describe some civic issues of local, national, and/or global significance, and compare the perspectives of different groups on selected issues
  • B1.2: describe fundamental beliefs and values associated with democratic citizenship in Canada, including democracy, human rights, freedom, and the rule of law, identifying some of their key historical foundations, and explain ways in which these beliefs and values are reflected in citizen actions
  • B1.3: analyse the methods and influence of foreign actors on democratic values in Canada, elections, and political discourse, including through the use of social media
  • B1.4: explain why it is important for people to engage in civic action, and identify various reasons why individuals and groups have engaged, and continue to engage, in such action, using both historical and current examples
  • B1.5: communicate their own position on some issues of civic importance at the local, national, and/or global level, explaining how their position is influenced by their beliefs/values
  • B3.1: analyse key constitutional documents and rights and freedoms of Canadians established and protected by these documents, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and how foundational historical documents, including the Magna Carta, the British North America Act, 1867 (now titled Constitution Act, 1867), and the Canadian Bill of Rights, informed and helped shape Canada’s Constitution
  • B3.3: explain how people living in Canada can exercise their rights and freedoms in order to effect positive social change
  • B3.4: explain how the judicial system and other institutions and/or organizations affect the rights of individuals and the public good in Canada
  • B3.5: analyse rights and responsibilities of citizenship within a global context, including those related to international conventions, laws, and/or institutions
  • B3.6: identify examples of human rights violations around the world, and assess the effectiveness of responses to such violations

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Overall Expectations: Civic Engagement, Service, and Action

  • C1. Civic Contributions, Inclusion, and Service: analyse the importance of various contributions to the common good, and assess the recognition of beliefs, values, and perspectives, in communities in Canada and internationally
  • C2. Engaged Citizenship and Creating Change: analyse a civic issue of personal interest, and propose and assess methods of creating positive change in their community

Specific Expectations:

  • C1.3: analyse ways in which various beliefs, values, and perspectives are represented in their communities, and assess whether they are equitably represented and/or valued.
  • C1.5: explain various ways in which people can access information about civic matters, highlighting the importance of applying related digital literacy and critical-thinking skills, and assess the effectiveness of ways in which individuals can voice their opinions and influence others’ opinions on these matters, including through social media
  • C2.1: analyse a civic issue of personal interest, including how it is viewed by different groups
  • C2.2: propose different courses of action to address a specific civic issue in order to create positive change in their communities, and assess the merits and effectiveness of each

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