Themes
A. Geography of the Circumpolar World
B. Changes in the Circumpolar World
C. Connections: Canada and the Circumpolar World
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
Specific Expectations:
Skills: Processing Skills
Overall Expectations: Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems
Overall Expectations:
1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
Specific Expectations:
1.1.1 Engage in exploratory communication to discuss and develop diverse ideas, predictions, opinions, conclusions, and understandings about oral, print, and other media texts
1.1.2 Explore a variety of genres, authors, and artists in oral, print, and other media texts, including those recommended by peers
Overall Expectations: Mental and Emotional Well-being
Coping
1. define stress
2. identify causes of stress
3. identify how stress affects the body
1. identify specific methods of dealing with stress
1. define depression
2. identify causes of depression
3. identify the signals of depression
4. identify ways of dealing with depression
Themes
C. Modern Societies
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
5. the role that transportation and communication technologies play in shaping modern societies
9. the main social and ethical issues of the modern age
Specific Expectations:
Skills: Processing skills
1. identify possible sources and locations of information (print and non-print as well as knowledgeable individuals)
1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
Specific Expectations:
1.1.1 Listen critically and discuss the differences in interpretations and understandings
1.2.1 Reflect on prior knowledge and experiences, and structure and restructure ideas and information in meaningful ways, in order to clarify, extend and revise understandings
Overall Expectations: Mental and Emotional Well-Being
1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
Specific Expectations:
1.1.1 Listen critically and integrate others' interpretations and understandings to develop personal understandings
1.1.2 Compare preferences for texts and genres by particular writers, artists, storytellers, and film makers, through discussions with peers
Themes
D. Current Events
Specific Expectations:
Skills – Processing skills
7. compare sources of information for accuracy, relevancy, reliability and validity
8. draw inferences from information
9. make generalizations from broadly-based authenticated information
10. identify and evaluate alternative answers, conclusions, solutions or decisions