Social Justice 12

Curricular Competencies

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions
Assess the justification for competing accounts after investigating points of contention, reliability of sources, and adequacy of evidence, including data (evidence)
Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups and individuals at different times and places (continuity and change)
Explain different perspectives on past and present people, places, issues, and events, and distinguish between worldviews of the past or present (perspective)
Make reasoned ethical judgments about controversial actions in the past or present after considering the context and standards of right and wrong (ethical judgment)

Students are expected to know the following:

definitions, frameworks, and interpretations of social justice
self-identity and an individual's relationship to others
social justice issues
social injustices in Canada and the world affecting individuals, groups, and society
governmental and non-governmental organizations in issues of social justice and injustice
processes, methods, and approaches individuals, groups, and institutions use to promote social justice