Grade 9 Civics

Global Context
Fairness and development
Focus question(s) and description
What are the consequences of our common humanity?
Students will explore rights and responsibilities; the relationship between communities; sharing
finite resources with other people and with other living things; access to equal opportunities;
peace and conflict resolution.

Key Concept
Change is a conversion, transformation or movement from one form, state or value
to another. Inquiry into the concept of change involves understanding and
evaluating causes, processes and consequences
Criterion: A Knowledge, max 10
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
know and use humanities terminology in context
demonstrate subject content knowledge and understanding through the use of
descriptions and
explanations, supported by relevant facts and examples, and may show other ways
of knowing.
.
Criterion :D Organization and presentation, max 8
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
communicate information that is relevant to the topic
organize information in a logically sequenced manner, appropriate to the format
used
present and express information and ideas in a clear and concise manner, using
appropriate language,
style and visual representation
use referencing and a bibliography to clearly document sources of information,
using appropriate

conventions.