Name: __________________ Class: ____

Social Injustice Inquiry Project

The amazing thing about Social Studies is that you get to be a detective and solve mysteries
about the past and present. You can travel to various places and times in the comfort of your
arm chair. You can discover what has happened before and try to prevent it in the future or to
make amends in the present.
Students are to do research into one of the Social Injustices listed occurring in Canada and
around the world (no more than five to one Social Injustice). Students are to look up the
following information. What is the Social Injustice? Who is affected by the injustice and How
are they affected by it? Where is this Social Injustice occurring and When has it occurred? Why
is this Social Injustice happening?
There must be statistics (charts and graphs) and illustrations (pictures and/or drawings) to help
display the information. Each question must be answered in paragraph form and have no less
than one paragraph (more than five sentences long).
You must use at least two books and two internet sites to gather your information. Students
must list their references. (Wikipedia is not a reliable source)

Use the organizer below to help you organize the information you gather and your sources:
References: (Author’s name, Title of book, Year of publication.) (Name of site, Name of Article,
Date retrieved.)
Ex) Thomas Daciw, Women’s Fight for Their Right: Through History, 2017.
Ex) http://www.socialjustice.org/index.php?page=aboriginal-issues, Aboriginal Issues, 2017-11-
26.
Books:

Websites:
Place page numbers for easy retrieval

Who: What: Where:

When: Why: How:

 Social Injustices Inquiry Rubric
4 3 2 1
The student The student The student The student
has five has four has three has three
Research pieces of pieces of pieces of pieces of
And information information information information /20
Inquiry per question per question per question per question
and is and is and is and is not
extremely accurate. somewhat accurate.
accurate. accurate.
The The The The
student’s student’s student’s student’s
information information information information
Organization is extremely is well is somewhat is not
And organized organized organized organized /10
and is very and is easy and is and is very
Neatness easy to to follow. difficult to hard to
follow. follow. follow.
The student The student The student The student
has five or has four has three has two or
more graphs graphs and graphs and less graphs
Visual and pictures pictures to pictures to and pictures /5
Aid to help help visualize help visualize to help
visualize the the the visualize the
information. information. information. information.
Total /35
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