Social Studies 20 Learning TargetsNAME: _____________________________

Directions: This is the most important document that you will receive this semester. This is the entire course condensed for you. You are expected to keep this handy at all times and refer to it, as you need. This is how you will gauge your own success in this class; this is what you will need to know in order to pass and excel. Check the apples as you learn each target to track your own learning. If you are unsure of a target or need extra help please ask a classmate to explain it for you; if you are still unsure set up a time to meet with me to ask for clarity.

Twentieth Century World Issues (1900 to NOW)NOTE: current events discussion and impacts will be discussed each week.

***Unit 1: Human RightsL to J Terminology:

human rights, responsibility, obligation, universal, morality, nationality, conflict, privilege, dignity, slavery, power, influence, social dislocation, anti Semitism, torture, racism, scapegoating, genocide, ethnocentrism, monism, pluralism,

empowerment, protest1. What are human rights?

Sub Unit Target ActivityAssessment

Time Frame

Evolution of Human Rights

-Ten Commandments

-Sermon on the Mount

I can define human rights. 1.1

I can explain how and why human rights are ‘universal’. 1.2

I can make a timeline to explain the evolution of human rights. 1.3

I can explain what rights people have regardless to their contribution to society. 1.4

I can explain where and how conflicts arise in the upholding of human rights. 1.5

I can identify 10 human rights that all individuals ‘should’ have. 1.6

I can explain well being. 1.7 (412)

Make a timeline.

Oral response to video

1-2 day

Development and Structure of the Declaration of Human Rights

I can define who has the responsibility to uphold human rights. 1.8

I can explain how and why some people are not given their human rights. 1.9

I can explain how morality applies to human rights.I can explain what is meant by a ‘life of dignity.’ 1.10

Web Quest

Group:Are you prepared to accept and live by the responsibilities accompanying the human rights they selected above?

What would it be like to live in a society without human rights?Consensus: -list of human rights specific to a life of dignity

1-2 day

Slavery Paradigm

I can define slavery. 1.11

I can identify when slavery occurs. 1.12

I can identify the basic values governing slavery. 1.13

I can explain when slavery began in North America. 1.14

I can explain how a group of people in history rationalized the treatment of people as slaves. 1.15

I can explain why many people accept their role as a slave. 1.16

I can list 10 key events in the history of slavery in North America. 1.17

Create a concept map that outlines the proper and appropriate treatment of people.

Create a timeline of acts of slavery in North America and explain the abolishment of slavery.

Moral Decision Making (lecture)

2-3 days

Democratic Paradigm of

I can define democracy.1.18 Lectures 1-2 day

Slavery I can explain the democratic paradigm as it relates to slavery. 1.19

I can define totalitarian. 1.20

I can explain the Weimar Republic and how it fits the democratic paradigm. 1.21

JigsawActivity

The Development of the Totalitarian Paradigm

I can explain totalitarian views. 1.22

I can define facism. 1.23

I can explain facism. 1.24

I can define Nazism. 1.25

I can explain Nazism. 1.26

I can explain the development of the Holocaust. 1.27

I can define the Holocaust. 1.28

I can explain the effects of the Holocaust. 1.30

I can define and explain “New Order”. 1.31

I can define and explain Hitlers final solution. 1.32

I can recall numerous facts as they relate to impacts of the Holocaust. 1.33

I can explain the consequences of the totalitarian moral vision under Hitler. 1.34

I can define communism. 1.35

I can explain communism. 1.36 I can create a visual for the political spectrum. 1.37

Compare and contrast chart of NazismCommunismFacism

“LiberalConservative

“RepublicanDemocrat

Write a paragraph on Hitlers final solution

Should a society be considered civilized when it carries on some form of prejudicial behaviour against one or more groups?

What are the consequences for Canadians and other parts of the world because of this?

What would you do- Holocaust?

2 -3 days

TorturePolitical Prisoners

I can define the term political prisoner. 1.38

I can define the term torture. 1.39

I can understand the impact that becoming a political prisoner can have on an individual(s). 1.40

Should individuals in a democracy be allowed to maintain attitudes of racism, prejudice, ethnocentrism?

2 days

LeninPOWER TO CHANGE

I can define revolutionary. 1.41

I can explain a need for social change. 1.42

I can define the Bolshevik paradigm. 1.43

I can explain how individuals influenced the evolution and development of human rights. 1.44

I can explain a timeline of events in someone’s life who influenced the areas of human rights. 1.45

I can summarize the Russian Revolution 1.46

I can explain what Lenin believed. 1.47

Biography

Timeline

In war, Do the ends justify the means?

Should moral behaviour apply in this situation?

2-3 days

Ghandi I can explain how an individual can influence change through anti-war efforts. 1.48

I can define Satyragraha (Soul Force). 1.49

I can explain what Ghandi believed. 1.50

Video

Response

1-2 days

Martin Luther King

I can explain who Martin Luther King Jr. is. 1.51

I can explain the impact Martin Luther King had on North America. 1.52

Video

Response

Did he fail in achieving his

2-3 days

I can define emancipation. 1.53

I can explain the general role of the Bill of Rights. 1.54

I can explain what an amendment is and how changes allowed Blacks, the right to vote. 1.55

I can summarize Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”. 1.56

ideals?

Change ProcessCase of Women

I can explain problems in achieving social justice in the area of discrimination against women. 1.57

I can explain the “what will be will be” thought process. 1.58

I can explain what empowerment means. 1.59

I can explain how one key individual learned about from the course ‘empowered’ others in a persuasive paragraph. 1.60

Predict what the probable consequences are of:continue racism

discrimination against women

abuse of children

sex trade

torture

1-2 day

UNITTEST WILL OCCUR

2. How does population impact people and the planet?Unit 2: Population

L to J Terminology:Natality, industrialization, trend, density, fallacy, procreation, standard of living,

demographic, immigration, emigration, urbanization, rural, consequences

Sub Unit Target Activity Assessment

Time Frame

IntroductionInto the World Population

I can define population. 2.1

I can define birth rate. 2.2

I can define death rate. 2.3

I can explain the current

Video 1 day

population rates/percentages around the world. 2.4

I can articulate why a greater population increase is NOT the cause of many of the world problems. 2.5

I can explain the human population in a chart format. 2.6

Population Effects

I can define migration. 2.7

I can explain why groups of people have moved throughout the world. 2.8

I can define immigration. 2.9

I can define migration. 2.10

I can list at least 3 major groups of people who have migrated from one country to another. 2.11

I can explain pros in population growth. 2.12

I can explain cons in population growth. 2.13

I can explain how trends apply to population. 2.14

I can explain urbanization. 2.15

In considering the well being of the individual should the rights of the individual be considered first of should the needs of the system have a higher priority?

Cause and effect relationships between the rural and urban shift in Saskatchewan.

2 days

Population and Food

I can explain how food production affects population and societies. 2.16

I can explain how food distribution affects populations and societies. 2.17 I can explain the caloric intake one needs to maintain health. 2.18

I can explain one area in the world

Compare the 2 days

where starvation exists. 2.19

I can explain one event in history where millions of people starved to death. 2.20

Standard of Living

I can explain the term standard of living. 2.21

I can compare the densities and standards of living among ChinaPhilippinesNetherlandsCanada 2.22

I can define and explain carrying capacity. 2.23

I can define and explain scarcity. 2.24

1-2 days

Growth Paradigm

I can summarize the growth paradigm. 2.25

I can explain what the ‘doom and gloom’ thought process is. 2.26

I can evaluate this theory and state 3 facts about its beliefs. 2.27

I can list 3 reasons as to how improvements can be made in developing areas. 2.28

1 day

Natalist Paradigm

I can summarize the natalist paradigm. 2.29

I can explain why those of natalist thought paradigms believe the more population, the better. 2.30

I can evaluate this theory and state 3 facts about its beliefs. 2.31

I can explain factors in ensuring

1 day

UNIT TEST

that human survival is possible. 2.32

I can explain what it means to be in harmony with the environment. 2.33

WILL OCCUR

3. How does poverty and wealth affect our peoples and the environments we live in?Unit 3/4 : Poverty and Wealth within our Environment

L to J Terminology: carrying capacity, resources, habitat, sociotechnology, homeostasis, capital, per capita, profit, first world, second world, extraction,

annihilation, assimilation, heirarchy

Sub Unit Targets Activity/Assessment

TimeFrame

EnvironmentIntroduction

I can define and explain a habitat. 3.1

I can list 10 resources and how they are used to benefit societies. -non renewable 3.2a-renewable 3.2b

I can explain resource extraction.(316) 3.3

I can define and explain carrying capacity. 3.4

I can explain how politics can affect the environment. 3.5

I can explain Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and apply it to my personal life. 3.6

I can explain the ozone layer and outline its importance. 3.7

Case study dealing with some of the basic issues concerning the relationship between the individual and the environment.

Big questions:In terms of death rates which is the greater environmental problem; the automobile, cigarettes or AIDS. Explain and argue your point. Should cigarette smoking be considered suicide or homicide? Neither. Explain.

1-2 days

Power of Technology

I can define and explain sociotechnology. 3.8

I can list 5 ways in which technology

You will question how modern societies have created a

1-2 days

both improves the environment and also, causes detriment. 3.9

I can explain production of wealth. 3.10

I can define and explain key elements of the technological revolution. 3.11

I can discuss and explain growth in consumption. 3.12

very high standard of living by learning to control and use nature for their purposes.

Growth of Waste

I can explain why there is a growth in waste. 3.13

I can explain how ‘waste’ is affecting living beings and the planet. 3.14

I can explain the traditional means of dumping waste. 3.15

I can explain the newer modern sense of removing waste. 3.16

I can explain the Great Pacific Garbage patch. 3.17

I can explain the current state of the environment at the end of the 20th century (1999). 3.18

I can explain the greenhouse effect in detail. 3.19

Create a photographic advertisement to persuade people to treat our environment better/safer.

2 days

Approaches I can explain a variety of approaches by people and organizations who are working to positively impact the earth.-hybrid cars-taxation on emissions-recycling campaigns-People water-celebrities 3.20-solar homes/equipment and beyond

Project

Value Claims

Goal Setting

2 days

Poverty I can explain the elements of poverty. 3.21

I can explain in detail, The Global Poverty Trap. 3.22

In measuring the standard of living of a society – should it be based off

2-3 days

I can define and explain welfare. 3.23

I can list pros and cons of welfare. 3.24

I can explain, who are the poor? 3.25

I can explain upper, middle, working and lower class. 3.26

I can explain where poverty exists in the world, nation and locally. 3.27

I can explain 5 truths surrounding general characteristics of the poor. 3.28

the poor; the average; the elite?

Does the mother have a greater responsibility for the well-being of the family than the father?

Disparities in Wealth

I can explain income distribution. 3.29

I can explain what it means; per capita income and can state facts that relate. 3.30

I can explain how our local per capita income compares to others in the country- world. 3.31

I can explain what a developing country is and outline elements for growth. 3.32

Budgetting Project(Groups)(417)

2-3 days

Worldviews I can explain how worldviews can affect ideas of poverty and wealth. 3.33

I can explain that industrial societies tend to accept liberal materialistic assumptions. 3.34

I can explain 2 approaches who how cultures can resolve conflict. 3.35

When dealing with conflict with any group is it better to encourage people to be competitive or cooperative?

Should the directors of a multinational corporation be legally liable for

2 days

the mistakes made by the corporation they head?

Developing World

I can explain what is meant by the term, developing world. 3.36

I can explain the terms, first, second and third world and explain how countries fit under each title. 3.37

I can explain how developing countries have been attempting to build their economies. 3.38-modernize-technology-competitive niche

I can explain 5 reasons why a country would fit into the title, developing country. 3.39-low GDP-subsistence agriculture-low per capita income-high birth rates-undernourishment (low s.o.l.)

For developing countries should progress be considered as: protecting and maintaining wherever possible the traditional worldview-adopting as quickly as possible a newer version of the modern world view

2 days

Aboriginal Worldviews and Treaty Education

What is the traditional worldview of Aboriginal peoples in relation to the; treatment of mother earth?treatment of others?treatment of ‘money’? 3.40

I can define and explain acculturation. 3.41

I can define and explain assimilation. 3.42

I can list and explain 5 elements of acculturation that were used again Aboriginal peoples. 3.43-invasion and resistance-evacuation and urbanization-discrimination-personal and cultural identity

Does justice for Native peoples land claims cost a country too much in land, money, and social harmony?What do you think should be done?

Aboriginal group claims some lands as traditional burial group. A neighbouring economic development

3 days

-indigenous trap

I can define and explain a treaty. 3.44

I can explain the contrast between Tradition Aboriginal Worldviews and those of the European settlers. 3.45

I can articulate where discrepancies existed in treaty signings. 3.46

project acquires ownership of the same land to create a golf course. Who should have priority?

4. How do countries govern themselves? What can we expect in the future?Unit 5: World Governance (Wrap up Unit)

L to J Terminology: globalization, stability, government, reality, economics, sovereignty, national security, armaments, arms race, tendency

Sub Unit Target Activity/Assessment

Time Frame

Introduction to Governance

I can explain with countless facts and examples how the world has changed since 1900 for the better and for the worse. 4.1

I can define and explain the term, governance. 4.2

I can define and explain the term, government. 4.3

I can explain how Lloydminster and Canadian economies have grown, developed and changed over the last 100 years. 4.4

Comparison and Contrast chart of local and national growth over the last 100 years.

2 days

Military I can define and explain, military forces. 4.5

I can compare and contrast Canadian military facts to that of North America and a third world country. 4.6

I can summarize the impacts of the first world war. 4.7

I can define and explain what is meant by the term, arms race. 4.8

3 days

I can summarize the impacts of the second world war and Cold War. 4.9

3 days

I can summarize and explain the impacts of the war on Afghanistan. 4.10

I can summarize what is meant by the world is now, militarized. 4.11

3 days

Finding Alternatives to Armed Conflict

I can list and explain in detail benefits of finding alternatives in Armed Conflict. 4.12

I can explain what is meant by conflict resolution and the importance of decision making. 4.13

I can explain the mission of the:Economic and Social CouncilInternational Court of Justice 4.14

Some argue that everything in life involves risk which can never be eliminated, so the best that can be done is to reduce the risk. If this is so then:-are the risks of disarming greater than the risks of building up military powerOR-are the dangers in ignoring other areas of decision making greater than reducing the amount of resources invests in armaments.

1 day

Our future? I can define and explain the term tendency. 4.15

I can outline current tendencies that are believe to continue into the future. 4.16

2 days

UNIT TESTWILL OCCUR

FINAL REVIEW WILL OCCUR NOW