Rights and Responsibilities in a Democracy<\/p>\n
What rights do I have as a Canadian? What responsibilities\u00a0go along with my rights?<\/p>\n
To be active and effective citizens, Canadians need to\u00a0understand their rights and responsibilities.<\/p>\n
In this unit, students explore the rights they have at school\u00a0as an entry point to a discussion about rights and freedoms\u00a0in a democracy. Students review the seven categories of\u00a0the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/em>. Through\u00a0a scavenger hunt activity, students navigate the Charter\u00a0itself and improve their understanding of its application.\u00a0In the Consolidation activity, students reflect on the\u00a0responsibilities that go along with their rights.<\/p>\n We are learning to:<\/p>\n I CAN\u2026<\/p>\n Social Studies Gr. 5<\/em> B3, B3.1 Rights vs Responsibilities<\/em><\/p>\n 1. Discuss the idea of a \u2018right\u2019 and ask students to\u00a0brainstorm a list of rights they have at school. A right is a\u00a0freedom that is protected. Some examples include:<\/p>\n 2. Explain the concept that rights come with\u00a0responsibilities. A responsibility is a duty, obligation or an\u00a0expectation of how you should act.<\/p>\n Review your school\u2019s code of conduct (this can often be found on your school or school board\u2019s website, or\u00a0within student agendas). Connect the specific student\u00a0responsibilities back to the list of rights created by the\u00a0class, making additions where necessary.<\/p>\n 3. In small groups, ask students to brainstorm a list of\u00a0expectations for both students and teachers that could be\u00a0added to your school\u2019s code of conduct.<\/p>\n 4. Debrief through a whole class discussion. Guiding\u00a0questions:<\/p>\n 1. Distribute copies of the Anticipation Guide (Activity 3.1<\/a>)\u00a0to assess current knowledge about rights in Canada.<\/p>\n 2. As a class, review the seven categories of the Canadian\u00a0Charter of Rights and Freedoms<\/em>. You can use either\u00a0Handout 3.2<\/a> and\/or the accompanying slide deck<\/a> to\u00a0support this review, or access the original version.<\/p>\n 3. Ask students to complete a scavenger hunt using the\u00a0summary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms\u00a0<\/em>(Activity 3.3<\/a>). The purpose is to help students interpret\u00a0the Charter and understand what it means for different\u00a0groups. Give students time to complete it independently\u00a0and then share their responses in pairs or small groups.<\/p>\n Individually, in pairs or groups, ask students to create a\u00a0pamphlet or poster (their choice) aimed at informing new\u00a0immigrants to Canada about their rights.\u00a0Sample criteria:<\/p>\n 1. In pairs or small groups, ask students to consider the\u00a0responsibilities that go along with each right using Activity\u00a03.4. Afterwards, review as a class.<\/p>\n 2. Have a closing discussion about rights and\u00a0responsibilities, or ask students to write a reflection on\u00a0one or more of the following questions:<\/p>\n Title Rights and Responsibilities in a Democracy Guiding Question What rights do I have as a Canadian? What responsibilities\u00a0go along with my rights? OVERVIEW To be active and effective citizens, Canadians need to\u00a0understand their rights and responsibilities. In this unit, students explore the rights they have at school\u00a0as an entry point to a discussion about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elementary-lessons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1014"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1210,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions\/1210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civix.ca\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}LEARNING GOALS<\/h3>\n
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