Civics (CHV2O)
FALL TERM
CLASS	DATE	TOPIC	HOMEWORK	FILES, REMARKS, EXTRA MATERIAL
38	Tues, May 29	Citizenship in Action	None	Last Day of Classes
37	Fri, May 25	Citizenship in Action	None
36	Wed, May 23	Campaign to Change the World Day - Updates	Write Campaign Reflection	Present the Results of Your Campaign to Change the World
35	Fri, May 18	The Changing Face of Global Conflict	None	Citizenship Handbook Due
34	Wed, May 16	NGOs	Finalize Citizenship Handbook
33	Mon, May 14	Debates!	Read pages 188-192 in Canadian Civics	Debates Today –
32	Thurs, May 10	Canada's Foreign Policy	Prepare for Upcoming Debates
31	Tues, May 8	International Human Rights	Read pages 183-187 in Canadian Civics
30	Fri, May 4	Canada's Human Rights Record	Read pages 175-182 in Canadian Civics	SUE – Human Rights and Multiculturalism
29	Wed, May 2	Human Rights	Read pages 172-174 in Canadian Civics
28	Mon, Apr 30	Multiculturalism?	Read pages 166-171 in Canadian Civics	Handbook Entry 4 Due Today -
27	Thurs, Apr 26	Founding Peoples and Immigration	Read pages 159-165 in Canadian Civics
26	Tues, Apr 24	Defining Citizenship	Read pages 152-158 in Canadian Civics
Unit Three: Citizenship in Action
25	Fri, Apr 20	Unit 2 Test	Read pages 148-151 in Canadian Civics	Unit 2 Test Today – Test Review
24	Wed, Apr 18	A Look Back at Government and The People	Study for Upcoming Test
23	Mon, Apr 16	Class Elections!	None	Elections Today
22	Thurs, Apr 12	Prepare for Elections	Prepare for Elections
21	Tues, Apr 10	How to Effect Change - Plus: Jean Vanier	Prepare for Elections
20	Wed, Apr 4	Canadian Issues and Conflicts	Read pages 138-146 in Canadian Civics	Handbook Entry 3 Due Today -
19	Mon, Apr 2	Civil and Aboriginal Law	Read pages 129-137 in Canadian Civics
18	Thurs, Mar 29	Criminal Justice Process	Read pages 122-128 in Canadian Civics	SUE – Rights, Responsibilities, and the Charter
17	Tues, Mar 27	Canada's Judicial System	Read pages 117-121 in Canadian Civics
16	Thurs, Mar 8	Charter Freedoms	Read pages 111-116 in Canadian Civics	Handbook Entry 2 Due Today -
15	Tues, Mar 6	Rights and Responsibilities	Read pages 99-110 in Canadian Civics	SUE – Electoral System and Reform – p. 78-95 in Canadian Civics
14	Fri, Mar 2	Electoral Reform	Read pages 95-98 in Canadian Civics
13	Wed, Feb 29	How Can I Change the World? Plus: Our Political System	Read pages 88-94 in Canadian Civics	Introduce Assignment - Changing the World
Unit Two: Government and The People
12	Mon, Feb 27	Unit 1 Test	Read pages 78-87 in Canadian Civics	Unit 1 Test Today – Review Sheet
11	Thurs, Feb 23	A Look Back at Civics Basics	Study for Upcoming Test	Peer editing
10	Tues, Feb 21	How Ideas Become Law	Study for Upcoming Test	Handbook Entry 1 Due Today -
9	Wed, Feb 15	Public Policy	Read pages 66-74 in Canadian Civics	Handbook Guidance – Exemplars from grade 9 English on writing short essays.
8	Mon, Feb 13	Political Spectrum	Read pages 59-65 in Canadian Civics	SUE – How our government works Political Spectrum Quiz CBC Political Spectrum Quiz
7	Thurs, Feb 9	Charter of Rights and Freedoms	Read pages 49-53 in Canadian Civics Complete questions 1-3 on page 53
6	Tues, Feb 7	Laws and Life	Read pages 42-48 in Canadian Civics
5	Fri, Feb 3	Executive and Legislative Branches	Read pages 38-41 in Canadian Civics
4	Wed, Feb 1	Levels of Government	Read pages 28-37 in Canadian Civics
3	Mon, Jan 30	Power and Politics	Read pages 22-27 in Canadian Civics
2	Thurs, Jan 26	Civics and Democracy	Read pages 9-21 in Canadian Civics	Citizenship Handbook Assignment
1	Tues, Jan 24	Course Introduction	Read pages 2-8 in Canadian Civics	Student Outline Island Scenario
UNIT 1: Civics Basics