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Credit: Thanks to Social Studies departments at Fogo Island, Gander Collegiate and O’DonelUse this handout for taking ALL of your notes as well as your performance assessment. Be prepared for random checks of your work. Make sure you use your textbook to help you completing the work within. The date at the top of the page is for you to indicate when you have completed the work. Use the links below to help you learn more about notetaking.

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Power of Political Thinking 4.0 4.1 Define the following Terms:Politics -

Civics -

Influence -

Authority -

Compromise -

Partisan -

Student Activity - Apply your Thinking (Notes)

Don’t forget to “fix” the graphic

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Authority vs. Influence

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Define the following Terms:Political Perspective -

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Venn diagrams 

enable students to organise information visually so they are able to see the relationships between two or three sets of items. They can then identify similarities and differences

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Ideology -

Student Activity - Apply your Thinking (Notes)Directions: Use the organizer and guiding questions (see pg.6) to briefly describe your political perspective. Have at least one (1) point for each category

Who I am Where I am

Student Reflection #1 - Political Perspectives Directions: Use the organizer and guiding questions (see pg.6) to briefly describe your political perspective regarding the topic shown. Include at least one statement for each category.

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Community Interests/Groups(Physical or Virtual)Political Ideology

Communities of Place(Physical or Virtual)

Beliefs and Values

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Big Idea 1.1 - Power and Privilege can lead to Injustice

4.3 4.8 Define the following Terms:Power -

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Community Interests/Groups(Physical or Virtual)Political Ideology

Communities of Place(Physical or Virtual)

Beliefs and Values

Dress Code vs. Personal Expressio

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Hard Power -

Soft Power -

4.2 Student Activity - Apply your Thinking (Personal Notes)

Authority Reward Force/Fear Knowledge Respect

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4.4 Student Activity - Power as a Continuum

Using the continuum below place the people from the presentation based on the power which best fits their role in society.

Explain one (1) of your answers in the space provided

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Define using examples: ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP:

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Big Idea 1.1 - Power and Privilege can lead to Injustice

4.8 Define the following Terms:Privilege -

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4.5 4.6 Student Activity - Apply your Thinking

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Social Studies 1201 UNIT 2 Date: _____________________________Directions: Use the list on the “Advantaged” side to brainstorm groups of people who would be considered “Disadvantaged”

Write the groups on the right-hand side of the balance scale in the space provided

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Social Studies 1201 UNIT 2 Date: _____________________________4.7 Student Activity - Apply your Thinking

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Pick one of the groups you identified as being “disadvantaged” or “underprivileged”

Group:

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Research and state four facts which support this claim.

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Fact #4: Fact #3:

Fact #2: Fact #1:

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Student Reflection #2 - “On a Plate” Directions: Answer the following questions in the space provided. This assignment will be typed and submitted online using Google Docs and Classroom. When you have completed your assignment use the “Turn In” button located within the Google Docs App.

Consider the cartoon “On a plate” and respond to the questions.

1. Identify and describe an example of power OR earned privilege in the cartoon. Use the definition of earned privilege to justify your answer.

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2. Identify and describe an example of under-privilege in the cartoon. Use the definition of underprivileged to justify your answer.

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3. Respond to the prompt below in a concise 100 - 150 word paragraph. Use the PEE method to organize your answer, and use evidence from the cartoon “On a Plate”

“Power and Privilege can influence people’s lives.”

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Define the following Terms:Injustice-

Fairness -

Democracy -

Student Activity - Apply your Thinking:

Using the model as a guide, create a realistic situation where you feel an “Injustice” has occurred. How did Power and Privilege affect the situation?

Power Privilege Injustice

Student Activity - Apply your Thinking:

What is “fair” is often very subjective. Your opinion will be based on your

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Social Studies 1201 UNIT 2 Date: _____________________________Political Perspective - shaped by your Beliefs and Values, Communities of Place, etc.

For the “Is it fair that…” question below, provide two VALID arguments; One supporting the decision, and another criticising it.

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...there are math and science

scholarships available only

to females.

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Student Reflection #3 Directions: Knowing what you know about privilege and power, complete the following sentences:

“When I was young I couldn’t… now that I am older, I can….”

Did your power or privilege change? Explain.

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Big Idea 1.2/1.3/ 2.4 - Activism Can Make a Difference / Citizens need to speak out against rights abuses.

Canadian Activist ActivityText book pages Objectives 5.1, 5.2

Investigate the work of a Canadian activist. See the list provided by your instructor. Activist:

Type(s) of injustice involved: How it started?

Who was being affected? i.e who was the activist advocating for?

How they were being affected?

What actions were taken on their behalf?

What were the results of their activism?

Define the following Terms:Apathy -

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Activism -

Advocate -

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Student Activity - Thought Web - “Moral Obligation” Briefly discuss the term moral obligation with your classmate. Write three descriptions or examples in your thought web.

Student Activity - Apply your Thinking:

Using the flowchart model as a guide, (1) Identify, (2) Speculate, (3) Describe and (4) Decide for the example of social injustice provided by your teacher.

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Moral Obligation

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Big Idea 1.4 - In some cases, legal action may not be enough

Civil Disobedience Violent Resistance • blockade • sabotage

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(4) Moral Obligation?

(3) Describe: (1) Identify:

(2) Speculate:

Social Studies 1201 UNIT 2 Date: _____________________________• illegal protest • self-harm• public disturbance • terrorism• occupation • vandalism

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Student Activity - Power as a Continuum

Using the continuum place the forms of Civil Disobedience and Violent Resistance using the extremes “Moral” and “Immoral”

Pick one form of each and Explain its position

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…is a form of civil disobedience. I placed it …

...because,

…is a form of violent resistance. I placed it …

...because,

Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, people with power do not always intervene when they observe a social injustice.

5.5 Student Activity - Analysing Illegal Actions

Describe the Action: ___________________________________________________________

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MORAL IMMORAL

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Guiding Questions: Low (0) (1) (2) High (3)How great is the injustice and how many people are affected?

Have all legal options been tried?

How likely will the action bring about positive change?

How likely will the actions cause harm to people?

How likely will the actions cause damage to property?

How serious are the consequences of the actions?

Are you ready to accept the consequences?

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Social Studies 1201 UNIT 2 Date: _____________________________Student Activity : Watch the video and consider the questions in Source #1 on Page 43

https://youtu.be/X7i7xVrWzT0

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Social Studies 1201 UNIT 2 Date: _____________________________Student Activity : Watch the video

Answer the reflection question:“Are illegal border crossings morally justified? Would legal actions be more appropriate?”

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Deadlines,Questions etc

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