Citizenship and WE Day

Democratic Citizenship is one of the four stated outcomes for Social Study students in Manitoba, K-12. For WE day, the school is looking to take people who are committed to being good citizens. In class we will be making presentations about what it means to be a good citizen, why we should be good citizens, and how we plan on being good citizens. From the curriculum, Democratic Citizenship is broken down into the following 4 categories.

Canadian Citizenship 

• Being aware of the issues and doing something to improve  the local lives of people. Examples could be working at a shelter, helping an elderly neighbour, sticking up for somebody's rights.

Citizenship in the Global Context

• Being knowledgeable and concerned about International issues that affect people and doing something to improve the lives of people in other parts of the world. Examples could be providing funds to dig a well in Africa, only buying fair trade chocolate, signing a petition supporting equal rights for women around the world. 

Environmental Citizenship

• Being engaged in efforts to protect our environment because you know how important our Earth is. Examples could be reducing your intake of red meat, choosing to use other means of transit than a personal car, using cloth bags. 

Be Creative and make a Submission showing how you are knowledgeable, concerned, and active in improving the World at a Local and International level. 

Rubric, taken from WE Day, out of 15

Using Work Time Effectively

Always remains on task, showing exemplary adherence to boundaries and rules.

Consistently remains on task, showing respect to boundaries and rules.

Sometimes on task, showing inconsistent observance of boundaries and rules.

Sometimes on task, showing limited observance of boundaries and rules.

Not on task, showing no observance of boundaries and rules.

Knowledge Of Topic

Demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of concepts.

Demonstrates considerable knowledge and understanding of concepts.

Demonstrates some knowledge and understanding of concepts.

Demonstrates limited knowledge and understanding of concepts.

Demonstrates no knowledge and understanding of concepts.

Communicating Effectively

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness.

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness.

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness.

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness.

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with no effectiveness.

Showbie code to hand in to Mr. Harland to mark D5ZFJ.

Showbie code for to hand in to School to go on WE Day NY8CV