Grade 10 Civics (CHV2O1)
Active Citizenship Project: “How can you make your world a better place to live?”
Step 1: Select an issue that you are concerned about.
Examples:
First Nations suicides
Youth and cyberbullying
Step 2: Research the issue…
Questions to be answered:
Who is impacted?
How many people are impacted?
Why is this issue a concern?
How is the issue impacting the lives of people?
How long has issue been taking place?
Is the issue getting better or worst?
What is being done to solve the issue?
Who is already taking action?
Required sources of information:
1 newspaper article written within the past year
1 journal article
1 source written by an expert in the field (ideally from an organization active in the field)
2 additional academic sources (your choice)
Databases to be used:
Gale Cengage Learning Infotrac
This is a large selection of databases, ebooks, movies and more provided to all YRDSB High Schools. No password is needed when accessing this database from school. To access outside of school, please see the library circulation desk for a password.
Use Topic Finder to see a visual representation of your search results by topic and subtopics. It will help you make connections between concepts and terms within your topic, to discover new search words (keywords) and potential topics, and to hone in more specific areas of research.
This database includes Explora Canada, EBSCOhost Web Academic Research and Reference Centre, Canadian Points of View, Science Reference Centre, Literary Reference Centre Plus, and Explora Educator's Edition. No user ID or password is needed when accessing this database from school. To access outside of school, please see the library circulation desk for user ID and password.
To find Canadian magazine and newspaper articles, choose Canadian Points of View
To find journal articles, choose EBSCOhost Web – Academic Research & Reference Center