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Social Studies 30-1: Rejections of Liberalism Unit 4 Section Two

Alberta Learning Outcomes

General Outcomes: Students will assess impacts of, and reactions to, principles of liberalism. Students will assess the extent to which the principles of liberalism are viable in a contemporary world. Values and Attitudes 2.2 appreciate how citizens and citizenship are impacted by the promotion of ideological principles (C, TCC) appreciate that individuals and groups may adhere to various ideologies (I, C, PADM) appreciate various perspectives regarding the viability of the principles of liberalism (PADM, ER) appreciate various perspectives regarding the promotion of liberalism within political and economic systems (PADM, ER, C)

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Knowledge and Understanding 2.11 analyze perspectives on the imposition of the principles of liberalism (Aboriginal experiences, contemporary events) (PADM, ER, TCC) analyze the extent to which modern liberalism is challenged by alternative thought (Aboriginal collective thought, environmentalism, religious perspectives, neo-conservatism, postmodernism extremism) (PADM, ER, LPP) appreciate various perspectives regarding the promotion of liberalism within political and economic systems (PADM, ER, C) explore the extent to which governments should reflect the will of the people (PADM, C) analyze the extent to which liberal democracies reflect illiberal thought and practice (Canada, contemporary examples) (PADM, ER) analyze why the practices of governments may not reflect principles of liberalism (PADM, ER, C)

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Alberta Learning Skills and Processes S.1 S.2 S.3 S.4 develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking develop skills of historical thinking develop skills of geographic thinking demonstrate skills of decision making and problem solving

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demonstrate skills of cooperation, conflict resolution, and consensus building apply the research process demonstrate skills of oral, written, and visual literacy develop skills of media literacy

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Conflicting Ideologies Assignment

20 marks In this section, you considered the impact of ideological conflict on international affairs. Many strategies were employed by both sides as the incompatible ideologies of liberal democracy and communist totalitarianism strove for global domination. In this assignment, you will use your knowledge, imagination, and creativity to construct an ebook to demonstrate the conflicts of the Cold War era. Be sure to review all the readings from this section and the textbook before you complete this assignment. Step One Choose six of the terms below. For each term, select an image that illustrates the key features suggested. You may choose to illustrate the concept symbolically or provide an example. brinkmanship containment deterrence dtente expansionism non-alignment mutually assured destruction liberation movement proxy war domino effect

The image can be your own photo, a photograph from the Internet or a magazine, a cartoon, or a representation that you have constructed. Possible image sources include the following: Flicker Photo Sharing: http://www.flickr.com/ Picasa Photo Sharing: http://picasa.google.com/ United States Library of Congress Digital Collection: http://www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.html Creative Commons Image Search: http://search.creativecommons.org/# Photobucket: http://photobucket.com/

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Step Two After you have chosen your images, Identify the term that goes with each individual image, and explain why you selected it. Your explanation should show your understanding of the term and how it was used during the Cold War. Explain any aspects of the term that the images do not explain. An ebook example is provided. You are to use the ebook web site Mixbooks to create your ebook. Here is a link to Mixbooks Here is a link on to how to do Mixbooks

Step Three: Once you have finished your mixbook, you are to: 1. share the link 2. you must comment on 3 of your classmates ebook

Example An ebook example has been created for you below please view it and use it as a reference for your own work Scoring Rubric
Scoring Criteria: Explanation of Images

Ideas and Support 10 The student provides thoughtful ideas and thorough
explanations support is specific, relevant, and accurate demonstrates a confident and perceptive understanding of the assigned task

Communication of Ideas 5 The student writes fluently with effective

organization uses vocabulary that is precise, accurate, and effective controls confidently sentence construction, grammar, and mechanics

Quality of Visual Presentation 5 The student chooses visuals that are

purposeful and compelling makes highly effective use of the medium

Excellent

provides meaningful ideas and appropriate Proficient

explanations uses support that is relevant and appropriate but may contain minor errors demonstrates a proficient and clear understanding of the assigned task

writes and organizes proficiently uses vocabulary that is specific,

accurate, and appropriate controls proficiently sentence construction, grammar, and mechanics functionally

chooses visuals that are

convincing and meaningful makes effective use of the medium

Satisfactory

provides straightforward ideas and general

explanations

writes generally clearly and organizes chooses visuals that are

credible and conventional

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uses support that is relevant but general and

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uses the medium
adequately

uses vocabulary that is appropriate /or incompletely developed and generally accurate but not specific demonstrates an acceptable understanding of the assigned task controls satisfactorily sentence construction, grammar, and mechanics; minor errors do not interfere seriously with communication provides ideas and/or explanations that are Limited
limited and over-generalized uses support that is superficial and may not always be relevant demonstrates a limited understanding of the assigned task

writes unevenly and /or incompletely chooses incomplete or inadequate visuals uses vocabulary that is general and/or imprecise and/or inappropriate Ineffective use of the medium controls falteringly sentence
construction, grammar, and mechanics

provides ideas and/or explanations that are Poor

writes unclearly and without chooses irrelevant, minimal and/or tangential organization confused, or inaccurate visuals uses support that, if present, is superficial, uses vocabulary that is ineffective and incomplete, and/or marginally relevant frequently incorrect uses the medium unsuccessfully demonstrates a minimal understanding of the lacks control of sentence construction, assigned task grammar, and mechanics