UAP

Global Issues Novel Study Unit

Assessments

Lear
ning
Outc
ome
s

Title

R. T 1

Type

Formati
ve

(Formative
/Summativ
e)

R. T 2

Timelin
e
Collecti
on

Journal
1

Journal
2

Journal
3

Blogs

Final
Demo

Formati
ve

Summa
tive

Formati
ve

Formati
ve

Formati
ve

Summa
tive

Summat
ive

Students
will explore
the history
of their
global
issue and
see it
through a
new
perspectiv
e. Will also
look at the
distribution
of power
and how
this
perspectiv
e impacts
the issue
Students
have the
opportunit
y to create
their own
critical
thinking
blog posts
pertaining
to their
issue. This
is not
restricted it
them so it
will
manifest in
many
formats

Students
will explore
global
issues
through
art, music,
and
speeches,
and use
these
formats as
a way to
demonstrat
e their
learning in
answering
the
questions
How are
Literature
and
Empathy
related?

Assess
ment

Catego
ries

ELA:
1.2.1 Consider
new perspectives

Student
will have
the
opportunit
y to
discuss
their global
issues with
classmates
and get the
perspectiv
es of each
other

Student
will have
the
opportunit
y to
discuss
their global
issues with
classmates
and get the
perspectiv
es of each
other

GLO: 2
Comprehend
literature and
other texts in oral,
print, visual, and
multimedia forms,
and respond
personally,
critically, and
creatively.

Students
will be
exploring
their initial
thoughts
on their
novels with
one
another by
answering
and
discussing
the
following
questions:
- Explain
the global
issue(s) of
your novel,
and how it
is being
explored
(think of
the setting
[time,
place], the
plot, etc.).

Students
will be
responding
to their
novels in a
personal
matter as
well as a
group
setting
where they
will answer
the
following
questions:
- How does
the current
setting of
the book
affect its
citizens
quality of
life?
- What are
some
current
events

Can you
make a
compariso
n on the
quality of
life of the
main
character(s
) in your
novel vs. a
citizen
facing the
same issue
today?
How does
this differ
from your
own
quality of
life?

- How is
the issue
affecting
the
character(s
)?
- Explain in
detail.
What
impacts
are these
issues
having on
your
emotions?
- Are there
any other
major
themes
forming?

2.1.1 Discern and

analyze context

revolving
around
your global
issue?
- Does
reading
about an
issue from
someone
else's
perspectiv
e impact
your
empathy
towards it?
Explain

- How does
the current
setting of
the book
affect its
citizens
quality of
life?
- Does
reading
about an
issue from
someone
else's
perspectiv
e impact
your
empathy
towards it?

Students
will need to
breakdown
and
analyze
the context
of
information
they have
researched
in order to
comprehen
d and
determine
the whole
picture of
their issue
and inquire
further

Students
will be
doing free
choice blog
posts
where it is
necessary
for them to
analyze
the context
of the
novel, and
the issue in
order to
make
connection
s and
inquire
further..
This will be
supported
through
lessons

2.1.2 Understand
and interpret
content

Students
will be
creating
blog posts
pertaining
to their
novel and
issue. They
will be
interpretin
g aspects
of the
novel itself
and using
their
understand
ing of the
issue to
critically
explore it

2.3.1 Connect

Students

Students
will be
doing free
choice blog
posts
where it is
necessary
for them to
understand
and be
able to
interpret
the content
of the
novel, and
the issue in
order to
make
connection
s and
inquire
further..
This will be
supported
through
lessons

Students
are
interpretin
g the
content of
their
novels
throughout
the unit,
and using
this
knowledge
as a means
of
demonstrat
ing how
literature
(their
novel, its
content,
and their
interpretati
on) can
provoke
empathy
Through

will do a
final
reflection
on the
novel and
connect
the
text/issue
to
themselves
and
answer the
following
question:
- Through
the
exploration
of a global
issue in a
novel,
what has
this piece
of
literature
taught you
in regards
to
empathy in
general,
and your
ability to
empathize
with
people and
their
situations.
Is there a
distinct
relationshi
p between
these two
things?

self, text, culture

and milieu

4.1 Develop and

present a variety
of print and
nonprint texts

Students
will be
creating
/adding to
a multiissues
based
timeline
where they
will be
creating
text and
pictures to
go along
with the
history of
their
individual
issues

Students
will choose
their
format for
their final
demonstrat
ion of
learning
which
should link
to the
modes of
expression
we
explored
earlier
(speeches,
art, music,
etc.).

Social Studies
Front Matter
Demonstrate a
global
consciousness
with respect to
humanity and
world issues

answering
the final
question,
students
will make
connection
s between
themselves
, the novel,
the global
issue, and
the culture
surroundin
g it all

- What is
the
historical
significanc
e of your
global
issue?
What are

Students
will have
explored
the
Canadian
charter
and the
likeness of

the
impacts of
it still
today?
- Can you
make a
compariso
n on the
quality of
life of the
main
character(s
) in your
novel vs. a
citizen
facing the
same issue
today?
How does
this differ
from your
own
quality of
life?

Understand how
political and
economic
distribution of
power affects
individuals,
communities and
nations

Students
will be
looking
into
different
aspects of
d.o.p
including
examples
they
explored
last year
with the
Aztecs as a
starting
point, and
then see
what the
power
distribution
looks like
in
countries
surroundin
g their
issues

that for
another
country.
Using this
knowledge
& that of
their issues
currently
and
historically
will allow
them to
have a
more broad
global
consciousn
ess
pertaining
to global
issues

Understan
ding this
concept
pertaining
to their
issue will
help them
to decide
on the
rights and
freedoms
that
individuals
everywher
e should
be entitled
to.
- Why do
you think
people's
rights and
freedoms
are not
always
freely
exercised?
- How does
this impact
citizens
around the
world?

Understand how
opportunities and
responsibilities
change in an
increasingly
interdependent
world

By seeing
how the
world has
changed
surroundin
g their
issue,
students
can begin
to see how
different
opportuniti
es and
responsibili

Exploring
world
charters,
events
behind
them, and
creating
their own
allows
students to
see just
how
opportuniti
es have

ties have
changed
throughout
time

Understand
historic and
contemporary
issues, including
controversial
issues from
multiple
perspectives

Students
will get the
perspectiv
es of their
peers
when
discussing
their
novels and
the global
issues
related

Throughout
various
tasks and
lessons,
students
will be
examining
historical
and current
events,
perspectiv
es, etc.
about their
issues from
various
perspectiv
es
including
their peers,
articles,
and other
modes of
expression

changed
for world
citizens

Through
the final
demonstrat
ion of
learning
students
will show
their
understand
ing for
their issue
(historically
&
currently)
which has
been
shaped by
the
investigatio
n of
various
perspectiv
es