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Chapter 3 Summative Assessment:

Task: Create a “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
For Dummies”
DUE DATE:

Purpose: To demonstrate your understanding of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Linked to: I Can statements (Knowledge Outcomes): ❖ How does the Charter protect individual rights and freedoms? ❖ How does the Charter affect law making in Canada? ❖ How does the Charter affect the workplace?

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|You are an expert on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. You have been hired to write an easy-to-use guide of the Charter for all Canadians. The |
|publishers have given you specific requirements for this guide, and you must include the following: |

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|Chapter 1 How does the Charter protect individual rights and freedoms? |
|History behind the Charter |
|Purpose of the Charter |
|Rights and Freedoms: |
|a) Define rights and freedoms |
|b) List and explain, the Canadian citizens’ basic rights and freedoms listed in the charter, and give a real life example for each. |
|c) List the corresponding responsibilities of citizens in order to uphold the charter. |
|Analyze #1: Citizenship is about building a place for yourself and other in society. To what extent does the charter support this goal? |
|Analyze #2: Write and explanation describing how things would be in Canada if we did not have the charter. |
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|Chapter 2 What does the Charter reflect about today’s society compared to the past? |
|Summarize the 5 events from Canada’s history |
|List the consequences that government actions had for the rights of individuals for 2 of the events. |
|Choose 1 of the events and CREATE a CAUSE and EFFECT chart follow the guidelines on page 104 |
|Summarize your conclusion – How do the consequences affect our understanding of the Carter today/ |
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|Chapter 3 How does the Carter affect law making in Canada? |
|3 examples involving Canadians using the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to change the laws. |
|Picture page (poster) Laws have been changed due to Canadians using the Charter that have affected QUIALTY of LIFE. |
|Choose I case study from your examples which you feel had the most IMPACT on quality of life |
|Title indicating which case study you used |
|3-4 visuals |
|Paragraph (min 5 sentences) explaining your choice |
|Neat and balance in design |
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|Chapter 4 How does the Charter affect the workplace |
|List workers legal rights in the workplace. (government sites) |
|Examine 2 issues which people face in the workplace |
|Explain how the charter protects these people |
|Analyze Why do you think decisions on the Charter might vary? |
|Analyze Does this make the Charter more effective of less effective in protection individual rights? |
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|Things to Remember: |
|Table of Contents |
|Bibliography |
|Number your pages |
|Make it neat |
|Be proud of your work! |
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Requirements ❖ Must be a booklet ❖ Index / 4chapters ❖ Must include all bullets from above ❖ Must follow the order above o 1st page: book cover with name and author(s) o 2nd page: Chapter 1 history and purpose o 3rd & 4th pages: rights and freedoms listed and explained, along with the corresponding responsibilities of citizens o 5th page Analysis # 1 o 6th page: Analysis # 2 o 7th & 8th pages Chapter 2 o 9th & 10th pages Chapter 3 o 11th & 12th pages Chapter 4 o Back cover

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Charter of Rights and Freedoms