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Alberta · Grade 10 · Social 10-1

Social Studies 10-1: Perspectives on Globalization

Key issue: To what extent should we embrace globalization?

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

RI1To what extent should globalization shape identity?

Globalization and identity, language and culture

RI2To what extent should contemporary society respond to the legacies of historical globalization?

Imperialism, colonialism and their legacies, including for Indigenous peoples

RI3To what extent does globalization contribute to sustainable prosperity for all people?

Economic globalization, trade, sustainability and human rights

RI4To what extent should I, as a citizen, respond to globalization?

Citizenship and responses to globalization