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The Horrors of Ultranationalism

  • To what extent are ultranationalist actions and policies a root cause of genocide?
  • Create a visual representation explaining the roots, effects and aftermath of an ultranationalist event that resulted in genocide.

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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Curriculum Outcomes Addressed: 20-1

Specific Outcome 2.2 - Students will appreciate that the pursuit of national interest has positive and negative consequences (TCC, GC, PADM)
Specific Outcome 2.7 - Students will analyze nationalism and ultranationalism during times of conflict (causes of the First and Second World Wars, examples of nationalism and ultranationalism from the First and Second World Wars, ultranationalism in Japan, interments in Canada, conscription crises) (PADM, TCC, GC, LPP)
Specific Outcome 2.8 - Students will analyze ultranationalism as a cause of genocide (the Holocaust, 1932–1933 famine in Ukraine, contemporary examples) (TCC, PADM, GC)
Specific Outcome S.1.1 - Students will evaluate ideas and information from multiple sources
Specific Outcome S.1.6 - Students will synthesize information from contemporary and historical issues to develop an informed position
Specific Outcome S.2.1 - Students will analyze multiple historical and contemporary perspectives within and across cultures
Specific Outcome S.2.2 - Students will analyze connections among patterns of historical change by identifying cause and effect relationships
Specific Outcome S.2.4 - Students will evaluate the impact of significant historical periods and patterns of change on the contemporary world
Specific Outcome S.2.5 - Students will discern historical facts from historical interpretations through an examination of multiple sources
Specific Outcome S.2.8 - Students will demonstrate an understanding of how changes in technology can benefit or harm society— in the context of the present, the future and various historical time periods
Specific Outcome S.4.2 - Students will develop inquiry strategies to make decisions and solve problems
Specific Outcome S.5.4 - Students will demonstrate leadership during discussions and group work
Specific Outcome S.5.5 - Students will respect the points of view and perspectives of others
Specific Outcome S.7.3 - Students will draw pertinent conclusions based on evidence derived from research
Specific Outcome S.7.4 - Students will demonstrate proficiency in the use of research tools and strategies to investigate issues
Specific Outcome S.7.5 - Students will consult a wide variety of sources, including oral histories, that reflect varied perspectives on particular issues
Specific Outcome S.7.6 - Students will integrate and synthesize argumentation and evidence to provide an informed opinion on a research question or an issue of inquiry
Specific Outcome S.7.7 - Students will develop, refine and apply questions to address an issue
Specific Outcome S.7.8 - Students will select and analyze relevant information when conducting research
Specific Outcome S.7.9 - Students will plan and perform complex searches, using digital sources
Specific Outcome S.7.12 - Students will record relevant data for acknowledging sources of information, and cite sources correctly
Specific Outcome S.7.13 - Students will respect ownership and integrity of information
Specific Outcome S.8.1 - Students will communicate effectively to express a point of view in a variety of situations
Specific Outcome S.8.2 - Students will use skills of formal and informal discussion and/or debate to persuasively express informed viewpoints on an issue
Specific Outcome S.8.3 - Students will ask respectful and relevant questions of others to clarify viewpoints
Specific Outcome S.8.5 - Students will use a variety of oral, visual and print sources to present informed positions on issues
Specific Outcome S.8.6 - Students will apply information technologies for context (situation, audience and purpose) to extend and communicate understanding of complex issues
Specific Outcome S.8.7 - Students will use appropriate presentation software to demonstrate personal understandings
Specific Outcome S.8.8 - Students will compose, revise and edit text
Specific Outcome S.8.9 - Students will apply general principles of graphic layout and design to a document in process
Specific Outcome S.8.11 - Students will apply principles of graphic design to enhance meaning and engage audiences
Specific Outcome S.9.5 - Students will demonstrate discriminatory selection of electronically accessed information that is relevant to a particular topic

Curriculum Outcomes Addressed: 20-2

Specific Outcome 2.2 - Students will appreciate that the pursuit of national interest has positive and negative consequences (TCC)
Specific Outcome 2.8 - Students will analyze nationalism and ultranationalism during times of conflict (causes of the First and Second World Wars, examples of nationalism and ultranationalism from the First and Second World Wars, internments in Canada, conscription crises) (PADM, TCC, GC, LPP)
Specific Outcome 2.9 - Students will examine ultranationalism as a cause of genocide (the Holocaust, 1932–33 famine in Ukraine, contemporary examples) (TCC, PADM, GC)
Specific Outcome S.1.1 - Students will analyze ideas and information from multiple sources
Specific Outcome S.2.1 - Students will understand diverse historical and contemporary perspectives within and across cultures
Specific Outcome S.2.2 - Students will analyze connections among patterns of historical change by identifying cause and effect  relationships
Specific Outcome S.2.4 - Students will identify and describe the impact of significant historical periods and patterns of change on society today
Specific Outcome S.2.5 - Students will understand the difference between historical facts and historical interpretations
Specific Outcome S.2.8 - Students will describe how changes in technology can benefit or harm society
Specific Outcome S.4.2 - Students will use inquiry processes to make decisions and solve problems
Specific Outcome S.5.4 - Students will consider the points of view and perspectives of others
Specific Outcome S.5.6 - Students will demonstrate cooperativeness in groups to solve problems
Specific Outcome S.7.2 - Students will develop conclusions based on evidence gathered through research of a wide variety of sources
Specific Outcome S.7.3 - Students will use research tools and methods to investigate issues
Specific Outcome S.7.4 - Students will consult a wide variety of sources, including oral histories, that reflect varied perspectives on particular issues
Specific Outcome S.7.5 - Students will revise questions on an issue as new information becomes available
Specific Outcome S.7.6 - Students will select relevant information when conducting research
Specific Outcome S.7.7 - Students will cite sources correctly to respect the ownership and integrity of information
Specific Outcome S.7.9 - Students will plan and perform searches using digital sources
Specific Outcome S.8.1 - Students will communicate effectively in a variety of situations
Specific Outcome S.8.2 - Students will engage in respectful discussion
Specific Outcome S.8.3 - Students will use a variety of oral, visual and print sources to present informed positions on issues
Specific Outcome S.8.6 - Students will use technology to compose, revise and edit text
Specific Outcome S.8.7 - Students will employ technologies to adapt information for context (situation, audience and purpose)
Specific Outcome S.9.5 - Students will demonstrate discriminatory selection of electronically accessed information
C Citizenship
ER Economics and Resources
CC Culture and Community
I Identity
LPP The Land: Places and People
GC Global Connections
TCC Time, Continuity and Change
PADM Power, Authority, and Decision Making
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