Course

Profile
2021/2022


Understanding Canadian Law, Grade 11, College & University
CLU3M
Credit Value: 1.00
Course Details:

Department: Canadian and World Studies
Teachers: Mr. Laffin,
Revised: January 2022
Based Upon “The Ontario Curriculum: Grades 11 and 12: Canadian and World Studies”

Course Description/Rationale/Overview:


This course explores Canadian law, with a focus on legal issues that are relevant to the lives of people in Canada. You will
gain an understanding of laws relating to rights and freedoms in Canada; our legal system; and family, contract, employment,
law. You will develop legal reasoning skills and will apply the concepts of legal thinking and the legal studies
tort, and criminal

inquiry process when investigating a range of legal issues and formulating and communicating informed opinions about them.



Class Requirements:
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Course/Department Policies:
Assigned Books Students are responsible to be on time each day, prepared to learn with necessary
• Pens and Pencils
• Notebook materials. Each student is responsible for brining their own pens, pencils, books and
laptops. Students should take the initiative to complete assigned homework must be
• Laptop Computer completed in a timely manner. Everest Academy’s Cell Phone Policies must be
followed at all times.
Late or Missed Assignments for Grade 9-12 Students:

Achievement Categories and Weighting • In the professional judgement of the teacher, a penalty of 10% of the earned mark is
assessed for each day that an assignment is late (including for any negotiated
• Knowledge and Understanding: 25%

extension), to a maximum of 25% (i.e. no further penalty after the third day late).

Example: A student hands in an assignment two days late and earns 80%. They are
• Thinking: 25% penalized 25% of the total value of the assignment for a final mark of 75%.
• Communication:
25% • At the teachers’ discretion with reference to Growing Success (2010) page 46, a
• Application: 25% student may be informed that they can no longer submit an assignment if the student
has been given an on-going opportunity to have it completed and submitted.
• Appropriate exceptions to this guideline will be made for students with verified

Final Mark: medical conditions as well as for students with Individual Education Plans who
require extended time for assignment completion.

Course Work: 70%
Final Summative Evaluation: 30%

Media Creation: 20%

Media Presentation: 10% Learning Skills:
• Self Regulation
Course Expectations: • Initiative
• Collaboration

By the end of this course, students will:
• Be able to respond to a variety of texts • Responsibility
• Apply literary criticisms effectively • Independent Work
• Be able to discuss a variety of texts • Organization

 Course Profile
2021/2022


Course Outline: Units of Study and Unit Summative Evaluation:
This course outline is flexible and subject to change.

Unit 1: Introduction To Law in Canada Approx. 15 Hours
Learning Goals - Students Will:
• Demonstrate an understanding the history of law in Canada
• Analyse the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Present an issue in Human Rights in Canada

Task Achievement Chart Due Date

Focus
Introduction to Law Take Home Test - 5% All Categories

Unit 2: Rights and Freedoms Approx. 20 Hours
Learning Goals - Students Will:
• Develop an understanding of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Apply various aspects of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Evaluate Charter of Rights and Freedoms Cases

Task Achievement Chart Due Date
Focus
Case Studies - 5% All Categories
Class Debate - 10% All Categories
Debate Reflection - 5% All Categories

Unit 3: Criminal Law Approx. 35 Hours
Learning Goals - Students Will:
• Demonstrate an understanding of the Criminal Code of Canada/Ontario
• Apply learning through the conducting of mock trials
• Demonstrate an understanding of Case Law

Task Achievement Chart Due Date
Focus
Case Studies #2 - 10% All Categories
Mock Trial Performance - 10% All Categories
Mock Trial Reflection - 5%

Unit 4: Civil Law Approx. 25 Hours
Learning Goals Students Will:
• Demonstrate an understanding of family law
• Apply learning about workplace rights to case studies
Task Achievement Chart Due Date
Focus
Case Studies #3 - 10% All Categories
Law Issue Portfolio Conferences – 10% All Categories

Course Culmination – 15 hours
• Law Issue Portfolio – 20%
• Course Reflection - 10%