A Right to Privacy
Duration:
2 period(s)
Suggested level:
Secondary 3, 4, 5
Subject:
Ethics and Religious Culture, English Language Arts, Law
Description
This activity gets students thinking about why privacy rights are protected. Learning tools include three real court decisions, discussion questions, a simulated negotiation session and a writing exercise. Students are called on to take a position on how privacy rights are defined in Canada.
Educational objectives
- To learn more about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, privacy rights and their application in school
- To learn about how judges reach decisions
- To learn to effectively express an opinion during a discussion
- To practise writing an article or personal reflection
Subjects and subject-specific competencies
- Ethics and Religious Culture:
- Competency 1: Freedom, justice
- Competency 3: Engages in dialogue
- English Language Arts:
- (Option A) Competency 2: Represents her/his literacy in different media
- (Option B) Competency 1: Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn
Duration
2 periods
Connections with other subjects
- History of Quebec and Canada:
- Societal choices in contemporary Quebec (Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982)
Broad areas of learning
- Media Literacy: Knowledge of and respect for individual and collective rights and responsibilities regarding the different media
- Health and Well-Being: Self-awareness and awareness of his/her basic needs
Cross-curricular competencies
- Uses information: Gathers information and puts it to use
- Exercises critical judgment: Forms and expresses his/her opinion
- Communicates appropriately
Related content
External pedagogical tools
- Pedagogical resources provided by MediaSmart
- Équijustice (association of Quebec’s alternative justice organizations): several mediation tools and services (French only)
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada : resources for teachers
- Cliquer Justice: video on privacy rights (French only)
External resources
- Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada: R. v. Patrick
- Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada: R. v. A.M.
- Decision of Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice: Leduc v. Roman
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