Activity

A Right to Privacy

Duration: 2 period(s)
Suggested level: Secondary Cycle One
Subject: Culture and Citizenship in Québec, 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

Culture and Citizenship in Québec - Secondary I

Cultural realities and compulsory main concepts: Collective life and public space - Public space and private space.

Compulsory specific concepts, and related topics and examples: Shifting boundaries between the public and private (due especially to the development of digital technology).

  • Competency 2: Reflects on ethical questions:
    • Examines a variety of points of view:
      • Considers points of view and experiences.
      • Compares reference points.
      • Evaluates the reasoning being used.

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

  • Differences Between Civil Trials and Criminal or Penal Trials (video or text)

External pedagogical tools

External resources