| Curricular Competency |
Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions |
Genocide Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions |
Elaboration: Key skills:Draw conclusions about a problem, an issue, or a topic.Assess and defend a variety of positions on a problem, an issue, or a topic.Demonstrate leadership by planning, implementing, and assessing strategies to address a problem or an issue.Identify and clarify a problem or issue.Evaluate and organize collected data (e.g., in outlines, summaries, notes, timelines, charts).Interpret information and data from a variety of maps, graphs, and tables.Interpret and present data in a variety of forms (e.g., oral, written, and graphic).Accurately cite sources.Construct graphs, tables, and maps to communicate ideas and information, demonstrating appropriate use of grids, scales, legends, and contours. |
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| Big Ideas |
Rapid industrialization, urbanization, and economic growth in Asia in the late 20th century have created complex environmental challenges. |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Ethnic, regional, and national identities, shaped in part by geography and migration, exert significant political and cultural influence in Asia. |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Colonialism, imperialism, and resource disparity have been the primary reasons for conflict and movement of peoples in Asia. |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
The breadth and diversity of Asia’s physical and human resources have contributed to the development of distinct and disparate political, cultural, and economic regions in the late 20th century. |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
local, regional, and national identities |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: local, regional, and national identities |
Elaboration: Sample topics:India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh after the British Rajlinguistic groupsChinaVietnam and French influences |
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| Content |
local, regional, and global conflict and co-operation |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: local, regional, and global conflict and co-operation |
Elaboration: Sample topics:impact of colonialism in South, East, and Southeast AsiaChinese RevolutionIndian independence movementWorld War II in the PacificIndia–Pakistan partitioncreation of BangladeshKorean WarVietnam WarSri Lankan ethnic conflict and civil war |
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| Content |
social and political movements, including human rights initiatives |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: social and political movements, including human rights initiatives |
Elaboration: Sample topics:aging populations in Japan and Koreacaste system in Indiarise in economic inequality and youth unemploymenthuman rights issues (e.g., Rohingya, Uighurs, Tibet, North Korea; gender discrimination; honour killings) contemporary social and political movements, including indigenous rights (e.g., Umbrella Protests in Hong Kong)Southeast Asia’s modern statehood and multi-ethnic, multi-faith, multilingual populationsEuropean and US colonization, and national liberation movements |
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| Content |
development, structure, and function of political and social institutions |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: development, structure, and function of political and social institutions |
Elaboration: Sample topics:rise of contemporary nation-statesChina (e.g., Chinese communism under Mao versus under Deng versus today)VietnamIndiaideologieshealth systemseducation systems |
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| Content |
industrialization, globalization, economic systems, and distribution of wealth |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: industrialization, globalization, economic systems, and distribution of wealth |
Elaboration: Sample topics:growth, poverty, and inequalitydifferent standards of living and economic activities in Asian countries and regionspros and cons of foreign trade and investment in Asia and with Asiaenvironmental sustainability and economic growthlabour conditions and economic developmentexport-led growth modelsrapid post-war economic growth and development in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwanrole of the state in economic developmentuneven development, urbanization, and growing inequality within and between countries (e.g., the move from rural to urban centres in China and Bangladesh) |
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| Content |
demography, migration, urbanization, and environmental issues |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: demography, migration, urbanization, and environmental issues |
Elaboration: Sample topics:migration within and away from Asiapopulation growth and declineurbanization and the rise of megacitiesrole of the state and markets in affecting migration patternsimpact of climate change on livelihoodstandards of living (rural versus urban, and between regions and countries) |
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| Content |
resource distribution and physiographic features |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: resource distribution and physiographic features |
Elaboration: Sample topics:defining “Asia”geographic features, population density, climates, and environments of Asianatural borders, resource distribution, and impact of climate and physiographic features on trade, migration, and economies in Asia |
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| Curricular Competency |
Make reasoned ethical judgments about actions in the past and present (ethical judgment) |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Make reasoned ethical judgments about actions in the past and present |
Elaboration: Key questions:What is the difference between implicit and explicit values?Why should we consider the historical, political, and social context when making ethical judgments?Should people of today have any responsibility for actions taken in the past?Can people of the past be celebrated for great achievements if they have also done things considered unethical today? Sample activities:Assess the responsibility of historical figures for an important event. Assess how much responsibility should be assigned to different people, and evaluate whether their actions were justified given the historical context.Examine various media sources on a topic and assess how much of the language contains implicit and explicit moral judgments. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explain different perspectives on past or present people, locations, issues, or events by considering prevailing norms, values, worldviews, and beliefs (perspective) |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Explain different perspectives on past or present people, locations, issues, or events by considering prevailing norms, values, worldviews, and beliefs |
Elaboration: Key questions:What sources of information can people today use to try to understand what people in different times and places believed?How much can we generalize about values and beliefs in a given society or time period?Is it fair to judge people of the past using modern values?Sample activity:Explain how the beliefs of people on different sides of the same issue influence their opinions. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Assess how prevailing conditions and the actions of individuals or groups affect events, decisions, or developments (cause and consequence) |
Asian Studies 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Assess how prevailing conditions and the actions of individuals or groups affect events, decisions, or developments |
Elaboration: Key questions:What is the role of chance in particular events, decisions, or developments?Are there events with positive long-term consequences but negative short-term consequences, or vice versa?Sample activities:Assess whether the results of a particular action were intended or unintended consequences.Evaluate the most important causes or consequences of various events, decisions, or developments. |
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