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Alberta · Grade 11 · Social 20-1

Social Studies 20-1: Perspectives on Nationalism

Key issue: To what extent should we embrace nationalism?

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

RI1To what extent should nation be the foundation of identity?

Nation, nationalism and identity

RI2To what extent should national interest be pursued?

Nationalism, conflict and ultranationalism, including the World Wars and genocide

RI3To what extent should internationalism be pursued?

Internationalism, foreign policy and international organizations

RI4To what extent should individuals and groups in Canada embrace a national identity?

Canadian national unity, Québec and Indigenous perspectives