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Saskatchewan · Grade 8

Social Studies

Canadian identity and citizenship: the Constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Treaties and the economy

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

INInteractions and Interdependence

The meaning of culture; origins of Canadian cultural diversity; the influence of immigration

DRDynamic Relationships

How land, the Treaty relationship and historical events have shaped Canadian identity

PAPower and Authority

Canadian citizenship; decision-making processes; how laws are made; political engagement

RWResources and Wealth

Canada's consumer-based mixed market economy; personal consumer choices; environmental stewardship