Gibraltar Leadership Academy
Grade: 12
Analysing Current Economic Issues (CIA4U)
Assessment of Learning
Current Issues Assignment
This assignment is worth 10% of your overall grade. Please follow the instructions given
below. Rubric is attached
Knowledge/ Thinking/Inquiry Communication Application TOTAL
Understanding
8 12 8 12 40
Overall Expectation:
A.ECONOMIC INQUIRY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A1.Economic Inquiry: use the economic inquiry process and the concepts of economic
thinking when investigating current Canadian and international economic issues;
A2.Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills developed through
economic investigation, and identify various careers in which a background in economics
might be an asset
Assignment Expectations
Find an article that pertains to some area of economics
Criteria for article selection:
The article should relate to some economic, financial, international or socially relevant
issue in economics.
The article must be current (within 2 months of your presentation).
The article must be a minimum of 500 words in length (1 – 2 pages)
Possible creditable sources include The Globe and Mail, Business Week, Financial Post,
Toronto Star, National Post, Economist
PowerPoint presentation:
Presentation of Article
Allocation: 5 minutes/8-9 Slides/2 discussion questions to be included
Title Slide
o Title of article
o Your name (first and last)
1
Grade: 12
Analysing Current Economic Issues (CIA4U)
Assessment of Learning
Current Issues Assignment
This assignment is worth 10% of your overall grade. Please follow the instructions given
below. Rubric is attached
Knowledge/ Thinking/Inquiry Communication Application TOTAL
Understanding
8 12 8 12 40
Overall Expectation:
A.ECONOMIC INQUIRY AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT
A1.Economic Inquiry: use the economic inquiry process and the concepts of economic
thinking when investigating current Canadian and international economic issues;
A2.Developing Transferable Skills: apply in everyday contexts skills developed through
economic investigation, and identify various careers in which a background in economics
might be an asset
Assignment Expectations
Find an article that pertains to some area of economics
Criteria for article selection:
The article should relate to some economic, financial, international or socially relevant
issue in economics.
The article must be current (within 2 months of your presentation).
The article must be a minimum of 500 words in length (1 – 2 pages)
Possible creditable sources include The Globe and Mail, Business Week, Financial Post,
Toronto Star, National Post, Economist
PowerPoint presentation:
Presentation of Article
Allocation: 5 minutes/8-9 Slides/2 discussion questions to be included
Title Slide
o Title of article
o Your name (first and last)
1
