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Bicentennial Junior High School • Room 8 • Mr. Waugh SIDE A: ANATOMICAL COMPOSITE CANVAS

The Head-to-Toe Citizen Canvas

Citizenship 9 • Unit 1: Engaged Citizenship • Composite Diagnostic & Character Map
Student Name:
Section:
Date:
The Civic Question: "Who is the citizen I'd like to meet?" Brainstorm the qualities of an active, engaged citizen. In the 8 surrounding boxes, write your thoughts on the guided handwriting lines. In the center figure, sketch symbols directly onto the silhouette (e.g., magnifying glass, megaphone, binoculars, compass, heavy boots, warm heart).
🧠 1. Head / Mind [Critical Inquiry]
What critical questions does an informed citizen ask? What knowledge or evidence do they seek out?
👁️ 2. Eyes / Sight [Observation]
What community needs, environmental issues, or systemic unfairness in Dartmouth/HRM do they notice?
👂 3. Ears / Listening [Empathy & Elders]
Whose lived experiences and quieter voices (elders, newcomers, marginalized peers) do they listen to?
🗣️ 4. Mouth / Voice [Advocacy]
How do they use their voice to advocate constructively, disagree with respect, and speak up for others?
✏️ DRAW & LABEL ON THE BODY:
Illustrate civic symbols directly onto the silhouette!
"Every citizen is shaped by what they notice, what they value, and where they stand."
❤️ 5. Heart / Values [Moral Compass]
What core values, principles of equity, and compassion guide how they treat others?
⚡ 6. Backbone [Moral Courage]
How do they show backbone when it is difficult, unpopular, or when facing peer pressure?
🤝 7. Hands / Action [Practical Service]
What tangible contributions, teamwork, volunteering, or community projects do they build?
👟 8. Feet / Foundation [Showing Up]
Where do they stand, walk, and show up? What ancestral/community roots ground them?
My Existing Strength (Day 1 Self-Assessment)
Which ONE quality above do you already bring into Room 8 as a citizen?
Citizenship 9 • Framework Analysis & Portfolio Ledger SIDE B: CIVIC TYPOLOGY & JUNE BOOKEND (KEEP IN BINDER)

Three Kinds of Citizens & Critical Inquiry

Curriculum Indicator 1 • Personal Stance & Year-End Longitudinal Portfolio
PERMANENT PORTFOLIO RECORD
1. The Civic Typology: Three Models of Engagement WESTHEIMER & KAHNE MODEL
1. Personally Responsible
Acts responsibly in their community.

Obeys laws, pays taxes, recycles, donates canned food, picks up litter, votes.

"I pick up trash when I see it."
2. Participatory Citizen
Active leader within organizations.

Organizes the food drive, coordinates the community cleanup, runs student council.

"I coordinate the volunteer teams."
3. Justice-Oriented
Critically assesses systemic root causes.

Asks why people are hungry, challenges policy gaps, advocates for systemic fairness.

"Why is there food waste & poverty?"
Typology Analysis: In your opinion, which of these three approaches does Bicentennial Jr High or Dartmouth need most right now, and why?
2. Moral Courage in Junior High (The Backbone Check) REAL-WORLD APPLICATION
What makes it hardest for a Grade 9 student to use their Voice or show Backbone when they witness unfairness, bullying, or exclusion? What is one practical thing that helps a student take that risk?
3. Longitudinal Portfolio Bookend (Day 1 → Class 90) DO NOT LOSE • STORE IN ROOM 8 BINDER
🍁 Day 1 Goal (September) COMPLETE TODAY
Name one specific civic skill (from Head to Toe) you commit to developing during Term 1:
☀️ Class 90 Bookend (June) LEAVE BLANK FOR JUNE
[To be completed when Mr. Waugh returns this docket in June] How has your definition of citizenship transformed?
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