SS11 EXPLORATIONS AT A GLANCE This course is designed so as to introduce students to a range of course and academic offerings that include: 20 th Century World History, Polics, Law & Government, Human Geography, and World Religions. Students will hone skills in wring & communicaon with a parcular focus on crical & creave thinking. Broad Focus Quesons (Learning Outcomes) 1. How does the polical spectrum work? 2. What are our power structures (including Constuons) and how do these affect the kind of society we live in? 2. What is the purpose of a system (rule?) of law? 3. How can Canadians make change at different levels of government, and what needs changing? 4. How are federal and provincial (and other) governments formed in Canada & the USA? 5. What role do mainstream and social media play in my understanding of polical debate and discourse in Canada/USA? Assessment Summary Assignment #1: Media Analysis Assignment #2: Polical Pares Webquest Assignment #3: Operaons of Government Assignment #4: Charter of Rights and Freedoms Essay #1: Polics & Gov’t Review Quiz #1: Polics, Government & Law Broad Focus Quesons (Learning Outcomes) 1. Populaon Issues – Are there limits to growth? 2.How does Canada compare with developing countries in terms of living standards, poverty, and human development? 3. What are nature of the environmental challenges facing Canadians, especially global warming, ozone layer depleon, and water supply? 4. What are some ways to address local and global issues like regional disparity, urban sprawl, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and sustainable development? Assessment Summary Assignment #5: Populaon Concepts & Issues Assignment #6: Demographic Studies Project Assignment #7: Environmental Issues Assessment Quiz #2: Human Geography and Enviro Issues Broad Focus Quesons (Learning Outcomes) 1. To what extent does Marx’s vision of revoluon apply to Tsarist Russia? Leninism? Stalinism? The Chinese Revoluons of Mao and Deng? 2. What role has naonalism had in disrupng the peace and incing conflict during the 20 th Century? 3. To what extent was colonialism responsible for the social, economic and polical problems in the developing world? 4. How does a postwar World become a ‘bipolar world?’ And how successful was US policy of containment? In Americas? Europe? Asia? Assessment Summary Assignment #8: Evaluang the Treaty of Versailles Assignment #9: Rise of Nazism Quiz #3 – Fascism Quiz Assignment #10: Russian Revoluon Timeline Essay #2: Stalin – One Pager Quiz #4: Russia in Revoluon Assignment #9: WWII Turning Points Quiz #5:WII (Europe & Pacific Theatres) Assignment #9: Genocide Case Study Assignment #10: Holocaust Project Broad Focus Quesons (Learning Outcomes) 1. What constutes a religion? 2. What are the primary religions of the world and their defining beliefs and pracces? 3. How can religions unify or bring conflict to a community? 4. Why have communies used religion to create conflict? Does religion create more cooperaon or conflict? Assessment Summary Assignment #11: Origin Stories Assignment #12: 5 (or 6?) Major Religions Assignment #13: Religious Conflict Inquiry Quiz #6: Religious Studies Summave (Open Book) Broad Focus Quesons (Learning Outcomes) Broad Focus Quesons (Learning Outcomes) 1. What’s your (family) story? From where do (you/ ancestors) originate? How about cultural tradions? 2. Are values, goals, expectaons actually ed to generaons or are they the result of individual families and their circumstances? 3. What connecons can I make between the stories that stand out as I conduct heritage research? 4. How much were the lives of my family affected by events, movements, leaders (et al) of their me? Assessment Summary Assessment #1: Proposal & Essenal Queson Assessment #2: Primary Evidence & Interview Assessment #3: Significance & Making Connecons Assessment #4: Submission & Presentaon Course Evaluaon Parcipaon 10% Assignments, Projects, Essays 45% Quizzes 25% Heritage Inquiry (Final***) 20% UNIT I: POLITICS, GOVERNMENT & LAW Comparave Studies in Polics, Gov’t & Law UNIT IV: RELIGIOUS STUDIES Chrisanity/Islam/Judaism/Hinduism/Buddhism UNIT V: HERITAGE INQUIRY Stories of Significance From the Past UNIT II: HUMAN GEORGRAPHY Demographics/Standards of Living/ UNIT III: 20 TH CENTURY WORLD HISTORY Revoluon/Naonalism/War/Genocide
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SS11 EXPLORATIONS AT A GLANCEThis course is designed so as to introduce students to a range of course and academic offerings that include: 20th Century World History, Politics, Law & Government, Human Geography, and World Religions. Students will hone skills in writing & communication with a particular focus on critical & creative thinking.
Broad Focus Questions (Learning Outcomes)1. How does the political spectrum work? 2. What are our power structures (including Constitutions) and how do these affect the kind of society we live in?2. What is the purpose of a system (rule?) of law?3. How can Canadians make change at different levels of government, and what needs changing? 4. How are federal and provincial (and other) governments formed in Canada & the USA?5. What role do mainstream and social media play in my understanding of political debate and discourse in Canada/USA?
Assessment SummaryAssignment #1: Media Analysis Assignment #2: Political Parties WebquestAssignment #3: Operations of Government Assignment #4: Charter of Rights and FreedomsEssay #1: Politics & Gov’t Review Quiz #1: Politics, Government & Law
Broad Focus Questions (Learning Outcomes) 1. Population Issues – Are there limits to growth?2.How does Canada compare with developing countries in terms of living standards, poverty, and human development?
3. What are nature of the environmental challenges facing Canadians, especially global warming, ozone layer depletion, and water supply?4. What are some ways to address local and global issues like regional disparity, urban sprawl, the HIV/AIDS crisis, and sustainable development?
Assessment SummaryAssignment #5: Population Concepts & IssuesAssignment #6: Demographic Studies ProjectAssignment #7: Environmental Issues AssessmentQuiz #2: Human Geography and Enviro Issues
Broad Focus Questions (Learning Outcomes)1. To what extent does Marx’s vision of revolution apply to Tsarist Russia? Leninism? Stalinism? The Chinese Revolutions of Mao and Deng?2. What role has nationalism had in disrupting the peace and inciting conflict during the 20th Century?3. To what extent was colonialism responsible for the social, economic and political problems in the developing world?4. How does a postwar World become a ‘bipolar world?’ And how successful was US policy of containment? In Americas? Europe? Asia?
Assessment SummaryAssignment #8: Evaluating the Treaty of VersaillesAssignment #9: Rise of Nazism Quiz #3 – Fascism QuizAssignment #10: Russian Revolution Timeline Essay #2: Stalin – One PagerQuiz #4: Russia in RevolutionAssignment #9: WWII Turning PointsQuiz #5:WII (Europe & Pacific Theatres) Assignment #9: Genocide Case StudyAssignment #10: Holocaust Project
Broad Focus Questions (Learning Outcomes) 1. What constitutes a religion?2. What are the primary religions of the world and their defining beliefs and practices?3. How can religions unify or bring conflict to a community?4. Why have communities used religion to create conflict? Does religion create more cooperation or conflict? Assessment SummaryAssignment #11: Origin StoriesAssignment #12: 5 (or 6?) Major Religions Assignment #13: Religious Conflict InquiryQuiz #6: Religious Studies Summative (Open Book)
Broad Focus Questions (Learning Outcomes)Broad Focus Questions (Learning Outcomes) 1. What’s your (family) story? From where do (you/ ancestors) originate? How about cultural traditions?2. Are values, goals, expectations actually tied to generations or are they the result of individual families and their circumstances?3. What connections can I make between the stories that stand out as I conduct heritage research?4. How much were the lives of my family affected by events, movements, leaders (et al) of their time?
Assessment SummaryAssessment #1: Proposal & Essential Question Assessment #2: Primary Evidence & InterviewAssessment #3: Significance & Making ConnectionsAssessment #4: Submission & Presentation
Course EvaluationParticipation 10%Assignments, Projects, Essays 45%Quizzes 25%Heritage Inquiry (Final***) 20%
UNIT I: POLITICS, GOVERNMENT & LAWComparative Studies in Politics, Gov’t & Law
UNIT II: HUMAN GEORGRAPHYDemographics/Standards of Living/
UNIT IV: RELIGIOUS STUDIESChristianity/Islam/Judaism/Hinduism/Buddhism
UNIT V: HERITAGE INQUIRY Stories of Significance From the Past
UNIT III: 20TH CENTURY WORLD HISTORYRevolution/Nationalism/War/Genocide
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