Social Studies 9 Course Details
Teacher
Rachel Morris
Prerequisite
It is recommended that students complete Social Studies 8.
Description
The course consists of four modules:
Module 1: Geography and Environment
Module 2: Exploration and Settlement in North America
Module 3: The Struggle for Rights
Module 4: Conflict in North America
Type
Credit
0
Deposit
150.00
Delivery
Student-paced
Students can correspond in writing with the course marker through the submission sheets with each assignment.
Students will communicate with the teacher/advisor to get any needed support.
Summary
4 print modules (17 send-in assignments)
4 module tests, 1.5 hours each
Evaluation
40% Coursework
60% Tests
Support
Limited tutorial support by appointment at SIDES
Materials
Crossroads: A Meeting of Nations
The Canadian Oxford School Atlas
SS9 Explorations CD
Requirements
Print-based: none
More Info
Module 1: Geography and Environment
Section 1: Family History
Section 2: A Snapshot of Europe in the 16th Century
Section 3: Mapping Skills, The Land and the People
Section 4: First Nations in North America
Section 5: First Nations Project
Module 1 test covers the work of Module 1
Module 2: Exploration and Settlement in North America
Section 1: The Explorers
Section 2: Colonization
Section 3: Life in New France
Section 4: Fish and Furs
Module 2 test covers the work of Module 2
Module 3: The Struggle for Rights
Section1: Civil War in Britain
Section 2: The American Revolution
Section 3: The French Revolution
Section 4: Changing Nature of Society
Module 3 test covers the work of Module 3
iConflict in North America
Section 1: Who's Land is it, Anyway?
Section 2: Acadia
Section 3: Defeat of New France
Section 4: War of 1812 and the Birth of Canadian Nationalism
Module 4 test covers the work of Module 4