I. Introduction to History (January)
Topic : Students will discuss the nature
of history and its significance in fostering an understanding of our
contemporary world. Students will
establish their class as a social organization.
II. Current Affairs (whole semester; daily discussion,)
Topic:
Students will discuss current events which arise and analyze the significance of those events as they pertain to society.
III. Unit 1 - Political Decision Making (February-March : 5 weeks)
Topic: Students will examine the problems
faced by Britain and France as society
attempts to
move from an absolutist political organization to one based on principles of
equality and liberty.
Major Assignments: Enlightenment
Philosophers, French Revolution Editorial
Unit Tests: British Revolutions;
Enlightenment and American Revolution,
French Revolutions
Topic: Students will study the
development of economic infrastructures that made the
industrial
revolution possible. The unit examines
how British society evolved in the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as it went through
the industrialization process.
Unit Test: Industrial Revolution,
Economic Reforms
V. Unit 3 - Ideology and the Decision Making
Process (April-May:
4 weeks)
Topic: Students will
identity the ideological struggles between and among the
social classes as
industrializing societies attempt to reconcile competing interests. Students will examine the major political
ideologies (liberalism, (conservatism, socialism and nationalism) that were developed in the nineteenth century
in an attempt to accommodate different viewpoints.
Major Assignments: Form a political party and create a political
platform.
Unit Test: Ideology, Forces of
Nationalism
Topic: Students will discover that Western
technological societies had a major impact on the rest of the world in the late
nineteenth century. Students will look
at the various ways societies were forced to deal with a new culture and the
impact that imperialism had on the European world.
Major Assignment: Reading Assignment;
Imperialism Simulation
Unit Test: Imperialism
Topic: Students will
analyze the decisions made by the nations of Europe prior to World War I which ultimately caused the war. Students will examine the relations between
European countries prior to World War I
in order to gain some understanding of international relations.
Major Assignment: Pre World War I
International Diplomacy Simulation
Primary Text: World History: Patterns of Civilization; Alberta Edition
Text Worksheets - Teacher’s Resource Book
Supplemental Texts: A World History: Vol II. The Modern World
World History: Perspectives on the Past
History of the World
Social Studies and History 10 Curriculum Guide and Teacher’s Activity Guide
Various Activity Resources (simulations, adventures, reading guides)
Various Authentic Materials (news media, documents)
Videos – various sources
Evaluation
Outline:
28%
Unit 1 20% Daily
(Class Assignments, Daily Activities, blog)35% Major Assignments (Essay, Projects, Simulations, postings)
45% Exams (Unit tests, quizzes, etc)
18%
Unit 2 20% Daily
(Class Assignments, Daily Activities, blog)
35% Major Assignments (Essay, Projects,
Simulations, postings)45% Exams (Unit tests, quizzes, etc)
18%
Unit 3 20% Daily
(Class Assignments, Daily Activities, blog)
40% Major Assignments (Essay, Projects,
Simulations, postings)40% Exams (Unit tests, quizzes, etc)
10% Unit 4 30% Daily (Class Assignments, Daily Activities, blog)
30% Major Assignments (Essay, Projects, Simulations, postings)
40% Exams (Unit tests, quizzes, etc)
6%
Unit 5 30% Daily
(Class Assignments, Daily Activities, blog)
70% Major Assignments (Essay, Projects,
Simulations, postings)20% Final Exam
Please
feel free to contact the teacher at feeley.joanne@prairiesouth.ca
or by phoning 642-3319 (school) or 642-3332 (home – before 10pm please).
