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Canada: History Identity and Culture (CHI4U)

The following course Canada: History Identity and Culture is designed for an alternative secondary school setting by educator David Spencer.

Course Code: CHI4U

Course Description: The Canada: History, Identity and Culture course (CHI4U) explores the challenges associated with the formation of a Canadian national identity. Students will examine the social, political, and economic forces that have shaped Canada from the pre-contact period to the present and will investigate the historical roots of contemporary issues from a variety of perspectives. Students will use critical-thinking and communication skills to consider events and ideas in historical context, debate issues of culture and identity, and present their own views.

Achievement Chart

Categories ---Percentage of the Course
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Knowledge and Understanding: 15%

Thinking: 20%

Communication: 15%

Application: 20%

Culminating Unit: 15%

Final Evaluation: 15%

Class #1

• Welcome
• Introductions
• Expectations
• Course Outline
• Unit 1: Canadian History, Identity and Culture

Class #2

• Homework Discussion
• Textbooks Assigned
• Unit 2: Significant Canadian Events, Inventions and Programs

Class #3

• Test on The Map of North America K=__/20
• Unit 3: Culminating Unit (CU) for Canada: History, Identity and Culture explained
• Choose your Culminating Unit (CU) topic

Class #4

• Field Trip to the local public Library to:
  • Learn how to use the Dewey Decimal Classification
  • Introduction to the Library of Congress Classification
  • Research for your Culminating Unit (CU) for Canada: History, Identity and Culture

Class #5

• Oral Quiz # 1 on coursework and library field trip
• Unit 4: Significant Canadian People
• Culminating Unit (CU) for Canada: History, Identity and Culture in class research and writing work period.

Class #6

• Culminating Unit (CU) for Canada: History, Identity and Culture Part One Due
• Unit 5: Canada's First Peoples
• Video "The Oka Crisis of 1990" from Canada A People's History. CBC Television Brampton Library Catalogue #971 Can V 17 (In an uncertain world)

Class #7

• Unit 6: Acadia, The Fall of New France and Canada After the Conquest assigned.
• Test # 1 on Units 1,2,3 (Culminating Unit), 4 and Unit 5
• Culminating Unit (CU) for Canada: History, Identity and Culture in class research and writing work period. Prepare your rough copy to show next class.

Class #8

• Make jot notes on the video "Expulsion : the story of Acadia". CBC Radio-Canada
• Culminating Unit (CU) for Canada: History, Identity and Culture Part Two due today.

Class #9

• Unit 7: Québec, French and English Relations

Class #10

• Unit 3: Culminating Unit (CU) for Canada: History, Identity and Culture final copy is due.
• Unit 8: Canadian Culture and Identity and singing O Canada

Class #11

• Oral Quiz # 2 on CU and coursework
• Unit 9: Canadian Social Issues

Class #12

• Write Test # 2 on Units 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• Unit 10: Canada on the World Stage

Class #13

• In class work and study period. Last day to hand in outstanding work is this Friday June 5 at 2:45 p.m.

Class #14

• Review for the Final Summative Assessment.

Class #15

• Write the Final Summative Assessment.

Class #16

• View your Final Summative Assessment and final mark