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Socials 10: Canada in the 2oth Century
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BIG IDEAS
Global and regional conflicts have been a powerful force in shaping our contemporary world and identities.
The development of political institutions is influenced by economic, social, ideological, and geographic factors.
Worldviews lead to different perspectives and ideas about developments in Canadian society.
Historical and contemporary injustices challenge the narrative and identity of Canada as an inclusive, multicultural society.
Global and regional conflicts have been a powerful force in shaping our contemporary world and identities.
The development of political institutions is influenced by economic, social, ideological, and geographic factors.
Worldviews lead to different perspectives and ideas about developments in Canadian society.
Historical and contemporary injustices challenge the narrative and identity of Canada as an inclusive, multicultural society.
You will demonstrate competency in the following skills:
1. Gathering, analyzing and interpreting information and communicating findings and decisions
2. Assessing the significance of historic information and comparing varying perspectives on historic events
3. Assessing the underlying conditions behind historic actions and analyzing various consequences of such actions
4. Making reasoned ethical judgments about historic actions , and assessing appropriate ways to remember and respond to such actions
1. Gathering, analyzing and interpreting information and communicating findings and decisions
2. Assessing the significance of historic information and comparing varying perspectives on historic events
3. Assessing the underlying conditions behind historic actions and analyzing various consequences of such actions
4. Making reasoned ethical judgments about historic actions , and assessing appropriate ways to remember and respond to such actions
Section I: Canadian Autonomy and Nationhood
Unit 1: The Start of the Century: British Canada and the End of the Empires
Lesson 1: The British Empire and Canada (1900-1914)
Lesson 2: WWI -Reasons and Consequences
Lesson 3: Canadian Issues During WWI
Lesson 4: The New World: Treaty of Versailles and Wilson's 14 points
Unit 2: Canada's Quest for More Independence: The Interwar Years
Lesson 1: Canada in the 1920s: New Age, New Technologies
Lesson 2: Canada is "less British" 1923-1931
Lesson 3: Canada and the Dirty Thirties: 1929-1936
Critical Thinking: Canadian Autonomy and Nationhood (1900-1936)
Unit 3: World War II and Post-War Changes
Lesson 1: WWII -Reasons and Consequences
Lesson 2: WWII- Canada's story
Lesson 3: War Injustices
Lesson 4: Post-WWII world -the United Nations
Lesson 5: Canada and the Cold War
Lesson 6: Political and Social Changes in Canada: Case studies
Unit 4: Canada's Multiculturalism, Immigration, and Social Life
Lesson 1: Canada's early immigration: 1900-1945
Lesson 2: Post-WWII Immigration and Multiculturalism 1945-2000
Lesson 3: Quebec Nationalism: the Roots and Consequences
Lesson 4: Canada's Art, Media, Science and Sports
Section II: Canada and Human and Civil Rights
Unit 5: Injustices in Canada and the World
Lesson 1: Discriminatory policies 1900-1945
Lesson 2: Post-WWII Civil Rights Movement in Canada and the USA
Lesson 3: Decolonization 1945-1990: Case studies
Unit 6: Feminism in the 20th century
Lesson 1: First wave of Feminism: The Famous Five and the Persons Case
Lesson 2: Post WWII Feminism and Activism
Lesson 3: Modern Feminism
Unit 7: Canada and the Indigenous Peoples
Lesson 1: Indian Act, Treaties, and Land Claims
Lesson 2: Residential schools: The reasons and the consequences
Lesson 3: Contemporary Issues and Reconciliation
Section III: Canada and Modern Ways of Governance
Unit 8: Structure of Canada's government and Indigenous peoples
Lesson 1: Levels and Branches of Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Governments
Lesson 2: Electing the Government
Lesson 3: Influencing the Government
Lesson 4: Aboriginal self-governance
Lesson 5: Political Ideologies and Political Parties
Lesson 6: Elections in Canada and the Electoral Systems
Lesson 7: How Does a Bill Become Law
Lesson 8: Review Lesson
Elections Group Activity
Section IV: Global Environmental Issues
Unit 11: Demography
Lesson 1: World populations and trends
Lesson 2: Canada's population and trends
Lesson 3: Our Demographic Future: Case studies
Unit 12: Global wealth
Lesson 1: The Divided World
Lesson 2: Why some countries are rich and others are poor
Lesson 3: Should we help poor countries? Global Aid
Unit 13: Climate change and energy
Lesson 1: Environmental issues, climate change, and renewable energy