Grade 8 Course Outline
Big Ideas:
What shapes the worldview of a society?
How does worldview change over time?
What happens when different cultures meet and interact?
Key units:
JAPAN (~Sept - Jan)
History of Japan including the period of isolation, its eventual contact with the West and ending with the Meiji restoration
Goal: Understand what shapes Japanese worldview and how it leads to isolation and adaptation
RENAISSANCE EUROPE (~Jan - April)
A look at the shift in thinking from the Medieval period to the Renaissance and the reasons for this change
Goal: Understand how exchange of ideas between groups and cultures helped shape western worldview
AZTEC and the SPANISH (~April - June)
A look at the Aztec culture and history pre and post contact with the Spanish including a brief history of Spain
Goal: Understand how contact between societies can impact each groups worldview
Materials:
Textbooks (kept in the classroom, digital copy on google classroom)
Binder to keep all notes
Pencils, pens, erasers
Pencil Crayons / markers
Teacher Contact Information
Vanessa Wattamaniuk (Social 8, 9)
vnwattamaniuk@cbe.ab.ca
Social Studies STEMS:
STEM 1 - Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of citizenship and identity
STEM 2 - Explores events and issues from different points of view
STEM 3 - Demonstrates skills and processes for inquiry and research
STEM 4 - Communicates ideas in an informed and persuasive manner