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COURSE OUTLINE

St. Ann’s Academy

Subject level: Social Studies 8

Objectives/Outcomes of Course:

BIG IDEAS

• • Contacts and conflicts between peoples stimulated significant cultural, social, political change.

  • Human and environmental factors shape changes in population and living standards.

  • Exploration, expansion, and colonization had varying consequences for different groups.

  • Changing ideas about the world created tension between people wanting to adopt new ideas and those wanting to preserve established traditions.

  • Integrating Aboriginal perspectives into curricula is to ensure that all learners have opportunities to understand and respect their own cultural heritage as well as that of others.

Curriculum: In Social Studies, it is our hope that students learn more about themselves, each other, and the world they inhabit.

Students are expected to know the following:

• social, political, and economic systems and structures, including those of at least one indigenous civilization

• scientific and technological innovations

• philosophical and cultural shifts

• interactions and exchanges of resources, ideas, arts, and culture between and among different civilizations

• exploration, expansion, and colonization

• changes in population and living standards

In Social Studies 8 we will investage into:

• feudal societal structures and rights (e.g., in Europe versus Japan)

• Reformation and Counter-Reformation in Europe

• diffusion of religions throughout the world

• collapse of empires

• labour management

• gender relations

• Silk Road, Indian Ocean trade (e.g., the flourishing of arts, architecture, math, and Islam)

• Crusades

• cultural diffusion

• linguistic changes

• environmental effects

• Columbian Exchange

• imperialism

• Renaissance

• Mesoamerica

• contact and conflict

• The Americas

• state formation and collapse

Lates and Homework:

More than 2 in a term (before and after mid term) parent notification, and may cause further consequences. Missing class is not a valid excuse for incomplete homework.

Student Expectations:It is expected that each student will complete all assigned work by the assigned deadline. All assignments must be submitted by the beginning of the class in which it is due. If late, there will be a 10% deduction each day the assignment is late. If you miss a test, you must bring a note from your parent/guardian indicating the reason for missing the test, and the parent/guardian must state that they know that the test was missed. If you do not bring in a note, you will be given a zero on the test. There will be no make-up for a missed test. The second missed test will automatically be given a zero on the test and consultation with administration may occur. Notes for missed tests are required within five calendar days of the students’ return to school. In the case of an absence, students are responsible for obtaining any handouts and/or notes given on that day. Students are also responsible for completing any work done during the missed class or homework assigned. Again, missing class is not a valid excuse for incomplete homework.

Also expected is that each student comes prepared for class each day.

This includes having his/her textbook, chromebook, a pen/pencil, and paper.

With regards to behavior, students must respect their own right and their fellow classmates’ right to learn. Any conduct interfering with this process will not be tolerated.

Academic Honesty

Academic integrity involves adhering to the ethical standards of honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility in all aspects of the learning process. St. Ann’s Academy expects every student to uphold these values with regard to all academic work in order to ensure a fair learning environment, to nurture intellectual growth, and to foster relationships built on trust in our school community.

Dishonesty can be characterized into four types: cheating, collusion, duplication of work, and plagiarism.

• Cheating: any other behaviour that gains an unfair advantage for a student or that affects the results of another candidate (for example, misconduct during an examination, not following exam guidelines and instructions.

• Collusion: is defined as supporting malpractice by another candidate, as in allowing one’s work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another.

• Duplication of work: is defined as the presentation of the same work for different assessment components and/or diploma requirements. For example, handing in an assignment for two classes without permission to do so.

• Plagiarism: is defined as the representation intentionally or unwittingly of the ideas, words or work of another person without proper, clear, explicit acknowledgement.

Grades 8-10 will receive a zero and must rewrite the assignment. They will only be able to achieve a mark of 50% on the rewrite.

Assessment

Students will be assessed based on the following categories:

Summative Assessments 60%

Formative Assessments 40%

Projects: 30%

Tests: 20%

Paragraphs 10%

Assignments: 20%

Quizzes: 10%

Participation: 10%

Name of Teachers: Mr. Coach Rob Larson

Signature of Parent or Guardian: Date:__________________

Signature of Student: Date:__________________

"Social studies will open up our minds to explore the deeper significance of citizenship”