Social Studies 9/10

This course covers the period of time from 1750 to 1919 in order to address the following big ideas: 

• Emerging ideas and ideologies profoundly influence societies and events. 

• The physical environment influences the nature of political, social, and economic change.

• They physical environment influences the nature of political, social, and economic change.

• Disparities in power alter the balance of relationships between individuals and between societies. 

• Collective identity is constructed and can change over time.

This course focuses on Canada and the world from 1919 to the present. The following big ideas will be covered in Socials 10:

• 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.