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Course Outline

Social Studies 9

Ms. Jacobson

Semester I - 2010 – 2011

Regina Huda School

Website: http://jacobsont.edublogs.org

Welcome to a brand new school year and an exciting course in Social Studies! In this

course we will be looking at a variety of areas of history as we study how our modern day

society came to be. We will spend our time in this course discussing the challenges we encounter 

when studying the past as well as how our past has shaped the society we live in today.

Units of Study

Unit 1: TimeIn this unit we will be exploring how time shapes our cultures and traditions. We will

study different ancient civilizations and how they impacted the society we live in today.

Highlights of this unit include:

• Studying archaeology

• Ancient civilizations

• Attempting to answer the question: “So how did we get here?”

Unit 2: Change

In this unit we will be discussing the civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome and how

our world was changed during the Middle Ages.

Highlights of this unit include:

• The Fall of Rome

• Feudalism

• The effects of technology on societies

Unit 3: Causality

In this unit we will focus on how changing in worldviews affected the growth of societiesand impacted the world we live in today

Highlights of this unit include:

• The Renaissance

• Worldviews (our own and others)

• Enlightened Philosophers

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Unit 4: Culture

In this unit we will focus on Canada’s cultural roots, specifically our First Nations, Métis

and Inuit roots. We will also spend some time discussing other Canadian minority groups.

Highlights of this unit include:

• Treaties

• Past and present issues of Aboriginal people and other Canadian minorities

• The origin of Aboriginal people

Evaluation

Exams/Tests/Quizzes 30%

Major Projects/Papers 20%

Assignments 25%

Homework Checks/Participation 5%Final Exam 20%

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TOTAL 100%

** The final exam for this course will be a written comprehensive examination covering course

material from throughout the semester**

Expectations

1. Please bring all materials to class, this includes pens/pencils, paper and a highlighter 

2. Sit in your assigned seat

3. Follow directions as closely and as quickly as possible

4. Respect others by:

a. Listening to the teacher quietly without interruption when presenting

 b. Raise your hand to ask or answer questions

c. Listening to other students when they are answering a question, asking a question or 

 presenting

5. All assignments are to be handed in on the date they are due at the beginning of class.

6. All school policies will be followed.