Mr. Rempel's Class: History 30S Outline

History 30S: Course Outline

Franklin Rempel, Instructor

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Welcome to History

I’m looking forward to learning about Canadian history with you. This course will help you learn about how Canada became what it is today. After this course is done you will be able to speak knowledgably about why you live near or in Altona, why you think about stuff the way you do, why you don’t have to pay to visit the doctor, why you get the wages you get, and where you think Canada should go from here. Other issues we will look at include how we think about history and how we can be active democratic citizens.

Topics/Outcomes

Historical Thinking
Immigration
Cultural Relations 1763 to present
Industrialization and Social Justice
Current Policies and Practices

Historical Thinking – Study of what history is, coming up with a definition of history and figuring out how to accurately represent history. This unit is important because it will give you the tools you need to complete the other units.

Immigration – Study of how Canada was populated through immigration. This will focus on your own immigration story and how those already in Canada perceived you or your ancestors.

Cultural Relations 1763 to Present – Study of the many different cultural interactions that have shaped Canada over the past 250 years. We will look at how cultures affect each other, how they perceive each other and how they negotiate with each other to share this country.

Industrialization and Social Justice – Study of how life in Canada changed through the introduction of mechanization and how the ideas of social justice have affected how Canada deals with its citizens in need of support.

Current Policies and Practices – Study of how we view ourselves as Canadian citizens. Our ideas about our responsibilities as citizens within our nation, as a nation towards those seeking to live here, and as a nation to other nations in our global village.

Assessment

Assessment is a key part of learning. As such, we’ll be doing as much work on understanding and learning from our assessment as we will in learning new things. For my part, I will do my best to provide clear, immediate and helpful feedback, for your part, I am looking for an attitude of learning, and openness to the idea that we are all here to learn.

Percentage Breakdown

Guest Teacher Work 10%

In Class (Practice) Work 15%

Projects (Show Me Work) 50%

Final Summative Project 25%

Summative Assessment

There will be a final, wrap-it-all-up project during the last few weeks of the year. This will incorporate each unit, and will be worth 25% of your final mark. There will be no midterm exam for this course, and no final exam during the exam week.

Expectations

I will respect you, your classmates and myself. In return, I expect you to respect yourself, your classmates and me.

From time to time throughout the year, it will be necessary that I be absent and a guest teacher will be there in my stead. When this is the case, there will be a stand-alone assignment given that will be worth points towards the 10% guest teacher mark. These assignments will be due at the end of the period that the guest teacher is supervising, and will be generally paper and pencil work.

Be here on time, with the stuff you need for class, every class.

I expect us all to abide by the Miller handbook. I would highlight the policy regarding the use of cell phones found on pages 26 and 27, as well as the bullying/harassment policy on page 10 and the media policy on page 13.

Mostly though, we are here to learn. As your teacher, I see myself as a kind of guiding learner, someone who helps you use the tools you need to learn all you can. Your learning however, must be done by you and is your responsibility. To that end I hope you can come to this class ready to engage in the issues of Canadian history and learn all you can about the world around you.

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History 30S Outline