Social Studies 11
Course Outline
Mr. Duce B.Ed, MA
2012-2013
UNIT I: CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND LAW
I. The Structure of Canada’s Government (Chapter 9)
A. Foundation and description of government
B. The Constitution of Canada
C. The political spectrum
D. Role and responsibilities of government
E. Passage of a bill
F. Levels of government
II. The Citizen and Government (Chapter 10)
A. Choosing the Government
B. The Electoral System
C. Political Parties
D. Influencing the Government, Role of the Mass Media and Civil Disobedience
III. Human Rights (Chapters 11 and 12)
A. International Human Rights Legislation
B. Canadian Human Rights Legislation
C. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
D. Aboriginal Rights, Gender Equity and Children’s Rights
UNIT II: CANADA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
I. Canada and World War I (Chapter 2)
A. Beginning of World War I
B. Canada’s Response to the War
C. The CEF in Battle
D. The War on Land, Air and Sea
E. The Home Front and the Conscription Crisis
F. The End of the War
II. Canada and the Twenties (Chapter 3)
A. Social, political and economic changes in Canada during the 1920s
III. The Thirties: A Decade of Despair (Chapter 4)
A. Causes and Effects of the Great Depression
B. Responses to the Great Depression
C. Rise of Dictatorships in Europe
D. The Road to War
IV. Canada and World War II (Chapter 5)
A. Canada Declares War
B. Canada’s Role
C. Major Events
D. The Home Front
V. Canada and the Post-War World (Chapter 6)
A. The Cold War
B. NATO and the Warsaw Pact
C. North American Defense
D. The United Nations
E. The Vietnam War
F. Canada-U.S. Relations
G. End of the Cold War
H. Globalization
VI. A Changing Society (Chapter 7)
A. Social, Political and Economic Changes in Post-War Canada
B. The Trudeau Era
VII. The Canadian Identity (Chapter 8)
A. The Causes and Effects of Quebec Nationalism
B. The Constitution Debate
C. Multiculturalism
D. First Nations
UNIT III: GEOGRAPHY AND GLOBAL ISSUES
I. Population: Canada and the World (Chapter 13)
A. World Population Growth and Demography
B. Global Over-Population
II. Living Standards (Chapter 14)
A. Industrialized and Non-Industrialized Nations
B. Global Problems
III. Environment (Chapter 17)
A. Population and Resources
B. Water
C. Air, Agriculture, Soil and Forests
EVALUATION
You will be graded on the following throughout the year:
Assignments 60%
Tests 40%
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
1. All written assignments must be:
A) original work (no copying)
B) typed or neatly written in ink;
C) correctly identified (title, name, date, block);
D) submitted on time.
2. If you copy work from someone else, you and your “partner” will both receive a zero
3. Work will not be accepted after assignments are returned to the class.
4. Missed tests must be written as soon as you return on a date agreed to by Mr. Duce.
6. I will follow the G.S.S. senior attendance policy
MARK BREAK-DOWN
Your final grade in Social Studies 11 will be calculated as follows:
Projects/Quizzes/Unit Tests: 80%
Provincial Exam : 20%
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