CHC2D Canadian History Since World War I

There are 7 major units of study for this course. These units are:

1. The Dawn of the Centuries: Comparing 1900s and 2000s 2. Contemporary Canada: 1968-2000 3. A Nation Matures: 1945-1968 4. Democracy at a Crossroads: WWII 5. From Boom to Bust: the 20s and 30s 6. Canada and the Great War 7. Culminating Activity – Summative Project

The first unit will mostly be teacher led and culminate in a group project based on a comparison of the early part of the twentieth century to the beginnings of the twenty- first century. You will then present your comparisons to the class so that everyone has notes on your topic.

The subsequent units will be student directed. This means that you take responsibility for your own learning and expression of that learning. For two days a week you will be in the library or a computer lab so that you have access to the research materials you need as well as time to complete the textbook definitions and questions that are assigned. In essence, this allows for fewer nights having to complete homework as you will have ample class time to finish your required work.

Each unit will run for approximately 2.5 weeks. At the end of each unit your culminating activity is due. That activity is the choice of you, the student. You may choose to write an essay, give a presentation, perform a skit, build a triorama, create a scrapbook, graphic timeline or children’s book, or even write a test. Your possibilities are endless!

One of your tasks will be to go to the Handout file on the server and print off a project proposal sheet, a reflective journal entry and a log sheet. These hand-outs must be completed and turned in on the unit due date. The proposal sheet will be discussed with me on the assigned date (see calendar) so that I can monitor your progress and offer support where needed. These handouts will be assessed, except for the reflection which will be turned in for evaluation with the culminating activity. At the same time, your textbook work will also be collected for evaluation.

Students will work in cohort groups as chosen by the teacher. This does NOT mean you must turn in a group activity, just that you will be studying the same material at the same time as these group members. If you prefer to work as a group or even as pairs, you can however. If you choose to work in groups, choose your group members within your cohort very carefully.

Your cohort groups are divided up by unit as well as by themes. The themes are chosen because they lend themselves across time and space to reveal the current make-up of Canada today. There is always an historical reason for the issues that currently affect Canada’s politics, economics, culture, issues and trends.

These cohort groups will rotate through all units and themes at intervals throughout the semester. That means every cohort has a chance to become an expert at each theme, but for different units. Don’t worry, you will learn all the course material needed from in- class lectures, lessons from the teacher and the sharing of your research and project at the end of each unit. The point of this is for you to discover a topic within each unit and theme that you are passionate about and want to learn more.

Since you have 6 Units of Study with 6 Culminating Activities, (the 7th Unit being your course Summative) each will be weighted the same for your final mark. Because each Culminating Activity is a process and your progress is assessed throughout, attendance is extremely important for you to succeed in this course.

Here is the course matrix for CHC2D:

Dawn of Contemporary A Nation Democracy Boom to The Great the Canada Matures at a Bust War Centuries 1968-2000 1945-1968 Crossroads 20s-30s (WWI) 1900/2000 (WWII)

Canada in E A B C D the World ALL

Everyday A B C D E Experiences ALL and Culture Leadership, D E A B C Government ALL and Politics Economics, C D E A B Science and ALL Technology Continuity B C D E A and Change ALL Here are the cohorts. Remember that you are not expected to turn in a group project. You can work as a group if you wish, but it is not necessary. These cohorts are only to represent people who are working on the same material as you throughout the term. During lab or library times, you may wish to work closely with these members as they may have something that could help you, but there is no requirement that you must do so.

A B C D E Kara Jordan Rebecca Esther Sarah Amani Meaghan Rashmi Megan Rita Kayla Ihsan Jessica Topaz Farhia Lia Nick Mike Rustam Boyang Alexandra Aaron Emily Ramla Abi Houssein Simer Katelyn

For each unit studied, not only are you responsible for your culminating activity, but also for the definitions and unit questions that are assigned. You will receive those at the beginning of each unit. On the unit due date, you will present your project to the class in a short (5 – 8 min.) oral presentation that details your research process and explains the project you chose to do. It is not necessary to use any visuals for this – you are sharing your research and your process. On this date you will also turn in your log sheets and your Journal Reflection.

Each unit evaluation will be broken down into the following weightings:

Culminating Activity - 80% Textbook work/Journal Reflection - 20% Calendar for Lab and Library times for February - June Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday FEB 1 2 3 4 5 Start Unit 1 LAB 8 9 10 11 12 Library Unit 1 LAB PD Day Proposal due

15 16 17 18 19 Holiday LIBRARY Lab Unit 1 Due Start Unit 2 Progress Report

Unit 1 Def/Photos Due 22 23 24 25 26 LIBRARY Lab Unit 2 Proposal due

March 1 2 3 4 5 LIBRARY Progress Lab Unit 2 Due Report

Unit 2 Def/Photos Due

6 7 8 9 10 LIBRARY Unit 3 LAB 103 Start Unit 3 Proposal due

22 23 24 25 26 LIBRARY Lab Progress Report

Unit Three Def/Photos Due

April 29 30 31 1 2 LIBRARY Lab Start Unit 4 Holiday Unit 3 Due 5 6 7 8 9 Holiday LIBRARY Lab 103 Unit 4 Proposal due 12 13 14 15 16 LIBRARY Lab Progress Report

Unit 4 Def/Photos Due 19 20 21 22 23 LIBRARY Unit 4 Due Start Unit 5 Lab 26 27 28 29 30 LIBRARY Lab Progress Unit 5 Report Proposal due Unit 5 Def/Photos Due

May 3 4 5 6 7 LIBRARY Lab Start Unit 6 Unit 5 Due 10 11 12 13 14 LIBRARY Lab Unit 6 Proposal due

17 18 19 20 21 LIBRARY Lab Unit 6 Due Progress Report

Unit 6 Def/Photos Due 24 25 26 27 28 Holiday Lab LIBRARY Start Summative June 31 1 2 3 4 LIBRARY Lab LIBRARY

7 8 9 10 11 LIBRARY Lab LIBRARY Summative Review Due

14 15 EXAMS BEGIN Review Review