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Social Studies 7 – Course Outline
CANADA: ORIGINS, HISTORIES AND MOVEMENT OF PEOPLES
Mr. C. Macartney, Grade 7
[email protected]
Langdon School
GOAL OF SOCIAL STUDIES
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Social Studies provides opportunities for students to develop the attitudes, skillseleifend
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enable them to become engaged, active, informed and responsible citizens. Recognition and respect for
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individual and collective identity is essential in a pluralistic and democratic society. Social studies helps
students develop their sense of self and community, encouraging them to affirm their place as citizens in an
inclusive, democratic society.
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OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL 7:
Students will explore the origins, histories and movement of peoples who forged the foundations of
Canadian Confederation. They will examine how the political, demographic, economic and social changes
that have occurred since Confederation have influenced ways in which contemporary Canada has evolved.
GENERAL OUTCOMES:
General Outcome 7.1
Toward Confederation
Timeline: September to March
Students will demonstrate an
understanding and appreciation
of the distinct roles of, and the
relationship among, the
Aboriginal, French and British
peoples in forging the
foundations of Canadian
Confederation.
General Outcome 7.2
Following Confederation:
Canadian Expansions
Timeline: April - June
Students will demonstrate and
understanding and appreciation
of how the political,
demographic, economic and
social changes that have
occurred since Confederation
have presented challenges and
opportunities for individuals and
communities.
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Local
and Current
Affairs
Timeline: Ongoing throughout
the year (present life is affected
by the past)
In order to allow opportunities
for students to engage in current
affairs, issues and concerns of a
local nature, the program of
studies provides the flexibility to
include these topics within the
time allowed for social studies.
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UNIT 1 – Diverse Peoples
**What characterized the societies of the First Nations, Inuit, and French and British peoples?
**What characterized their relationships with each other?
CHAPTER 1 – Meet Three of Canada’s First Nations
**What were the different ways in which Mi’kmaq, Haudenosaunee and Anishinabe
societies were structured?
**How do environment and geography affect culture and identity?
**How can connections to the past be important to identity?
CHAPTER 2 – European Explorers
**Why do people explore new lands?
**European explorers came to North America with the idea of claiming and controlling new territories for
their homelands. This idea is called imperialism. What impacts did European imperialism have on First
Nations?
**What role did First Nations play in the European exploration of North America?
**Why is the history of European exploration important today?
CHAPTER 3 – Early European Colonies
**What purpose did colonies serve?
**What were the similarities and differences between French and British colonies in North America?
**What impacts did colonization have on First Nations?
**What characterized the colony of New France?
CHAPTER 4 – The Fur Trade
**How did economic competition shape the fur trade?
**What roles did French, First Nations and Métis peoples play in the fur trade?
**What impacts did the fur trade have on diverse peoples?
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UNIT 2 – TOWARDS CONFEDERATION
**What challenges of coexistence did these events provoke?
**How did the solutions to those challenges affect the future?
CHAPTER 5- War and the British Conquest
**How did competition between Britain and France to control North America shape Canada?
**What challenges of coexistence among British, Canadien, and First Nation peoples did it lead to?
**How did people meet those challenges?
CHAPTER 6 – The United States Breaks Away
**How did the emergence of the United States shape Canada?
**What challenges of coexistence arose from the Loyalist migration?
**How did people meet those challenges?
CHAPTER 7 – The Great Migration and the Push for Democracy
**What challenges of coexistence did the Great Migration create?
**Why did peoples in British North America want more democratic government?
**To what extent did demands for more democratic government reflect challenges of coexistence in British
North America?
**How did the response to demands for more democratic government shape Canada?
CHAPTER 8 – CONFEDERATION
**What issues faced Confederation?
**What ideas of citizenship shaped Confederation?
**What factors led to other provinces joining Confederation?
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UNIT 3 – AFTER CONFEDERATION
**How have events and policies since Confederation shaped Canadian society?
**What ideas of citizenship have shaped Canada since confederation?
CHAPTER 9 – The Métis Rise Up
**What issues did the Métis uprisings in the west raise for Canada?
**In what way did different ideas of citizenship shape events?
**What consequences did Canada’s response to the uprisings have for Canadian society?
CHAPTER 10 –Western Expansion and the National Policy
**What ideas of citizenship shaped Canada’s western expansion?
**How did immigration shape demography and economy of western Canada?
**What challenges did immigration pose for peoples already living in western Canada?
CHAPTER 11- Citizenship in an Evolving Society
**How do social and political changes affect ideas of citizenship in Canada?
**How do they affect the identities of Canadians?
**How do factors such as technology and urbanization affect citizenship and identity in Canada?
Resources:
Our Canada: Nelson Publications
History of Canada
Video: Canada – A People’s History
You Tube Videos
COURSE EVALUATION:
Assignments and group projects
Tests, Exams and Final Unit Projects
Final Exam
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Social 7 is a safe environment where everyone is entitled to be themselves, to express their beliefs, and to
express themselves within the reasonable guidelines of an institution of learning. Some of the topics may
challenge you to expand your thinking.
A safe classroom depends on having an open mind and respecting others.
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