Northstar Academy

Social Studies 7

Course name and abbreviation:

Social Studies 7.

Grade Level: 

Grade 7.

Summary of course content and activities:

Grade 7 provides a comprehensive examination of Canadian history preceding and following Confederation. The concept of intercultural contact is introduced through an examination of migration and immigration..

Who should be taking this course? For whom is this course designed and intended?      

Students in grade 7.

Philosophy statement for and/or behind teaching this course:

Canada has a strong Christian history that we will explore as we learned about how Canada became Canada.

Major course goals:    

The two main goals of this class are to learn about the important people, places, and events in Canada’s history before and after confederation.

Pre-requisite(s):  

none.

Materials and resources provided by NSA, purchased by student, and/or recommended:

Provided by NSA:

Our Canada textbook.

Purchased by student:

None.

Recommended but not required:

None.

Forecasted amount of time required to complete each week's lesson:

Students should spend a minimum of six hours a week on this class.

Description of student evaluations, quizzes, and tests:

Assignments – 70%

Quizzes/ tests – 30%

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