Society and Identity
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
It is expected that students will:
Textbook - Counterpoints 2: Exploring Canadian Issues (2010)
Chapter 1 - A Different Canada
Chapter 3 - Canada and the 1920s
Chapter 4 - The 1930s: A Decade of Despair
Chapter 6 - Canada in the Post-War World: 1950s
Chapter 7 - Times of Turmoil: Canada in the 1960s and 1970s
Chapter 8 - Canada Shifts Focus: 1980 and Beyond
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
It is expected that students will:
- assess the development and impact of Canadian social policies and programs related to immigration, the welfare state, and minority rights
- explain economic cycles with reference to the Great Depression and the labour movement in Canada
- describe the role of women in terms of social, political, and economic change in Canada
- assess the impact of the conscription crises, Quebec nationalism, bilingualism, and regionalism on Canadian unity
- demonstrate knowledge of the challenges faced by Aboriginal people in Canada during the 20th century and their responses, with reference to
- residential schools
- reserves
- self-government
- treaty negotiations
- represent what it means to be Canadian with reference to
- distinctive Canadian programs and policies
- important Canadian cultural and scientific achievements
Textbook - Counterpoints 2: Exploring Canadian Issues (2010)
Chapter 1 - A Different Canada
Chapter 3 - Canada and the 1920s
Chapter 4 - The 1930s: A Decade of Despair
Chapter 6 - Canada in the Post-War World: 1950s
Chapter 7 - Times of Turmoil: Canada in the 1960s and 1970s
Chapter 8 - Canada Shifts Focus: 1980 and Beyond