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    Social Studies 8 Course Outline

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    This Social Studies course outline covers expectations for students and the units that will be studied over the year. Students will look at the individual in society, examining culture, government, identity, and human rights. The course involves assignments, quizzes, tests and a final exam. Units include studying culture, citizenship, personal identity development, and human rights. Students are expected to participate actively and respect others.

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    This Social Studies course outline covers expectations for students and the units that will be studied over the year. Students will look at the individual in society, examining culture, government, identity, and human rights. The course involves assignments, quizzes, tests and a final exam. Units include studying culture, citizenship, personal identity development, and human rights. Students are expected to participate actively and respect others.

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    This Social Studies course outline covers expectations for students and the units that will be studied over the year. Students will look at the individual in society, examining culture, government, identity, and human rights. The course involves assignments, quizzes, tests and a final exam. Units include studying culture, citizenship, personal identity development, and human rights. Students are expected to participate actively and respect others.

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    This Social Studies course outline covers expectations for students and the units that will be studied over the year. Students will look at the individual in society, examining culture, government, identity, and human rights. The course involves assignments, quizzes, tests and a final exam. Units include studying culture, citizenship, personal identity development, and human rights. Students are expected to participate actively and respect others.

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    SOCIAL STUDIES 8 COURSE OUTLINE

    This year in Social Studies we will be studying the Individual In


    Society. We will be looking at the environment in which a person
    lives: Culture, Government, Identity, and Human Rights.

    EXPECTATIONS

    1. It is expected that you will bring all supplies needed for Social Studies.
    These supplies include your notebook, duo tangs, textbook, pen, and any
    homework required for that class.

    2. It is expected that you will arrive to class before the bell. Each late will be
    recorded. Please note: 3 lates equal 1 unexcused absence from class
    (A.K.A. “A Skip”).

    3. It is expected that you will display excellence in all your assignments,


    projects, quizzes, and tests. Please note: In order to pass Grade 8 Social
    Studies you are required to complete ALL assigned work.

    4. It is expected that you will actively participate in all class activities and
    discussions.

    5. It is expected that you will display respect to everyone in class – both to


    your classmates and to your teacher. Please note: If the rare occasion
    arises that a student is asked to leave the class due to overly rude or
    disruptive behaviour, it will be counted as 1 unexcused absence.

    UNITS TO BE STUDIED

    1. The Individual and Their Culture

    This unit of study looks at what culture is and how it should be studied.
    We will look at how culture develops and changes, as well as the 7 Patterns
    of culture: Family (Kinship), Art, Religion, Recreation, Politics (how societies
    make rules and order themselves), Education (how people learn the skills
    they need to live in their culture), and Economics (how people go about
    meeting their basic needs and the problems they create).

    2. The Individual and Their Citizenship

    This unit of study will focus on what it means to be a citizen in general,


    and more specifically, what it means to be a Canadian citizen. We will take a
    look at how citizenship developed in ancient Greece and Rome, how
    Canadians become Canadians today, the history of Canada’s government,
    how Canada’s governments work, and the individual’s roles and
    responsibilities as a Canadian citizen.

    3. The Individual and Their Personal Identity

    This unit of study will focus on how our personal identity develops and
    changes within one’s culture and society. We will take a look at how
    environment, roles, family, names, religion, minority status, and media help
    develop one’s identity.

    4. The Individual and Human Rights

    This unit will focus on what it means to have human rights. We will study
    the history of human rights, the development of the United Nations after
    WWII, the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the rights
    of Children, and the individual’s role in defending human rights within
    society.

    UNIT EVALUATION

    Assignments = 40%

    Quizzes = 30%

    Unit Tests (or Unit Projects) = 30%

    TOTAL = 100%

    COURSE EVALUATION

    Term 1 = 25%

    Term 2 = 25%

    Term 3 = 25%

    Final Exam = 25%


    TOTAL = 100%

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