St. Edmund Campion Secondary School |
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COURSE NAME: World History to the Sixteenth Century
COURSE CODE: CHW3M1
LEVEL: Grade 11, University/College
COURSE OVERVIEW |
This course investigates the history of humanity from earliest times to the sixteenth century. Students will analyse diverse societies from around the world, with an emphasis on the political, cultural, and economic structures and historical forces that have shaped the modern world. They will apply historical inquiry, critical-thinking, and communication skills to evaluate the influence of selected individuals, groups, and innovations and to present their own conclusions.
CURRICULUM STRANDS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS |
By the end of this course, students will:
§ describe the changing characteristics of communities from earliest times to the sixteenth century;
§ analyse how selected societies have evolved and responded to challenges;
§ analyse the interaction between various societies from the time of the first communities to the sixteenth century.
Change and Continuity
By the end of this course, students will:
§ analyse the factors that contributed to the process of change from earliest times to the sixteenth century;
§ analyse the factors that contributed to the maintenance of stability and continuity in a variety of societies from earliest times to the sixteenth century;
§ demonstrate an understanding of the importance of using the concepts of chronology and cause and effect in studying world history before the sixteenth century.
Citizenship and Heritage
By the end of this course, students will:
§ demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which various individuals, groups, and events influenced changes in major legal, political, and military traditions before the sixteenth century;
§ analyse the contributions of various individuals and groups to the development of arts, knowledge, religion, and technology prior to the sixteenth century;
§ analyse changing concepts of authority and individual rights in different societies and periods prior to the sixteenth century.
Social, Economic, and Political Structures
By the end of this course, students will:
§ analyse the development and diversity of social structures in various regions of the world prior to the sixteenth century;
§ analyse diverse economic structures and the factors that affected their development;
§ demonstrate an understanding of the diversity and uniqueness of political structures throughout the world.
Methods of Historical Inquiry and Communication
By the end of this course, students will:
§ use methods of historical inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize research materials from a variety of sources;
§ interpret and analyse information gathered through research, employing concepts and approaches appropriate to historical inquiry;
§ communicate the results of historical inquiries, using appropriate terms and concepts and a variety of forms of communication.
UNITS OF STUDY |
UNIT 2: First Civilizations of the
UNIT 3: Ancient Egypt
UNIT 4: Ancient Greece/Rome
UNIT 5: Medieval Times
UNIT 6: Legacies for Our World – Culminating Activity
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION |
A final grade is recorded for every course, and a credit is granted and recorded for every course in which the student's grade is 50% or higher. The final grade for each course in Grades 9–12 will be determined as follows:
• Seventy per cent(70%) of the grade will be based on evaluations conducted throughout the course. This portion of the grade should reflect the student’s most consistent level of achievement
throughout the course, although special consideration should be given to more recent evidence
of achievement .• Thirty per cent(30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation in the form of an examination, performance, essay, and/or other method of evaluation suitable to the course content and administered towards the end of the course.
Term Work | 70% |
Final Culminating Activity | 10% |
Final Exam | 20% |
Within these two areas, marks will be obtained using the four categories specified in the Ontario Curriculum: Canadian and World Studies, Grades 11 and 12 revised 2005.
Knowledge and Understanding.
| 25% |
Thinking. The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, as follows :
| 25% |
Communication. The conveying of meaning through various forms , as follows :
| 25% |
Application.
| 25% |
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