Expectations:
Canada: History, Identity, and Culture, (C H I 4 U) Grade 12, University Preparation
Communities: Local, National, and Global
Overall Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
- analyze the principal characteristics of the French and English colonial experience in Canada;
- assess the significance of successive waves of immigration in the development of regional, provincial, and national identities in Canada.
Change and Continuity
Specific Expectations
Human Rights in a Just Society
By the end of this course, students will:
analyze the causes and effects of prejudice and discrimination throughout Canadian history.
Methods of Historical Inquiry and Communication
Overall Expectations
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 analyze 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.
Specific Expectations
- Interpretation and Analysis
By the end of this course, students will:
- analyze historical events and issues from the perspectives of different participants in those events and issues;
- draw conclusions based on supporting evidence, effective analysis of information and awareness of diverse historical interpretations.
- Communication
By the end of this course, students will:
- express ideas, arguments, and conclusions, as appropriate, for the audience and purpose, using a variety of styles and forms (e.g., reports, essays, seminars, debates, group presentations);
- use appropriate terminology to communicate results of inquiries into historical topics and issues.
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