Horton High School's Canadian
History 12
Web Page and Student
Resource
Course Outline
This course seeks to accomplish numerous
goals. They are, as follows:
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develop a greater appreciation for Canada's
past and how it has shaped the society in which we live;
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work on the interpretation of history, and
how the same event can be seen in various academic lights [historiography];
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understand not only the dates and events,
but the larger thematic issues and how they can be studied [i.e. - labour
history; women's history; sport history];
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further develop one's ability to research,
edit and write both primary and secondary source term papers, being sure
to use footnotes and bibliographies;
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see the Internet as an excellent research
tool for Canadian History;
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be able to further develop one's oral expression
through presentations.
This course will be taught in a two-fold
fashion. Course notes, which are provided on this site, will be discussed
in class, but notes will obviously not be taken. Students will be required,
however, to be familiar with the notes for both a better understanding
of the thematic issues brought forth, as well as for the four identification
quizzes throughout each term. Having a solid grounding in the actual dates
and events, students will explore larger thematic issues, such as the history
of women and their roles in Canadian history, or Canadian culture, or Anglo-French
relations and how it has affected Canada's current complexion.
This course is also student-centred, in
that the major research paper for each term will be of the students' choosing,
so long as they've been approved by the teacher through a formal proposal.
This allows for students' personal pursuits and interests to be incorporated
into the course. The final second term paper will be submitted for the
Horton
Journal of Canadian History.
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