Social Science: Advanced Level
General Outcomes
It is expected that Advanced Social Studies students will:
- Identify sources of information from resource books, texts, periodicals, interviews as well as digital media.
- Extract, summarize and report information from a variety of media.
- Analyze information by finding main ideas, asking evocative questions and comparing main ideas with other material.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate through a variety of methods including essays, summaries, debates, maps, charts, graphs and presentations.
- Clarify personal values and positions in society.
- Distinguish between fact and opinion and identify statements that reflect consistent or contradictory views.
I. Canadian History
- Review the history of Aboriginal people living in Canada.
- Explain the effects of European settlement.
- Identify Canada‘s international contributions from World War 1 to the present, including participation in peace keeping roles.
- Describe major social, economic, and political changes within Canada and their impact including: The Great Depression, the evolution of women’s rights, technological advancement, globalization, and climate change.
II. Culture
- Define multiculturalism and evaluate this term within a Canadian context, past and present.
- Recognize different ethnic groups within Canada and review their contributions and challenges from 1900 to the present.
- Distinguish between the distinct cultures and values of local Aboriginal groups.
- Define racism, assimilation, inequity and integration.
- Evaluate the social, political and economic contributors to the Canadian identity.
III. Canadian Government, Law and Citizenship
- State the purpose and origins of government.
- Identify political ideologies and Canadian political parties.
- Describe major features of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- Outline the roles and responsibilities of each of the levels and branches of Federal, Provincial, Territorial, Municipal and Aboriginal governments in Canada.
- Identify the rationale for law in a democratic society.
- Outline the stages of passing a law.
- List the avenues to affect change within the current political system.
IV. Economics
- Identify micro and macroeconomic terms and concepts including: capital, labour, technology and transport.
- Differentiate between needs and wants.
- Describe supply and demand economics by giving a historical overview.
- Provide examples of community and regional development and evaluate their benefits and challenges.
- Identify issues in economics such as planning, taxation, government spending, free and fair trade practices and conserver society.
- Identify current economic issues including globalization, climate change.