This document provides an overview of the Social Studies 9 course for the year, including the three units of study, assessment breakdown, course expectations, and essential questions. The units cover governance and rights in Canada, quality of life, and economic systems in Canada and the US. Students will be assessed through assignments, tests, and a final exam. The document outlines expectations like arriving prepared, completing assignments on time, and respecting others. It also describes an in-class simulation where students represent regions of Canada and must reach consensus on national policies.

1. Social St udies 9
O ve rvi e w an d
I n tro d u c ti o n

2. Year in Review
Unit 1 (September-December):
Governance and Rights
(Canadian Government)
Unit 2 (January): Quality of Life
Unit 3 (February-June): Economic
Systems in Canada & the United
States
All year: Current Events

3. Cour se Expect at ions
 Students will arrive to class on time
and prepared –
binder/textbook/assignment in hand
 All assignments and homework will
be completed on time and handed
in at the beginning of the class in
which it is due

4.  Assignments not handed in on
time will receive less than full
marks – 10% taken off each day
late; assignments handed in after
one week will receive no more
than 50%
 Students with extenuating
circumstances must talk with the
teacher in advance to have an
assignment deadline extended

5. Appropriate effort by all
students will be made to
prepare for the provincial
exam in June
All students will give their
full respect to the teacher
and their classmates to
ensure a positive learning
environment for everyone!

6. As s e s s m e n t &
E valu ati o n
Homework 10%
Assignments & Projects 55%
Tests & Quizzes 35%
Term 1 20%
Term 2 30%
Term 3 30%
Final Exam 20%

7. W ’s t he BIG
hat
IDEA?
T h e m ai n i d e as fo r S S 9 are :
Cit izenship
Ident it y
Qual it y of Lif e

8. The Big Ideas
 U s i n g p ag e 2 i n yo u r
te x tb o o k as a s p ri n g b o ard fo r
i d e as , c re ate a li s t o r a w o rd
s p las h th at re fle c ts w h at
cit izenship an d b e lo n g i n g i n
C an ad a m e an s to yo u
 W o rk i n p ai rs to b rai n s to rm
an d re c o rd yo u r i d e as

9. The Big Ideas
 E ve ryo n e b e lo n g s to
c o lle c ti ve g ro u p s , w h e th e r
th e y b e fam i ly, te am s , o r
o th e r c o m m u n i ty g ro u p s
 M ak e a li s t o f 5 c o lle c ti ve
g ro u p s yo u b e lo n g to
 B e p re p are d to s h are yo u
i d e as w i th th e c las s

10. The Big Ideas
 F o r e ac h g ro u p i n d i c ate th e
p u rp o s e o f th e g ro u p , w h at
th e i r trad i ti o n s o r
e x p e c tati o n s are , an d h o w
yo u are i n c lu d e d
 E x p lai n h o w b e lo n g i n g to a
g ro u p c o n tri b u te s to yo u r
i n d i vi d u al i d e n ti ty

11. Essent ial Quest ions
 How does gover nance connect t o
cit izenship and ident it y?
 How does econom connect t o
ics
cit izenship and ident it y?
 What f act or s ar e im t ant t o YOUR
por
qual it y of l if e, cit izenship and ident it y?

12. Essent ial Quest ions
 W hat f act or s ar e im t ant t o
por
t he qual it y of l if e, cit izenship and
ident it y of peopl e in Canada?
 How do issues af f ect t he qual it y
of l if e, cit izenship and ident it y of
Canadians?

13. Shar ing Resour ces
A Sim at ion
ul
 Yo u h ave b e e n g i ve n th e tas k o f
d e ve lo p i n g n ati o n al p o li c i e s to
p ro vi d e th e b e s t p o s s i b le q u ali ty
o f li fe fo r all C an ad i an s
 All re g i o n s i n C an ad a n e e d to
re ac h a c o n s e n s u s o n h o w to
s h are re s o u rc e s w h i le at th e
s am e ti m e e n s u ri n g th at e ac h
re g i o n ad d re s s e s i ts o w n n e e d s
an d p ri o ri ti e s

14. Shar ing Resour ces
A Sim at ion
ul
 R e g i o n s n e e d i n g re p re s e n tati o n
are :
r B .C
r T h e P rai ri e s
r O n tari o
r Q uebec
r Atlan ti c P ro vi n c e s
e T h e N o rth

15. Shar ing Resour ces
A Sim at ion
ul
 As a g ro u p , d i s c u s s w h at yo u
th i n k yo u r re g i o n h as to o ffe r
th e re s t o f C an ad a
T h i n k n atu ral re s o u rc e s , lab o u r,
o n atu ral b e au ty, ag ri c u ltu re ,
to u ri s m , i n d u s try, e tc
 C re ate a T O P 5 li s t; re c o rd
yo u r li s t o n th e c h art p ap e r
p ro vi d e d

16. Shar ing Resour ces
A Sim at ion
ul
 N e x t, b rai n s to rm an d c re ate a li s t
o f w h at yo u th i n k are yo u r
re g i o n ’s T O P 5 p ri o ri ti e s th at
m u s t b e ad d re s s e d
S o m e i d e as - h e alth c are , e d u c ati o n ,
o
e m p lo ym e n t, e c o n o m i c p ro s p e ri ty,
e n vi ro n m e n t, to u ri s m , e tc
U s e yo u r e x i s ti n g k n o w le d g e o f th e
o
re g i o n an d th i n g s yo u m ay k n o w
fro m th e n e w s e tc

17. Shar ing Resour ces
A Sim at ion
ul
 F i n ally, b e p re p are d to s h are w i th
all g ro u p s yo u r p ri o ri ti e s an d
w h at yo u h ave to o ffe r
 All g ro u p s w i ll n e e d to c o m e to a
c o n s e n s u s o n w h at C an ad a’s
p ri o ri ti e s s h o u ld b e to e n s u re w e
all h ave th e b e s t q u ali ty o f li fe
w e c an h ave
 B e s u re to m ai n tai n yo u r re g i o n al
p e rs p e c ti ve w h e n d i s c u s s i n g w i th
e ve ryo n e