Ms.

Harrisons Social Studies 10-2 Course Outline

Email Contact: Liz.Harrison@gppsd.ab.ca
Classroom Phone: (780) 513-3200 ext. 2839

Its not about coming to school to get the information! Its about what you can do with this information:
answer really interesting questions; go see things for yourselves; experience the learning; inquire; play. Rita
Pierson

Course Content
Social Studies 10-2 covers four major topics:

To what extent should we embrace globalization?
Should globalization
shape identity?
Should people in
Canada respond to the
legacies of historical
globalization?
Does globalization
contribute to
sustainable prosperity
for all people?
Should I, as a citizen,
respond to
globalization?

Course Evaluation:
Your mark in this course will be determined accordingly:

Course Work & Assessment: 75%
Assignments 30%
Tests 20%
Written Responses 25%

Final Exam: 25%

Resources & Supplies:
Textbooks and other materials will be checked out or provided as needed. It is strongly recommended that
you keep ALL notes and assignments, and keep them organized to support personal review of concepts
studied.

It is the responsibility of each student to come EVERY class fully prepared with ALL required materials. These
include:

-Writing utensil (preferably black or blue ink pen) -Paper
-Binder (neatly organized with all materials) -Texts (as required)

Homework/ Assignment Policies:
Assignments must be submitted at the BEGINNING of class on the assigned DUE date. If you have an excused
absence for the day an assignment is due, it is due at the beginning of the first class upon your return.
Assignment due dates will be clearly communicated. If you have not handed in an assignment by the time it is
marked and returned to the class, it will be counted as an INCOMPLETE. Late assignments may be subject to a
reduction in marks. A DEAD date will be assigned, following the due date, for significant or summative
assignments. Assignments may not be submitted after any posted dead dates, and calls home may be made.

When absent, it is the STUDENTS responsibility to catch up on missed class work by seeing the teacher
promptly upon your return to school.

Lateness:
Respect for the learning of others is demonstrated by those who arrive for class on time. Students who are
late to class disrupt the instruction given to students who are on time. Repeated lates will be discussed and
dealt with accordingly.

Late Stop Checks
Late stop checks will be held randomly throughout the year.
Students who arrive late for class may be issued a late ticket and required to serve a Flex block detention or
a Friday pm detention.
Students who are not willing to serve a detention should not be late!
Failure to attend an assigned detention will be considered defiance and may result in more severe
consequences. Possible consequences include additional detentions, in school suspension, out of school
suspension, removal from course, removal from the Comp.

Plagiarism:
Copying, borrowing, or downloading someone elses work and presenting it as your own is a SERIOUS
ACADEMIC OFFENSE. This includes resubmitting work YOU have done for previous classes. Plagiarized
assignments will be redone over several lunch hours until completed to my satisfaction.

Electronic Devices Policy (for cell/ smart phones, and ALL other devices):
There will often be appropriate times to use your personal devices. Technology is a fantastic tool, and part of
your education is learning how to use that tool effectively. This means:

1. Unless you are given specific opportunity and permission to use your device, keep it on silent and put
away.

2. When you are permitted to use your device, do so respectfully any inappropriate content, misuse of
time, or disrespectful conduct with technology will not be tolerated, and you will lose your tech
privileges.

3. If you are found to be misusing or wasting class time with technology, you will lose your tech privileges.
(This includes texting.)

4. I ALWAYS have veto; Ms. Harrison giveth, and Ms. Harrison taketh away.

Headphones must be removed from your ears and neck while I am teaching. If it is an independent working
activity, you may ask to listen to music. If permitted, you may listen at a volume that does not disturb others
or interfere with your ability to learn or work.

Music is NOT permitted during exams and major assignments.






Everything Else:
Leaving the classroom for use of Washroom/ Drinks/ Materials Please sign out when leaving the classroom,
and back in upon return on the designated board. Use this privilege wisely; abuse of this privilege will result in
its termination. Excessive time spent out of the classroom/ abuse of these privileges will result in you repaying
me this time on your lunch hour. Only ONE person at a time may be absent from the room.

PLEASE wait for an appropriate time to leave. (It is not appropriate to leave in the middle of a lecture or other
instructional activity.) You are expected to get caught up on any material missed in an appropriate way.

Food in the classroom is a privilege. You may enjoy this privilege until it becomes a problem with garbage,
mess, or distraction from learning. If food becomes a problem, the privilege will be removed. For school
policies concerning the dress code, please see your student handbook.

ALL school policies will be adhered to and enforced when necessary.


Course Overview:

Issue #1: Should globalization shape identity?

Identify the various ways that people in Canada express their identities (traditions, religion, spirituality,
the arts, attire, relationship to land, role modeling)
Explore understandings and dimensions of globalization (political, economic, social, other
contemporary examples)
Explore the impact of communications technology and media on diversity (universalization of pop
culture, hybridization, diversification)
Examine opportunities presented by globalization to identities and cultures of peoples in Canada
(acculturation, accommodation, cultural revitalization, affirmation of identity, integration)
Examine challenges presented by globalization to identities and cultures of peoples in Canada
(assimilation, marginalization, accommodation, integration, homogenization)
Analyze the efforts to promote languages and cultures in Canada in response to globalization (language
and cultural legislation, revitalization of language and culture)


Issue #2: Should people in Canada respond to the legacies of historical globalization?

Identify the effects of cultural contact between Europeans and Indigenous peoples in Canada and one
other location (exchange of goods and technologies, depopulation, influences on government)
Explore the foundations of historical globalization (rise of capitalism, industrialization, imperialism,
Eurocentrism)
Explore the relationships between historical globalization and imperialism
Examine multiple perspectives on the political, economic, and social impacts of imperialism in Canada
Examine the consequences of imperialism in Canada for Aboriginal Peoples (Indian Act, consequences
of residential schools, social impact on Indigenous peoples)
Analyze various attempts to address the consequences of imperialism in Canada (Royal Commission on
Aboriginal Peoples, contemporary examples)
Identify legacies of historical globalization and imperialism that continue to influence globalization

Issue #3: Does globalization contribute to sustainable prosperity for all people?

Explore various understandings of contemporary globalization
Identify foundations of contemporary globalization (Bretton Woods Conference)
Identify factors contributing to the expansion of globalization since the Second World War
(international agreements, international organizations, media and transportation technologies,
transnational corporations)
Examine the political and economic challenges and opportunities of globalization (trade liberalization,
foreign investment, economic growth, outsourcing, knowledge economy)
Explore multiple perspectives on relationships among people, the land, and globalization (spirituality,
stewardship, sustainability, resource development)
Analyze the impact of actions and policies associated with globalization on the environment (land and
resource use, resource development agreements, environmental legislation)
Examine multiple perspectives on sustainability and prosperity in a globalizing world


Issue #4: Should I, as a citizen, respond to globalization?

Explore various understandings of quality of life
Examine impacts of globalization on children and youth (awareness of global issues, employment
issues, identity)
Examine impacts of globalization on women (gender issues, labor issues, opportunities for
entrepreneurship)
Analyze relationships between globalization, democratization and human rights
Examine how globalization affects individuals and communities (migration, technology, agricultural
issues, pandemics, resource issues, contemporary issues)
Explore multiple perspectives regarding the civic responsibilities that individuals, governments,
organizations, and businesses in Canada may have in addressing the opportunities and challenges
presented by globalization
Analyze means by which individuals, governments, organizations, and businesses in Canada could
address the opportunities and challenges of globalization (pro-globalization activism, anti-globalization
activism, legislation, agreements, consumer activism, corporate responsibility)
Develop strategies to demonstrate active, responsible global citizenship