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Course: CGC 1D1
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Issues
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in Canadian Geography​www.ugdsb.on.ca/westside
Teacher(s): Mr. Pinkney, Mr. Qushair, Mr. Williams
Email: michael.pinkney@ugdsb.on.ca
Program Leader: Mr. Gunn
Course Description:
This course uses a variety of frameworks, including ecozones and principles of physical, human and
economic geography, to explore the distinct and evolving character of Canada’s geography.
Students will investigate the interconnection between the environment and human activities in
Canadian ecozones in order to understand Canada’s diversity and role in the world. In Geography
there is an initiative to promote literacy and critical thinking skills. Students will be challenged to
‘think beyond’. Students will be given daily opportunities to develop their literacy and
communication skills.
For Course Overall & Specific Expectations go to:
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/canworld910curr2013.pdf
Big Ideas ​
(overall learning outcomes for the course):
● Humans strive for sustainability but the potential for success is limited
● Reasons for change and the impacts of those changes are not always understood
● Predictions are made and revised to help us adapt in our pursuit of sustainability
● Communities are interdependent and occur at multiple scales/layers
Achievement Categories: ​
Student learning is
assessed and evaluated with respect to the
following four categories of knowledge and
skills.
Knowledge and Understanding: 25​
%
Thinking: 25%
Communication: 25​
%
Application: 25%
Instructional Strategies:​
Westside teaching staff will use a variety of instructional strategies to help
students develop and improve skills in the following areas: character, citizenship, communication,
critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and teamwork, and creativity and imagination.
Assessment and Evaluation: ​
Formative assessments are used to improve student learning by
providing varied opportunities to demonstrate an understanding of course expectations in
preparation for summative evaluations. Summative evaluations test groups of key expectations.
Failure to complete a summative evaluation may result in the expectations of the course not being
met and the credit not being granted.
Late Policy
Students are expected to complete all assigned work and submit it by the teacher's
established due date. Every attempt will be made to encourage students to complete all
assigned work on time so their grade represent their actual achievement. Should a student
submit work past the due date, a late mark penalty will be assigned. All summative
assessments must be submitted for course credit. Please see Westside's Assessment and
Evaluation Policy for more details.
Term Work (70%)
Unit of Study
Summative Evaluations
Community
Test & Assignment
Sustainability
Test & Assignment
Change
Test & Assignment
Predictions
Test & Assignment
Final Summative (30%)
In Class Summative
Exam Day Summative
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