Sir Robert Borden High School – Social Sciences – Grade 12 (HIP4O​
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Personal Life Management
Mr. Potter
Course Description
This course focuses on preparing students for living independently and working successfully with others. Students will learn
to manage their personal resources to meet their basic needs for food, clothing, and housing. They will also learn about their
personal, legal, and financial responsibilities and develop and apply interpersonal skills in order to make wise and responsible
personal and occupational choices. Students will apply research and inquiry skills while investigating topics related to personal
life management. The course emphasizes the achievement of expectations through
practical experiences.
Curriculum:​
The major strands and the overall expectations for the course are summarized below. To learn more about the
curriculum follow the link ​
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/ssciences9to122013.pdf
The course is divided into five strands that connect to the overall curriculum expectations. By the end of the course,
students will...
A.
Research and Inquiry Skills
✓ Exploring: explore topics related to personal life management, and formulate questions to guide their research;
✓ Investigating: create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosen topics, using
appropriate social science research and inquiry methods;
✓ Processing Information: assess, record, analyse, and synthesize information gathered through research and inquiry;
✓ Communicating and Reflecting: communicate the results of their research and inquiry clearly and effectively, and
reflect on and evaluate their research, inquiry, and communication skills.
Growing up​
(Examining yourself and others)
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✓ Progressing From Adolescence to Adulthood: demonstrate an understanding of the personal qualities and skills
necessary to make the transition from adolescence to adulthood;
✓ Planning for Employment: describe the elements of successful planning for employment;
✓ Communicating Effectively: demonstrate an understanding of effective communication skills and their role in building
the healthy relationships that support independent living.
Thriving! ​
(Daily living skills)
✓ Making Decisions: demonstrate an understanding of effective decision-making processes and their role in independent
living;
✓ Managing Financial Resources: explain and demonstrate the use of basic money-management skills and techniques
needed to manage personal financial resources effectively;
✓ Managing a Household: describe and demonstrate the use of basic principles and techniques of effective household
management.
All about the money​
(Economics/personal finances)
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✓ Economic Influences: demonstrate an understanding of how global, national, and community economic factors affect
the individual’s financial circumstances;
✓ Financial Institutions: describe ways in which financial institutions can assist in the management of personal finances;
✓ Benefits and Costs of Working: explain the benefits and costs of working.
Watch your back! ​
(personal/social responsibilities)
✓ Personal Responsibilities: demonstrate an understanding of the role of personal responsibility in independent living,
and of strategies that can be used to meet individual needs;
✓ Workplace Rights and Responsibilities: demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of employers
and employees, including both personal and legal responsibilities;
✓ Consumer Rights and Responsibilities: demonstrate an understanding of the role that responsible consumerism plays in
living independently.
Assessment Strategies
A variety of teaching/assessment strategies to address students’ needs will be used during this course. Assessment strategies
will include assessment ​
for​
,​
as​
and ​
of​
learning. Assessment and evaluation strategies align with ​
Growing Success​
and the Sir
Robert Borden AER policy.
Evidence of Student Achievement
Students may demonstrate their understanding of the course material in a wide variety of ways. A balanced combination of a
student’s Knowledge and Understanding, Thinking, Communication, and Application will be assessed through indicators for each
of the levels. These four categories will not be separately evaluated. Instead, they will be​
“considered as interrelated, reflecting
the wholeness and interconnectedness of learning.” – Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum documents.
Term Work and Summative Evaluation
Term work will account for 70% of the course
End of term summative work will consist of 30% of the course. This will consist of an in class exam (10%), and a summative
project (20%)
The summative evaluation is a major component of a student’s final mark. As such, it is imperative that students complete and
submit their summative work.
Source of Evidence
Observations
Conversations
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Quizzes
Assignments
Tasks
Summative Task
Final
Examination
Description
The teacher may record evidence of student achievement observed as students work
on investigations in class.
The teacher may record evidence of student achievement elicited during a conversation
with a student
There will be Unit quizzes
Students may complete in-class assignments.
Students may demonstrate their creativity, knowledge and understanding of the
material through in-class performance tasks.
Students will show evidence of their learning by performing a task that will include
many overall expectations of the course.
In Class
Achievement Level & Percentage Mark Range
Student evaluation will be reported in the form of levels with the following percentages:
4 + 95 -100
4 87 – 94
4 – 80 – 86
3 + 77 - 79
3 73 - 76
3 – 70 -72
2 + 67 - 69
2 63 - 66
2 – 60 – 62
1 + 57 - 59
1 53 - 56
1 – 50 – 52
Wikispace page:​
mr-potter.wikispaces.com
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*A binder and writing utensil should be brought to class each day.
Electronic Devices: ​
Cell phones​
will not be used in class and will be turned off and put away if you choose to bring one to class. If
not, your cell phone will be confiscated. ​
Personal music players​
will only be allowed, ​
at the teacher’s discretion​
, when students
are working independently. Music will not be played ​
at any other time,​
including during group work time. Your personal music
player should be kept in your bag until permission to use it has been given, otherwise you may be asked to give your music
player to the teacher for safekeeping until the end of class.
Sign here that you agree to the above terms, Name (print): _____________________ Sign: _______________________