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Distance Learning
Independent Study Option
Social Studies
The Independent Study Option offers the following levels in Social Studies. Please list the Subject Code, Subject Designation, and the ISO Designation on the application to identify the course(s) required.
| Course Name | Subject Code | Subject Designation | ISO Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 Social Studies 10G | 0104 | 10G | 001 |
| Grade 10 American History (20G) | 0481 | 20G | 001 |
| Grade 10 Geography 20G: North America | 0102 | 20G | 001 |
| Grade 11 Agriculture (30S) | 0201 | 30S | 001 |
| Grade 11 Canadian History (30S) | 0040 | 30S | 000 |
| Grade 12 Geography (40S) | 1126 | 40S | 001 |
| Grade 12 History of Western Civilization (40S) | 1136 | 40S | 000 |
Each listing of a subject name is followed by a unique 10-digit code made up of three parts:
- Subject code. A 4-digit number that identifies each subject.
- Subject designation. A 3-character code that identified the grade and level of a course.
- ISO designation. A 3-digit number that identifies the course version.
Grade 9 Social Studies (10G)
1 credit (1998)
Course Code 0104 10G 001
Record of Progress (
46 KB)
This course covers Canadian themes including:
- Canada’s physical environment
- Canadian identity
- Canadian society (government, law, and economics)
- Canada and the world
This course is designed to help students gain greater understanding of society, their role in society, and Canada’s role in the world.
Evaluation is based on
| Assignment (Module 2) | 10% |
| Midterm Exam (after Module 3) | 40% |
| Assignment (Module 5) | 10% |
| Final Exam (after Module 6) | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Textbooks
- Wood and Remnant. The People We Are. Toronto, ON:
Gage, 1980. (0042 10G 005)
$10.06 plus GST (reprint) - Smith, McDevitt, and Scully. Canada Today, 3rd Edition. Scarborough, ON: Prentice Hall, 1996. (51953) MTBB
- Stanford, ed. Canadian Oxford School Atlas 8th Edition.
Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 1998. (51945)
MTBB (useful for Grade 9 Social Studies as well as Grades 10 and 12 Geography courses)
This course may refer to other atlas editions. Students are to use the table of contents and/or index and find the appropriate pages by topic.
Grade 10 American History
(20G)
1 credit (1993)
Course Code 0481 20G 001
Record of Progress ( 48 KB)
This is a survey course of American History from 1500–1990.
It begins with a brief history of Aboriginal peoples before
the arrival of Europeans, and it ends with a survey of
important social changes in the United States from 1960–1990.
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with some of the most important events and developments in American History, and how those events have affected Americans, and in some cases, how those events have affected Canadians and others.
Evaluation is based on
| Essay | 10% |
| Midterm Exam (after Module 5) | 40% |
| Essay | 10% |
| Final Exam (after Module10) | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Textbook
- Barber. A New Nation. McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1989. (52295) MTBB (reprint)
Grade 10 Geography (20G)
1 credit (2000)
Course Code 0102 20G 001
Record of Progress ( 46 KB)
Grade 10 Geography (20G) takes a regional approach
to the study of North America, focusing on the characteristics
and similarities of different regions in Canada, the United
States, and Mexico.
The course covers a general overview of:
- North America
- The Agricultural Interior
- The North
- The Western Cordillera
- Atlantic Canada–Appalachia
- The Industrial Heartland
- Canadian, Continental, and World Issues
Evaluation is based on
| Midterm: Project (Module 2 or 3) | 10% |
| Examination (after Module 3) | 40% |
| Final Term: Project (Module 4, 5 or 6) | 10% |
| Examination (after Module 7) | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Textbooks
- Headon. Continent of Contrast—A Study of North America. Oxford University Press, New Revised Edition, 1992. (52170) MTBB
- Stanford, ed. Canadian Oxford School Atlas 8th Edition.
Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 1998. (51945)
MTBB (useful for Grade 9 Social Studies as well as Grades 10 and 12 Geography courses)
This course may refer to other atlas editions. Students are to use the table of contents and/or index and find the appropriate pages by topic.
Grade 11 Agriculture (30S)
1 credit (2005)
Course Code 0201 30S 001
Record of Progress ( 52 KB)
Grade 11 Agriculture is a full credit course that provides a comprehensive introduction to agriculture in Manitoba, including historical perspectives, as well as present concerns and trends. The aim of the course is to assist students in learning about the many dimensions of agriculture. The course draws upon the knowledge base of a variety of disciplines.
The course examines physical and climatic features of Manitoba, the agricultural resource base, soil management practices, crop varieties, and plant and animal science. The course material has been organized into four modules:
- Module 1: Manitoba Agriculture: An Overview
- Module 2: Soil Science
- Module 3: Plant Science
- Module 4: Animal Agriculture in Manitoba
Evaluation is based on
| 4 Assignments (10% each) | 40% |
| Midterm Exam | 30% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
| Total | 100% |
Provided Resource (student registrations only)
- Student Resource Package
Grade 11 Canadian History (30S) 1 credit (1987)
Course Code 0040 30S 000
Record of Progress ( 42 KB)
Primarily a social history of Canada, this course presents
a variety of topics which illustrate the development of
the Canadian people. Among the groups and issues studied
are Aboriginal people and their culture, immigrants and
multiculturalism, federalism and provincial rights, political
parties, industrialization, minority rights, and Canada’s
place in world affairs. Substantial attention is paid
in this course to Western Canada, its people, the way
it has changed, and questions of crucial importance to
its future.
Evaluation is based on
| Midterm Exam (after Module 3) | 50% |
| Final Exam (after Module 6) | 50% |
| Total | 100% |
Textbook
- Francis and Riddoch. Our Canada: A Social
and Political History. Pippin Publishing, 1995.
(52355) MTBB (reprint)
Grade 12 Geography (40S)
1 credit (2002)
Course Code 1126 40S 001
Record of Progress ( 51 KB)
Grade 12 Geography (40S) deals with the interrelationships
of humans and the worldwide environment. Students explore
the environment, population, food supply, resources, industrialization,
urbanization, and how human relationship with the environment
also influences economics, sociology, politics, and ecology.
Evaluation is based on
| Assignment Part A | 7.5% |
| Assignment Part B | 7.5% |
| Midterm Exam (after Module 3) | 35% |
| Outline A | 5% |
| Research Essay | 10% |
| Final Exam (after Module 6) | 35% |
| Total | 100% |
Textbooks
- Dunlop. Towards Tomorrow: Canada in a Changing World—Geography. Toronto, ON: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. (52494) MTBB
- Stanford, ed. The Canadian Oxford School Atlas, 8th
edition. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2004.
(51945) MTBB (useful for Grade 9 Social Studies as well as Grades 10 and 12 Geography courses)
This course may refer to other atlas editions. Students are to use the table of contents and/or index and find the appropriate pages by topic.
Videos
Choose one CD or videotape from the following and your choice will be the topic of an assignment.
- CD-0283 or VT-0283—A PopulationcStory: Collision With the Future?
- CD-8258 or VT-8258—Famine and Chronic Persistent Hunger: A Life and Death Distinction
Choose one from the following
- CD-0215 or VT-0215 —Materials of Civilization
- CD-1585 or VT-1585—Mexico: The Land and the People
$5.50 each plus GST and PST
Grade 12 History of Western Civilization
(40S) 1 credit ( 2000)
Course Code 1136 40S 000
Record of Progress ( 47 KB)
This course introduces the people, ideas, and events that
have shaped Western civilization. Canadian political,
economic, legal, and social systems are based on these
traditions. In this senior history course, more than thirty
centuries of material is handled using six major themes:
religion, ideology, humanism, individualism, secularism,
and skepticism. It is structured into modules as follows:
- Historical Overview
- Pre-modern Western Civilization
- Renaissance, Reformation, and Absolutism vs. Representative Government
- The Age of Reason and the Political, Agricultural, and Industrial Revolutions
- Major Movements and Events from 1815 to 1919
- 1919 to the Present
Evaluation is based on
| Essay | 10% |
| Midterm Exam (after Module 3) | 40% |
| Essay | 10% |
| Final Exam (after Module 6) | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Textbook
- Beers. World History: Patterns of Civilization. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1993. (52540) MTBB (reprint)
Videos
The first two videos are considered an introduction to the course.
- CD-8204 or VT-8204—Human Origins/The Agricultural Revolution
- CD-8205 or VT-8205—The Birth of Civilization/The Age of Iron
- CD-8206 or VT-8206—Greece and Rome/The World Religions
- CD-8207 or VT-8207—The End of the Ancient World/Islam
- CD-8208 or VT-8208—Europe Recovers/The Expansion of Europe
- CD-8210 or VT-8210—The Ottoman Empire/China and Japan
- CD-8212 or VT-8212—Europe: State and Power/Asia
- CD-8213 or VT-8213—The West and the Wider World/The Age of Revolution
- CD-8214 or VT-8214—The Making of the United States of America/The Making of Russia
- CD-8215 or VT-8215—Industry and Empire/The End of the Old Order
- CD-8216 or VT-8216—The World in Conflict/The Modern World
$5.50 each plus PST and GST
