Horton High School's Canadian History 12
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Course Evaluation

This course is divided into two terms, with each term being worth 50% of the final course grade. The following table provides an overview of the evaluation breakdown for both terms, while beneath this there is an explanation for each.
 
 

Term One	Grade Value	Term Two	Grade Value
Quizzes [2]	20%	Quizzes [2]	10%
Mid-Term Test	10%	Mid-Term Test	10%
Examination	20%	Interdisciplinary Unit on Robotics	20%
Historiography Paper	10%	Historiography Papers [2] (paper #1 will be mark from History 12 Section of IDU)	20%
Secondary Source  Paper/Presentation	20%	Primary Source  Paper/Presentation	20%
Class Mark	20%	H.J.C.H. Paper	10%
		Class Mark	10%
	100%		100%

Descriptions of Evaluations:

Quizzes:    Each term, students will be required to write two quizzes,  which will test their understanding and comprehension of the class notes. Each quiz will be largely objective in nature, with short answers, mix and matches and short essay answers. These will ensure that students are reading the class notes in order to have a better foundation for the thematic issues to be explored.

Mid-Terms:    Each term, students will write a mid-term test valued at 10% of the term grade. This test will look at the thematic issues that have been explored to date, and will be essay based. It is important for these tests to be able to relate the larger thematic issues discussed in class and be able to back them up with specific examples reviewed in class. For example, if one is asked to describe the progression of Labour Movements during the War Period of 1914-1945, they might use the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 as a specific example.

Examination:    At the end of term one, students will be examined in a traditional two-hour format, with no exemptions. It is this teacher's opinion that in order to best prepare students for the next level of study, formal examinations should be taken. This exam will review all of the material covered in class, both class notes and themes, and will be largely short essay and long essay. This will be worth 20% of the term.

Historiographical Essays:    Each term, students will be required to write two 750-1,000 word essays dealing with the varying interpretations of events or themes within Canadian History. This study of historians' varying interpretations is called historiography. Each essay will be graded for style, spelling, grammar, punctuation and content. Each is worth 10% for a total of 20% of each term.

Term Papers:    Each term, students will be required to write formal research papers, in the vicinity of 1,500 words. These papers are to have footnotes and a bibliography, and can be on a topic of the students' own choosing. A formal proposal must first be submitted, with an annotated bibliography indicating prior research, and must be approved by the teacher. Students will present their finished papers, using visual aids in support of their writings. These papers must contain a thesis, and will not be written in first person narrative.
    For the first term, students will write a secondary source paper by making use of at least eight legitimate sources. For the second term students will write a primary source paper, whereby at least one source of eight must be a primary source document. Each paper is worth 20% of the term, with the proposals and presentations being part of each term's class mark.

Class Mark:    The class mark for History 12 is comprised of a number of in-class assignments which collectively add up to 10% of the term grade. 

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