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Notes on Translation
The electronic translation service on the York Region District School Board's website is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation will vary in some of the languages offered by Google. Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages, although an impressive number, this does not capture all languages or dialects. The basic translation’s goal is to capture the general intention of the original English material.
The York Region District School Board does not guarantee the quality, accuracy or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the Board encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and affect any decisions you may make.
The York Region District School Board is committed to parent, family and community engagement, and it is our hope that by providing this tool on our website that we are making our information more accessible to families whose first language is not English and thereby enabling better engagement in public education.
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History
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History
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Page Content The history courses offered to MCI students are available at the University, College & Workplace level.
What to expect in History class
- a focus on themes and/or chronology in Canadian history
- variety of activities including: simulations, role-plays, note taking, lecture
- you are expected to complete homework, but material will always be reviewed in class
- a mix of hands on and reading/writing activities, simulations and role plays
- enriched learning activities including field trips and guest speakers
Evaluation and Assessment
- large projects that are completed with minimal teacher involvement
- includes assignments like: debates, argumentative essay writing, create a historical newspaper
- large unit tests
- projects designed in "chunks" so there are opportunities for teacher support
- includes assignments like: writing in role, designing an essay outline, write a newspaper article, design a poster
- a variety of assignments are evaluated (including presentations, creative writing, art pieces, essays and tests)
Key skills focus
- critical thinking
- effective essay writing
- research and note taking
- detecting bias in primary and secondary source material
- literacy skills (including reading comprehension, writing with proper paragraph structure, reading from a variety of sources)
- development of reading and writing skills (essay structure, academic readings, independent research)
Academic Classes
Designed for students who:
- plan to take University or College courses
- conduct research and other learning tasks with a minimal amount of direction
- effectively structure arguments with supporting evidence
- are working at refining literacy skills
- a significant part of the background material will be covered at home as part of your homework
Applied Classes
Designed for students who:
- plan to take Workplace or College courses
- conduct guided research with teacher support
- want to develop literacy skills
College Preparation
Designed for students who:
- plan to attend college or university
- complete homework regularly
- read and understand a variety of types of readings
University Preparation
Designed for students who:
- plan to attend university
- complete homework nightly (especially independent reading)
- read and understand a variety of types of readings including scholarly journal articles and primary source documents
- conduct independent research with minimal teacher support
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