Student Information: Grade 7 Social Studies
Much like grade six, when you are in grade seven, you are asked to become responsible and active citizens in a Canadian context. By exploring the past and the present, you, as students, will be asked to critically assess and analyze the society we live in today. Grade seven is a more analytical and challenging level of learning than grade six. Because of this, it is important that your parents are actively engaged in your learning and education. Moreover, make sure you talk with your parents, every day, about your schoolwork and what you have learned. It is proven that people learn more and knowledge is engrained more thoroughly when the information learned in school is connected with everyday life. So ask your parents to tell stories from their life about the things you have learned in class and become actively engaged in education. You will definitely benefit from this. Finally, make sure your parents keep in touch with your teacher about everything. This includes your in-class accomplishments and positive transitions in the classroom! As students, it is immensely important to be positive towards your learning and open to all of the new and different ways of exploring the Canadian context. Moreover, knowing that this is a new way you are expected to learn, don’t be afraid to ask questions and understand that you may struggle at first. This is not failure, its change. It is important to maintain a positive self-image to want to continue learning and be up to new experiences and learning opportunities!
In grade seven, the overview of the curriculum is on the events before and after Canada becoming a country in 1867. These heritage based lessons focus on how Canada was formed, and how it became the bilingual, pluralistic, and multicultural society it is today. As a student, you will be asked to gain an understanding, and appreciation, of the distinct roles of the aboriginal, francophone, and Anglophone people in the foundations of Canada. One of the main differences between grade six and seven is that you are asked to critically assess and analyze, compare and contrast, societies, economies, and social structures of both before, and after, the confederation of Canada. The grade seven program of studies has distinct expectations for the you to reach under the category of “Dimensions of Thinking”. These four categories include critical and creative thinking to determine how reliable information is based on context, bias (a personal viewpoint), source, and evidence to broaden understanding. Furthermore, there are expected outcomes in historical thinking, geographic thinking, and problem solving; to be able to become social participants in the Canadian democratic process. Grade seven focuses on the heritage of Canada, how it was formed, and how this connects to the democratic and responsible society we live in today. As grade seven students, it is important to keep an open mind, embrace the learning and connect everyday knowledge with the academic process of the classroom.
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