History Department

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)

 

Course Types

Learn more about different course types and pathways.