Humanities 9 is a full-year course consisting of 4 units, and should take between 200-250 hours to complete (50 hours per unit). The Social Studies component of the course explores the history of Europe and North America from 1500 - 1850.

UNIT ONE- ORAL TRADITIONS – CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA

• SECTION 1 – POINT OF VIEW, MAKING CONNECTIONS
• SECTION 2 – ORAL TRADITIONS & TRADITIONAL STORIES IN ENGLAND & FRANCE
• SECTION 3 – VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE WORLD – WORLD VIEW & MAPPING
• SECTION 4 - ORAL TRADITIONS & TRADITIONAL STORIES IN NORTH AMERICA

UNIT TWO: EXPLORATION & CULTURES IN CONTACT – CHANGING IDENTITY

• SECTION 1 – CHANGING IDENTITY: ATTENTION TO DETAIL
• SECTION 2 - EUROPEAN EXPLORATION & COLONIZATION IN NEW FRANCE & NEW ENGLAND
• SECTION 3 – READING FOR UNDERSTANDING- A HISTORICAL NOVEL STUDY
• SECTION 4 – THE FUR TRADE; EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT MOVES WEST

UNIT THREE: REVOLUTION, HOW WRITING CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

• SECTION 1 – WRITING FOR REVOLUTION
• SECTION 2 – REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND

• SECTION 3 – THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

• SECTION 4 – THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

UNIT FOUR: THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION - CREATIVE WRITING FOCUS

• SECTION 1 – CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY

• SECTION 2 – THE EARLY INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
• SECTION 3 – NOVEL STUDY
• SECTION 4 – SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF INDUSTRIALIZATION