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Newfoundland & Labrador · Grade 11

Social Studies 2202 (Applied)

Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 11 social studies course, from Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement to History - 6. Interdependence.

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Units
6
Lessons
12
Skills
26
Provincial exam
None
Official curriculum
gov.nl.ca

Unit by unit

Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.

Unit 1 · 2 skills

Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement

Democratic Principles and Civic Engagement

  • The principles of Canadian democracy in everyday life

    I can describe the basic principles of Canadian democracy with everyday examples.

    1.1

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  • Working together and taking action

    I can show how working together and taking action can improve life.

    1.2

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The official wording · 2 outcomes
1.1
how democratic principles and civic engagement can influence the human experience
1.2
civic engagement can influence the human experience

Key ideas

  1. Freedom means you can speak, believe, and gather as you choose.

  2. Having a say means voters, not rulers, are the source of a government's power.

  3. Fair rules mean the same law applies to everyone.

  4. Many people around the world do not have these freedoms.

  5. Working together lets a group get something done that one person could not.

Watch out for

  • Thinking your rights will always just be there - people worked to win them.
  • Thinking democracy means the government decides everything - the people do.
  • Thinking one person can't change anything - small actions add up.

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Unit 2 · 8 skills

Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research

Tools for Making Sense of Information

Taking On a Real Question

  • Asking a good question and finding information

    I can turn a topic into a clear question and find good information.

    2.3

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  • Reading the information and backing up your answer

    I can read information, reach a conclusion, and back it up clearly.

    2.4

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Sizing Up What's Happening Now

The official wording · 8 outcomes
2.1
Analyze information, events, ideas, issues, places, and trends to understand how they influence the human experience
2.2
Analyze information, events, ideas, issues, places, and trends to understand how they influence the human experience
2.3
Respond to significant issues influencing the human experience
2.4
Respond to significant issues influencing the human experience
2.5
Determine the possible significance of emerging innovations or ideas
2.6
Determine the possible significance of a current political event or emerging political trend
2.7
Determine the possible significance of a current economic event or emerging economic trend
2.8
Determine the possible significance a current or emerging geopolitical dispute

Key ideas

  1. Some sources are more trustworthy than others - check who made them and why.

  2. A topic is broad; a question is something you can actually answer.

  3. Ask how many people it affects, how widely, and for how long.

  4. Comparing two things shows what stayed the same and what changed.

  5. A good question is doable and gets at what you really want to know.

Watch out for

  • Thinking anything online is a good source - check it first.
  • Thinking a topic is the same as a question - narrow it down.
  • Thinking every new thing is a big deal - size it up first.

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Unit 3 · 4 skills

History - 3. Time, Continuity, and Change

How New Tools Changed Life

How New Ideas Changed Life

The official wording · 4 outcomes
3.1
Explain how innovations influence the human experience
3.2
Explain how innovations influence the human experience
3.3
Explain how ideas influence the human experience
3.4
Explain how ideas influence the human experience

Key ideas

  1. The earliest humans made stone tools, used fire, and developed language.

  2. For a long time life changed very little from one generation to the next.

  3. These tools made it easier to find food and stay safe.

  4. The Church and tradition explained how the world worked.

  5. Farming let people stay in one place instead of moving to find food.

Watch out for

  • Thinking early humans were helpless - their tools were clever.
  • Thinking people back then were silly - their view made sense to them.
  • Thinking farming was a small change - it changed everything.

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Unit 4 · 4 skills

History - 4. Citizenship, Power, and Governance

Who's In Charge, and How That Changed

From Subject to Citizen

The official wording · 4 outcomes
4.1
Explain how ideas of governance have changed over time
4.2
Explain how ideas of governance have changed over time
4.3
Explain how the relationship between the individual and the state has changed in Western Europe during the Pre-Modern and early Modern Eras
4.4
the relationship between the individual and the state has changed in Western Europe during the Pre-Modern and early Modern Eras

Key ideas

  1. Some countries are run by one person (a king or a dictator).

  2. In pre-modern Europe, kings and the Church held the power.

  3. Some are run by a small group of powerful people.

  4. Society was set up like a ladder, with the king at the top.

  5. Some are run by the many, through voting.

Watch out for

  • Thinking every country is a democracy - many are not.
  • Thinking ordinary people had rights like today - they had duties.
  • Thinking all one-person rule is the same - kings and dictators differ.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 5 · 4 skills

History - 5. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions

How People Made a Living Through History

Big Economic Ideas of Modern Times

The official wording · 4 outcomes
5.1
Explain developments in economics from the Paleolithic Era to the Early Modern Era
5.2
Explain developments in economics from the Paleolithic Era to the Early Modern Era
5.3
Explain economic innovations and ideas that developed during the Late Modern Era
5.4
Explain economic innovations and ideas that developed during the Late Modern Era

Key ideas

  1. Early people found or hunted just enough food to survive.

  2. Capitalism means people own businesses and try to make a profit.

  3. Farming let people grow extra, which they could trade.

  4. Factories let goods be made faster and in bigger amounts.

  5. Trading let people get things they couldn't make themselves.

Watch out for

  • Thinking people always had money - trading came first.
  • Thinking capitalism was always around - it grew at a certain time.
  • Thinking trade is modern - it is very old.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Unit 6 · 4 skills

History - 6. Interdependence

Fighting and Working Together

Big Ideas in the Modern World

The official wording · 4 outcomes
6.1
Explain how conflict and cooperation influenced the human experience from the Paleolithic Era to the early-Modern Period
6.2
conflict and cooperation influenced the human experience from the Paleolithic Era to the early-Modern Period
6.3
Explain how ideology has influenced the human experience in the Modern Era
6.4
Explain how ideology has influenced the human experience in the Modern Era

Key ideas

  1. Societies often fight over resources, land, or power.

  2. Imperialism means one country taking control of others.

  3. Societies team up for safety and shared benefit.

  4. Powerful countries did it for money, land, and power.

  5. The same group can fight at one time and cooperate at another.

Watch out for

  • Thinking fighting is always pointless - it usually has a reason.
  • Thinking empire-building was only about land - money and power drove it.
  • Thinking teaming up is always kind - it often serves both sides.

Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit

Which course?

Newfoundland & Labrador has 2 social studies courses for Grade 11. Here they are side by side.

What a university, college or program asks for is theirs to say: check its admission page, and your school’s course guide.

The official curriculum

This page follows Newfoundland & Labrador’s own curriculum for Social Studies 2202 (Applied).

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Education - Social Studies 2202 curriculumgov.nl.ca · Read August 7, 2026

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Questions about Social Studies 2202 (Applied)

What is Social Studies 2202 (Applied)?

Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 11 social studies course: 6 units and 26 skills, from Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement to History - 6. Interdependence.

What units are in Social Studies 2202 (Applied)?

1. Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Civic Engagement, 2. Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 2. Inquiry and Research, 3. History - 3. Time, Continuity, and Change, 4. History - 4. Citizenship, Power, and Governance, 5. History - 5. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions and 6. History - 6. Interdependence.

Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies 2202 (Applied)?

No. Newfoundland & Labrador gives no provincial exam for Social Studies 2202 (Applied).

What comes after Social Studies 2202 (Applied)?

Social Studies 3201 (Academic), Social Studies 3202 (Applied) and Newfoundland and Labrador Studies 2205.

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