Canadian Pacific Railway & BC Joins Confederation / Gr. 4 NEW BC Curriculum

Uncover history here with this non-exhaustive look at why and how BC joined the confederation/Canada. Learn how the Canadian Pacific Railway was a key factor, politically and economically. The story of this journey lends itself to sequencing and constructing a timeline. Reading and activities are simple, engaging, well thought through, created and designed for students at the grade 4 level. This study aligns with BC's NEW curriculum.

Content Details:

• Listing of Curricular Competencies and Content covered (shown in preview)

Section One: "An Amazing Feat: At a High Cost"

• "Read and Interact" - students re-read to notate thinking (a guide of how to do that is included)
• "Words/Vocabulary" - students will work on a variety of "Tier 2" words (words that are helpful to understand and know that reach across subjects and learning)
• "Main Idea & Details" - students will complete a graphic organizer demonstrating their understanding and skill in this area
• "Questions for Further Discussion": Questions of inquiry and a highlight of answers included.

Section Two: "British Columbia: The Journey to Confederation"

• "Reading for Comprehension" - 2 pages of open-ended and fact-finding questions (answer guide included)
• "Consider and Create" - students will examine a list of inventions (not invented at the time of building the railway and some facts about building the railway). After reading, students will create an acrostic "poem" on the topic of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

"Create a Timeline Project"

• students will use 10 pages of graphic organizers to complete a timeline from 1400 BC to the time of the end of the railway construction. All "cut-outs" included. All information required to complete the timeline is found in the reading.
• Answer guide included.
• "Questions for Further Discussion": Questions of inquiry and a highlight of answers included.

Note: This is a snapshot, non-exhaustive study of these topics.

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