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Canadian history graphic organizers for Microsoft Word
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Charter Challenges
Designed for the Grade 10 Civics course in Ontario this lesson has students learn about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms through two video clips. Topics of the video include the fundamental legal, democratic and equality rights inherent in the charter as well as how the charter differs from the US Bill of Rights. Next, students learn about the role of the Canadian Supreme Court through a video interview with a Supreme Court Justice. Finally, students learn about landmark Supreme Co
Grades:
9th - 11th
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Mini Unit
This product is on the declaration the UN drafted about Indigenous Peoples. It is a multi-day unit, focusing on the declaration and Canada's relationship to it. The mini unit includes rationale, questions posed, test creation, reading comprehension and writing. Students will watch brief videos and read various articles on the declaration. This mini-unit focuses on Canada, but I do have a 2 day lesson on the declaration that is country-neutral in my store.
Grades:
8th - 10th
Social Studies / Heritage Fair Inquiry Student Package and Rubric
Help your students develop effective heritage fair projects by having them use this project organizer. This student organizer is divided up into sections to help your students learn how to complete large assignments in stages. This organizer also comes with a detailed rubric that can be used to assess heritage fair projects as well as large inquiry projects. This student organizer can also be easily adjusted so that it could be used for other inquiry projects.
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Early Explorers of Canada: Cabot, Cartier, Frobisher, Champlain, and Hudson
In "The Early Explorers of Canada," students are required to write about where and when each of the five explorers travelled and record what riches they hoped to find. The explorers include John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Martin Frobisher, Samuel de Champlain, and Henry Hudson. The assignment also includes 14 questions to enhance you students understanding of these explorers. This assignment is based on an authoritative web site, which has also been included.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Revisiting the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in Canadian History
In "Revisiting the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in Canadian History" students are required to take notes on this crucial event in Canada's past as it is presented in an easily accessible and authoritative website. The website’s “list format” makes it very approachable for most students. This activity has proven to be a useful tool in the writing of essays, exams, projects, reports, quizzes, and tests.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Inquiry Based Learning Unit and Graphic Organizers - History
These graphic organizers were developed to assist students in using Big Ideas from the History curriculum in order to develop open-ended inquiry based questions for research. After teaching the necessary background information on a theme or topic connected to the curriculum (e.g. Confederation), students use the graphic organizers to guide them in:
- developing open-ended questions for research
- use primary and secondary courses to explore their question
- interpret and analyze information th
Grades:
5th - 10th
Inspirational Canadian Biography Assignment
Students will research a famous Canadian and write a Biography using proper structure. Each part of the biography is outlined in the assignment with specific details.
Students also have to justify using APE (Answer, Proof, Explain) why their Canadian is inspirational and should be included in the class Top 10 List of Inspirational Canadians. (I generated criteria for what makes a person inspirational with my class prior to the assignment)
This assignment includes a detailed assignment page, ch
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Canadian Provinces and Territories Fact Sheet
This internet activity/worksheet is based on material taken from canadiangeographic.ca. Students are required to chart the following items for each of Canada's provinces and territories: Capital City, Year of Confederation, Population, Land Area, Flower, Bird, and Tree. An answer key has been provided. Over the years it has served as an excellent tool for generating discussion about Canada's political history, geography, and symbols.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Revisiting Canadian Confederation, 1867
In "Revisiting Canadian Confederation, 1867" students examine the historical significance of events and issues leading up to the creation of Canada, which have been arranged in an easily accessible and authoritative website. The website’s “list format” makes it very approachable for most students. This activity has proven to be a useful tool in the writing of essays, exams, projects, reports, quizzes, and tests.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Issue Organizer: The CBC Declares Tommy Douglas the Greatest Canadian
This Issue Organizer is designed to encourage students to consider whether Tommy Douglas should be considered Canada's greatest Canadian. First, students are required to list arguments in favour of the CBC's judgement, and then they are to provide an equal number of arguments against the ruling. At the bottom of the organizer, students are required to write a brief paragraph of their impressions of the exercise overall, which should ultimately prove to be a more nuanced synthesis of both sides
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Grades:
9th - 12th
The Effects of the North-West Rebellion, 1885: Note-Taking Exercise
In this exercise, students are required to record the effects of the North-West on the following groups: Aboriginal Peoples, Métis, French/English Relations, Political Parties, and Western Canada. While this assignment is generic in nature, an authoritative and well-known source has been included for quick and easy reference.
Grades:
6th - 8th
Political Responses to the Great Depression in Canada
This exercise requires students to examine the ways that political parties responded to the Great Depression in Canada. The assignment examines the Liberals, Conservatives, and Cooperative Commonwealth Federation at the federal level, with special attention given to the changing philosophies of Mackenzie King and R.B. Bennett. At the provincial level, students examine the policies of Maurice Duplessis' Union Nationale (Quebec), William Aberhart's Social Credit (Alberta), and Mitchell Hepburn's
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Examining the Religion of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples
In "Examining the the Religion of Canada's Aboriginal Peoples" students are required to take notes on the religious, cultural, and historical significance of traditional practices as they are presented in an easily accessible and authoritative website. The website’s “list format” makes it very approachable for most students. This activity has proven to be a useful tool in the writing of essays, projects, and reports, and it also makes a great tool for oral presentations.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Aboriginal Peoples: Iroquois/Algonquian People Comparison
A table set up to compare the lifestyles of the Iroquois and Algonquian language groups in Canada's history. There is a completed teacher copy, as well as a blank student copy. The students could use a social studies textbook or other resources to fill in the comparison chart about the two aboriginal groups. The table includes space to compare: Family Life, Spirituality, Arts and Recreation, and Political Culture.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Examining the Life of Tommy Douglas
In "Examining the Life of Tommy Douglas" students are required to take notes on the historical significance of one of Canada's most famous politicians as he is presented in an easily accessible and authoritative website. The website’s “list format” makes it very approachable for most students. This activity has proven to be a useful tool in the writing of essays, projects, and reports, and it also makes a great tool for oral presentations.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Elvis Presley: Fact vs. Fiction
In "Elvis Presley: Fact vs. Fiction" students are required to take notes on the historical significance of this famous figure from popular culture as he is presented in an easily accessible and authoritative website. The website’s “list format” makes it very approachable for most students. This activity has proven to be a useful tool in the writing of essays, exams, projects, reports, quizzes, and tests.
Grades:
6th - 12th
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The Road to Confederation, 1864 to 1867: Note-Taking Exercise
In this assignment, students are required to write down the most significant events that took place during the conferences that led to the creation of Canada in 1867. These conferences include: The Charlottetown Conference,September 1-9, 1864; The Quebec Conference, October 10-27, 1864; and, The London Conference, December 1866 –March 1867. 12 Questions have been added to solidify your students' understanding of these events. While this assignment is generic in nature, an authoritative website
Grades:
6th - 8th
Slow Slide to War 1: Fill in the Blank Timeline
This timeline gives a detailed account of the gradual slide into full scale war in 1914. Students will be able to see the domino effect certain key decisions had on nations entering the war. The timeline of events allows students to grasp how the war was caused by a multitude of factors which they will be able to trace and recall with their timeline.Teachers, you will have the master copy of notes for students to fill in the blanks as you teach this portion of your WW1 unit.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Adult Education
Canadian History European Arrival Notebook (986-1763)
This notebook accompanies the Canadian History European Arrival Powerpoint. It includes extension activities, projects and a word search.
Grades:
10th - 12th
Revisiting the Halifax Explosion
In "Revisiting the Halifax Explosion" students examine the historical significance of the greatest disaster in Canadian history during World War I as it has been presented in an easily accessible and authoritative website. The website’s “list format” makes it very approachable for most students. This activity has proven to be a useful tool in the writing of essays, projects, reports, and tests.
Grades:
9th - 12th
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Developing good questions for Inquiry - History
This resource is intended to assist students in developing open ended questions for inquiry purposes connected to the New Ontario Curriculum for History / Social Studies.
Teachers can use this resource as a starting point prior to student research on a topic of interest connected to the Big Ideas presented in the curriculum.
Grades:
5th - 9th
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The British Invasion's Impact on Popular Culture
In this exercise, students are asked to describe how the music of the British Invasion reflected the attitudes, concerns, issues, history, and sensibilities of the era in which their songs were performed. This activity consists of twenty-seven artists and groups (e.g., The Animals, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc.) accompanied by twenty- seven examples of their music (e.g., "We've Gotta Get Out of This Place" (1965), ""Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967), "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (19
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Grades:
9th - 12th
A Brief Introudction to the Rebellions of 1837
In "A Brief Introduction to the Rebellions of 1837" students are required to take notes on this famous episode in Canadian history as it is presented in an easily accessible and authoritative website. The website’s “list format” makes it very approachable for most students. This activity has proven to be a useful tool in the writing of essays, projects, reports, quizzes, and tests.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Famous Leaders Who Immigrated to Canada: Essay Outline & Rubric
This package includes a guide for students on writing an essay on a Famous Canadian who immigrated to Canada. The package includes:- A checklist for steps to success- A colour coded graphic organizer for collecting research- A colour coded graphic organizer for drafting the essay- A Social Studies Rubric aligned with the Grade 6 Ontario Social Studies Curriculum
Grades:
6th
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