Stephen Crew, a grade 12 student at St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, reflects on his 2017 visit to First and Second World War sites in France and Belgium.
This lesson you will discuss with your students: How war has shaped Canada and its citizens; the influences of patriotism, propaganda and music on choices Canadians made during war.
Working in groups, students will create a collage of photographs, symbols, paintings, songs and/or poetry to visually tell the story of a group of Canadians during the past century.
Student will research significant figures in Manitoba's (or another Province / Territory) history and the impact these figures had/have on their lives today.
PBS's two-hour documentary, The War of 1812, uses stunning re-enactments, evocative animation, and the incisive commentary of key experts to reveal little-known sides of an important war.
In this lesson students are introduced to the historical thinking concept of Historical Perspectives through an examination of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War.
This Unit Plan encourages teachers to reconsider their twentieth century Canadian History program, using Expo 67 as a “lens” from which to examine Canada both at “100” and “150” years.
This lesson is part of the Expo 67 Unit Plan. This lesson plan can be used as a hook to get students exploring the idea of World Fairs/Expos in history to help understand the significance of hosting such an event in Canada.
