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Document Based Question: The Northwest Rebellion

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Rank the Frank: Charles Martel / Pepin /...

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Curating Canadian WWI Battles

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Rank the Frank: Charles Martel / Pepin / Charlemagne

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Looking to engaging your students in the process of determining historical significance? Use "Rank the Frank" to help your students read for evidence, craft persuasive paragraphs, and understand how historians determine historical significance.

Subjects:

World History, Middle Ages, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.7.1, W.7.1b, W.8.1, W.8.1b, W.9-10.1, W.9-10.1b, RH.6-8.1, RH.9-10.1, RH.11-12.1

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Document Based Question: Comparing Saladin & Richard

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Students examine primary and secondary sources describing Richard and Lionheart making inferences about their leadership qualities. PROCEDURE: Students select the most important qualities of a leader from a list provided and justify their choices.

Subjects:

European History, Middle Ages, Writing

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, DBQs, Graphic Organizers

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CHATs: Canadian Historical Thinking Assessments: WWI Bundle

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In fifteen minutes or less, these tasks assess whether or not students are able to source documents, assess the strengths and limitations of a source, identify and assess the plausibility of inferences through close reading and examination. These

Subjects:

Social Studies - History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

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Worksheets, DBQs, Assessment

$8.00

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Who is the Greatest Explorer of Canada?

By Educational Excellence

Rather than regurgitating facts, "Who is the Greatest Explorer of Canada?" guides students in a investigation of historical significance, with students ultimately deciding which of Samuel de Champlain, Jacques Cartier, and John Cabot was the most

Subjects:

Canadian History, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities

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Document Based Question: The Battle of Seven Oaks

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Through an examination of five primary and secondary sources students are guided through a series of questions regarding the sources, and prompted to respond to the question: "Who should be held most responsible for causing the Battle of Seven

Subjects:

Native Americans, Canadian History, Close Reading

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

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CSI Investigation: Latitude & Longitude Scavenger Hunt

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Students become CSI Investigators hot on the tail of a criminal who ran amok in their school. Using grid provided grid co-ordinates they travel around their school grounds speaking with witnesses who provide them with information until they can

Subjects:

French, Spanish, Geography

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

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Activities, Games, Simulations

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Document Based Question: The Northwest Rebellion

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Through an examination of five primary and secondary sources (including political cartoon) students are guided through a series of questions regarding the sources, and prompted to respond to the question: "To what extent should John A Macdonald be

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Government, Canadian History

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Research, Activities, DBQs

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The Last Best West - Analyze the Ads

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Students assess whether or not the ads used by the Ministry of the Interior at the turn of the 19th century measure up to the accuracy and truth standards as set out by the Canadian Standards for Truth in Advertising. PROCEDURE: Students will

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Canadian History, Informational Text

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education

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Projects, Activities, DBQs

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Curating Canadian WWI Battles

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Out with the old, and in with the new. The Canadian Museum of Civilization has undergone a radical overhaul of its name and mission. Since 2013, the museum will be known as the Canadian Museum of History. As part of it’s new focus, the museum has

Subjects:

Canadian History, Other (Social Studies - History), Critical Thinking

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

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Projects, DBQs, Lesson

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Document Based Question: The Laws of St. Laurent and the Hunt of 1875

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Through an examination of six primary and secondary sources students are guided through a series of investigations focusing on the historical thinking benchmark of Evidence & Interpretation. In particular, students interrogate the use of

Subjects:

Canadian History, Critical Thinking, Writing-Essays

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

DBQs, Handouts, Rubrics

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Instrument Family Quartet

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Quartets is a card game, similar to Go Fish. It is played with three or more players, with the aim to win all the quartets (sets of four). In this case, the quartets are based upon instrument families, and in particular, Strings, Woodwinds,

Subjects:

Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Music)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

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Assessing Sam Hughes: The Anti-Reference Letter

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Sam Hughes had an unfortunate career as Munitions Minister for the Government of Canada. After researching his career, students will be directed to write not a reference letter, but an anti-reference letter for Sam Hughes, warning potential

Subjects:

Canadian History, Other (Social Studies - History), Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Handouts, Lesson

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The Greatest Canadian Debate

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Modelled after the CBC's popular television show, this lesson tasks groups of students to champion a great Canadian and lead them to victory through debate. Background Briefs and accompanying images are provided for the following Great Canadians

Subjects:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Canadian History, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Graphic Organizers

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The Origins of WWI: Thinking in Metaphor

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In this two part challenge, students learn and assess the underlying/immediate causes of World War I. In demonstrating their understanding, students will create a novel visual metaphor that illuminates these underlying/immediate causes, and

Subjects:

European History, Canadian History, Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Lectures, Projects, Lesson

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Hero or Zero: Was Laura Secord a Hero?

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Students read a short story booklet regarding the actions of Laura Secord during the war of 1812. Using a research organizer, students determine the descriptive adjectives that Laura embodies which make her heroic. Finally, students write a clear

Subjects:

Canadian History, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Research, Activities, Graphic Organizers

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