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Canadian history Common Core CCRA.SL.6 resources
Systemic Racism "Starlight Tour" - Listening, Short Answer, & Conversation
This no-prep conversation starts with students listening to the Criminal Podcast called "Starlight Tours" which details three recent decades of cases of systemic racism in Canada by Saskatoon Police against First Nations People. This document contains:1) Detailed teacher notes:Materials, timelines, tactics, Index with hyperlinks.2) Support materials for when conversations are emotional.3) Specific pre-listening, discussion questions, and extension questions with embedded mini-lessons such as roo
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Slavery in Canada- Beyond Underground Railroad- Listen, Short Ans., Conversation
Anti-black racism in Canada requires a more honest look at our past that includes slavery. This task starts with a 20 min podcast that grapples with why Canadians don't know beyond the Underground Railroad. The podcast, discussion questions, and answers within support your students on this difficult subject. Specifically, this podcast tells us slavery's cruel legacy compromises interracial relationships. I intend this task to be one small piece of a much larger, ongoing conversation, and it is
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Indigenous Content | The Outside Circle | Activities Bundle
Save with this bundle of activities which includes 5 lessons designed to deepen student understanding of the historical, political, and social context around Pete’s story. The following lessons are designed to take place after five pivotal moments in the story and include: Pete’s Bloody TW TattooAfter watching a short video outlining some of the major government decisions impacting Indigenous Peoples in Canada, groups research the political and historical acts bleeding from Pete’s tattoo. Then
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Indigenous Content | The Outside Circle | Reading Questions
This resource divides this stunning graphic novel into five reading sections with a total of 25 reading questions that can be used for discussion or individual response. The 5 reading sections are:Pete's StoryThat Fateful NightHistory LessonsFeeling and HealingThe AftermathThe 25 reading questions include: 4 thematic questions7 inference questions6 connection questions6 elements of writing questions (primarily focused on symbolism)2 close reading questionsThe 2 rubrics give you the option to ass
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Indigenous Content | The Outside Circle | Tattoo Analysis Activity
The Outside Circle - Tattoos & Context - Companion ActivityThis resource is a great companion for deepening student’s understanding of the political policies that shaped / shape the lives of many Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Based around the acts and actions bleeding from Pete’s Tribal Warrior’s tattoo, the lesson includes… Introduction to Context Short Video with Questions (and answers) Group Research of Historical PoliciesStudents Teach StudentsFinal DiscussionThe resource includes a b
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
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Terry Fox- Marathon of Hope - Athlete Bio - Listen, Short Answer, & Conversation
Terry Fox is a Canadian hero. He was also an ordinary man. I love this podcast episode because it shows that we can be both. This podcast covers the very emotional subject of his cancer and death. It also covers, briefly, what he was like before and who he was as a person. Though it was brief, I learned a lot. The materials embedded are also reusable and highly supportive of productive conversations. There are additional materials for tough conversations. I suggest using these for this conversat
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6th - 12th
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Canadian Crime & Manhunt in B.C. - Listening, Short Answer, & Conversation
In the summer of 2019, a manhunt for two BC teens transfixed Canadians. Find out what mysteries will always remain, and consider with your students, why did this story grip the nation? This document contains:1) Detailed teacher notes and links to the podcast.2) Specific pre-listening, discussion, and extension questions.3) An easy-marking rubric for the conversation.4) Answers to all questions (so you don't have to listen to the podcast!)5) Optional conversation supports:Student reflection on c
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Opioid Epidemic & A Daring Solution- Listening, Short Answer, & Conversation
Listening to this podcast episode about opioid drug use and then hosting this conversation might save a life. Your students may not know that the drug fentanyl can be found within many kinds of drugs and this is causing overdoses to skyrocket. They also may not know that irregular drug users are also impacted. This problem is growing in Canada.We are actually in the midst of two pandemics, and we can do more to help with the drug/ opioid crisis but we aren't because of public opinion. Decrim
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Child Welfare Failure- Indigenous Teens- Listening, Short Answer, & Conversation
This podcast episode investigates a Child Welfare Worker from B.C. who robbed teens in his care for over a decade. These vulnerable, young people were largely Indigenous youth who ended up exposed to homelessness, survival sex, and drugs. The man has not been charged! This real story is important because it shows that the crimes and failures of Residential Schools have been reimagined and not solved. This topic matters to your students, and they can relate as they are the same age as the victi
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Dreamers in Canada - Immigration - Listening, Short Answer, & Conversation
Canada has its own group of Dreamers. These are young people who are undocumented. This is a very under-reported topic, and Canada's Dreamers face unfair barriers. This conversation is appealing to students because depicts people their age who are going through this struggle. This document contains:1) Detailed teacher notes.2) Specific pre-listening, discussion, and extension questions.3) An easy-marking rubric for the conversation.4) Answers to all questions (so you don't have to listen to the
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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RCMP Problems - Indigenous Studies - Listening, Short Answer, & Conversation
The RCMP is an important, visible symbol for many Canadians, and to our Indigenous People, it represents violence, mistrust, and even death. What are the specific problems and what can be done? Your students want to know and this short task starts with a podcast, then short answers, then a conversation, will help them develop critical thinking towards previously unquestioned norms.This document contains:1) Detailed teacher notes including the link to the podcast episode.2) Specific pre-listenin
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Vaccine Hesitancy - Immunization- Listen, Short Ans., & Conversation
This podcast episode about vaccine hesitancy provides resources and helpful tools for how to talk to people who are vaccine-hesitant. Teachers are not the experts, so let's let the clinical expert from Toronto tell us and our students what she has learned about having these difficult conversations. My students really respect it when I say, I am not the expert on this topic, but I have found someone who is. Having these conversations is vital to an effective vaccine and therefore a healthy Canad
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Kielburger Charity Scandal - Canadian News - Listen, Short Answer, Conversation
Many of my students are a part of WE Day and Free the Children, and yet our students are not aware of the recent, troubling allegations against the Kielburgers and the WE charity scandal that is mysteriously under-reported. The WE scandal is documented in this podcast episode. This conversation really hits home in schools across Canada. There are swear words used in this longer podcast which was chosen because this podcast (CanadaLand) broke this story. So, inside the document, I provide a clean
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Canada Activity - Script
This is an activity where the students can learn about how Canada became a country. There are lines for the students to act out each province and territory's reasons for joining Canada. This activity is a fun and engaging way for students to learn about history!
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4th - 7th
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Territorial Acknowledgement
It is always important to acknowledge the traditional keepers and stewards of the land on which you now live, learn and play. Having your students practice reading, reciting and creating their own territorial acknowledgments is one simple way to reflect on Canada’s relationship with First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures across Canada and across time. Please use this territorial acknowledgment often and encourage everyone to practice it. You can display the PDF on your whiteboard and fill in th
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PreK - 5th
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