Teachers' Resources

Introduction

Grade 9 & 10

Grade 11 & 12

Military History 7 begins with a study of colonial Canada, but many features of Canada's Military History will be useful in the second half of the course. Below are a series of activities designed to enhance the learning experience of Grade 7 students.

Using plaster of paris and whatever other materials may be available, have students construct a replica of the Battle of Vimy Ridge (or some other appropriate battle).

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External links

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/firstwar/vimy

http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/collect/csintroe.html

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/vimy

Library Resources

Berton, Pierre, Vimy. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1986.

Christie, N.M., Winning the Ridge: The Canadians at Vimy Ridge, 1917. Nepean: CEF Books, 1998.

N.M. Christie, For King and Empire (1998)

Have students research recruiting or wartime posters and create a poster of their own that reflects a common theme in the medium.

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External links

http://imago.library.mcgill.ca/warposters/

http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/collect/csintroe.html

http://web.arts.ubc.ca/history/ww2prop/prop.htm

http://www.dnd.ca/ (search war posters)

Library Resources

Choko, Marc H. Canadian War Posters: 1914-1918, 1939-1945. Laval, Quebec: Editions du Meridien, 1994.

Morton, Desmond and J. L. Granatstein. Marching to Armageddon: Canadians and The Great War, 1914 - 1919. Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1989.

Divide students into pairs and have them design a timeline of Canadian military history that portrays key events from Confederation to the present. Each pair could be responsible for a decade, or, in the case of the two world wars, a single year. The timeline could then be displayed.

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Canada's Military History

External links

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history

Library Resources

Des Morton, A Military History of Canada. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1992.

Arrange a visit to the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum. What are the strengths and weaknesses of both web sites and museums when they examine very similar content areas?

Have students prepare a brief oral or written report on an individual involved in Canada's military past. This individual may be a well-known or someone who needs to be rescued from obscurity.

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