Teachers' Resources

Grade 9 & 10

Province of Alberta Curriculum:
Social Studies 10 and 13

The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum Web site will be useful for

Social Studies 10A: Canada in the 20^th Century (with emphases on the themes of sovereignty, regionalism, and identity);
Social Studies 10B: Citizenship in Canada;
Social Studies 13A: Challenges for Canada in the Modern World;
Social Studies 13B: Citizenship in Canada.
Also see the Grade 7 and Grade 11/12 Student Activities.

Edmonton Public Schools Curriculum: History 9 and Military History 15

Teachers and students of History 9 (World History: 1500-2000), a course developed by Edmonton Public Schools, will find The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum Web site of value during the last portion of their course. More substantively, Canada's Military History parallels Military History 15 in many ways and will be a source of continuing information for students in that course.

Activity #1

Have students prepare a chart that outlines the constitutional rights of Canadians and compares them with those of other countries. You might include, for example, the United States' Bill of Rights, and the constitution of the former Soviet Union. Can you include the constitution of Great Britain? Why or why not?

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External links

http://www.pch.gc.ca/ddp-hrd/ENGLISH/introeng.htm

http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/billrights/billmain.html

http://wwlia.org/uk-billr.htm

Library Resources

Activity #2

As an illustration of mobility rights, have students trace their family's geographical journey (or that of a friend's) back a number of generations. Place these movements on a map of Canada (or the world), together with appropriate dates and details.

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External links

Library Resources

Activity #3

Construct a chart that outlines the historical evolution of rights and freedoms that Canadians currently enjoy.

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Canada's Military History

External links

http://www.pch.gc.ca/ddp-hrd/ENGLISH/introeng.htm

http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/billrights/billmain.html

http://wwlia.org/uk-billr.htm

Library Resources

Activity #4

Henri Bourassa and Wilfrid Laurier were two of the most important leaders in turn-of-the century Canada. While they shared much in common, they also differed profoundly on key issues such as Canada's role in the British Empire. Have students create a sample front page of one of two Montreal newspapers, Le Devoir (which Bourassa established) and La Bataille (which Laurier established), presenting its distinctive views on several crucial issues.

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External links

http://parcscanada.risq.qc.ca/laurier/en/histoire/
frame_histoire_e.html

http://www.vigile.net/hist/biographie/bourassah1.html

http://www.ledevoir.com/le_devoir/historique/Profil_hist.html

Library Resources

Paul Rutherford, A Victorian Authority: The Daily Press in Late Nineteenth-Century Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1982)

Activity #5

Have students research the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Some scholars argue that Canadian nationalism and sovereignty were created during this battle. Are these claims justified?

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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

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).

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