Canada: Shaping an IdentityAs the decades past, more and more people chose to come to Canada and make a life here. Canada was growing up and the world was changing too. With World War I (1914-1918) and then World War II (1939-1945), what it meant to be Canadian went through some major changes. Students will be learning about the impacts of the two wars, the Great Depression, the Famous Five and effects of a growing patriotism across Canada.
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Students will demonstrate an understanding of the events and factors that have changed the ways of life in Canada over time and appreciate the impact of these changes on citizenship and identity.
Students will appreciate how changes impact citizenship and identity:
- recognize how economic and political changes impact ways of life of citizens
- recognize the effects of Confederation on citizenship and identity from multiple perspectives
- recognize the historical significance of French and English as Canada’s official languages
Students will assess, critically, the changes that occurred in Canada immediately following Confederation by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- How did John A. Macdonald and George-Etienne Cartier contribute as partners of Confederation?
- How did the circumstances surrounding Confederation eventually lead to French and English becoming Canada’s two official languages?
- How did the building of Canada’s national railway affect the development of Canada?
- Why were Aboriginal peoples excluded from the negotiations surrounding Confederation?
Students will assess, critically, how the Famous Five brought about change in Canada by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- Who were the Famous Five?
- How did they identify the need for change in Canadian laws?
- How did the changes brought on by their actions affect individual rights in Canada?
Students will assess, critically, how economic booms and crashes affected ways of life in Canada by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- How did the First World War contribute to the industrialization and urbanization of Canada?
- In what ways did the Great Depression of the 1930s affect ways of life in urban and rural
communities? - How did the economic boom immediately following the Second World War affect ways of
life in Canada?
Students will assess, critically, how historical events shaped collective identity in the Canadian context by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- How was the Statute of Westminster a recognition of Canada as a country?
- How did Lester B. Pearson’s initiative within the United Nations contribute to Canada’s identity as a peacekeeping country?
- How did the adoption of the Canadian flag affect collective identity within Canada?
- How was the patriation of the Constitution in 1982 a step toward nationhood?
- How is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms a symbol of Canada’s emerging identity?
- What factors led to the creation of Nunavut?