Grade 8 History:

a. Read the handout entitled "Working Conditions in the 20th Century" (BLM 3.1).

b. In pairs, or on your own, answer questions provided (BLMs 3.2).

c. "From the reading, which issues do you see as the most serious issues?" Discuss significant issues.

d. Group into small clusters, each group will be assigned a topic from the "most serious issues" list.

e. For the next lesson, each group will develop a response to their issue and make a visual presentation to the class, such as a political cartoon, a placard, dramatic presentation, newspaper ad, etc., which demonstrates the importance of the issue identified and the impact it will have on society.

Next class
You will present your issue-based visual response to the class.




Grade 7 History:

1. Webquest

2. 3 Parts:

Part 1:
Using your textbook, you are to analyse aspects of the lives of various groups in Canada between 1800 and 1850, and compare them to the lives of people in Canada in 1713–1800 (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change; Historical Perspective).

Part 2:
You are then to investigate perspectives of different groups on some significant events, developments, and/or issues that affected Canada and/or Canadians between 1800 and 1850 (FOCUS ON: Historical Perspective; Historical Significance)

Part 3:
Describe various significant events, developments, and people in Canada between 1800 and 1850, and explain their impact (FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Cause and Consequence)