Next week will mark the introduction of the "Big Six" historical thinking strategies that support and enhance much of the work we will do in Social Studies. Mr. Dittmann and I have created a Keynote slideshow of historical images to accompany our lessons on these important strategies. For students or parents who are interested in learning more about these strategies, feel free to check out the Historical Thinking Project website by clicking here. The "Big Six" are explained on the "Concepts" page.
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City council recently voted to host a plebiscite on Calgary's potential bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. In class, we will read, review and discuss three articles pertaining to this issue. Questions have been assigned to challenge students' reading strategies and comprehension have been furnished. Article Links:Written Response Questions:
Class Discussion Questions:What have we learned from the reading of these three articles?
What questions linger after reading these three articles? How has the information in the article impacted my own opinion on this issue? We begin this year's foray into Social Studies by examine the history of Canada. We will be using the Voices and Visions textbook as our primary resource and the goal is to learn about the history of our country before and after Confederation in 1867. We begin by learning about the indigenous people of this land. A digital copy of the first chapter can be found here. For parents wishing to learn with their children, I recommend speaking with your child about the information contained in this chapter.
Some of the big questions we will be focusing on in Chapter One are: - What is culture? - What does a pluralistic society mean? (benefits? challenges?) - What do we need to know in order to best interpret a historical image (Skill Check on page 6) - How did the Mi'kmaq, Haudenosaunee and Ashinabe live prior to contact with Europeans? |
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