CHC 2D FSE

THINKING OPTIONS
BOOK REVIEW:
- Read a novel that deals with Canada in the 20th century and write a book review of it.
Your book review must include a brief description of the main characters, a plot summary, and an analysis of its historical accuracy, along with a recommendation to other readers.
EXAMPLES:
- No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod
- In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
- The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
FIRST STEP:
- Research appropriate books at the school library or ask your English teacher for suggestions.
FILM REVIEW:
- Choose one film that focuses on 20th century history (preferably Canadian) and write a film review.
Your film review must include a brief description of the main characters, a plot summary, and an analysis of its historical accuracy, along with a recommendation for other viewers.
EXAMPLES:
- Passchendaele - The Arrow
- Dieppe - The Rocket
FIRST STEP:
- Research Canadian movie titles and check availability at your local movie store.
MUSIC REVIEW:
- Choose two Canadian musical artists to research. Create a record cover or cd jacket for each one that contains a brief biography of their music career. Also, select one song from each artist to analyze. In studying the lyrics, provide a summary of how their song symbolizes the decade that they lived in. Include this information either on the cover/jacket or in a separate document. Be sure to support your analysis by drawing reference to both the lyrics and historical data.
EXAMPLES:
- Joni Mitchell, The Band, Leonard Cohen, The Guess Who, Paul Anka, Buck 65, Sloan, Feist, Rush, The Bare Naked Ladies, The Tragically Hip
FIRST STEP:
- Research Canadian musicians and find two that appeal to you.
POETRY and ART ANALYSIS:
- Research three pieces or artwork and/or poetry that reflect Canada in the 20th century. For the pieces selected, provide an explanation of what the author/artist was intending to portray and a reflection on what you think or how you feel about the piece.
Then, create your own artwork or poem that reflects a Canadian theme, accompanied by an explanation of your piece.
EXAMPLES:
- Emily Carr, Group of Seven, John McRae
FIRST STEP:
- Research Canadian artists or poets based on either a particular theme (nature) or a specific era (WWI).
POLITICAL CARTOON ANALYSIS:
- Find three political cartoons that address political topics in 20th century Canadian history and write a ½ page analysis describing each cartoon, including the event or people it portrays and its message.
- Then, create your own cartoon inspired by a particular historical event and include a brief description of it.
FIRST STEP:
- Research Canadian political events and then search for appropriate cartoons.
- Begin with an online search of the major newspapers, like The Globe and Mail or the National Post, or Macleans magazine.
PROMINENT CULTURAL CANADIAN POSTER:
Research the life and accomplishments of a prominent Canadian cultural figure, such as Karen Kane, Alice Munro, Margaret Atwood or Emily Carr, and create a poster that details their achievements and highlights their work.
FIRST STEP:
- Decide on a cultural medium that you would like to focus on (music, art, literature, performance) and research important figures within that field.
APPLICATION OPTIONS
WAR MEMORIAL:
- Create a memorial monument for Canadians that perished during WWI, WWII, or the Korea War. Your monument must be thoughtful, creative and should pay tribute to those who gave their lives in the war.
EXAMPLES:
- The National War Memorial in Ottawa
- The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- The Vimy Ridge memorial
FIRST STEP:
- Choose a particular battle of war to focus on.
- Research existing war memorials.
MODEL WEAPON:
- Create a 3D model of a new weapon used in either WWI or WWII. Your model should include labels on all important parts of the weapon and a brief description about when the weapon was used and how it worked.
EXAMPLES:
- machine gun
- U-boat
- tank
FIRST STEP:
- Choose a specific war and research new weapon technology.
- Make a list of building materials.
TODAY IN CANADIAN HISTORY CALENDAR:
- Create a ONE month calendar with significant historical events, birthdays, and deaths labelled for each day. Include images and quotes to enhance the design and appearance of your calendar.
FIRST STEP:
- Follow the research model for the Today in Canadian History assignment and choose a month of the year that is interesting to you.
HISTORICAL COMIC STRIP:
- Create a comic strip based upon an event in Canadian history. It can be computer generated or hand drawn. A minimum of 8 frames is required.
FIRST STEP:
- Decide on an appropriate event and then research the five W’s and H about that event.
- Research the work of Kate Beaton, a young Canadian comic strip artist whose topics frequently include history. Her work is at harkavagrant.com/index.php
DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE:
- Choose a moment in the life of a historical figure from 20th century Canadian history and write and perform an original two-three minute dramatic monologue depicting your character’s emotion or inner self at that moment in their lives.
EXAMPLES:
- John McCrae while writing In Flanders Fields, Terry Fox during his Marathon of Hope, Roberta Bondar upon returning from space, Nellie Mc Clung upon winning the fight for women’s suffrage
FIRST STEP:
- Choose a character to research and develop a story board to plan your presentation.
ATTIC TRUNK:
- Crate two-three artefacts that might be discovered in an old attic trunk from the past. Each artefact should be hand made and be accompanied by a 100 word summary of its description and historical significance.
EXAMPLES:
- Articles of clothing, pictures, album covers, inventions, letters
FIRST STEP:
- Decide which era of Canadian history you would like to represent in your attic trunk and research keepsakes and artefacts from that period.
COMMUNICATION OPTIONS
LETTERS FROM THE FRONT:
- Write a series of four-six letters between a soldier and a friend or relative on the home front in Canada during either WWI or WWII. Your letters must discuss the soldier’s experiences at war and the friend’s experiences at home in Canada. Include detailed descriptions of each person’s experiences.
FIRST STEP:
- Choose which war to focus on and research the conditions at the front and on the home front.
ENEMY ALIEN LETTERS:
- Imagine you and your family are considered “enemy aliens” during WWI or WWII. Write a diary of at least 10 entries that describes your experiences at school, work, the community etc. As you are considered an “enemy” it is likely that you will end up in a labour or internment camp. Be sure that your diary includes information about your experiences and feelings over the way you are being treated.
EXAMPLES:
- Japanese-Canadians during WWII
- German-Canadians during WWI
FIRST STEP:
- Research information about enemy alien groups during the wars.
FRONT PAGE:
- Write and compose the front page for the Halifax Gazette that would be published Friday the 7th of December, 1917, signifying the day after the Halifax Explosion. Make sure your front page has a main story and at least two other related stories. Be sure to include headlines and by-lines and has a picture to capture the devastation.
EXAMPLES:
- The main story might outline the events of the explosion, while the other two could examine more personal story lines from victims or survivors.
FIRST STEP:
- Research the process of writing a news article and information about the Halifax Explosion.
HERITAGE MINUTE:
- Choose a significant moment from Canadian history and create a heritage minute video depicting the event.
EXAMPLES:
- Jackie Robinson, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, John Mac Crae
FIRST STEP:
- View the Historica Foundation’s Heritage Minutes online for examples of appropriate people and events.
IMMIGRATION DIARY ENTRY:
- Create an immigrant character who is moving to Canada during one the 20th century’s major periods of immigration and write five diary entries of at least 150 words each that describe the immigration and settlement experiences of that person.
FIRST STEP:
- Visit the digital archive on the Passages to Canada website for real immigration stories.
KNOWLEDGE OPTIONS
PROMIENT CANADIAN BIOGRAPHY:
- Research the life of a significant Canadian from this era. Write a two-three page biography of their life and accomplishments.
EXAMPLES:
- Fredrick Banting, Wayne Gretzky, Ted Rogers
FIRST STEP:
- Decide on a significant Canadian to research.
BATTLE PLAN:
- Choose one of Canada’s key battles during WWI, WWII, or the Korean War and create a detailed battle plan indicating the movement of soldiers, the difficulties they faced and a summary of the results of the battle, including your thoughts about what might have been done differently. Your plan should include maps, graphs, diagrams and a written summary of the battle.
EXAMPLES:
- Vimy Ridge, Dieppe, Ortona
FIRST STEP:
- Decide on which battle to research.
POLITICAL PARTY CAMPAIGN:
- Create a political campaign advertisement (radio, video or print) and a brochure outlining the party’s platform for either a historical Canadian political party
EXAMPLES:
- Social Credit Party, Union Nationale, Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
FIRST STEP:
- Research political parties (see the 20s and 30s unit for many good choices).
QUIZ SHOW GAME:
- Create or adapt a game designed to test knowledge of 20th century Canadian history. The game should have multiple categories, questions and answers, instructions, and a system of scoring to determine a winner.
EXAMPLES:
- Jeopardy, Trivial Pursuit
FIRST STEP:
- Decide on a style of game (board game, card matching, drawing and acting) and develop questions from the course curriculum.
STORY BOOK OR GRAPHIC NOVEL:
- Design a seven-ten page illustrated storybook or graphic novel that reflect a significant event in Canadian history.
EXAMPLES:
- See the Maus graphic novel.
FIRST STEP:
- Decide on an event to depict and research the five Ws and H about that event.

graphic novel

children’s book

work of art

visual essay

FAMILY HISTORY

Research Paper/Video/presentation (argumentative) – the research paper should be approximately 500-1000 words (2-4 pages double spaced 12 font). The topic should be a position on a topic ex. the greatest Canadian of the 20th century.

Graphic novel/comic book Create a graphic novel based upon a Canadian event of the post war period. A minimum of 8 frames required.

Decade assignment (Scrapbook) this may be a group or individual project. Using the Scrapbooks that we have used in class (there are others) create a scrapbook for one of the decades (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s). The number of pages will be determined by the number of people in your group, topics include Politics, economy, foreign affairs, population, science and technology, important people and events, Women, fads and fashion, teen life, sports, media…

CHC 2D FSE OPTIONS

Curriculum Expectation- Communities: Local, National, and Global

Instructions- ANALYTICAL TIMELINE:

Create a timeline with at least seven events and descriptions that illustrates one of the topics below. Each description should contain a hamburger paragraph describing

Options-

A) How participation in international events, institutions, and agreements has contributed to Canada’s evolving identity.

B) Some of the ways in which American culture and politics have influenced Canada since World War I.

C) Major events that have contributed to the growth of Quebec nationalism and the separatist movement in Quebec .

D) Canada’s contributions to the war effort overseas during the period between 1914-1945.

TECHNOLOGY REPORT CARD

NEWS REPORT

SIGNIFICANT CDN PAPER (Argumentative Writing)

CREATE A PRIMARY SOURCE

Create and perform a radio report (3-5 minutes) about the capture or slaying of a famous 1920’s mobster (e.g. John Dillinger, Baby-Face Nelson, Pretty-Boy Floyd, Maw Barker, Al Capone, etc.) / Create 5 biography cards of key individuals from the 1920’s. On the front of the card there is a picture, the back of the card contains key information highlighting why the individual is significant to the era. (e.g., billionaire, film star, dancer, gangster, etc.)
Create a visual piece of artwork that captures the mood of the Great Depression. Your artwork might be a painting, drawing, collage or any other teacher approved method. / Write a 3-5 minute eulogy about the death of a famous mobster. Your eulogy must include the written speech and be presented as if you were someone close to the deceased / Map out the route taken by Canadian rum runners in smuggling illegal booze to the U.S. (e.g. to Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, the east coast cities). The map must be well labelled and colour coded.
Create a photo essay of images during the Great Depression. Research and include 5 photographs taken during the 1930’s and describe each image with a caption