Exploring the Textbook

EXPLORING THE TEXTBOOK: NON-FICTION TEXT FEATURES

Name: KEY______Class: ______Date: ______

1.  What is the name of the textbook we will be using in class?

•  Changing Your World: Investigating Empowerment

2.  What year was the textbook first published? (Hint: Look under Oxford University Press on first page-backside.)

•  2005

3.  Name three people on the front cover of the textbook. (Hint: Look under acknowledgements on first page-backside.)

(1)  Amanda Colleen Marie Francis

(2)  Charlene Doris-Jean Tuplin

(3)  Jordin Tootoo

(4)  Carrie Best

(5)  Louis Riel

(6)  Jeanne (Doucet) Currie

(7)  All others are images without NAMES

4.  According to the Table of Contents, what are the five types of Empowerment?

(1)  Economic

(2)  Political

(3)  Cultural

(4)  Societal

(5)  Political

5.  Look at the Table of Contents. What do you think the purpose of a Table of Contents is?

•  Helps the reader find key topics in the book listed in the order that they appear

6.  According to the Table of Contents, in which unit would you find information on Confederation?

•  Unit 3

7.  Read the paragraph on page 4. What two skills will you use many times this year in Social Studies?

(1)  Finding main ideas

(2)  Summarize

8.  Read the Reading Hint on page 5. What is it asking you to do?

•  Look for the arrow in captions, think about questions in the caption

9.  Look at the reading hint on page 10. Why are words written in italics important?

•  Highlights important words that the reader should pay close attention to. Often the word is defined.

10. The photograph on page 16 shows Home Children arriving in New Brunswick. It was taken in c1900. What does the “c” stand for and what does it mean?

•  Circa – about

11. Look at the index on page 312. What do you think the purpose of an index is?

•  Is an alphabetical list of everything in the text that helps the reader to locate the pages information such as a specific person, place, event, or thing can be found

12. On which pages will you find information on Responsible Government? (Hint: use the index.)

•  103-107, 112-116

13. According to the graph on page 66, which activity raised the most money?

•  Bottle drive

14. This text has many “Think it Through” activities. Name two activities you are asked to do.

(1)  Make a map

(2)  Make a chart

(3)  Answer questions

15. What does the map on page 99 show you? (Hint: Read the caption)

•  Eastern British North America (Upper & Lower Canada) / colonies

16. Look at the chart on page 126. What were the results of the vote for Confederation?

(1)  Canada West: For = 54, Opposed = 8

(2)  Canada East: For = 37, Opposed = 25

(3)  Total For = 91, Total Opposed = 33

(4)  French Canada East For = 27, Opposed = 21

17. What is the purpose of “Looking Back” in each chapter?

•  To practice what you’ve learned; To add your own opinions; Summarizes

18. List 5 ways can you organize a research project. (Hint: Look on inside of front cover.)

(1)  Focus Your Investigation

(2)  Find Information

(3)  Evaluate Your Information

(4)  Present Your Information

(5)  Think About What You Have Learned

19. Look at the chart on page 250. When did Nova Scotia have the right to vote? 26 April 1918

20. Look at “Voices” throughout the book. Name four people you will learn about.

•  Ervin Polchies
•  Beverley Halls, Myron Wolf Child, Dawn, grades 4-5 students
•  Louisa Collins
•  Millie Melnyk
•  William G. Paul
•  Miner, logger / •  Joseph Larkins
•  Nellie McClung
•  Robert Borden
•  Robert Osborne Dorman
•  John McCrae
•  Frank Walker
•  Lois Allan
•  Willie Nelson

21. Page 130 examines an editorial cartoon. What is a caricature?

•  Cartoon that exaggerates one or more physical features of a public figure

22. After reading the “How To” on page 207, list questions you should ask yourself when you look at an image.

(1)  What do I notice first?

(2)  What is the main idea?

(3)  What other details do I see? What details do I not see?

(4)  How does the image help me understand this time period?

(5)  If there is a caption, what additional information does it give me?

23. “A Closer Look” focuses on a particular topic, for example Business Ventures on page 47. Name 4 other topics discussed in “A Closer Look” throughout this text.

•  Home Children
•  Three Key Resources
•  The Beothuk
•  Business Ventures
•  Habitat for Humanity
•  The New Economy in British North America
•  Religion in British North America
•  Men & Women in British North America
•  Why Confederation?
•  Parliament Today
•  Métis Culture and Identity
•  Chinese Railway Workers
•  The Residential School Experience
•  Icelanders in Nova Scotia
•  The Chinese in Canada / •  Ganong’s Candy and Chocolates
•  The Experience of African Canadians in Nova Scotia
•  Boys in the Mines
•  Logging Camps
•  Getting a Fair Price: The East Coast Inshore Fisheries
•  Child Labour
•  Women and Work
•  The Bell Telephone Operators’ Strike of 1907
•  Should Women Have the Right to Vote?
•  Evidence of the Empire
•  Who Enlisted?
•  The Halifax Explosion
•  Enemy Aliens in Canada

24. Look at the picture and caption on page 87. Discuss the importance of the Red River Carts.

·  Used by Métis to transport goods; Wheels off to go across rivers

25. Look at page 263. When did Canada get its own flag? When was “O Canada” officially chosen as the national anthem?

·  Flag 1965, Anthem 1980