Canadian History 621
Below, students may access Internet links, media files, and pdf versions of all activities, notes, and PowerPoint presentations. The actual PowerPoint files may also be made available upon request.
Important Documents
- Canadian History 621A Course Outline
- Canadian History 621A Quick Notes
- Lest We Forget Cenotaph Research Project
The Canadian Experience
- The Brief History/Story Of… (activity due February 15)
Pre-Confederation Notes (for context)
Canadian Governance
Louis Riel
- Class Notes / Quick Notes
- Louis Riel (from the Canadian Encyclopedia)
- Re-Thinking Riel – Rebellion on the Red (CBC Archives) Clip #1
- Re-Thinking Riel – The Northwest Rebellion (CBC Archives) Clip #2
- Louis Riel Radio Play
- How to Write a Radio Play (from wikihow.com)
World War One: The Great War
- The Causes of World War One (PowerPoint) / Quick Notes
- The War in Europe / Quick Notes
- The CEF in World War One (1914-1916) / Quick Notes
- The War at Home (1914-1916) / Quick Notes
- The CEF in World War One (1917-1918) / Quick Notes
- The War at Home (1917-1918) / Quick Notes
Post-War Canada: Boom, Bust & Dust
- Boom, Bust & Dust (Boom Years & Great Depression PDF)
- Boom, Bust & Dust (Boom Years) Quick Notes
- Boom, Bust & Dust (Great Depression) Quick Notes
Canada’s Immigration Policies
- Canada’s Immigration Policies / Quick Notes
- Canadian Immigration Policies Quest (Due December 4)
- Immigration Questions (in-class assignment)
Land, Culture & Displacement
World War Two: Zweiter Weltkrieg
- The Treaty of Versailles / Quick Notes
- The Rise of Fascism / Quick Notes
- The Road to War / Quick Notes
- On the Battlefields / Quick Notes
- D-Day to VE Day / Quick Notes
- The Holocaust / Quick Notes
- On the Home Front/ Quick Notes
Canada in Afghanistan
- The Canadian Presence in Afghanistan
- Why is Canada in Afghanistan?
- Canada in Afghanistan: Is it Working?
Activities
- My Canada Photo Essay (Due Monday, November 30)
- Canadian Immigration Package (Due Friday, December 4)
- Create Your Own Heritage Minute (Due Monday, December 14)
- Oral History Project – Part I (Due Thursday, January 7)
- Oral History Project – Part II (Due Friday, January 8)
- World War Weekend 2009
- MRHS Cenotaph Project 2009 (Assignment Criteria & Due Dates)
- MRHS Cenotaph Project 2009 (Website)
Final Examination Symposium
