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Lesson #1: To better understand how war erupted in Europe, view the lesson and complete the accompanying worksheet. To access the worksheet, open the Google doc below titled "Causes of WWI Student Worksheet". In your Google Docs account, make a copy of this document. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers, using the PPT lesson as a reference.
Want to know more? Check out a very cool interactive Thinglink (link below) about the causes of World War 1:
Link to Causes of World War I Thinglink
Interested in the Royal Cousins? Check out this song featured in the British series Horrible Histories . . .
Lesson #2: To learn about Canada's participation in WWI, watch the video titled "Ordeal by Fire: Canada's Role in WWI". If the embed doesn't work, trying downloading directly from the link provided under the video.
Download Link - Ordeal by Fire
To answer Activity #2 question #2, view the short video below titled "Life in a Trench-WW1" by the History Channel. If the embed doesn't work, try downloading directly from the link provided under the video.
Download Link - Life in a Trench-WWI-History Channel
If you are interested in learning more about some key Canadians' contributions to WWI, watch the video below titled "Canada: The Story of Us". This is a CBC series that was released in Spring 2017 in honour of Canada's 150th birthday. The episode below is called "Service and Sacrifice" and features vignettes about the following people:
Francis Pegahmagabow, Ojibwa solider and Canada's deadliest sniper
Arthur Currie, General who leads Canadian forces during the Battle of Vimy Ridge
Meta Hodge & Eleanor Thompson, battlefield nurses
Wilfrid "Wop" May, fighter pilot
To fully answer Activity #2 question #3, you may need to learn more about some key Canadian battles. Read the page excerpts from the infographic publication Kayak, posted below. Use your textbook, Canada Our Century Our Story to further your knowledge.
To answer Activity #2, question #6, read the story below titled "Who Will Fight?" from Kayak magazine.
Lesson #3: To learn more about the conclusion of WWI, the Paris Peace Conference and the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, view the lesson below and fill in the accompanying worksheet attached at the bottom of this page if desired. The attached worksheet is printable and goes with the segment of this lesson on the Treaty of Versailles.
To complete Activity #4, read the article below titled "Canada's Growing Autonomy".
To help you develop the skills to interpret and analyze a visual source, read the reference tool below titled "Interpreting and Analyzing Visual Sources"
Larger versions of images for Activity#5, Canadian Heritage and Identity. Use the questions suggested in the article above to help you determine who or what is being depicted and its significance to Canadian heritage and identity.
Lesson #4: Unpacking the Overalls - WWI - This lesson breaks down the language of the Ministry of Education's Overall Expectations for CHC2D (WWI) and puts it into words that are student-friendly. This lesson will better help you understand the expectations of your WWI inquiry assignment.
Use the link below to access a PDF version of this scrapbook.
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