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A Nation is Formed
Chapter 1 Recources
Victoria History Assignments | |
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Lesson 1:
Introduction ✓
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Lesson 2:
Canadian Identity ✓
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Hey, I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader....
I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled.... and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really really nice. I have a Prime Minister, not a president. I speak English and French, not American. And I pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'. I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack. I believe in peace keeping, not policing, diversity, not assimilation, and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal. A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch, and it is pronounced 'zed' not 'zee', 'zed' !!! Canada is the second largest landmass! The first nation of hockey! and the best part of North America My name is Joe, and I am Canadian!!! |
1) Brainstorm Canada:
- What ideas do we think of? - What symbols do we associate with Canada? - What are Canadians proud of? - How are we different than Americans? - How many of these ideas are cliches? 2) Where do these ideas come from? Are these ideas accurate? 3) Do these descriptions of Canada match YOUR experience in Canada? What is modern Canadian life like? 4) Re write the 'I am Canadian' speech from YOUR perspective or WRITE A PARAGRAPH USING THE FOLLOWING PROMPT: "I believe that Canadian identity is built through ______________; however, a modern version is emerging through ___________________." |
Lesson 3:
Old Victoria: Cultural Perception and the Opium Trade ✓
1) Complete 'Victoria History Assignment' pg.8-12, 35-38 (Please write in full sentences). * Consider how our perspective on different ideas changes over time, and from culture to culture. - Are you surprised by anything that you read in this section? - What biases do you think that you bring to this assignment? - What cultural influences create these?
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Lesson 4:
Hannah Maynard ✓
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1) Read pg. 39 in the 'Victoria Assignments' booklet. Complete a letter to Hannah while following the instructions on pg. 40-41. 2) Use the perspective of one of the characters listed below or create your own character using http://www.openschool.bc.ca/courses/ss10/victorian/index.htm for reference. - Neville Wilkinson: A prosperous, middle-class businessman in Victoria who holds traditional, conservative social values. - Reverend Septimus Blunt: A God-fearing minister at a Victoria church who encourages his parishioners to follow his pious example and to shun anything that might hint of blasphemy. -Madam Blavatsky: A clairvoyant from San Francisco who visits Victoria once a year to conduct a stage demonstration of mediumship and to hold private readings. - Penelope Bright: An outspoken woman who has de ed her husband by taking part in the women’s suffrage movement. - Mortimer Pince-Nez: A struggling English artist who has landed in Victoria on a global journey. He finds the “colonials” stuffy, but finds Hannah Maynard’s photographic experiments very exciting. - Alice Jimmy: A member of the Songhees Nation who, like Hannah, has had to endure the death of two of her children. She understands Hannah’s grief and her interest in spiritualism. |
3) Your letter should show the perspective of your chosen character. This letter should make clear what their character thinks of this colourful and often controversial woman. Was she eccentric or simply ahead of her time? Was she to be applauded or condemned for pursuing a career that challenged traditional women’s roles? These and other sentiments should be addressed in the letter.