Famous Faces in Canadian History!
In this class we will learn about some famous Canadians who helped shape the country by really understanding who they were and how they changed the country and the world.
Miss Nikki
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What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
Students have the option of creating a weekly journal. This journal can be done in many creative ways. Suggestions are writing, doodling, art through any medium, writing a song, making a comic strip, making a lego scene, animation, poetry and much more. I can help students come up with their own ideas in class to utilize their creativity and potential.Class Experience
Welcome! In this class we are going to be looking at some exciting Canadians who helped shaped Canada and the world. We won't just be looking at them as boring, stuffy faces from the past! Through discussion we will explore what led them to become who they were, the struggles they faced and what they might have been feeling at different points on their journey. We will also be looking at why they may have been celebrated by some and disliked by others. These aren't just boring faces who were alive a long time ago. These are real people with families and fears. Students will put themselves in each person's shoes each week. After class students will have the option to create journal entry based on what happened in each person's life from the historical figure's point of view. However, just as each historical figure is different, so is each student! These do not have to be boring journal entries. I encourage students to use their individual strengths to do something they can be proud of. Journal entries may consist of poetry, drawing, song writing, animation, writing, doodling, art through any medium, making a comic strip, making a lego scene and many more ideas I will present. I will be giving guided questions about each historical figure to prompt student's creativity in their journal. Students will also have the option to present their work in the next class or post it in the classroom. Below are the hisorical figures we will be studying. This is an ongoing class so students are welcome to join at any time. Week 1: John Cabot-1449-1499 and Jacque Cartier -1491-1557 Week 2: Samuel de Champlain-1567-1635 Week 3: Issac Brock-1769-1812 and Chief Tecumseh-1767-1813 Week 4: Laura Secord-1775-1868 Week 5: Mary Shadd Cary-1823-1893 Week 6: Louis Riel-1844-1885 Week 7: William Cornelius Van Horne-1843-1915 Week 8: Alexander Graham Bell-1847-1922 Week 9: John A. McDonald-1867-1891 Week 10: Emily Carr-1871-1945 Week 11: Nellie McClung-1873-1951 Week 12: John McCrea-1872-1918 Week 13: Lucy Maud Montgomery-1874-1942 Week 14: Agnes MacPhail-1890-1954 Week 15: Sir Fredrick Banting-1891-1941 Week 16: Sir William Stephenson-1897-1989 Week 17: James Gladstone-1887-1971 Week 18: Viola Desmond-1914-1965 Week 19: Terry Fox-1958-1981 My classes are relaxed and fun! I like to engage students and have them learn to love the subjects they are learning about. I welcome all types of learners. If anyone needs assistance or has questions outside of class please feel free to send me a message.
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External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Some examples of sources used are:
Heritage Moments
History Curriculum for grade 6 in Canada
Historica Canada
The Canada Guide
Canada’s History
MacLeans Magazine
The people we will study in this class gives a well rounded view of how Canada came to be. However, given the time we have there is still much more to learn. To continue learning about the history of Canada from the Indigenous point of view please refer to these sources or feel free to ask about more sources on specific topics.
This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and 19 more
Children of the Broken Treaty (Canada's Lost Promise and One Girl's Dream) by Charlie Angus
Clearing the Plains (Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life) by Daschuk, James W.
Surviving Canada (Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal)
Indigenous Writes (A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada) by Vowel, Chelsea
Residential Schools (The Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action) by Florence, Melanie
Additional information on Chief Tecumseh will be found from Valour Canada and Canada A Country as well as the following novels.
A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh by Allan W. Eckert
Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Heroic Struggle for America's Heartland by Peter Cozzens
Chief Tecumseh by Anne M. Todd
Tecumseh's Last Stand by John Sugden
Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1. This class has fully been developed under the advisory of a Manitoba, Canada Provincial middle years teacher specializing in social studies and history.
2. This class meets all social studies/history requirements for a Manitoba, Canada middle years class.
3. This class is a full curriculum and is ready to be taught in a Manitoba, Canada middle years class.
4. I have a double major from university. One of these majors is in conflict resolution with a heavy focus on truth and reconciliation of Canada's past, present and future towards indigenous people and other minority groups. This gives me a wide perspective of Canada's history and the need to give a well rounded perspective of how Canada came to be a country.
5. I am also part of a minority group which gives me lived experience and the need to represent a full perspective.
6. The history of Canada would not be complete without including all groups of people who have helped shape it to be what it is now. This is why I have included people from many sides of the story in this class.
7. Canada has a very different history than many other countries. There is always more work to be done. Canada is unique because each of us (especially children in schools) are heavily involved in working on truth and reconciliation. All of us have a part to play and I hope that this class can help with that.
8. Some conversations will be kept to an age appropriate level and because of time limitations questions may be referred back to the grown ups in the home. However, conversations will always be well rounded and discussed from everyone's point of view. If questions arise I will make sure to get students to consider both sides of the situation and what each group of people may have been feeling at this time. I live in Canada where these questions and issues arise frequently and I will use that knowledge as well as information found in the below link to help guide discussion.Reviews
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$12
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 2 learners
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Ages: 8-11
3-10 learners per class
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