Canadian West - It's Development Grades 7-8
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Additional information:
- Author : Stanford, Frances
The lesson plans given are to be used as a guide or for ideas on how to introduce, teach, and reinforce the different aspects of the development of Western Canada. There is a follow-up provided for each lesson. Not all lessons need to be taught and not all follow-ups need to be completed. Use discretion and choose the ones that emphasize the curriculum guidelines for his/her provincial curriculum and local school board. An objective(s) has been included for each Lesson Plan. Some Lesson Plans and Reproducible Worksheets may have to be adapted to suit the needs of your students.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the growth and development of the Canadian West from the points of view of the Canadian government, Aboriginal peoples, Métis and new immigrants.
- Students will analyse and describe the conflicts and changes that occurred in the Canadian West in the nineteenth century.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the factors that led to the settlement of the Canadian West.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how diverse groups and individuals have contributed to the growth and development of the Canadian West.
- Students will describe the role played by the North West Mounted Police in the opening of the West and identify some of the personalities associated with this role.
- Students will describe the significance of the Canadian Pacific Railway in Canada’s expansion and identify the key individuals and groups whose efforts led to the railway’s completion.
- Students will describe the everyday life of the various groups living in Western Canada at the time of the settlement by the Europeans.
- Students will describe the causes, results, and personalities of the Red River Rebellion of 1870 and the North West Rebellion of 1885.
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the effect of the discovery of gold and new wheat strains on the economy of the early Canadian West.
- Students will describe the changing role of the North West Mounted Police (Royal Canadian Mounted Police).
For the Teacher:
- Expectations
- Teacher Information
- Lesson Plan Instructions
- Ways To Extend This Unit
- List of Vocabulary
Lesson Topics:
Lesson One - First Peoples
Lesson Two - The People of the Plains
Lesson Three - The Northwest Coast People
Lesson Four - The Plateau People
Lesson Five - The Algonkian People
Lesson Six - Northern Hunters
Lesson Seven - The Explorers of Western Canada
Lesson Eight - The Fur Trade
Lesson Nine - The Métis and the Red River Cart
Lesson Ten - Louis Riel
Lesson Eleven - The Red River Rebellion
Lesson Twelve - The Northwest Rebellion
Lesson Thirteen - Personalities of the Northwest Rebellion
Lesson Fourteen
The Northwest Mounted Police:
The Reasons for Formation
Recruitment and the Great March West
Bringing Law to the Canadian West
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Personalities of the Mounted Police
Lesson Fifteen
The Canadian Pacific Railway:
Building the Railway
Personalities of the CPR
Lesson Sixteen - The Gold Rush
Lesson Seventeen - Western Settlement & Clifford Sifton
Lesson Eighteen - The New Canadians
Lesson Nineteen - Homesteading
This book supports many of the fundamental concepts and learning outcomes from the curriculum for the province of Ontario, Grade 8, History, The Development of Western Canada.