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Judging Acts
An essay using the Canada in the Making site
Teacher Guide
Over the course of a century, the British government of the province
of Québec (later Lower Canada, then Canada East) attempted to find
a balance in governing the people. It could not have been easy:
the population, at first almost entirely foreign, changed a great
deal after the American Revolution - and kept changing. This population
change created tensions on many levels. The essay below will give
students the opportunity to examine one of these acts, study the
events around it, and decide whether or not it succeeded in the
drafters' aims.
Subject/Grade
Social Studies (History) and Language Arts; Ages 15 and up
Overview
This is an essay requiring that students become familiar with a
constitutional document in Canada's past. It can be an independent
or group/paired activity for the purposes of gathering information,
and will require three to four sessions online to complete.
Note that the sources used in ECO can be printed from the browser
and then photocopied.
Outcomes (WCP, APEF); Expectations
(ON); Objectives (QC)
Table of Curricular Relevance by Course
and Province
Alberta
British Columbia and Yukon Territory
Manitoba
Ontario
Québec
Saskatchewan
APEF
WCP
Materials/Resources Required
Computers with Internet access.
Student Work Sheet
Suggested Rubric
Links
Early Canadiana Online: Canada in the Making
http://www.canadiana.org/
Essay writing resources can be found in the Writing An Essay
unit on ECO:
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/eco/lesson_plans/
topictoconc.htm
Other links can be found in the Student Work Sheet.
Previous Knowledge
Students will need
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An understanding of Web navigation symbols, tools and terminology,
particularly the tools used in ECO.
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Familiarity with research and essay writing skills.
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A basic understanding of the basic shape of Canadian history,
especially from the 18th century on.
Lesson Opener
Ask students for the definition of biculturalism (in the Canadian
context). Briefly discuss:
Procedure
Step 1
Hand out Student Work Sheets and introduce students to the ECO Canada
In the Making Web site. Read the assignment and discuss.
Step 2
Have students search for the required information in each document.
They should try to make balanced observations and anticipate opposing
arguments. It may be efficient for individuals to conduct research
together. Extra credit could be given for comments about the documents
not specifically identified on the Student Work Sheet.
Summary
Discuss each of the acts' impact on us today vis-à-vis:
Evaluation
See the Suggested Rubric.
Homework/Extension
Students could write a fictional account of the events from the
perspective of a member of one of the groups of the day.
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