Information available online : http://www.cbc.ca/history/

1. Canada: A People’s History is applicable to the following Intermediate/ Senior Courses: That extra little something for the Canadian Historian in all of us… • Differentiated Instruction has become the centre point in educational procedure and methodology. Canada: A People’s History can be supplemented with the following extra features located on the website: • Grade 7 (New France & British North American episodes 1 – 7) • Grade 8 (Confederation, Development of Western Canada episodes 5 – 11) • Grade 10 (Canadian History since World War I episodes 12 - 17) Information • Grade 11 (Canadian History and Politics since 1945 episodes 15 – 17) • Grade 12 (Canada: History, Identity and Culture ALL episodes) • Scribed Episode Summaries • Games and Puzzles • Field Trip Information • Bibliography and Literary Links • Extended Video Clips • Behind the Scenes Footage Discovering A Country and a People For more information check out : http://www.cbc.ca/history Information available online : http://www.cbc.ca/history/ By Ryan Guay

2. Introduction Teacher Critique How many times have your students asked for more visual aids in your history class? For this technologically savvy generation, it seems as if still pictures in a history textbook are not enough to stimulate interest. Even though showing education films are not a new classroom phenomena, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation have developed a series of classroom tools that are enthralling to both teachers and students alike. • The series does not cover every possible focus in the Intermediate/Senior version of the history curriculum thus, teachers need to perform additional research for those particular areas. • The documentary focuses on the viewpoints of 4 groups in Canada (English Speaking, French Speaking, Aboriginal and Women) and how they came together to form and continuously change the concept of our nation . Teacher Resources Educational resources are available for both elementary and secondary school teachers. The following is a list of Teacher Resource Packages (TRP) available for sale on the website. The Grades 5-9 Teacher Resource Package:This guide provides 140 pages of classroom-ready lesson plans and project plans, all developed by practicing Canadian educators. Canada: A People’s History is a 17 episode television series produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the purpose of educating Canadians about the history of their country from before European First Contact to the Meech Lake Accord. Along with the convenience of having a visual history of Canada in your classroom available to your students, the support resources that coincide with the series are more than worthwhile to supplement your classroom lessons with. Grades 10-12 Teacher Resource PackageThis 130-page TRP includes 50 lesson plans, 17 downloadable activity sheets, province specific assessment rubrics and moreto help integrate the wealth of video content into the secondary school curriculum. • The website serves as a great resource for both teachers and students even with out watching the documentary because of the episode summaries, puzzles, games and the additional literary support sources to help one further their lessons and learning…