A MOST amazing celebration!

Socials 11's, you should feel very proud of your Global Heritage Projects which were so thoughtfully shared and celebrated in class today.  I think we all felt a little more pride in being Canadian and the unique ways each of us and our families have contributed (and are still contributing today) the Canadian Identity.  Thank you for being so truly "Canadian" in genuinely celebrating each other and the unique heritage we bring to Canada.  Well done!

Underground Railway . . . to Canada

Canada's multicultural identity grew significantly in the 1800's due to immigration.  One method black American LOYALISTS used to get to Canada was the "Underground Railroad", which wasn't an actual railway, even though it had 'passengers', 'stations', and 'conductors'.  It was all a code system designed to get black slaves wanting to stay loyal to Britain, freedom in Canada.

WATCH
Heritage Minute Video

LISTEN
Music Video: On an UnderGround Railroad

DO
Interactive: The Underground Railroad

DO  (at home)
Interactive: Underground Railroad


READ
Article:  Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad (provided in class)

READ
Horizons Textbook:  p. 26 - 29 on Multiculturalism, Black Canadians, Underground Railway

REFLECT
Please complete your web (5 W's) for The Underground Railway for Tuesday, October 29.

A Defining Moment for Canada

Socials 10 . . . please answer the following Essential Question from our exploration of the War of 1812 over the past couple of classes  (for Thursday, October 24)

     "HOW WAS THE WAR OF 1812 A DEFINING MOMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT
      OF CANADA'S IDENTITY?"

WWI would you have made a good officer?

http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/westernfront/Western%20Front%20Sim.htm

Would you have made a good officer?

and then it happened: USA and Canada at war with each other!

Where do your loyalties lie?

Who do you think you are?

In Socials 11, we've been exploring the Canadian identity at the turn of the 20th Century.  A growing sense of multiculturalism as a key aspect of our identity was beginning to take shape, largely due in part to the waves of immigrants who arrived here to start a new life.  At some point, each one of us (either directly ourselves, or indirectly through our families) was an immigrant to Canada.  How much do you know about your family's immigrant experience here?  Where did they come from?  Why did they leave?  Why did they choose Canada?  What were some of the realities they faced when they got here? What aspects of their previous culture did they keep here in Canada?  Which part(s) did they abandon? In what ways did they adopt the "Canadian culture"?  In what ways did they contribute to this "Canadian Identity?"  These will be questions central to your inquiry based research project "My Global Heritage"due October 29th.  Enjoy this inquiry into your cultural heritage!