Grade 6: Cluster 4
Canada Today
Learning Experience
6.4.1
Expressions of Canadian Identity
6.4.1 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Paul-Émile Borduas
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10222
(Québec artist of the Quiet Revolution)
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Casavant :
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10167
(world-renowned builder of Casavant Frères Organs in Montréal)
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Stratford Festival:
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10221
(Shakespearean theatre festival in Stratford, Ontario)
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Emily Carr:
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10214
(West coast painter interested in Aboriginal art who later became an associate of the Group of Seven)
Historica, Heritage Minutes, La Bolduc :
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10209
(Québec chanteuse who became well-known for her songs of everyday life in the Depression)
6.4.1 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, The Group of Seven:
http://www.tomthomson.org/page.php?page=75
National Gallery of Canada, The Group of Seven in Western Canada
http://www.gallery.ca/exhibitions/exhibitions/
group_of_seven/english/about.html
CBC Archives, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-68-754
Virtual Museums, Group of Seven:
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/Gallery/static/
GroupofSeven15082001_page1.html
Canada’s Heirloom Series: Canadian Triumphs, Group of Seven, Painters for a Nation :
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/volume6.htm
CBC Website:
http://www.cbc.ca/
(Select Radio or Television to access program information)
National Gallery of Canada, Cybermuse, Virtual Galleries, Canadian Art:
http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/showcases/
galleries/index_e.jsp?igalleryid=2126
Canadian Heritage Gallery, Artwork:
http://www.canadianheritage.org/galleries/artwork.htm
National Gallery of Canada:
http://www.gallery.ca/
National Archives of Canada, Living Memory:
http://www.archives.ca/05/0509_e.html
Specific Visual Artists:
Canada’s Digital Collections; Emily Carr, At Home and at Work:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/EmilyCarrHomeWork/main.htm
Canada’s Digital Collections; Emily Carr and the House of All Sorts:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/EmilyCarr/
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Emily Carr:
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10214
Canada’s Digital Collections, Volume 5, People, Emily Carr:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume5/volume5.htm
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Paul-Émile Borduas:
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10222
Paul-Émile Borduas :
http://www.peinturequebec.com/peinture4/francais/ histo/artistes/borduas/borduas_p.html#haut
(French website but there are several images of Borduas’ work)
Canada’s Digital Collections; Christopher Pratt:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/pratt/
Art of Robert Bateman:
http://www.artthatsnew.com/artwork/scripts/
artofrobertbateman/robert-bateman-artists.cfm
The Canadian Encyclopedia: William Kurelek:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004386
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 6, People, Cornelius Krieghoff:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/12-15.htm
Aboriginal Artists:
Center for Canadian Contemporary Art, Inuit Artists Project:
http://www.ccca.ca/inuit/
Culture Canada, Aboriginal Virtual Art Gallery:
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/AboriginalArtCultureandTraditions.html
Hambleton Galleries, Daphne Odjig:
http://www.hambletongalleries.com/dynamic/artists/Daphne_Odjig__RCA.asp
Museum of Civilization, Aboriginal Art, Bill Reid:
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/reid/reid06e.shtml
Ahnisnabae Art, Roy Thomas:
http://www.ahnisnabae-art.com/
Photography:
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Yousuf Karsh:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Weston Gallery, Yousof Karsh:
http://www.westongallery.com/artists/y_karsh/yousuf_karsh.html
Winnipeg Art Gallery
http://www.wag.mb.ca/
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Collection:
http://www.wag.mb.ca/htmlfiles/COLLECTION/collection.asp
Canada’s Digital Collections, Canada Heirloom Series, Volumes:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/index.htm
(Select a Volume, select People, to reach alphabetical list of Canadian achievers in many fields.)
Dictionary of Canadian Biography online:
http://www.biographi.ca/index2.html
Canada Council for the Arts:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/
Performing artists:
National Arts Centre of Canada:
http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/index.cfm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 6, Canadian Triumphs, Cirque du soleil:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/volume6.htm
Cirque du soleil:
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/default.htm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Glenn Gould:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Oscar Peterson:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Buffy Sainte-Marie:
http://www.creative-native.com/
Literature:
Canada’s Digital Collections, Governor General’s Literary Awards:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/ggawards/
Canada Council, Governor General’s Literary Awards:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla/default.asp
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Lucy Maude Montgomery: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Pauline Johnson:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Leonard Cohen:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Media:
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Norman McLaren (film):
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
CBC, Life and Times, Barbara Frum (journalism):
http://www.cbc.ca/lifeandtimes/frum.html
6.4.1 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
Learning Experience
6.4.2
Government in Canada
6.4.2 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
6.4.2 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Parliament of Canada:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_education.asp?Language=E
Government of Canada, Government Structure:
http://canada.gc.ca/acanada/acPubLevel3.jsp?font=0&lang=eng&categoryId=27
Library of Parliament, Canada’s Parliament, Democracy in Action:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/idb/democracy/ democracy-e.htm
Parliament of Canada, Senators and Members, About Senators and Members:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/SenatorsMembers_about.asp
?Language=E&Parl=37&Ses=2
A Look at Canada, Federal Government:
http://mavis.ca/canadiancitizenshipsite/
Federal%20Government/federalgovernmentindex.htm
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, About the Assembly:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/leg-asmb/info/index.html
A Look at Canada, The Provincial Government, Manitoba:
http://mavis.ca/canadiancitizenshipsite/
Provincial%20Government/provincialmanitoba.htm
Structure of the Government of Canada:
http://www.canada.gc.ca/aboutgov-ausujetgouv/structure-eng.html
Parliament of Canada:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_education.asp?Language=E
Governor General of Canada:
http://www.gg.ca/index.aspx?lan=eng
Model Parliament Activity:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/education/empu/english/how_e.htm
National Library of Canada, First among Equals, The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics, Kids’ Site:
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/primeministers/kids/index-e.html
Parliament of Canada, Senators and Members, Members of the House of Commons:
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Lists/Members.aspx
(Current list of Members of Parliament)
Photos of Parliament Hill:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Information/Photos/Index-e.htm
Current List of Cabinet Members Manitoba:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/leg-asmb/members/cabinet.html
Province of Manitoba, Legislative Tour:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/legtour/index.html
Liberal Party of Canada:
http://www.liberal.ca/
6.4.2 APPLYING STRATEGIES
Parliament of Canada:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_education.asp?Language=E
Elections Manitoba, Your Power to Choose election education program:
http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Educators/index.html
Canadian Heritage, Golden Jubilee, Biography of Queen Elizabeth:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1296669421850
Governor General of Canada:
http://www.gg.ca/index.aspx?lan=eng
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba:
http://www.lg.gov.mb.ca/index.shtml
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs:
http://www.manitobachiefs.com/
Elections Canada:
http://www.elections.ca/home.asp?textonly=false
(Select Who is my MP? Students can find their MP by typing in their postal code.)
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Who Is My Member?
http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Related_Links/Who_is_My_MLA.html
Learning Experience
6.4.3
A Community of Communities
6.4.3 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
6.4.3 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
6.4.3 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
Learning Experience
6.4.4
Creating a Just Society
6.4.4 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
6.4.4 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Justice Canada, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/Loireg/charte/const_en.html
Canadian Heritage, Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/ddp-hrd/canada/guide/index-eng.cfm
Government of Canada, Canada Benefits
http://canadabenefits.gc.ca/faechome.jsp?lang=en
Government of Canada, Public Safety:
http://www.safecanada.ca/menu_e.asp
Government of Canada, Elementary and Secondary School Education, Information for Newcomers:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-education.asp
Government of Canada, Welcome to Canada, What You Should Know, Health Services:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/after-health.asp
Canadian Council on Social Development, Highlights, the Progress of Canada’s Children 2002:
http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2002/pcc02/hl.htm
Campaign 2000 End Child Poverty in Canada:
http://www.campaign2000.ca/
CBC News, Little change in child poverty rates, November 2003:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2003/11/24/child_poverty031124.html
National Film Board, Balablok, 8 minutes (1972):
http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=10784
6.4.4 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
Learning Experience
6.4.5
Canadian Democracy in the World Context
6.4.5 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
6.4.5 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Government of Canada Youth Path, Canada and the World
http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml
(links to Canadian international involvement in all areas, from international law to student exchange programs)
Canadian Heirloom Series, Volumes IV, V, and VI, People:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/
Canadian Encyclopedia, search name of individual:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?TCE_Version=A
6.4.5 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
