Social Studies

Grade 6 Social Studies Blackline Masters

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Blackline Masters by Cluster:

Cluster 1: Building a Nation
Cluster 2: An Emerging Nation
Cluster 3: Shaping Contemporary Canada
Cluster 4: Canada Today

Grade 6 Social Studies: Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present): A Foundation for Implementation

Cluster 1: Building a Nation

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6.1.1 A New Nation
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(a.) Government in 1867
(b.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to Canadian Railroad Trilogy for this information.
(c.) Reviewing Canadian Geography
(d.) Importance of the BNA Act of 1867 (2 pages)
(e.) Main Settlements in British NA, 1867
(f.) Main Settlements in British NA, 1867—Key
(g.) Key Provisions of the BNA Act
(h.) Note-Taking Frame: BNA Act (2 pages)
(i.) Primary and Secondary Sources (Teacher Background Notes)
(j.) Responsibilities of Government, 1867
(k.) Responsibilities of Government, 1867—Key
(l.) Citizenship in Canada Today (2 pages)
(m.) Thinking about the New Nation
(n.) Team Deliberation (Teacher Background Notes) (2 pages)
(o.) Citizens in a Constitutional Monarchy
 
6.1.2 Manitoba Enters Confederation
(a.) Métis Bill of Rights
(b.) Citing Sources (Teacher Background Notes) (2 pages)
(c.) Recording Research Notes (Teacher Background Notes) (2 pages)
(d.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Riel
(e.) Events: Manitoba Becomes a Province (2 pages)
(f.) People: Manitoba Becomes a Province
(g.) Resistance and Rebellion
(h.) Historical Status of Riel (2 pages)
 
6.1.3 "A mari usque ad mare" [From Sea to Sea]
(a.) Dream of a Nation: Sea to Sea (3 pages)
(b.) What Is Progress? (2 pages)
(c.) Chart: Joining Confederation
(d.) Chart: Joining Confederation—Key
(e.) Western Expansion Timeline (2 pages)
(f.) Western Expansion Timeline—Key
(g.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Macdonald
(h.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Tupper
(i.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Mackenzie
(j.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Cartier
(k.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Laurier
(l.) First Prime Ministers
(m.) First Prime Ministers—Key
(n.) The Old Chieftain: Sir John A. Macdonald (2 pages)
(o.) Role of North West Mounted Police
(p.) GOLD!! (2 pages)
 
6.1.4 Aboriginal Peoples and the Growing Nation of Canada
(a.) Aboriginal Terms (Teacher Background Notes)
(b.) Treaty #2 Excerpt (2 pages)
(c.) Treaty #6 Poundmaker
(d.) Note-Taking Frame: Aboriginal Leaders (2 pages)
(e.) Numbered Treaties (2 pages)
(f.) Numbered Treaties—Key (2 pages)
(g.) Note-Taking Frame: 1885 Resistance (2 pages)
(h.) Note-Taking Frame: 1885 Resistance—Key
(i.) Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
(j.) A Cry from an Indian Wife (2 pages)
(k.) Regret and Reconciliation
 
6.1.5 Immigration
(a.) Discrimination
(b.) Wilfrid Laurier
(c.) Wilfrid Laurier—Key
(d.) Receiving Newcomers to Canada
(e.) Note-Taking Frame: Sir Clifford Sifton
 
6.1.6 Farming the Land
(a.) Note-Taking Frame: Observing Historical Images
(b.) Dominion Lands Surveying (2 pages)
(c.) Prairie Verses
(d.) Importance of Agriculture (2 pages)
(e.) Educating New Citizens in the West
(f.) Feeding the Nation
(g.) Connecting and Reflecting
 

Cluster 2: An Emerging Nation

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6.2.1 World War I
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(a.) KWL: World War I
(b.) World War I Journal Extract
(c.) World War I Timeline (2 pages)
(d.) Images of War
(e.) The Stage Is Set for War (2 pages)
(f.) Sir Robert Borden (2 pages)
(g.) Reflecting on War
 
6.2.2 Social Change
(a.) After the Great War
(b.) After the Great War—T-Chart
(c.) Social Conditions
(d.) Winnipeg General Strike
(e.) The Famous Five (2 pages)
(f.) Role-Play Cards—Winnipeg General Strike (2 pages)
(g.) Reacting to the Strike (2 pages)
(h.) Milestones for Women in Canada (2 pages)
 
6.2.3 Depression
(a.) Boom and Bust
(b.) Impact of the Depression
(c.) Prime Ministers 1920–1935
(d.)This BLM is not available online. Refer to A Protest Song of the Depression.
(e.) Demanding Social Change (2 pages)
 
6.2.4 World War II
(a.) World War II Powers
(b.) Poetry of the Holocaust (3 pages)
(c.) Causes of Second World War
(d.) World War II Timeline (2 pages)
(e.) Evaluating Internet Sites (2 pages)
(f.) None Is Too Many
(g.) Winston Churchill (2 pages)
(h.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to What Do I Remember of the Evacuation? for this information.
(i.) William Lyon Mackenzie King
(j.) Concept Overview: World War II
(k.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to WLMK for this information.
(l.) Preamble to the UN Charter
(m.) Connecting and Reflecting
 

Cluster 3: Shaping Contemporary Canada

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6.3.1 Overview of Contemporary Canada
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(a.) Capital Cities
(b.) Prime Ministers (3 pages)
(c.) Biography of a Prime Minister (3 pages)
(d.) Locating Capital Cities
(e.) Locating Capital Cities—Key
(f.) Political Map of Canada
(g.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to Something to Sing About for this information.
 
6.3.2 Changing and Diverse Population
(a.) No All-Canadian Boys or Girls (2 pages)
(b.) Main Ethnic Groups in Canada (2 pages)
(c.) Constitution Act Section 35
(d.) Aboriginal Rights in Canada (2 pages)
(e.) Aboriginal Rights and Self-Governance
(Teacher Background Notes) (2 pages)
(f.) Self-Governance
(g.) Bilingualism in Canada (2 pages)
 
6.3.3 A Modern Industrialized Nation
(a.) Changing Life in Canada
(b.) Examples of Canadian Inventions and Technologies
(c.) Researching Canadian Inventors and Innovators
(d.) Industrialization
 
6.3.4 Canada and the World Stage
(a.) Global Village
(b.) Timeline: Canada on the World Stage since 1945 (2 pages)
(c.) News Report Outline
(d.) Call to Action (2 pages)
(e.) Word Splash: Global Interdependence
(f.) Connecting and Reflecting
 

Cluster 4: Canada Today

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6.4.1 Expressions of Canadian Identity
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(a.) One Week of Media
(b.) Arts and Media in Canada (2 pages)
(c.) Canadian Identity Questionnaire (2 pages)
(d.) Painting the Land: The Group of Seven (2 pages)
(e.) Canadian Arts and Media Icons
(f.) Protecting Canadian Culture and Identity (2 pages)
(g.) From Land to Life to Art (2 pages)
(h.) Talking about Canadian Culture and Identity (3 pages)
 
6.4.2 Government in Canada
(a.) Government in Canada
(b.) Government Responsibilities (2 pages)
(c.) Government Responsibilities—Key
(d.) Federal Government Positions
(e.) Provincial Government Positions
(f.) The Ombudsman (2 pages)
(g.) Federal Government Chart
(h.) Provincial Government Chart
(i.) Democratic Electoral Processes (3 pages)
(j.) Political Parties (2 pages)
(k.) Guidelines for a New Political Party
(l.) Article Analysis Frame
(m.) Young People and Voting (2 pages)
 
6.4.3 A Community of Communities
(a.) Concept of Self-Determination
(b.) A Community of Communities
(c.) Who Are You?
(d.) Aboriginal Perspectives on Self-Determination (3 pages)
(e.) Manitoba Multiculturalism Act
(f.) Self-Determination for Aboriginal Peoples (2 pages)
(g.) Word Cycle: Culture and Identity
 
6.4.4 Creating a Just Society
(a.) The Just Society
(b.) Benefits of Living in Canada (2 pages)
(c.) Issue-Based Article Analysis
(d.) Child Poverty in Canada
(e.) Status Cards—Role-Play
(f.) No One Said It Would Be Easy
 
6.4.5 Canadian Democracy in the World Context
(a.) Global Responsibilities Quotes (2 pages)
(b.) Canada’s World Connections
(c.) Canadian Champions of Democracy
(d.) Democracy in Action
(e.) Thinking about Democracy (2 pages)
(f.) Citizenship Self-Evaluation (2 pages)
(g.) Connecting and Reflecting