Grade 8 History Bundle Confederation, Western Settlement and Changing Society

In this Canadian history 1850-1914 bundle, teachers will find 31 in-depth and engaging lessons to help their students explore and understand this era of Canadian history. Topics include Confederation, Western Settlement and Development, and Canada A Changing Society.

Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Oral, Media), History, Art and Drama subjects are integrated into this unit.

Included in this resource are answer keys and individual PDFs of student pages to support online learning such as Google Classroom.

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This Canadian History 1850-1914 Unit bundle supports a curriculum that teaches:
-the background leading up to Confederation
-how Canada's Confederation occurred
-how Western Canada was settled and developed
-the challenges and changes Canadian society faced as an independent nation at the turn of the 20th century

*******Regular and Reliable Internet Is Required For This Unit*******

Research is not included for inquiry stations. Students must gather the research themselves from a textbook, non-fiction books or online sources.

Curriculum Alignment:
-Ontario Social Studies Curriculum Grade 8 Strand A and B
-New British Columbia Curriculum Grade 9
-Alberta Social 7 Curriculum

Bundle Contains These Units
Creating Canada 1850-1890
Canada A Changing Society

Included Lessons:
#1 (Class Discussion) Why Do We Study History?
#2 (Interactive Activity) How Did We Get Here?
#3 (Class Discussion + Historical Map Assignment) How Has The Map of Canada Changed?
#4 (Small Group Inquiry Assignment) Life in British North America Prior to 1867: A Geographical and Cultural Examination
#5 (Individual Assignment) Fathers of Confederation Monologues
#6 (Whole Class Lesson) Politics in the Province of Canada
#7 (Movie) John A. Macdonald Personal and Professional Life
#8 (Individual Assignment) Confederation Advertisement Assignment
#9 (Class Discussion + Graphic Organizer) The Pros and Cons of Confederation
#10 (Whole Class Lesson or Partner Work) The Charlottetown, Quebec and London Conferences
#11 (Whole Class) Video Review
#12 (Whole Class) Confederation Unit Test
#13 (Small Group) Primary Source Analysis Videos
#14 (Small Group) Primary Source Analysis Photos
#15 (Small Group Inquiry) Settlement of Western Canada Inquiry Stations
#16 (Individual Assignment) Louis Riel Obituary Assignment
#17 (Class Discussion) Canadian Pacific Railroad Lyric Analysis
#18 (Small Groups) Canadian Pacific Railroad Assignment
#19 (Whole Class) Primary Source Analysis, Video, and Creative Writing - The Gold Rush
#20 (Whole Class) Video Review
#21 (Whole Class) Western Canada Unit Test
#22 (Small Group + Class Discussion) Settling Canada Top 10 List
#23 (Video Clips + Class Discussion) Historica Minutes
#24 (Video) Canadian History Movie
#25 (Whole Class Activity) Interactive Timeline
#26 (Partner Collaboration) The Changing Map of Canada Activity
#27 (Partner Gallery Walk) Important Canadians QR Code Match-Up (non-technology version included)
#28 (Small Group Inquiry Assignment) Changing Society Inquiry Stations
#29 (Independent Historical Analysis) Primary Source Analysis Assessment
#30 (Summative Task) Class Newspaper
#31 (Unit Test) A Changing Society Unit Test

Unit Includes:
-detailed unit plan, answer keys and assessment rubrics
-detailed teacher and student directions
-assessment for, of and as learning breakdown
-lessons divided up with title pages for easy access
-31 engaging and relevant lessons
-assignments provide student choice
-Q Chart to help students formulate good questions
-inquiry stations research folder cover pages
-inquiry station cards with detailed instructions
-inquiry station graphic organizers to help students with their research
-assessment format variety

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