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Activity: Workbook
Goals/Key questions
What factors led to BC, PEI, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland to become
provinces of Canada,
and what were the consequences?
What factors led to BC joining Confederation?
This lesson will meet the overall goal by: recapping the last chapter and
handing back some assignments ad connecting the project sell the west
perspective with the historical perspective of the new chapter. Then
introducing them to Chapter 10, the chapter inquiry question, and the
question to keep in mind today and read the first section (pages 216/217)
and discuss historical perspective. Asking the students why did Canada want
to connect coast to coast and have a route to BC? Then read the next
sections (pages 219/220 maybe 221) and discuss. Let them work in the
books and then introduce them to their next project A Confederation
Timeline.
Assessment: Formative