Historical Significance Examining the October Crisis 1970 Historical

Historical Significance Examining the October Crisis 1970

Historical Significance • Look at the list of historical events on the next slide Of the ones you have heard of: • Which do you think is the most important? • Which do you think is the least important?

Historical Significance • • • European exploration of the Americas Industrial revolution The Plains of Abraham Underground Railroad The war of 1812 The end of slavery in the British Empire Free public schools Canadian Confederation World War I • • • Canadian women vote Chinese Head Tax Prohibition The Great Depression World War II The atomic bomb Birth control is legalized Birth of rock music The Charter of Rights The end of the USSR September 11, 2001

Historical Significance Discuss Come to a group consensus on which is most and least important • • How did you decide? What was your criteria? Task • Generate a list of criteria you can use to determine if an event is historically significant.

Significance Criteria from Historical Thinking Project

Consolidation Journal Entry: What is the most significant song of my life? Use the significance criteria to explain why.

Minds On - Think/Pair/Share • What is in the picture? • Who are the people in the picture? • When was the picture taken? • Details in the picture that could tell you more? (caption, logo, title, etc. ) • Try to make as many connections as you can between the images, they could be related to history or not. We will Vanquish: 40 Years after the war measures act A Canadian bridge

Action: Code the Text Read the Summary from Histori. ca As you read, code the text: = I knew that! ! = This is new information for me ? = uuh… I don’t get it = I think this is important

Action: Listen to both sides What do these callers tell you about the underlying causes of this event? Francophone caller to CBC radio show Anglophone caller to CBC radio show

Action - Relate the Pictures We will Vanquish: 40 Years after the war measures act A Canadian bridge

Consolidation Complete the Significance Handout Consider: ● Do you think this event should be included in the Canadian Museum of History? ● Is it significant enough? Task Options A: Write a letter to Mark O’Neill, the CEO of the museum explaining why it should be included in the new Canada Hall OR B: Design the exhibit for the Museum, including the reasons why it’s significant.