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Pre-Confederation Canada
History
Students re-create a moment in pre-Confederation Canadian history.
Topics:
canadian confederation
canadian confederation
Intermediate Secondary
Giving Thanks
History, Social Studies
Students create a one panel comic acknowledging Remembrance Day and showing what they appreciate about Canada.
Primary Intermediate
Remembrance Day
History, Social Studies
Students explain how they will observe Remembrance Day and why it is important to remember the men and women who have died in war.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Life in an Early Civilization
History, Social Studies
Students describe life in an early civilization and reflect on what they would have liked or disliked about living there.
Primary Intermediate
Remembrance Day Poem
History, Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students create their own poem in comic form about the importance of observing Remembrance Day.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Martin Luther King
History, Values Education
Students learn about respect and freedom using famous quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr., and reflect on these ideas in their comic strips.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Life in a Pioneer Village
History, Social Studies
Students illustrate one aspect of life in a pioneer village.
Primary
Why Black History Month?
History
Students create a comic explaining the importance of studying black history in Canada.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Canadian Explorers
History
Students use information they have researched and apply inference and synthesis skills, as they imagine what the explorers were thinking during their voyages.
Primary Intermediate
The Underground Railroad
History
Students create a comic showing how the Underground Railroad worked and how it affected Canada.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Life in New France
History, Social Studies
Students create a comic depicting life in New France, including 3 good things and 3 bad things about living there.
Intermediate Secondary
Jobs in Medieval Times
History, Social Studies
The purpose of this task is to make a comic showing a day in the life of a person doing a particular job during medieval times.
Primary Intermediate
Comic Biography
History
Students create a comic biography of a famous figure in black history.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Moments in Black History
History
Students create a comic that depicts a significant event in black history.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Interview Time Machine
History
Students conduct a comic interview with a historical African Canadian or American.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Canadian Confederation
History
Students create a comic showing two different points of view about Confederation, with one character explaining why it would be a good idea, and another why it isn't.
Topics:
canadian confederation
canadian confederation
Primary Intermediate
Canada : An Adventure Trip
History, Social Studies
Students demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the important features of a Canadian province or territory in an entertaining and creative way.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
The Dirty 30s
History
Students create a historically accurate comic about how the Great Depression affected a variety of individuals.
Topics:
great depression
great depression
Intermediate Secondary
Famous Historical Figures
History
Students create an illustrated comic strip biography of a famous historical figure they have studied.
Intermediate Secondary
Musical Composers
Arts, History
Students choose a classical music composer and explain their contribution to classical music in a historical context.
Topics:
classical music
classical music
Intermediate
Canada Before WWI
History
This activity emphasizes the challenge Wilfrid Laurier faced in attempting to placate opposing cultural groups from 1896-1911.
Secondary
Figures of the War of 1812
History
Students recreate a scene depicting a key figure in the War of 1812.
Topics:
war
war
Primary Intermediate
Causes of Conflict
History
Students create a historically accurate comic strip showing the major causes and key events leading up to a war that you are studying.
Intermediate Secondary
Pioneer Life
History, Social Studies
Students show what life would have been like for an early pioneer of Canada.
Topics:
pioneer life
pioneer life
Primary
Pioneer Lives
History, Social Studies
Students reflect on the differences between their everyday life and the life of a pioneer child.
Primary
Confederation What If...?
History, English/Language Arts
Students create a scenario where a key event of Canadian Confederation happens slightly differently.
Intermediate Secondary
Moments in Black History
History
Students create a comic that depicts a significant event in black history.
Topics:
black history
black history
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Interview Time Machine
History
Students conduct a comic interview with a historical African American.
Topics:
black history
black history
Primary Intermediate Secondary
The American Civil War
History
Students create a comic strip depicting at least six major events in the American Civil War in proper chronological order.
Secondary
Why Black History Month?
History
Students create a comic explaining the importance of studying black history.
Topics:
black history
black history
Primary Intermediate Secondary
The Underground Railroad
History
Students create a comic showing how the Underground Railroad worked and what its historical consequences were.
Topics:
black history
black history
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Trade Through the Ages
History
The assignment is to create a comic showing how people traded goods during a particular period in history.
Primary Intermediate