This project is intended as a culminating task for Grade 8 History - Canada, 1850-1914: A Changing Society
In this task, students will explore the transformative period of Canadian history from 1890 to 1914. Students will complete investigative research and critical thinking to craft a compelling news article that captures the essence and significance of a pivotal event during this era. Students will review primary and secondary sources to obtain information about your chosen event.
For research, students can use notes that they took during the unit, their history textbook, other non-fiction texts, or online sources.
This resource includes:
- 4-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
- Project Overview
- Topic Brainstorm
- Research Notes (3 pages)
- Draft (3 pages)
- Peer Review
- Reflection
- Rubric
Ontario Curriculum: Overall Expectations
Grade 8 History - Canada, 1890-1914: A Changing Society
B2. Use the historical inquiry process to investigate perspectives of different groups and communities, including First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit communities, on some significant events, developments, and/or issues that affected Canada and/or people in Canada between 1890 and 1914
B3. describe various significant people, issues, events, and developments in Canada between 1890 and 1914, including the residential school system, and explain their impact
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