Friday, November 15, 2013

Canadian History - general

Writing and Canadian History from the folks at Excellence in Writing.

Begbie Contest Society Primary Sources in the Classroom http://www.begbiecontestsociety.org/control.htm 

Thomson Rivers University
Hist 1221 Post-Confederation
http://www.tru.ca/distance/courses/hist1221.html 

Canadian Virtual University
http://www.cvu-uvc.ca/english.html 

All things "Donna Ward" https://www.donnaward.net/ are excellent for Canadian History. This scope and sequence http://www.donnaward.net/PDF/Scope_Sequence_Handout.pdf is an excellent guide for how to cover all aspects of Canadian History. I particularly like her idea to cover the history of Britain, France and Spain: since these countries were pivotal to Canadian history.


Canada as a Constitutional Monarchy Lots of detailed info about the relationship between Britain and Canada  http://www.canadiancrown.com/

Vocabulary flash cards relating to government/civics
http://quizlet.com/12151235/grade-10-canadian-civics-flash-cards/

Ontario Online Grade 10 Civics Course: scope and sequence
https://www.virtualhighschool.com/courses/outlines/chv2o.asp

Canadian History Websites - Government of Canada:  This looks excellent.
http://www.canada.ca/aboutcanada-ausujetcanada/hist/canada-eng.html

A quiz for high school and up.  lots of great questions
http://www.citynews.ca/2007/11/09/could-you-pass-this-canadian-history-quiz/

Repertory of General Databases for Canadian History: Portraits of famous Canadians among other interesting and useful sites.
http://thenhier.ca/en/content/repertory-general-databases-canadian-history

100 Greatest Events
http://www.listology.com/blindsider/list/100-greatest-events-canadian-history

Primary Sources! This looks excellent but access seems to be for York University people only.  Needs a closer look.
http://www.library.yorku.ca/cms/help-with-research/guide-to-finding-primary-resources/canadian-primary-sources/

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Remembrance Day - Part 2: Boer War

Why study the Boer War:

1) first overseas conflict in which Canadians served
2) Canadians Sam Steel and John McCrae served (alongside Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Gandhi, Winston Churchill and others)
3) Canadian military reputation
4) Demonstrates the relationship between Britain and Canada and the continuing conflict between French and English Canada.  Both of these affect Canada in the century to follow.

Boer War:

Wikipedia overview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boer_Wars

Breaker Morant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaker_Morant

Canadian War Museum - Boer War
http://www.warmuseum.ca/education/online-educational-resources/dispatches/for-queen-and-country-canadians-and-the-south-african-war-1899-1902/

Attestation papers and other documents for a Canadian volunteer
http://angloboerwarmuseum.com/Boer70w_hero25_adams.html\

Spion Kop
http://www.angloboerwarmuseum.com/Boer29_battles2.html

Excerpts from John McCrae's letters & a good overview of the war and aftermath for Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP11CH2PA3LE.html

Canada's ties to Britain or why Canadians volunteered for the Boer War
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP11CH2PA2LE.html

Biography of John McCrae - author of In Flanders Fields
http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP11CH2PA6LE.html

Popular Christian hymn in Canada "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" as Canadians became aware of the casualty toll in South Africa.  From this website:  http://www.angloboerwarmuseum.com/Boer29_battles2.html

Battle Lines: Last Boer War Veteran - video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WyF8KaVyt8

Trailer for Breaker Morant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMfPBqDcy9M 

How peace was finally achieved:
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/peace-vereeniging
http://www.tshwane.gov.za/Services/ArtsCultureandHeritage/Melrose%20House/Anglo-Boer%20War
http://www.anglo-boer.co.za/intro/peace-treaty-vereeniging.php