Communities: Local, National, and Global

Overall Expectations

• assess the significance of successive waves of immigration in the development of regional, provincial, and national identities in Canada;

Specific Expectations

Immigration and Identity

• describe how ethnocultural identities have been expressed in different provinces and regions at different times (e.g., Blacks in Nova Scotia, Chinese labourers in British Columbia, Ukrainian grain farmers on the Prairies, post–World War II Italian and Portuguese immigrants in Ontario, Inuit in Nunavut).

Change and Continuity

Overall Expectations

• analyse the relationship between major technological and social changes in Canada;

Specific Expectations

• assess the effectiveness of attempts to protect Canadian culture from American domination (e.g., creation of the CBC, Canadian content rules in broadcasting, the Governor General’s Awards, the Order of Canada, attempts to protect cultural industries in trade agreements).

Lessons

Media and Canadian Cultural Policies

Broadcasting Codes - Lesson

Free Speech Versus the Internet - Lesson

Analyzing Oscar: Deconstructing the Academy Awards - Teachable Moment

The Blockbuster Movie - Lesson

Citizenship and Heritage

Overall Expectations

• assess the role played by literature, the arts, and popular culture in the development of Canadian identity;

Specific Expectations

• analyse how Canadian governments have promoted and protected Canadian culture (e.g., national anthem, Canadian flag, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, la Société Radio-Canada, National Film Board, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission [CRTC], Canada Council for the Arts, Governor General’s Awards,Trillium Book Award/Prix Trillium).

Methods of Historical Inquiry and Communication

Overall Expectations

• use methods of historical inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize research materials from a variety of sources;

Specific Expectations

• evaluate the credibility of sources and information (e.g., by considering the authority, impartiality, and expertise of the source and checking the information for accuracy, reliability, underlying assumptions, prejudice and bias, and validity of argument);