The Road to Bilingualism The Laurendeau-Dunton Bilingual and Bicultural Commission was given the challenge of finding a way to expand the use of French within Canada. Their work resulted in a document that eventually led to Canada’s adopting both English and French as official languages and promoted the use of French in government service across Canada. In these activities, students will create a multi-media work celebrating Canada’s French and English cultures, examine the need for a Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, write an opinion paper that explores whether the Commission helped forestall the separatist movement in Quebec, create a political cartoon that examines bilingualism in Canada, research the history and make predictions about the future of bilingualism in Canada.
To research and analyze primary resource audio-visual files in both of Canada’s official languages; to develop skills in research, computer use, formal writing, debate, and collaborative learning
