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Trudeaumania: A Swinger for Prime Minister
Students learn more about Pierre Trudeau and investigate the factors that made him, and make others, attractive to the public. They further investigate Trudeau’s long-term influence on Canada, and summarize his political legacy. |
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Introductory Activity All Grades |
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Pierre Trudeau: First Impressions | ||||
| To understand the impact of the entrance of Pierre Trudeau to Canadian politics in the 1960s | |||||
| Subject: History, Social Studies | |||||
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Assignment Grades 6-8 |
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Pierre Trudeau: Politician as Celebrity | ||||
| To compare and contrast the importance and appeal of different kinds of public figures | |||||
| Subject: Social Studies | |||||
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Project Grades 6-8 |
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Canadian Personalities: Contributing to Canadian Society | ||||
| To conduct Web-based research, to summarize details, to sequence events on a timeline | |||||
| Subject: English Language Arts, History, Media Studies, Social Studies | |||||
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Project Grades 9-10 |
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The Trudeau Era: Major Events | ||||
| To conduct Web-based research using audio and visual sources, to prepare and present a media work | |||||
| Subject: History, Political Science | |||||
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Assignment Grades 9-10 |
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Trudeaumania and Charisma | ||||
| To analyze media to gain a deeper understanding of culturally significant terms | |||||
| Subject: History, Media Studies, Political Science | |||||
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Assignment Grades 11-12 |
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The Lasting Influence of Pierre Trudeau | ||||
| To analyze the lasting impact of living through the tenure of a given politician | |||||
| Subject: History, Media Studies | |||||
 Grades 11-12 |
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Pierre Trudeau, Then and Now | ||||
| To understand the political and historical legacy of a given figure | |||||
| Subject: History, Political Science | |||||
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Project Grades 11-12 |
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The Quebec File: Separatism and the October Crisis | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Subject: History, Political Science | |||||
