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The Great Canadian Flag Debate
Students will explore the heated 1964 debate between former Prime Minister Diefenbaker and Prime Minister Pearson as Canada struggled to find a new flag that represented the country and its people. |
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Introductory Activity All Grades |
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What Was Wrong with the Old Flag? | ||||
| To examine the role of symbols in creating and extending cultural identity. | |||||
| Subject: History, Social Studies | |||||
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Assignment Grades 6-8 |
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A Flag of Canada's Own | ||||
| To follow and explain a decision-making process to create a national flag. | |||||
| Subject: Social Studies | |||||
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Assignment Grades 9-10 |
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Radio Reports on the Flag Debate | ||||
| To evaluate the information presented from an audio source only. | |||||
| Subject: History, Media Studies, Political Science | |||||
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Project Grades 9-10 |
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Canadian Identity | ||||
| To conduct research, to analyze information, to formulate and justify opinions based on research, to prepare and create a media work | |||||
| Subject: History, Media Studies, Social Studies | |||||
 Grades 11-12 |
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Investigating Nationalism through the Flag Debate | ||||
| To investigate the concept of nationalism | |||||
| Subject: History, Media Studies | |||||
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Assignment Grades 11-12 |
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Taking a Position in the Flag Debate | ||||
| To identify the main points of a speech; to support an opinion with concrete examples | |||||
| Subject: English Language Arts, History | |||||
