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  • The Montreal Massacre
    On December 6, 1989, when Marc Lepine killed 14 women on a Montreal university campus. Today, many elements of society have changed as a result, but there are still more changes necessary. In these activities, students will write a personal response to the tragedy, create a timeline of the events of the day and those that followed, turn broadcast footage into a newspaper article, debate tradition versus sexism, and create a symposium on the repercussions of the massacre.
    CBC Archives Topic: The Montreal Massacre
    Exploring the topic in class:
    Introductory Activity
    All Grades
    The Montreal Massacre: A Personal Response
    To find and respond to information
    Subject: History, Social Studies
    Assignment
    Grades 9-10
    The Montreal Massacre: A Timeline of Events
    To identify the sequence of an event and its effect
    Subject: History, Social Studies
    Assignment
    Grades 9-10
    Tradition vs. Sexism: Impacts of the Montreal Massacre
    To organize arguments logically and thoughtfully, to support an opinion orally
    Subject: English Language Arts, History

    Grades 11-12
    Repercussions of the Massacre: A Symposium
    To examine the effects and resulting societal changes of a traumatic event
    Subject: History, Social Studies
    Project
    Grades 11-12
    Canadian Women: Their Extraordinary Contributions
    To conduct Web-based research project using audio and visual sources; to refine writing skills in the objective and subjective voice; to organize, write, and lay out a magazine
    Subject: English Language Arts, History, Social Studies
    Assignment
    Grades 11-12
    News Article on the Montreal Massacre
    To use necessary conventions to write a news article, to compare print and broadcast versions of a news story
    Subject: English Language Arts, History, Media Studies

     
     
     

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