Description
In this activity, students:
- Think about something they would like to change in their school or community;
- Examine one or two historical case studies that resulted in real change;
- Apply that understanding as a model for their own civic action on an issue they care about.
Objectives
- Think critically in determining relationships between cause and effect to understand historical events.
- Analyze information by sorting and categorizing relevant historical facts.
- Work collaboratively and use problem-solving skills to explore the citizenship issues.
Documents and links
- Civic Action: Then and Now (website)
- Teaching “Civic Action: Then and Now” (YouTube video)
- Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada’s Constitution (YouTube video)
- Women and the Vote in Manitoba (YouTube video)
Features
- Type of resource: Learning activity kit, Video
- Target audiences: School staff
- Learning Levels: Secondary (cycle 1), Secondary (cycle 2)
- Subjects: Culture and citizenship in Québec, History and citizenship education (secondary), History in Québec and Canada, Contemporary world
- Themes: Citizenship, Rights and freedoms, Civic engagement
- Author: Élections Canada
Additional information
To order the physical resource kit: Order your civic education resources