History Skills Diagnostic

Part 1: Know Your Sources

War artist Richard Jacks painting of the Canadian troops at the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915.
Jack painted the picture in his London studio and did not witness the battle. Jack was Canadas first official war artist.

Source: "Key Canadian Events." Canada & The First World War. Web. 05 Aug. 2013. <http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/guerre/photo-e.aspx?PageId=1.X.0.c>.

1. How accurate is this painting as a source of evidence about World War I?

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Part II: History Has Meaning Timeline of Voters Rights in Federal elections in Canada
Women over 21
are allowed to vote

Inuit
are allowed to vote

Voting age is lowered

from 21 to 18

1918

1950

1970

1948

1960

Asian-Canadians
are allowed to vote

Status Indians
are allowed to vote

1993
Inmates serving less than 2 years & people
with mental illness are allowed to vote

Source: "The Electoral System of Canada." Elections Canada On-line. Web. 05 Aug. 2013. <http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res>.

2.

Examine the above timeline. Complete the chart below.

What does the

timeline tell you
about how Canada
has changed over
time?
What does it tell
you about how
Canada has
remained the
same?
What conclusions
can you draw
about Canada from
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this timeline?

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Part III: What Do You Think?

3. Examine the image on this page. Respond to the prompts in the chart below.
What do you SEE?

What do you THINK?

What QUESTION do you have?

How would you go about finding the answer to the question

that you posed above?

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Part IV: Perspectives

4.
Examine the O Canada lyrics below.
O Canada
English Lyrics
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
5.

French Lyrics (translated)

O Canada!
Land of our forefathers
Thy brow is wreathed with a glorious garland of flowers.
As in thy arm ready to wield the sword,
So also is it ready to carry the cross.
Thy history is an epic of the most brilliant exploits.
Thy valour steeped in faith
Will protect our homes and our rights
Will protect our homes and our rights.

Check or circle the terms that best describe the different sets of lyrics above.
English Lyrics
o history
o geography
o religion

6.

o honour
o individualism
o unity

French Lyrics (translated)

o history
o geography
o religion

o honour
o individualism
o unity

What conclusions can you draw from the two versions of the same song?
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Part V: Historical Significance

7.

Rank each picture and/or event according to its significance or historical importance. Use 1 for
most significant or historically important, 2 for somewhat and 3 for least significant or historically
important. Explain your ranking in the space provided.
Ranking:

Reason for Ranking:

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Canadian soldier on patrol in Afghanistan

Image Source: "A "Good Year" in Afghanistan - 86 Wounded | Windsor Star." Windsor Star. Web.
05 Aug. 2013. <http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2011/01/26/a-good-year-in-afghanistan-%E2%80%9486-wounded/>.

Ranking:

Reason for Ranking:

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Coffin of a fallen Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan

Image Source: News, CBC. "Body of 130th Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Comes Home."
CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 16 Sept. 2009. Web. 05 Aug. 2013.
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2009/09/16/lormand-return-canada-repatriation.html>.

Ranking:

Reason for Ranking:

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Protest by Canadians against the war in Afghanistan
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Image Source: "MAWO - Canada Out Campaign." MAWO - Canada Out Campaign. Web. 05 Aug.
2013. <http://mawovancouver.org/canada_out.htm>.

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