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Study Canada: an Overviek 0000RMIT RESUME ED 186 325' SO 012 562 . AUTHOR S Monahan, Robert L.: And Others i TITLE . Study ,Canada: An Overviv*. INSTITUTION- western WashingtOt Univ., Bellingham. Center foi Canadian and,Caradian/AmericanStudies. SPONS AGENC! Departmen ef External Ottawa (dntatio). , Affairg, PUB DAM 79 . NOTE '01)0 AVAILABLE,FROM-Center for CanAdian and Canadian/AmericanStudies, . wester%Washington University, Delliigham,WA 99225 "IS ) Asingle copies tree) i . , S. EDRS.PRICE MPO1 Plus Postage. PC Not-Available frOm pgSCNII40R-S ' *leea Stud-let: Comparatiite Analfirs: patural . Background: Foreign'Countries: Governmental. Structiire: Human Geography:. tearhing , North Aierican History: Physical.DAvisicns . (Geographic): Physicaleographyi Political ivisions. (Geograptic): Secondary-Vducatitn:. *Sccial'Studies: Upits'of SApdly IDENTIEI4S '*Canada' ABSTRACT The docuitent. presents the first of five units.on* Canada developed for cl.tssrOomuse rn American secondary .schoO)s.. This unit, an overviewAof Canada, offersa sequence of infoimation a sheets for students.and class,activity suggestionsfor teachers which use a'comparative approach stressing an understanding of Canadafrom -the viewpoints of bOth Canadians and Americans,The objective is to telp student$ Acquire geteral knowledge and-an understanding of Canada,and Canadians anItto compare the Canadian. expetienCeand situation with that of,the United States.Time allotment is.one to three weeks. Topics coveredare the physical regione, pclitical regions, history, cultufe, and. government ofCanada, Activity sUggestiOns, one for each topic, inclu.de.brainstorming, debating, . writing paragraphs, matIpina, graphing,- discussing,making a time line, aad listim and comparing. Each activitYllistscbjeCtives.and . materials needed, outlines teachi-nqz-p-rocedure,and offers teachet , background information. Reproclucitle handout- sheets are-included., ApperOices offer,An'activityabout varyingpoints of view of Canada, .Cadradian word puzzle, and*23 multiple-choice test questionswith an answer key.(CK) I . 4 . I. ******4*************************************** ********************* * liepnoductions supplied by !DRSare the'bes %that can be made * , * ' from the original document._ * .**********************************A2*********************************** a U S 01IPARTMENT Of NIALTH. EOUCATION WIRYARIE "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS NATIONAL INSTITuTE Of MAT-ERIALINMICROFICNE- ONLY rouCATION HAS.BEEN GRANTED BY THiS DOC UME NT HAS BEEN RE PRO- Dtic ED E XAC TL Y AS RECEIvED FROM rti,"noActkckni THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN- ATING 1 PpINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARIL Y REPRE- SE N T OF F IC N$TIONAt INSTITUTE OF EDO( A T ION POSI TION OR POL iC TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." tr STUDY CANADA: AN OVERVIEK ts 4 Center4for Canadian and Canadian/American Studies Western Washington University a ' 5 lb 4 46. s . ; STUDY. At Ng -OVERVIEW. CONTRIBUTING EDI(ORS: ILLUSTRATORS" Robert Lie Monahan, Center for.Canadian and Canadian-Afneetcan . Petee Jorgensen (artwork) Fort Vancover High School. Studies, Western Washington University,% Vancouver, WA. Bellingham, Washington Cunene Hoerauf (caetography) Western WashingNn Univer'sity, Bellingham,WA. rlonaid ( Wilson. Centre for -tle Study of Curriulum and Instruotion, University of British Columbia CONSULTATIVE.COMMITTEE: .5' e Vencouver, British Csilumbia John Sharpe, Consul General, Canadian Consulate ,Deneral, Seattle, WA. Donald K Alper, Center for Canadian and Canadian-American Studies, Western Washington University, Helen Groh, Vice Consul,- Canadien,Gonsulate general, Seattle,,WA. Bellingham, Washington Gordon Brown, former Con51.1 General, Canadian Consulate GenerWl. P Seattle, WA. ' ' CONTRIBUTING TEACHERC Jean aretsky, former Vice Consulk Canadian Corulate General,'Seettle, WA. % Garry Cameron', Marysvilligh SChopl, Marsville, WA., Jey Daniels,"Irtformation Of?icer, Canadian Consurate_General, Seattle. WA'. Don Carlson, iludson's Bat High School, Vancouver, WA. _Daye Kennedy. Supervisor of Environmental Education, .* University of British Columbia, Vanc.ouverfB.0 Jan Davidson, Mariner High 'Schoen, Mukilteo, WA. Y; 1George Whitney, Supervisor of SocialStudies Margaret Gerrits, Concrete High School,.Concrete', WA. ( retired.), Office of The Superintendenthof Pub.f4c Instruction, 'State of Wasfiingeon Robert Hibbard,'Foet Váncouver Higti School, Vancouver, WA. Olympia, WA. Scott Hyland, HudsOn2s Bay High School, Vancouver, RA. George S. jom0(n's, ProfesS'or of Education, University OfBritish u Vancouver, B-.C. u Peter Jocgensen, Fort Vancouver Hilti School, Vancouver,WA. I Rob Nelson. horewood'iiigh School, Seattle, WA. Nancy Ostergaard, Kamiakin High School, Kennewick, WA. Stan Pytel, Seliome High School, Bellingham,riA. Susan Redd, Mt. Vernon High Schoitl,IM%. Vernon, WA. Barbara Vogel, Shoreline. school Disfrict, Seattle, WA! . 1979 copyrrght p'ndings an Watso'n,,Rochester High School, Rochester, WA. Centen for Onailian and Canadi n-American Studies Western Washington University Robert White, Bellingham HighOchool, Bellingham, EA. - or**, September 1979 . 1 V JT 1 4st. 1 .1 If , A . f. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pane .. CONTRIBUTORS ? i PREFACE A -Ili ACTIVITY ONE: BRAINSTORM CANADA'. .,...' . ...... 2 THE LAND OF CANADA ... 3 PHYSICAL REGIONS OF CANADA , 4 ACTIVITYTWO: A LOOK AT PHYSICAL CANADA 2 . 7 POLITICAL REGIONS OF CANADA . ... 9 , ,ACTIVITY THREE: A LOOK AT PdITICAL CANADA . 13 THE PEOPLE AND THE HERITAGE /4 ACTIVITY FO;R: A LOQK AT CANADA'S PAST 17 CULTURAL MOSAIC 18 ACTIVITY FIVE: AN'EXAMINATION OF THE CANADIAN MOSAIC .' . 21 PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNM'ENT . 16 . 22 ACTIVITY SIX:''A COMPARISON OF CANADIAN AND U.S.GOVERNMENTS 27 APPEND-1X Activtty,A: PointS of View, . 29 Activitly B: Canadian Terms . 35 Activity C: Overview Test Questions 36 PREFACE ' /This un4 isone of five units on Canada of how people viewsignificant North American specifically devel ed for classroom use in issues. American secondary schoo]s% The untts'repre- We have organized theunits into asequencer sent the combinedeffort of classroomteachers,, of information sheet4anclass activities for representatives of the office of the,Washington. teachers. 'Teac4rsoyt fitllow the units as out- State Superintendent ofPublic Instruction, , lined or adapt,them'fortheir ownIsaching sin- university educators andsocial scientists. , ation. Information sheets which providea brief Each unit represents only ,. a.small proportion . account of some aspect ofCanada may be used as of the many, curricular ideasand instructional a basis for teacher presentalions,'forclass practices generated bypeople in the work s discussion'or for readings by itudents. Each sessions and summer institutesduring the activity outlines seto),proceduresand helpful two year pieriod,of development. 0 ncy4ps for teaching. The five units emphasizean overview of the Teackers_areencouraged to reproduceany Canadian land, and its people.,and major issues portion of ihe units for classroomuse. Uniti of resources ust,international _relations, , are planried for one-to three weekperiods, but political developrients andsettlement. Content may be extended up to five weeks if feachers-wish.' 'is organized accordingto a comparative to enrich the content.andactivities. approach that stressesunderstanding of Canada Units are designed tocomplement existing from the view points of CanadiaRsand Americans. kcourtes such as social studies,contemporaey' world 'A comparison of Canada and theUnited States problems, government,history and geography. We ,allovA,teachers touse some or all of the units hope the self-containednatdre,of each unit will in existiqg iChoolcourses. Point of View, aid teachers in implementingthe study of Canada.' enables students to obt.aina greater awareness The contribUtions.oftheparticiOting iii 6 1 016 teachers in cesearching the information, developing the'activities, field testingand revising materials were vital in thepress of deTlopment. 4 gratefully acknowlelge the contributions.of the staffof the Office- of the-Superintendent of Public Instruction for Washington State and those fromthe Centre ,for the Study of Curriculbm andInstruction at Vie University of British Columbia. The curriculum developmentwas made possible hy a grant from.the Depactment of External AfpirsthroetheCanadian Consulate General Office in Seattle. Donald K. Alper Robert I.:Monahan Donal'd C. Wilson September 14, 1979 ,t For information-on the five unin write to: Robert L. Monahan, Director ' Center foi. Canidian and Canadian-AmericanStudies Western Washington Univerisity Bellingham, Washington 98225 e, .1 iv 4 , VIEWS OF gANADA Canadakis a North American country which has alyays had's.trong tieswith the United' States. This connectibn is based on similar Kistoricalroots and today the two countries are maior partners inworld trade,Although Canada and the United States have been closely reTited throughout their.histories,the relatiOnship is.one-ofboth cooperation add differ- ence'. Both countries have cooperated in farmulatinr fishing treaties; cOnstructing the St.Lawrence 5ea- way and establishing_North American Plilitary defense systems. A sense,of Cadadian nationalismhowever, 2 has resulted in differing viewpoints. Canadians are expressing strong views on the need for greater control of thefr own resources. In the mid 1970s . - 1 the'Canadian government began to restrict the flow of oil and natural gas to the United States. This ,\ government action albnq wiAh the continued inter-. action between'American's
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