Citizenship Study Materials for Newcomers to Manitoba: Based on the 2011 Discover Canada Study Guide Table of Contents ____________________________________________________________________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I TIPS FOR THE VOLUNTEER FACILITATOR II READINGS: 1. THE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP .........................................................................................1 2. WHO WE ARE ...............................................................................................................7 3. CANADA'S HISTORY (PART 1) ...................................................................................13 4. CANADA'S HISTORY (PART 2) ...................................................................................20 5. CANADA'S HISTORY (PART 3) ...................................................................................26 6. MODERN CANADA ....................................................................................................32 7. HOW CANADIANS GOVERN THEMSELVES (PART 1) .............................................. 40 8. HOW CANADIANS GOVERN THEMSELVES (PART 2) .............................................. 45 9. ELECTIONS (PART 1) ................................................................................................. 50 10. ELECTIONS (PART 2) ...............................................................................................55 11. OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN CANADA ................................................... 60 12. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR GOVERNMENT? ............................... 66 13. CANADIAN SYMBOLS ..............................................................................................70 14. CANADIAN ANTHEMS .............................................................................................74 15. THE ORDER OF CANADA AND OTHER HONOURS ............................................... 76 16. NATIONAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND OTHER IMPORTANT DATES ........................ 79 17. CANADA’S ECONOMY ..............................................................................................83 18. CANADA’S REGIONS (PART 1) ................................................................................86 19. CANADA’S REGIONS (PART 2) ................................................................................93 20. STUDY QUESTIONS ...............................................................................................100 ANSWERS FOR THE COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS: 1. THE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP ..................................................................................... 106 2. WHO WE ARE ...........................................................................................................107 3. CANADA'S HISTORY (PART 1) ................................................................................. 108 4. CANADA'S HISTORY (PART 2) ................................................................................. 109 5. CANADA'S HISTORY (PART 3) ................................................................................. 110 6. MODERN CANADA ..................................................................................................111 7. HOW CANADIANS GOVERN THEMSELVES (PART 1) ............................................ 112 8. HOW CANADIANS GOVERN THEMSELVES (PART 2) ............................................ 113 9. ELECTIONS (PART 1) ...............................................................................................114 10. ELECTIONS (PART 2) .............................................................................................115 11. OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT IN CANADA ................................................. 116 12. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR GOVERNMENT? ............................. 117 13. CANADIAN SYMBOLS ............................................................................................ 118 14. CANADIAN ANTHEMS ........................................................................................... 119 15. THE ORDER OF CANADA AND OTHER HONOURS ............................................. 120 16. NATIONAL PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND OTHER IMPORTANT DATES ...................... 121 17. CANADA’S ECONOMY ............................................................................................ 122 18. CANADA’S REGIONS (PART 1) .............................................................................. 123 19. CANADA’S REGIONS (PART 2) .............................................................................. 124 PHOTO AND IMAGE CREDITS ....................................................................................125 ACTIVITIES FOR THE FACILITATOR TO USE: ACTIVITY 1A: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS .................................................................... 132 ACTIVITY 1B: BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH DISCOVER CANADA .............................. 137 ACTIVITY 2A: TIMELINE ...............................................................................................149 ACTIVITY 2B: CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING "CORNERS" ACTIVITY ............................ 151 ACTIVITY 2C: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS .......................................................... 156 ACTIVITY 3A: TIMELINE ...............................................................................................168 ACTIVITY 4A: TIMELINE ...............................................................................................172 ACTIVITY 5A: TIMELINE ...............................................................................................174 ACTIVITY 5B: CHARADES ............................................................................................ 179 ACTIVITY 6A: TIMELINE ................................................................................................184 ACTIVITY 6B: CHARADES ............................................................................................ 189 ACTIVITY 6C: MEMORY GAME .................................................................................... 194 ACTIVITY 7A: GAMEBOARD WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ........................ 200 ACTIVITY 8A: SORTING ACTIVITY ............................................................................... 209 ACTIVITY 8B: SORTING ACTIVITY .............................................................................. 217 ACTIVITY 9A: WORD ASSOCIATIONS ......................................................................... 228 ACTIVITY 10A: SORTING ACTIVITY ............................................................................. 235 ACTIVITY 11A: SORTING ACTIVITY ............................................................................. 238 ACTIVITY 12A: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS .................................................................. 244 ACTIVITY 13A: GUESS "WHO OR WHAT AM I?" ......................................................... 248 ACTIVITY 14A: SONG CLOSE ACTIVITY ..................................................................... 252 ACTIVITY 15A: MEMORY GAME .................................................................................. 253 ACTIVITY 16A: GUESS "WHO OR WHAT AM I?" ......................................................... 257 ACTIVITY 17A: TELL ME MORE; VARIATION "TABOO" ............................................... 262 ACTIVITY 18A: MATCHING ACTIVITY .......................................................................... 276 ACTIVITY 19A: MEMORY GAME .................................................................................. 281 ACTIVITY 19B: TELL ME ABOUT .................................................................................. 286 ACTIVITY 19C: JEOPARDY GAME ............................................................................... 301 ACTIVITY 20A: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS .................................................................. 302 ACTIVITY 20B: GAMEBOARD WITH MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ...................... 305 ACTIVITY 20C: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS .................................................................. 317 Acknowledgements Curriculum developer: Rebecca Hiebert (LIM Project Coordinator) Original artwork: Corrina Loewen (EAL instructor, Entry Program, English at Work) Power point presentations and Catherine Smallwood Classroom-based pilot project: (EAL Contract Instructor, Immigrant Centre) Pilot of web-based support materials: Briar Jamieson (Executive Director, English Online) Editing support Greg Reader (LIM Project Coordinator) Catherine Smallwood (EAL Contract Instructor, Immigrant Centre) Sarah Graham Leon (LIM Project Coordinator) Delores Thiel (Executive Director, South Eastman English & Literacy Services) Corrina Loewen (EAL instructor, Entry Program, English at Work) Support and Encouragement: Inne Dicko (LIM Project Coordinator) Linda Lalande (Executive Director, Immigrant Centre) Liz Robinson (Director, Integration Services LIM) Margaret Pidlaski (Director, Adult Language Training LIM) Sources used with permission: 2011 Discover Canada Study Guide Mavis Harper (www.mavis.ca) Note: These study materials are intended to be used by immigrants preparing to take the citizenship exam, and by volunteer facilitators who are helping them to prepare for that test. The readings and activities are content-based, and are designed to review factual knowledge and concepts that may be tested by the multiple choice questions in the citizenship exam. Manitoba Adult EAL instructors working in MIIP-funded programs will need to adapt the activities by adding a language focus and related Real World Tasks before using