Inquiring into Local and Indigenous Histories

These lessons are designed to nurture the student competencies required for historical thinking and inquiry. Each lesson introduces a thinking tool and a related historical thinking concept that can then be used to support curriculum-related learning activities and inquiry projects.

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The development of these lessons was made possible with generous funding from the Canada History Fund of the Government of Canada.

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Assessing historical commemorations

Students learn a strategy to judge the appropriateness of historical commemorations. Students explore why perspectives on commemorations of historical events and people can change over time. Students use criteria to assess the appropriateness of historical commemorations. Designed to support inquiry…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Choisir un sujet d’enquête

Les élèves apprennent une stratégie pour utiliser des critères pour choisir un sujet d’enquête dans le cadre d’une recherche sur des anecdotes locales. Afin de soutenir les enquêtes sur des histoires locales, cette leçon inclut des suggestio…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Creating effective inquiry questions

Students learn a strategy to create effective inquiry questions to learn about people, events, and places in a community. Students begin by learning what effective inquiry questions are and how they can be used to learn more about local histories. Students use criteria to identify and create effecti…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Créer des questions d’enquête efficaces

Les élèves apprennent une stratégie pour créer des questions d’enquête pour se renseigner sur des personnes, des événements et des lieux dans une communauté. Les élèves commencent en apprenant des questions d’enquê…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Critically reading a source

Students learn to identify the intended and unintended purposes and messages of text and other sources when inquiring into local history. They learn to use a strategy to question or interrogate text and other sources to determine the perspective and purpose, and to reveal inequities or social justic…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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Distinguer les voix importantes

Les élèves apprennent une stratégie pour déterminer les voix et les perspectives dont il faut tenir compte dans une recherche sur des anecdotes locales. Les élèves apprennent à comprendre la valeur de l’écoute d’une variét&ea…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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