Open Forum Discussion

Responses (4 in total) due by 11:59 on Friday, June 4. Let’s have some fun this week.  Using the Open Forum link on the left, ask a question, make an observation, tell a story (G-Rated please), or relate an experience that you feel others would like to share.  Topics don’t have to be Canadian history-related, [...]

Dream Interview

Responses due by 11:59 on Wednesday, May 26. You have just completed the personal interview for the Oral History Project in this class.  This week’s discussion asks you to reflect on your interview and to also visualize your dream interview.  Here goes: Regarding the Personal Interview: How do you think your interview went?  Were you [...]

Post-War Stories

Responses due on or before Wednesday, May 19 at 11:59 pm. We interrupted our study of the world wars to study the post-war boom and the Great Depression, where we enjoyed both an economic and cultural boom and also a bust.  We’re going to re-visit that era this week. Your task this week is two-fold:  Browse the Internet [...]

Heritage Minute Mania

Responses due by 11:59 on Wednesday, May 12. Think about the Canadian Heritage Minutes you have had the opportunity to see over the years.  If you need to refresh your memory, check out this link: History by the Minute After thinking about /viewing these minutes, respond to these brief questions: Which of these heritage minutes [...]

Canadian Heroes

Responses due by 11:59 on Wednesday, May 5.  It closes on May 7. Since we are studying Canada’s role in World War One, it seems only right to honor people who should be remembered for their service to this country in the First World War. That leads us to this week’s response: Research Canadian war [...]