Building our Canadian Identity

Question 1

Major themes of Canadian Identity.

Answer 1

Progress for minority groups
Evolution of independence
Evolution of politics and policy

Question 2

Historical context

Answer 2

Social, religious, economic, and political conditions existing during specific time and place.

Question 3

What do Historical Thinking Concepts (HTCs) do?

Answer 3

Help us gain perspective on data and events by looking at them from different angles.

Question 4

4 HTCs and what are they?

Answer 4

Historical Significance (why is it important)
Historical Perspective (identify events from viewpoint of other people during that time)
Cause and Consequences (understand relationship between events and results)
Continuity and Change (certain things change and certain things remain the same)

Question 5

How to know if something is historically significant?

Answer 5

Create criteria to set standard for your expectations. If it meets that criteria, it is historically significant.

Question 6

How to make criteria for historical concept?

Answer 6

Remember 3 factors: Social, economic, political
Key words {impact, effects, consequences, changes, evolves, shapes} +ive or -ive
Who/what {Society, Canadians, Minority groups, policies, world }
Time {Short-term, Long-term, Immediate, Lasting}

Question 7

Primary Source

Answer 7

Any evidence from the time the event happened OR from the person who lived through it.

Question 8

Secondary Source

Answer 8

Evidence that has recorded information AFTER the event occurred. Written by people who collected evidence from other primary and secondary sources.