Grade 7 Social Studies

1
Grade 7Social Studies

• Societal Empowerment
• Welcome to the
• 20th
• Century

2
The 20th century is 1900 to 1999.

• Canada is growing up!
• But, it is still a very young country at 33 years
  old.
• We started with looking at how European settlers
  interacted with and treated the First Nations
  Peoples who were here when they arrived in the
  New World.
• We then looked at how National policies of our
  Government in the late 1800s around economics and
  immigration empowered some and disempowered
  others.
• Now, as Canada enters the 20th century, there are
  some major issues that will shape the rest of
  Canadas history and identity as a country.

3
The three main issues that shape Canada in the
20th Century are

1. The Womens Rights Movement
2. The Industrial Revolution
3. Canadas role in World War I

4
Canada enters the 20th Century

• SCO 5.1 evaluate the conditions of everyday life
  for the peoples of Canada at the turn of the 20th
  century

5
To Do

1. Use pages 212 217 to create a chart (use your
   own jot-notes) showing the daily life in the
   early 20th century.
2. What does the term disparity mean? What is social
   disparity? Give some examples of social disparity
   that existed during this period in Canadas
   history.

6
Canada enters the 20th Century

• SCO 5.2 describe the impact of the Industrial
  Revolution on industry and workers in the
  Maritimes and across Canada.

7
To Do

1. What does the word revolution usually mean?
2. The Industrial Revolution can be summed up by
   looking at three big changes that affected all
   kinds of industry in the early parts of the 20th
   century. What are these three changes?

8
Canada enters the 20th Century

• SCO 5.3 explain how women became more empowered
  through their role in the social reform movements
  of the late 19th and 20th century.

9
To Do

• Check out the following links that have to do
  with the struggle for womens rights in Canada in
  the early 20th century
• http//www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/politics/rig
  hts-freedoms/voting-in-canada-how-a-privilege-beca
  me-a-right/mcclungs-mock-parliament.html
• http//www.cpac.ca/eng/programs/telling-times/epis
  odes/history-vote-womens-right-vote
• Research to find significant events in the
  struggle for womens equality. List 10 with the
  date and what happened.
• Tip google key words such as womens
  rights, Canada, timeline You should find some
  informative sites doing this.

10
Grade 7Social Studies

• National Empowerment
• Welcome to the
• 20th
• Century

11
Canada enters the 20th Century

• SCO 6.2 explain Canadas participation in WWI
• SCO 6.3 demonstrate an understanding of the
  impact of WWI on Canada and her people

12
To Do

• 1. Creation of a STORYBOARD!!
• Character/Protagonist Canada - Setting World
  War 1
• Use the large white paper (You may need both
  sides!!) to create your storyboard.
• Other options to demonstrate knowledge are
  available!!
• __________________________________________
• 2. Rather than creating a separate GLOSSARY of
  terms/vocabulary you should include terms,
  vocabulary, etc relevant to WWI in your captions
  below each block/box. (You should
  highlight/underline these for emphasis!)
• _________________________________________
• 3. What is the British Commonwealth? What nations
  belonged to the British Commonwealth during this
  period of the 20th century?
• _________________________________________
• 4. What countries were involved in WW1? (What
  were the two sides?)
• _________________________________________

13
Assessment

Tasks Societal Empowerment 1. Way of
life in early 20th century 2. The
Industrial Revolution 3. The Womens Rights
Movement
4 3 2 1
SCO 5.1 evaluate the conditions of everyday life for the peoples of Canada at the turn of the 20th century
SCO 5.2 describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution on industry and workers in the Maritimes and across Canada.
SCO 5.3 explain how women became more empowered through their role in the social reform movements of the late 19th and 20th century.
14
Assessment
Tasks National Empowerment 1. Creation of
Story Board depicting Canadas role in World War
I 2. Glossary of terms/vocabulary for WWI
4 3 2 1
SST - SCO 6.2 explain Canadas participation in WWI
SST - SCO 6.3 demonstrate an understanding of the impact of WWI on Canada and her people
English SCO 9.1 produce a range of writing forms, for example, storyboards, cartoons, etc.
English SCO 9.3 demonstrate an understanding that ideas can be represented in more than one way and experiment with other forms such as posters, storyboards, etc.