Western alienation is one of the critical challenges facing Canada in the 1980s, and its roots are deeply imbedded in Canadian history. A two-week unit of study, designed for a senior Canadian history program, involves students in exploring the historical and contemporary dimensions of this alienation. (RM)

During World War I, so the story goes, recruiting in French Canada went slowly because the Minister of Militia, Sir Sam Hughes, was a bigoted Ontario Orangeman with the gall to appoint a Methodist minister as recruiting officer for Quebec. Secondary students analyze primary source materials regarding this matter. (RM)

Designed for a ninth grade gifted history class, this interdisciplinary unit of study includes critical examination of two interpretations of the character of Shakespeare's Richard III. (RM)

An elementary teaching unit on the Hutterites is criticized for its teaching strategies and ethnocentrism. (DE)

This article contains several ideas which can be used to introduce junior and senior high school students to the concept of death. (Author/RM)

A method was designed to provide history students an opportunity to make interpretations and form hypotheses about historical events and eras. The teacher created representative "facts" and questions about a topic and let students use them to make their own hypotheses. A sample unit on European history, 1300-1450, is included. (KC)

Three locally developed elementary and junior high social studies units are described. (DE)

Describes a unit for upper-elementary social studies classes on the socioeconomic, environmental, and personal consequences of choosing among various modes of urban travel. In 11 episodes, students learn about the dimensions of urban travel and record their preferences on a cumulative decision-making chart. (AM)

Primary source materials and excerpts from books concerning three types of autocracy--the divine right of kings, benevolent despotism, and totalitarianism--are provided for use with secondary students. Discussion questions are included. (RM)

Lessons on Canadian social history from the 1890's to 1920 are provided. (DE)

Description of a 13-week Renaissance and Reformation course for students from grades 11 and 12 featuring student seminars. Article provides outlines for preparation of student presentations, seminar topics, and evaluation. Course also includes readings, tests, book reviews, class discussions, films, lectures, and socratic lessons. (BC)

Three practical classroom suggestions including a course outline with a sociological perspective, a discussion regarding the use of moot trials as a teaching strategy, and a lesson sheet format to assist in the organization of individualized materials are presented. (Author/DE)

This article contains a sample lesson which relates one of the Simon-Kirschenbaum value clarification exercises directly to the content of a Canadian history course at the grade seven level. (Author/RM)

Case study for nonacademic junior high school students on industrialism in Canadian history, with special focus on the local environment. Taken from a four-week unit, this is an account of the first working days of a fictional immigrant boy in Toronto. The conditions of the factory worker in 1885 are described. (BC)

Stresses the importance of an introduction to archaeology before studying history. Describes two learning activities, the grid section method of excavation and stratification, in order to introduce students to the techniques, skills, and procedures employed by archaeologists in excavating sites and interpreting evidence. (Author/JK)