Annotated Bibliography
“A new future.” CBC Archives. Web.
The CBC archive website is a very valuable website for teachers because of its abundance of
quality resources which include videos, articles, and photographs. It also covers a wide range of
historical topics. It is very user friendly and includes a search feature to help both teachers and
students refine their searches.
Baldwin, Patricia and Douglas Baldwin.Canada Through the Decades: The
1930’s.Calagary: Weigl Education Publishers, 2000. Print.
This book is a great starting point for students who are beginning a research project or starting a
unit on the 1930’s. It covers all aspects of society from fashion to politics and economics. It does
not just provide a general overview of the Great Depression, but offers different perspectives.
The text is easy to read and there are many primary sources, diary exerts and pictures that
students can use to help guide their thinking. This source should be only used as a starting point,
Academic grade 10 students should be using more challenging sources for research papers and
other Culminating assignments
Benchmarks of Historical Thinking. Canadian Heritage: Centre for the Study of Historical
Consciousness. Web.
This resource is great for teachers. It provides clear descriptions of the historical benchmarks
and sample graphic organizers and lessons. Also, the layout of the website is user friendly and
clearly organizes the information in a logical manner.
Bryce, P.H. The Story of a National Crime: Being an Appeal for Justice to the Indians of
Canada. Ottawa: James Hope and Sons, 1922. Internet Archive. Web.
This book was written by a medical officer working for the Canadian government in the 1920s as
such it provides some insight into government policies and issues at the time. The descriptive
nature of these accounts makes this a valuable resource for teachers because can help students
better understand historical perspective. Some of the limitations of this website are that it is not
very easy to navigate and its does not automatically link related resources.
Canada a People’s History: Hard Times: 1920-1940.2001.CBC Archives. Web.
This online website is a great resource for students and teachers. There is an array of different
topics students and teachers can go find for specific topics in Canadian History. It provides
useful background information on the topic and uses primary sources to support their
information. It is an extremely easy to navigate website, and there are supplementary videos to
watch for each topic. There is a section for teacher’s resources that provide activities and lessons
for each topic or episode. Teachers should be careful in choosing any lessons or activities from
this website as some are not challenging enough for a grade 10 class.
“Chinese Immigration in Canada.” Canadian for Redress. 10 February 2010.
<http://www.ccnc.ca/redress/history.html>
This source supplies an informative background to the development of the Chinese experience
entering Canada. It traces the changes in Canadian immigration policy and describes the impact
of these policies on the Chinese Canadian community.
“Discover the Collection: Ethno-Cultural Groups.” Library and Archives Canada. 10
February 2010. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ethno-cultural/index-e.html>
This website has a wealth of information on ethno-cultural groups in Canada. There are a
number of useful links that relate directly to Canadian immigration in the 1920s and 1930s.
Excerpts from Elizabeth Graham, The Mush Hole: Life at Two Indian Residential Schools
(Waterloo, ON: Heffle Pub., 1997) Pp. Peter Smith, 360-361; Edward and Marjorie Graot,
362-367; Lorna 375-379. Print.
This resource has a number of residential school survivor accounts. The descriptive nature of
these accounts makes this a valuable resource for teachers because can help students better
understand historical perspective. One limitation to this resource is that it does not contain
images so teachers will need to supplement the resource if they want to meet their students’
different learning style needs.
“The Famous Five.”Library and Archives Canada.
This particular page contains many primary sources dealing specifically with the Persons’ case,
including letters and petitions written and signed by the Famous Five, and the October 18, 1929
Decision of the Lords of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council granting women the status
of “persons.”
Freeman-Shaw, Elizabeth and Jan Haskings-Winner, ed. Canadian Sources: Investigated,
1914 to the Present. Toronto: Emond Montgomery Publications, 2008. Print.
This school textbook contains countless primary sources from multiple perspectives, providing
cues to students that invite them think critically about what they are reading. This text also builds
literacy through “Before/During/After” reading exercises.
Historica Minutes.History by the Minutes.Web.
This multimedia website provides one-minute clips on various historical figures and events,
including Agnes Macphail, Nellie McClung, Emily Murphy, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, and
many others. This is an excellent tool for Minds-On that would not only provide a visual for
students, but also a means for historical discussion that is accessible and does not take up
significant classroom time.
Humpries, Charles. The Great Depression Jackdaw. Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company
Limited, 1968.
Jackdaw documents are folders that contain sample primary sources that relate to a specific
theme. I found The Great Depression Jackdaw very useful for both the teacher and the student.
For the student, they can physically touch and look at sources that have come from the time they
are studying, the physical aspect of holding these sources can intrigue and engage the students in
analyzing sources. This may also help students to take historical perspective. For teachers, the
documents can be scanned or used in learning centers, they are already prepared by topic and
each primary source is contextualized in a table of contents that describes each source in the
folder.
Indian Affairs. (RG.10, Volume 3067, File 254, 0171): Public Archives. Library and
Archives Canada. Web.
The Library and Archives website is a great resource for both students and teachers. It has an
abundance of information on topics throughout Canadian history and it has various types of
resources. For instance, it has scanned documents on the website that reveal information about
the government policies and issues of the early twentieth century.
“Indian Residential Schools Statement of Apology – Prime Minister Stephen Harper”.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Web.
This resource provides teachers with all the information they need to understand actions the
Canadian government is taking to help residential school survivors. It also contains a video of
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s apology. This website can be challenging to navigate at times
and would not likely be useful for students.
International Debate Education Association. 10 February 2010.
<http://www.idebate.org/teaching/index.php>
This is an excellent source for information on how to run a quality debate. The creators have
designed the website to function as an online community were individuals can share ideas and
teaching strategies related to debates. There is an abundance of debate formats provided and
exercises that have use in a number of different settings.
Johnson, Mary J. Primary Source Teaching the Web 2.0 Way. Ohio: Linworth Books, 2009.
This book is an excellent resource especially for history teachers as it offers a variety of ways
students can analyse primary sources using technology as the median. Each chapter is dedicated
to different kinds of primary sources such as Teaching with Text, Teaching with Historic
Newspapers, Artifacts and Ephemera and Teaching Maps. Within each chapter the author gives
different ways to use these materials using blogs, flikr, creating virtual museums etc. For those
teachers who are not technologically savvy, the author provides guides on how to set up class
websites and blogs, podcasting and digital storytelling. This guide also provides some useful
templates for teachers to for primary source analysis.
Media and Internet Education Resources. Media Awareness Network. Web.
This is an excellent resource for teachers and students. It provides ideas for how to integrate
media into the classroom and into student learning. It is very user-friendly.
Sharon Wall, “To train a wild bird”: EF Wilson, hegemony, and native industrial
education at the Shingwauk and Wawanosh residential schools, 1873-1893 Wall, Sharon.
Left History. Fall 2002/Winter 2003. Vol. 9 no.1.
This book is a great starting point for teachers who are looking for a strong understanding of the
historical issues surrounding the rise of residential schools. It discusses the issues in a detailed
chronological manner.
Statistics Canada.CYB Historical Collection.
This is an excellent online resource that provides primary and secondary sources for events and
figures that have defined Canadian History. There are many tools that can be accessed by
teachers and students that provide valuable information on a wide variety of historical topics.
“The Chinese Exclusion Act, 1923-1947.” Asian Immigration. 10 February 2010.
<http://www2.canadiana.ca/citm/specifique/asian_e.html#exclusion>
This website provides background information on the treatment of Chinese immigrations to
Canada. The source focuses on the Chinese Exclusion Act, which set the tone for the exclusion
of Chinese immigrants between 1923 and 1947.
Titley, E. Brian. A narrow vision: Duncan Campbell Scott and the administration of
Indian Affairs in Canada / E. Brian Titley. -- Vancouver: University of British Columbia
Press, 1986.
This is a great resource for teachers interested in understanding how the government dealt with
residential schools. The information gathered from this book can be used by teachers to enrich
their lessons.
“Unrepentant.” Turtle Island Native Network. Web.
This is a great resource for teaching the topic of residential schools to students. It is a
documentary that has interviews with survivors of residential schools. It also makes reference to
multiple sources that a teacher could use to gather further primary resources. It is an excellent
resource for students because it is engaging.
Where are the Children? Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools.
The Legacy of Hope Foundation. Web.
This website is an excellent resource for the topic of residential schools. For teachers, it has a
large collection of primary resources and it also contains a reference section to aid teachers if
more resources are needed. For students, this is an excellent website because it is very user
friendly and has interactive components, such as a virtual walk through of the Mohawk
Residential School.