Canadian Identity and Humanism Explored Through the Big Six Historical Concepts

Abstract

This resource pack presents four potential lessons plans to use for examining both Canadian and worldly perceptions of historical events, while also encompassing evidence and ethical dimensions. • Historical Significance: This lesson uses primary sources to investigate how the Great Depression shaped Canadian identity. • Historical Perspectives: This lesson examines the perspectives of real Holocaust victims and survivors during the final stages of genocide. • Continuity and Change: This lesson will examine key factors that led to the use of Japanese Internment camps in Canada and how the impact changed the Canadian national identity. • Cause and Consequence: This lesson explores the reactions to the Second World War on the Canadian Home Front and how the consequences of war impacted the daily lives of Canadians.