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Alberta Joins Confederation

Create a persuasive letter or oral statement, arguing from the position of an assigned group, to convince others that Alberta should join or not join Confederation.


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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Specific Outcome 4.3.1.2 - Students will demonstrate respect for the rights, opinions and perspectives of others (C, I)
Specific Outcome 4.3.2.1 - What led to Alberta's joining Confederation? (TCC, PADM)
Specific Outcome 4.S.2.1 - Students will use photographs and interviews to make meaning of historical information
Specific Outcome 4.S.3.3 - Students will use historical maps to make meaning of historical events and issues
Specific Outcome 4.S.5.2 - Students will demonstrate the ability to deal constructively with diversity and disagreement
Specific Outcome 4.S.7.1 - Students will develop the skills of skimming and scanning to gather relevant information
Specific Outcome 4.S.7.2 - Students will organize and synthesize information gathered from a variety of sources
Specific Outcome 4.S.7.4 - Students will draw and support conclusions, based on information gathered, to answer a research question
Specific Outcome 4.S.8.1 - Students will organize and present information, taking particular audiences and purposes into consideration
C Citizenship
ER Economics and Resources
CC Culture and Community
I Identity
LPP The Land: Places and People
GC Global Connections
TCC Time, Continuity and Change
PADM Power, Authority, and Decision Making
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