IMMIGRATION

NOW NEXT BEYOND

WAR ORPHANS AND REFUGEES

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to…

  • Formulate a question to guide investigations of life in Canada after the Holocaust
  • Use the Social Studies inquiry process to design a significant question related to life in Canada for survivors
  • Apply elements of the Social Studies inquiry process to investigate life in Canada for the Holocaust survivors
TEACHER PREPARATION
Provide access to digital copies of Activity Sheet: The Inquiry Cycle or Activity Sheet: Asking Powerful Questions. Alternately, reproduce copies of the materials to distribute to students in small groups.

STUDENT INSTRUCTION

DEVELOPING AN INQUIRY: ARRIVING IN CANADA

Using the Activity Sheet: The Inquiry Cycle as a guide, and incorporating the recommended testimony as a source, design a powerful question related to the theme of arrival in Canada after the Holocaust.

When considering how to share your learning, make sure that you answer your question, articulate connections between prior knowledge and new discoveries, and identify new, deeper questions for further investigation.

Recommended testimonies:

Lillian N.

Mariette D.

Regina F.

Possible topics:

  • War Orphans
  • Refugees