Links

Student Web Links will allow students to quickly and easily access the same web resources contained here and from each Project Plan from within the Student Resources page. They are organized by Mavericks theme area and contain the links under the title of each Project Plan.

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Are We All Equal Yet?
Using Personal Stories to Study the Moral and Ethical Issues of Prejudice in Canada

• Mavericks: A History of Alberta - Character Biographies and Online Artifacts
• Understanding Prejudice - Go to Teacher's Corner for Ideas
• Teachers Against Prejudice
• Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
• Alberta Human Rights - Information Sheet
• Help Make a Difference Initiative - Click "Learn how you can make a difference"
• CBC Archives: Voting in Canada: How a Privilege Became a Right
• CBC Archives -The Internment of Japanese Canadians

"Free Farms for the Million!"
Investigating the West's History by Exploring and Creating Canadian Advertising for Immigrants

• The Last Best West - Advertising for Immigrants to Western Canada, 1870-1897 (use the "right pointing hand" to work through the information)
• The Last Best West - Advertising for Immigrants to Western Canada (Main Site)
• Western Immigration Promotional Posters
• Images Canada
• Images Canada - Pioneer Life Photos
• Media Awareness Network - Media, Internet and Information Literacy Resources
• Western Immigration Information

The Real Story of Arriving in Canada
Conducting Oral History Interviews to Tell the Story of Your Family's Immigration to Canada

• The Sound of History: Conducting an Oral Interview - Lesson Plan and Techniques
• Oral History Example - Chinese Laundry Owner

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