The 52 non-fiction stories in this module have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of the various Canadian topics while reviewing and strengthening various reading, language, and word study skills.

The topics include:

•    Canadian Provinces and Territories
•    Historical Canadian Events
•    Famous Canadian Disasters
•    Canadian Wonders
•    Canadian Folklore
•    Canadian Television Personalities
•    Famous Canadian Athletes
•    Canadian Historical Sites

Teacher Notes

•    At A Glance – List of Skills
•    Teaching Objectives
•    Teaching Strategies 

Answer key provided with each story.

 LESSON TOPICS

Section 1 Canadian Provinces/Territories

Story #1: Newfoundland and Labrador

• SKILLS: Classifying Information | Subject/Predicate; Root Words

 Story #2: Prince Edward Island

• SKILLS:  Classifying Information | Subject/Predicate | Compound Words

 Story #3: Nova Scotia

• SKILLS:  Recalling Information | Types of Nouns | Root Words

 Story #4: New Brunswick

• SKILLS:  Classifying Information | Parts of Speech | Word Meanings

 Story #5: Quebec

• SKILLS: Finding Proof | Parts of Speech | Antonyms/Synonyms

 Story #6: Ontario

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Verbs/Adverbs | Synonyms

 Story #7: Manitoba

• SKILLS: Identifying Information | Personal Pronouns | Root Words

Story #8: Saskatchewan

• SKILLS: Classification | Interrogative Pronouns | Word Meanings

Story #9: Alberta

• SKILLS: Locating Information | Indefinite Pronouns | Homonyms/Antonyms

Story #10: British Columbia

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Personal Pronouns | Alphabetical Order

 Story #11: Yukon

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Pronomial Adjectives | Root Words

 Story #12: Northwest Territories

• SKILLS: Finding Proof | Kinds of Pronouns | Syllabication

 Story #13: Nunavut

• SKILLS: Recalling Information | Personal Pronouns | Antonyms/Synonyms

Section 2 Canadian Historical Events

Story #1: The Acadians

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Compound Pronouns | Word Meanings

Story #2: Farming in New France

• SKILLS: Understanding Vocabulary | Sequencing Events | Singular/Plural Pronouns | Synonyms

Story #3: How the Habitants Lived

• SKILLS: Cause and Effect | Prenominal Adjectives | Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms

Story #4: Coureur de bois

• SKILLS: Sequential Development | Nouns/Pronouns | Root Words

Story #5: The Seven Years’ War

• SKILLS: Cause and Effect | Singular/Plural | Nouns/Pronouns | Word Meanings

Story #6: France Tries Again

• SKILLS: Noting Details | Verbs | Word Meanings

 Story #7: The Confederacy of the Three Fires

• SKILLS: Sequential Ordering | Punctuation | Suffixes

Story #8: Britain’s Colonies

• SKILLS: Cause and Effect | Verb Tenses | Plurals

Story #9: The American Revolution

• SKILLS: Finding Proof | Verb Tenses | Synonyms

 Story #10: The Revolutionary War

• SKILLS: Recalling Events/Details | Verb Tenses | Alphabetical Order

Story #11: The United Empire Loyalists

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Future Verb Tense | Root Words

Story #12: The War of 1812 to 1814

• SKILLS: Noting Details | Verbs | Word Meanings

 Section 3 Famous Canadian Disasters

Story #1: The Canadian Ice Storm of 1998

• SKILLS: Recalling Events | Verb Tense | Synonyms

Story #2: Hurricane Hazel

• SKILLS: Sequential Ordering | Verb Tenses | Synonyms

Story #3: The Halifax Explosion

• SKILLS: Recalling Events | Verb Tense | Synonyms

Section 4 Famous Canadian Wonders

Story #1: The Bay of Fundy Tides

• SKILLS: Recalling Information | Verb Tenses | Syllabication

Story #2: Unusual Canadian Attractions

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Verb Tense | Word Meanings

Story #3: Oil Sands of Alberta, Canada

• SKILLS: Recalling Information | Verb Tenses | Syllabication

 Section 5 Famous Canadian Folklore

Story #1: The Legend of the Flying Canoe

• SKILLS: Recalling Events | Verb Tenses | Word Meanings

Story #2: The Dungarvon Whooper

• SKILLS: Finding Proof | Verb Tenses | Long/Short Vowels

Story #3: Windigo

• SKILLS: Recalling Events | Verb Tenses | Word Meanings

Section 6 Famous Canadian Television Personalities

Story #1: Yannick Bisson

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Sequential Ordering | Tense | Double Consonants

Story #2: Graham Wardle

• SKILLS: Expressing Opinions | Classifying | Verbs | Verb Tense | Root Words 

Story #3: Amber Marshall

• SKILLS: Classifying | Subject/Predicate | Syllabication

Story #4: Rick Mercer

• SKILLS: Classification | Verb Tenses | Plurals

Story #5: Helene Joy

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Noun/Pronouns | Blends

Section 7 Famous Canadian Athletes

Story #1: Donovan Bailey

• SKILLS: Recalling Events | Nouns/Pronouns | Blends/Digraphs

Story #2: Patrick Chan

• SKILLS: Noting Details | Verb Tenses | Blends

Story #3: Simon Witfield

• SKILLS: Recalling Events/Forming an Opinion | Verb Tenses | Word Meanings

Story #4: Christine Sinclair

• SKILLS: Forming an Opinion/Noting Details | Verb Tenses | Word Meanings

Story #5: Fanny ‘Bobbie’ Rosenfeld

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Verb Forms | Word Meanings

Section 8 Famous Canadian Historical Sites

Story #1: Citadel Hill

• SKILLS: Noting Details | Verbs | Plurals

Story #2: Cape Breton Miners Museum

• SKILLS: Cause and Effect | Verb Usage | Word Meanings/Syllable Count

Story #3: Fort York National Site

• SKILLS: Classifying | Verbs | Root Words

Story #4: Capilano Suspension Bridge

• SKILLS: Recalling Details | Verb Usage | Synonyms

Story #5: The Canadian Rockies

• Skills: Context Clues | Verb Tense | Word Meaning | Syllabication

Story #6: Cave and Basin National Historic Site

• SKILLS: Locating Proof | Verb Tense | Synonyms

Story #7: Nahanni National Park

• SKILLS: Classification | Verb Tense | Alphabetical Order

Story #8: Casa Loma

• SKILLS:  Classifying Statements | Verb Tense | Synonyms

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