Learning Strategies

Learning Strategies for High Schools

2002

15.	Democracy Then and Now
	Margie Beaton (NS), Richard MacTavish (NB)
16.	Choosing Your Electoral System
	Grant Frater (BC), Brenda McIntyre (ON)
17.	Exercising the Franchise! The Right to Vote
	Gerald Butt (BC), Jill Germain (AB), Peter Katsionis (BC), Joyce Koornneef (ON), Marilyn Matthews (NB), Katrina Moores (NL), Patricia Potter (QC)
19.	Canada's System of Government Overview
	Jennifer Fenski - Zamzow (MB), Michelle Loewen (MB)
20.	Human Rights : Historical Process towards Individual Application
	Leslie Champ (AB)
21.	Model Parliament
	Allan Gribbin (BC), Alan Scrivener (QC), David Williamson (NS)
22.	To what extent should the Canadian Political and/or Electoral systems be reformed?
	Craig Findlay (AB)
23.	Special Parliamentary Committee Simulation
	Gary Fenn (ON), Mario Polisena (ON), Sharon Robbins (ON), Joseph Stafford (ON)
24.	A Personal Reflection on the Canadian Parliamentary System and Its Delivery to Secondary Students
	Sharon Donovan (NS)
25.	Action Research Project
	Tom Schmidt (MB)
26.	Students For Political Action
	Barry Smith (ON)
27.	Preserving Democracy in Canada
	Chris Eccles (NU)
28.	Bi-Lateral Systems of Government
	Victor Thunderchild (SK)
29.	Voter Apathy Among Young Voters
	Clint Lovell (ON)
30.	All Candidates Election Forum
	Allan Gribbin (BC), Alan Scrivener (QC), David Williamson (NS)
31.	Canada's Parliamentary Democracy
	Craig Findlay (AB)
32.	The Noble Savage - The Social Contract Rights and Freedoms of Modern Humanity
	Hélène Baril (BC)
33.	Canada's Federal Political Parties: A small Internet research project
	Simon Pagé (AB)
34.	Simulating House of Commons Debates
	Richard Choquette (QC), Donna Lynn Paquette (ON), Gisèle Sonier (QC), Sophie Watier (QC)
35.	Simulating the Legislative Process
	François Bouffard (QC), Jean Contant (BC), Lise Proulx (QC)
36.	The Fiscal Decision
	Barry Smith (ON)

2003

1.	Constitution Repatriation Simulation
	Larry Mikulcik (SK)
2.	Discovering Democracy in Canada: Federal Perspectives
	Paul Cornfield (ON)
3.	The Historic Record, Current Responsibility & Recognition of the Govenor General
	Arlin Scharfenberg (MB)
4.	Legal Rights, the Charter, and Canada’s Constitution
	Michael Alex (ON), Thane William Arsenault (PE), Kerry Rank (ON)
5.	Where are our Prime Ministers found?
	John MacKinnon (NS)
6.	The Commission of Inquiry
	Mario Bissonnette (QC), Jean-François Fortin (QC), Christian Lagueux (QC)
7.	Movie Metaphors of Canadian Prime Ministers
	Julie Anne Mainville (BC)
8.	Mock Parliament Strategy for Student Participation
	Rena Hanchuk (AB)
9.	Putting Thought into Political Action
	Wayne Axford (BC)
10.	Canada’s Immigration Policy: Mock Immigration Hearing
	Kathleen Beattie (ON)
11.	Finding The Main Idea --Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) Civics Practice Pack
	Bernard Howes (ON)
12.	The Federal Legislative Process - A Mock Session in the House of Commons
	Peter James Adams (BC)
13.	Proportional Representation - A fairer voting system?
	J. Gregory Byrne (ON)
14.	Evaluation of Canada’s Constitutional Monarchy and the United States Republic
	Cheryl Craik (SK), Glenda Gosselin (SK)
15.	Time for Change? A look at Canada’s electoral system.
	Brian Grandy (ON), Cade Sanders (ON)
16.	The Role of the Lobbyist
	Natalie Jalette (ON)
17.	Preserving and Promoting Democracy
	Rae-Dene Lacey (BC)
18.	The False Parliamentarism of 1791 (3rd Canadian constitution)
	Danielle Lavallée (QC)
19.	Democracy and the Canadian parliamentary process
	Darcy Kowalchuk (MB)
20.	Canadian Geography - An Introduction to Immigration and the Canadian Political System (Canadian Geography 120)
	Sally McAllister (NB)
21.	Question Period - simulation
	Kathleen Galloway (AB), Joline LeBlanc (NB)
22.	Voting That Counts
	Teresa Kewachuk (NS)
23.	Creation of Nunavut, Simulation Activity
	Patti Bligh (NU), Sara McGarry (NT)
24.	Understanding Political Parties Study Project
	Megan Seca (ON)
25.	Government of Canada - Constitutional Affairs
	Jim Stassinopoulos (BC)
26.	Elections
	John Thompson (MB)
27.	Strategies to combat voter apathy amongst 1st time voters and younger voters
	Bill Timmons (NS)
28.	Inner Workings of Cabinet
	Mary Van Thiel (NL)
29.	Responsibilities of Being A Canadian Citizen
	Mary Van Thiel (NL)
30.	"Getting to Know You": Discovering the Role of MPs in Canada and the Netherlands
	Heidi Whipple (NB)
31.	Federal Political Campaign Pamphlet
	Michael Whiton (ON)
32.	Democracy: Participating in the Process
	Rick Homan (AB)
33.	Judiciary of Canada
	Jim Harvey (MB), Ross McCallum (NT)
34.	Politics Up Close - An Election Assignment
	Paula Waatainen (BC)

2004

8.	Evolution of the Right to Vote in Canada and Around the World
	Andrea Burke (NS), Stéphane Côté (SK), Carole Émond (QC), Lana Furlotte (QC), Jean-Pierre Legault (QC), Louise Létourneau (QC), Maryanne Lewell (NB), Claude Pedneault (QC), Laura Anne Thompson (AB)
9.	Government of Canada Game: A Student-Designed Activity
	Christina Audet (AB), Laura Beltran (ON), Pam Calvert (ON), Pat Cassidy (YT), Susan Egan (BC), Joe Meehan (SK), James Rooney (NS), John Stewart (NU), Connie Wyatt Anderson (MB)
10.	Own the Vote
	Jeff Cressman (NT), Susan Fonseca (BC), Jean Fulton-Hale (ON), Lindsay Gibson (BC), Steven Hall (ON), Kim Lawrence (SK), Aaron Skretting (AB), Luella Stephens (MB)
11.	Political Parties and Scandal
	Christina Audet (AB), Laura Beltran (ON), Pam Calvert (ON), Pat Cassidy (YT), Susan Egan (BC), Joe Meehan (SK), James Rooney (NS), John Stewart (NU), Connie Wyatt Anderson (MB)
12.	Survey Strategy
	Andrea Burke (NS), Stéphane Côté (SK), Carole Émond (QC), Lana Furlotte (QC), Jean-Pierre Legault (QC), Louise Létourneau (QC), Maryanne Lewell (NB), Claude Pedneault (QC), Laura Anne Thompson (AB)
13.	Video Conferences with Parliamentarians
	Donna Alexander (MB), Dennis Garagan (NS), Colleen Jans (AB), Rebecca Lee (BC), Alana MacGregor Harris (PE), Rob Pirie (AB), Chuck Shergold (BC), Ravi Vethamany (ON), Marilyn Wylie (ON)

2005

7.	Simulation of Current Events Issue
	Laura Allan (ON), Mary-Ann Campanelli (ON), Rob Ferguson (BC), Robert Johnston (NL), Yvonne Jones (AB), Hugh Sigurdson (MB), Francesco Soldo (SK), Sonja Travis (NB), Patricia Turner (NT)
8.	The Role of Question Period in the Legislative Process
	Louise Breland (AB), Anna Fish (SK), Ryan Francis (MB), Jimi Kargakos (ON), Colleen Morgan (NS), Peter Spitzer (ON), Frederick Wood (NL), Bianca Yau (BC)
9.	Two-line Discussion
	Mario Eleftheros (NS), Eugène Fayeti Kenkiki (QC), Richard Nadeau (QC), Barbara Odenwald (BC), Larry Paetkau (MB), Hélène Thibodeau (NS)
10.	Understandings of Citizenship
	Gerry Bond (BC), Judson Deuling (YT), Douglas R. Drouillard (ON), Nancy Prentice (AB), Kimberly Stevenson (ON), Litsa Tsoulos (BC), Carol Watkins (ON), David Brian Woodbury (NS)

* The ideas and opinions expressed in the Learning Strategies belong to their authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Library of Parliament. The Library of Parliament does not edit the Learning Strategies for content accuracy or currency of information.