Studying a poster

Purpose of Poster: To get more men to join the war effort

Description of Poster: A solider in the woods. The woods look dark and misty. The soldier is on his knees saying 'send more men' over a telephone system. The poster asks if YOU won't answer the call.

Why men should join the War effort: To help soldiers who are alone and asking for help. 

On the poster you posted, put down 

Purpose of Poster

Description of Poster

Why the War effort should be supported

Mary Riter Hamilton

A Winnipeg Artis, work found here from the First World War, some of her story below

A street in the West End.

 A hockey team from the West End

The message behind the posters

Taking a look at your poster and at the posters picked by your classmates. Leave a comment on at least two posters about the reason the poster gives to support the war effort. 

Supporting the War effort

With Canada at war, the government needed people, money and food to support the war effort.

-Why were people needed?
-Why was food needed?
-Why was money needed



To raise people, food and money, they printed various posters.
-Why Posters and not T.V. or Radio commercials?
-How would the government get our attention today?


Some examples of the posters can be found here


http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/posters/recruitment.aspx

http://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/objects-and-photos/propaganda/recruitment-posters/

http://ww1.canada.com/home-front/images-canadian-propaganda-posters-from-the-first-world-war

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/photos/ww-i-and-canada-posters-patriotism-propaganda-1.2703272

http://www.canadaatwar.ca/forums/showthread.php?p=7837

The First World War

With the train built, the uprising of 1885 squashed,  Indigenous and Metis people cleared away and settlers flooding in, wheat became king. There were some issues, like the Manitoba Schools Question, and trade with the United States, but the next big problem was The First World War, also called The Great War. It was a grim war with a high rate of attrition. Try your hand at the link below.

Trench Warfare

Sharing Your Project

Put your movie onto your social studies kidblog. Here are instructions on how to post your video. If you did the video in a group, after the first person has posted the video, go to that person's kidblog, right click and download the movie, and then post it onto your kidblog. 

Project Rubric

Rubric Canadian History Movie Documentary Pre 1885

-At Least 10 Facts

-Include the Important Facts!

-Any boring, non-important facts included?

-Pictures added that help with the facts ( picture is worth a 1000 words)

-Music and/or voice added

-Credit given for music, pictures, facts.

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