Why such an approach?  To develop students’ sense of observation  To encourage students to ask questions and make interpretations  To sharpen students’ critical faculties

Joy in Cerro Blanco CREM

Misery in Cerro Blanco

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Why such an approach?  To develop students’ sense of observation  To encourage students to ask questions and make interpretations  To sharpen students’ critical faculties  To allow students to work directly with primary sources  To give students the opportunity to establish, modify and validate their own perceptions and understanding of history  To allow students to draw a diagram identifying key elements  To provide students with an activity that does not involve traditional reading tasks

Where: Québec, in a sugar shack? When: 1950s? Economy – Energy: Use of electricity Culture and society: Presence of women in the kitchen Economy: American influence (import of consumer goods from the U.S.) Culture and society: Cultural influence (consumer products) Economy – Energy: Use of a wood stove

Activity overview 1.General observations – Context, type of photo, photographer, source 2.Photo description – What is represented? A hypothesis 3.Identification of photo elements – Where, when, who, what (objects, buildings, etc.) 4.Analysis of photo elements – How does the presence of certain clues provide information about the event photographed? Verification of the hypothesis

5 key elements 1.Form and function (what?): material, size, shape, colour, manufacture, use, etc. 2.Location (where?): town, house, climate, factory, etc. 3.Time (when?): century, year, time of day, season, before, after, event, wedding, childhood, old age, short, long, etc. 4.People (who?): man, woman, child, politician, soldier, peasant, rich, poor, etc. 5.Meaning (why?): emotion, sentiment, beautiful, funny, useful, precious, significant, etc.

When was this photo taken? Where was this photo taken? If the photo is from your family’s photo album, can you interview (oral source) the people in the photo (the actors) or people who knew these people (witnesses)? Questions for students

Project idea: Poster

Competencies  To understand the organization of a society in its territory

Competencies  To interpret change in a society and its territory

Competencies  To be open to the diversity of societies and their territory

Online images

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Le Québec en images

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Canada Science and Technology Museum

McCord Museum

Bibliothèque nationale