1. Remembrance Day Discussion
What are we remembering, really?

2. Who Am I
Mr. Nic Wong
BA Honours (First Class) Psychology, BEd Secondary Social Studies
Rugby and Country Music

3. Who Are You?
Your name
Some of your interests/hobbies, things you like/about you
What do I need to know to help you best learn
First 3 words that come to mind when you think “nationalism”
First 3 words that come to mind when you think “internationalism”

4. Why I Choose Not to Wear a Poppy (Baig, 2012)
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highlight some key phrases that stand out to you
highlight some things you might want to fact check

5. How Do You Feel?
I don’t agree I don’t care I agree

6. Fact Check

7. The Poppy What does this poem mean?
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
What does this poem mean?
How do we see the poppy as a symbol?
What does it stand for, is this time same as the text?

8. McCrae vs. Michael’s “keeping the faith”
Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,
Sleep sweet - to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died.
We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders Fields.
And now the Torch and Poppy Red
We wear in honor of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We'll teach the lesson that ye wrought
McCrae vs. Michael’s “keeping the faith”
“Blood of Heroes never dies”
“We wear in honour of our dead”
What about the living?

9. http://calgary. ctvnews
calgary-veterans-food-bank
news/donations-soar-for-the-veteran-foods-bank- after-news-of-empty-shelves
to what extent did Calgary respond to the Veteran’s food bank out of compassion or national identity?

10. Patriotism and National Identity
Why do we wear the poppy, who are we remembering, how is it being remembered?
“Asians, Muslims and black people wear extra big ones just to show their additional loyalty”
“We need to give back — we have to”
“by wearing it and accepting the current narrative, it does the opposite - it glorifies and promotes war.”
To what extent do we need patriotism/nationalism?

11. Task
Design a new symbol for remembrance day along with a half page rationale explaining your proposed symbol. Written rationale should include a reflection that is deep and thorough, explaining your position and perspective regarding who and what is being remembered and how your symbol adds meaning to that.
If you feel like the poppy should remain as the symbol for Remembrance day, write that half page rationale explaining why, meeting the other criteria.

12. Rationale and reflection
Poor
Limited
Satisfactory
Proficient
Excellent
Rationale and reflection
Rationale and reflection is shallow and does not indicate how symbol adds meaning to who and what is being remembered
Rationale and reflection is simple and indicates briefly how symbol adds meaning to who and what is being remembered
Rationale and reflection is thoughtful and indicates generally how symbol adds meaning to who and what is being remembered
Rationale and reflection is complex and indicates in detail how symbol adds meaning to who and what is being remembered
Rationale and reflection is deep and indicates thoroughly how symbol adds meaning to who and what is being remembered