When I was living in Canada I discovered an excellent resource at our local library. Canada: A People’s History is an excellent video series that gives an overview of the history of Canada.
If you are in Canada, you should be able to get additional resources and access the videos through curio.ca. Since we are not in Canada now, I will have my 8th grader access the videos through online resources like Vimeo and Youtube.
I will also be choosing some of the literature suggestions from this site to go along with the videos.
My 8th grader will be watching the videos independently, take notes on the videos, and then write a 200 word response about what was learned or opinions about what was learned. Each episode is about 1 hour and 45 minutes long.
Episode 1: When the World Began 15,000 BC – 1800 AD
Episode 2: Adventurers and Mystics 1540-1670
Episode 3: Claiming the Wilderness 1670-1755
Episode 4: Battle for a Continent 1754-1775
Episode 5: A Question of Loyalties 1775-1815
Episode 6: The Pathfinders 1670-1850
Episode 7: Rebellion and Reform 1815-1850
Episode 8: The Great Enterprise 1850-1867
Episode 9: From Sea to Sea 1867-1873
Episode 10: Taking the West 1873-1896
Episode 11: The Great Transformation 1896-1915 and part 2
Episode 12: Ordeal by Fire 1915-1929
Episode 13: Hard Times 1929–1940
Episode 14: The Crucible 1940-1946
Episode 15: Comfort and Fear 1946-1964
Episode 16: Years of Hope and Anger 1964-1976
Episode 17: In an Uncertain World 1976-1990
This isn’t a full year of history. We will be doing California state history with lots of field trips.
