oops, seems as though I updated Canadian Student life blog instead of the homework page last week. It must have been Halloween?!
It's Veteran's Week from Nov. 5 - November 11th.November 11th is Remembrance Day.We will be creating PSA's around the theme "Why remember?"To help you with your information check out Veteran's Affairs department of Canada.
Here are 50 ways to remember:http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/youth/sub.cfm?source=teach_resources/50ways_remember
We will also be writing postcards to veterans.What are the symbols of Remembrance Day, peacekeeping and veterans?
This site will commemorate all 68,000 Canadians who lost their lives during World War I.
http://www.1914-1918.ca/
Video vignettes commemorating the 90 years anniversary since the end of WW1
http://nfb.ca/webextension/front-lines/capsules.php
quick facts: http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/youth/sub.cfm?source=teach_resources/quickfact
Facts on Remembrance Day
0Remembrance Day commemorates Canadians who died in the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War. It is held every November 11.
The first Remembrance Day was conducted in 1919 throughout the Commonwealth. Originally called Armistice Day, it commemorated the end of the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.: the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
From 1923 to 1931,
Armistice Day was held on the Monday of the week in which November 11 fell. Thanksgiving was also celebrated on this day.
In 1931, MP Allan Neill introduced a bill to hold Armistice Day on a fixed day - November 11. During the bill's introduction, it was decided the word "Remembrance" would be used instead of "Armistice." The bill passed and Remembrance Day was first conducted on November 11, 1931. Thanksgiving Day was moved to October 12 that year.
The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day. Replica poppies are sold by the Royal Canadian Legion to raise money for Veterans.
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