Secondary Level - Classroom Resources - Through A Lens: Dieppe in photograph and film

Secondary Level (Grades 9 to 12/Secondary III, IV and V)

I. Images from the past: the raid on Dieppe

Individually, or in groups of two, students examine photographs or view German and Canadian newsreels.

II. Photographs and films: primary or secondary sources?

Introduce the concept of primary and secondary sources.

III. Using source material from the past

Individually, or in groups of two, students are asked to prepare a short written report or brief oral presentation on the following topics:

What were your first impressions upon examining the photographs and viewing the films?
Do these photographs and films provide you with the same type of information as your history text book(s)?
What purpose would the photographs and films have served at the time they were originally produced? Who would have produced them and who would have used them?
Choose a significant event from our present era. Provide examples of primary and secondary sources which might contribute to your understanding of the event.

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