Resources
Videos
The Dancing Backwards Resources
Links
- Equal Voice
- Samara Canada
- Girls in Politics Initiative
- Canadian Women's Foundation
- Civix Canada
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Women In Parliaments
- The Famous Five Foundation
- Historica Canada
- Women in House
- GBA+: Gender Based Analysis Training
- Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Government of Canada's 'History of Women's Rights
Supplemental Resources
Use these resources to enhance and supplement instruction:
- Canada’s System of Government
- CIVIX Video: The Right to Vote
- CBC Digital Archives: Women become Persons
- HeForShe Gender Equality Movement: UN Women http://heforshe.org & https://www.facebook.com/HeForShe
- UN Speech by Emma Watson on Gender Equality
- Video of Emma Watson’s Speech
- We are the Vote:This video has a number of different Aboriginal actors and people from Canada stating that Aboriginal people should get out and exercise their right to vote
- A Bold Vision: Women Leaders Imagining Canada’s Future; Editorial selections by A Bold Vision Steering Committee; published by Women’s Network Inc.
- Consider using excerpts or quotes to engage students from Harry Potter star and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Emma Watson
- Status of Women Canada
Take Action Resources
- Petitions: e.g., Elizabeth May Petitions
- Writing Letters to the Editor
Also consider independent online news services e.g., The Tyee, The Vancouver Observer, Rabble.ca, Common, Dream, The Toronto Star
Picture Books
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee and Megan Hasley
Assessment Resources
- BC Performance Standards for assessing Reading, Writing and Social Responsibility
- Co-constructing Criteria with Students
- Project-Based Learning Rubrics – Buck Institute
