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TABLE OF CONTENTS 02 MESSAGE TO TEACHERS, INTRODUCTION, AND ONLINE RESOURCES 03 VIEWING FORMATS, DOWNLOADING INSTRUCTIONS, AND VIEWER ADVISORY 04 PRE-VIEWING ACTIVITIES 05-07 ENVIRONMENT 08-09 ARTS AND CULTURE 10-11 PEOPLE AND IDENTITY 12 SUMMATIVE ACTIVITIES ONLINE RESOURCES The following free, bilingual educational resources contain additional information and activities that can assist with teaching and learning about the Canadian environment, arts and culture, and identity. They are referenced throughout this Guide: The Canadian Encyclopedia THECANADIANENCYCLOPEDIA.CA The Heritage Minutes HISTORICACANADA.CA/HERITAGEMINUTES The Historica Canada Education Portal EDUCATION.HISTORICACANADA.CA Historica Canada Sesqui Film Project EXPLORESESQUI.CA SESQUI Inc. SESQUI.CA

MESSAGE TO TEACHERS Historica Canada — the country’s largest organization dedicated to enhancing awareness of Canada’s history and citizenship — has created this bilingual Education Guide to accompany the 360° film Horizon . The film, which was produced by SESQUI Inc., celebrates Canada and Canadians while inspiring viewers to consider the type of future they hope to build. The Education Guide complements the video programming created by SESQUI Inc. and invites students to explore the Canadian sesquicentennial. This interdisciplinary Guide is intended to motivate your students to explore Canada and the people who call this country home. It takes a cross-curricular approach and supports teaching in Geography, History, Social Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Art. The Guide provides engaging classroom activities that promote research and analysis, critical thinking and communication skills. In Canada’s sesquicentennial year, we hope this Guide will help students reflect on and understand their place in our country. Horizon ’s innovative style and creative filmmaking create an opportunity for multiple interpretations and messages. The three core themes of this Guide address a few of the film’s key focal points: Environment , Arts and Culture , and People and Identity . Activities connected to these themes include pre- and post-viewing reflection exercises, discussion and research questions, and group activities in line with middle- and high-school curricula expectations in Canada. The activities vary in scope and complexity in an effort to meet the needs of students of varying ages and academic abilities. The Guide was made possible with the generous support of the Government of Canada. INTRODUCTION Canada is a fascinating country. It is environmentally diverse, with mountain ranges, prairies, tundra, forests, three coastlines, a rocky shield, and thousands of lakes and rivers. It is also culturally complex, home to innovative and awe-inspiring individuals and communities whose music, religions, languages, food, clothing, and dancing represent every society in the world, including those who have lived here since time immemorial. Horizon presents this beauty and diversity on screen. It uses cutting-edge 360° technology to showcase Canadian landscapes and peoples. From Haida Gwaii on the west coast of British Columbia to Fogo Island on Newfoundland’s northeastern shore, and from the Great Lakes to Baffin Island, the film takes viewers on a cross-country adventure, exploring Canada’s stunning natural environment and highlighting Canadians from all walks of life. When watching the film, think about your own experiences and perspectives. Does the film represent what Canada is for you? We hope that multiple viewings will not only leave you in awe of our country’s beauty and diversity, but lead to new understandings and yield fresh insights about the place we call home. Canada’s sesquicentenary presents an opportunity for Canadians to reflect on the country’s histories, peoples, cultures, traditions, geographies, and identities. It is a time to celebrate, but at the same time, it is an opportunity to take a critical look at where Canada is 150 years after Confederation. This Guide encourages you to inquire and challenge interpretations of what Canada is today and where it is headed in the future.

Lawren S. Harris, Mountains in Snow: Rocky Mountain Paintings VII, c. 1929, Oil on canvas, 131.3 x 147.4 cm. The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. © Family of Lawren S. Harris

Cover Images: Horizon film stills (courtesy SESQUI, Inc.)

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