European Contact and Settlement of Alberta Quiz Blueprint

Teacher: Mr. Lucas Miller Grade Level: Four Subject: Social Studies

ASSESSED LEARNING OUTCOMES

General Learning Outcomes:
1. 4.2: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the role of stories, history and
culture in strengthening communities and contributing to identity and sense of belonging.
Specific Learning Outcomes:
Values & Attitudes:
1. 4.2.1: Students will appreciate how an understanding of Albertas history, peoples and stories
contributes to their own sense of belonging and identity:
i. recognize how stories of people and events provide multiple perspectives on past and
present events
ii. recognize the presence and influence of diverse Aboriginal peoples as inherent to
Albertas culture and identity
iii. recognize the history of the French language and the vitality of Francophone
communities as integral parts of Albertas heritage
iv. recognize British institutions and peoples as integral parts of Albertas heritage.
v. recognize how the diversity of immigrants from Europe and other continents has
enriched Albertas rural and urban communities
vi. demonstrate respect for places and objects of historical significance
Knowledge & Understandings:
1. 4.2.2: Students will assess, critically, how the cultural and linguistic heritage and diversity of Alberta
has evolved over time by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
i. What do the stories of Aboriginal peoples tell us about their beliefs regarding the people
and the land?
ii. What movement or migration within Canada contributed to the populating of Alberta?
iii. In what ways did Francophone establish their roots in urban and rural Alberta?
iv. How did the Mtis Nation and Mtis settlements contribute to Albertas identity?
v. How did French and English become the two languages most used in business and
politics in Alberta during the 19th and early 20th centuries?
vi. How did British institutions provide structure for the settlement of newcomers in
Alberta?
vii. How did European immigration contribute to the establishment of communities in
Alberta in the late 19th century and early 20th century?
viii. How did the arrival of diverse groups of people determine the establishment and growth
of rural and urban communities?
ix. How are agriculture and the establishment of communities interconnected?
Skills & Processes:
1. 4.S.2: Students will develop skills of historical thinking:
iii. explain the historical context of key events of a given time period.
 European Contact and Settlement of Alberta Quiz Blueprint
Teacher: Mr. Lucas Miller Grade Level: Four Subject: Social Studies

General Learning Outcome(s):

4.2: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the role of stories, history and culture in strengthening
communities and contributing to identity and sense of belonging.

Specific
Taxonomic Level Question Types
Learning Total
Question Number (value) Question Number (value)
Outcomes
Selected Response Constructed Response
Type 1 Type II Type III
Binary Multiple Short Extended
DoK 1 DoK 2 Dok 3/4 Matching
Choice Choice Answer Answer
4.2.1
Students will
appreciate how an
understanding of
Albertas history,
1(1) 8(4) 10(2) 1(1) 8(4) 10(2) 3(8)
peoples and stories
contributes to their
own sense of
belonging and
identity.
4.2.2
2(1) Students will assess,
3(1) critically, how the
2(1)
4(1) cultural and linguistic 6(1)
9(2) 10(2) 3(1) 5(3) 9(2) 10(2) 7(10)
5(3) heritage and 7(1)
4(1)
6(1) diversity of Alberta
7(1) has evolved over
time.
4.S.2
Students will
10(2) 10(1) 1(2)
develop skills of
historical thinking.

7(9) 2(6) 1(5) Total 4(4) 2(2) 1(3) 2(6) 1(5) 10(20)
 European Contact and Settlement of Alberta Quiz Answer Key

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. railroad, farmers, wheat
6. B
7. A
8. Answers may vary but could include ideas such as a fur pelt, tipi, snowshoes,
backpacks, animal traps, wampum belt, or a teachers strap. Answers should
relate the artifacts to Albertas cultural identity and heritage.
9. Answers may vary but should include some of the following information: Good
farmland for Mtis settlers, French Catholic missions, and the establishment of
Francophone schools.
10. Answers may vary but may include differences in purpose (assimilation vs.
education), differences in discipline (physical vs. behavior management), living at
school vs. living at home, and poor nutrition vs. balanced diets. Students should
demonstrate how education has changed through comparisons to show their
skills of historical thinking.