Canadian Artists

Hi LINC 7 Students,

The "Introduction to Ontario" reading mentions some famous Canadian artists, including the Group of Seven, seven male painters who painted in northern Ontario in the 1920s and 1930s.One of my favourites in Lauren Harris, who painted the dramatic Mt. Lefroy.

Tom Thomson was not a member of the Group of Seven, but also painted the Canadian wilderness in the early years of the 20th century. Some of his most famous paintings are The Jack Pine, The West Wind, and Northern River. You can see them by clicking on the painting title on this website.

On the West Coast, our most famous artist was Emily Carr.  Her work is often shown at the Vancouver Art Gallery, which has a large collection of her paintings and drawings. Emily Carr lived from 1871 - 1945. This website has some good short videos that show her work. Some of my favourite paintings are Big Raven, Vanquished, Indian Church, Red Cedar, Kitwancool, Odds and Ends, and Cedar Sanctuary.

These are some of the most famous and most respected Canadian painters.

Researching Canadian history

Hi LINC 7 Students,

Here are some useful links to help you with your research:

The First Nations: BC aboriginal life                

http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/nwcp/coastsal/intro.html

http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/assets/2009-11-17-Coast-Salish-Fast-Facts.pdf

https://orcaspirit.com/2013/06/the-coast-salish-early-inhabitants-of-victoria/

France vs. England: the struggle for power      

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canadas

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/upper-canada/

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-plains-of-abraham/

The Fur Trade: Settling the West                               

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fur-trade/

http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_furtrade/fp_furtrade2.html

http://www.canadahistoryproject.ca/1500/1500-13-effects-fur-trade.html

Building the Railway: the CPR  

http://vcn.bc.ca/pmmuseum/Programs/Building%20the%20Trans%20Canada%20Railroad.pdf

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-pacific-railway/

http://www.mhso.ca/tiesthatbind/ChineseRailWorkers.php#

                         
     

Canada and the World Wars       

http://www.japanesecanadianhistory.net/the_war_years.htm

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/japanese-internment-banished-and-beyond-tears-feature/

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dieppe-raid/

                               

Modern Vancouver: EXPO 86                      

https://www.biv.com/article/2016/4/expo-effect-how-expo-86-changed-vancouver/

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/expo-86/

http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/expo-86-when-vancouver-wooed-the-world-30-photos-30-years-later

Bullying at School

Hi LINC 7 Students,

Here's the link to the article on bullying. Please read it online and answer the questions on the handout for Wednesday's class.

The Whale

Hi LINC 7 Students,

On Thursday this week, we'll join other LINC classes to watch the documentary The Whale.

Today we watched the trailer (ad) for this film, which you can watch again at this link.

If you have time, here's the link to another shorter documentary about Luna the killer whale.

Boys Club Network

Hi LINC 7 students,

Today, we were discussing "at risk" boys. Here's the link to the Boys Club Network. It was founded by two Vancouver secondary school educators.

Some Canadian boys and young adults are losing their innocence, happiness and basic human potential because of drugs, gangs, violence, crime, depression, suicide and hopelessness. The Boys Club Network helps these young men, who often have no mentors or positive role models.

Contemporary society has, in many cases, left boys behind. With more opportunities for girls and young woman, many young men are in trouble.

The Boys Club Network helps these boys find their way, find themselves, and finish school. The BCN mentors help them channel destructive behaviour, frustration and anger into positive behaviour, responsibility and empathy.

Currently the Network is operating in the school districts in East Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Courtenay, and Abbotsford.

More on Compassion Communication

Hi LINC 7 Students,

Here's the link to a 8 minute clip of Marshall Rosenberg explaining an example of Compassion Communication in a marriage.

He points out that if couples skip the step of clearly stating their NEEDS, and try to find a SOLUTION without expressing their real needs, then often they fail.

However, if the couple can genuinely communicate their needs, without jumping to "strategies" for a solution, they can succeed. "The solution finds them."

In the video, the couple has problems with the family spending. Marshall helps the couple identify their basic needs -- separate from their judgements.

Compassionate Communication

Hi LINC 7 Students,

Here's the link to the full workshop done by Marshall Rosenberg, the man who created Nov-Violent Communication or Compassionate Communication.

It's a very long video (over 3 hours) but I encourage you to listen from 29:30 on. In this section of the video, Marshall discusses how harsh criticism, insults, judgements and negative remarks that come from another person are actually just ways of saying "Please....." (i.e. a jackal way of asking for what they want).