To understand the Dieppe Raid, we must first gain some general knowledge on why World War II happened and how it affected the entire world. In this activity, students will use the historical method, situate in time and space and gain a better understanding of Canada’s involvement in the war through an interactive online timeline and a Kahoot! game.
This activity was first designed to accompany our exhibition Courage in Chaos: the Dieppe Story. The exhibition is also available for free to your school by completing our reservation form.
Activity content
Before starting the interactive game, students will first review the timeline available in our exhibition to answer the questions in the student guide. By doing so, they will gain a solid foundation of knowledge about World War II! Afterward, they can play our Kahoot! quiz to learn more about the Dieppe Raid.
The teacher’s guide describes the educational objectives of the activity, gives the correct answers and provides the necessary corrections.
Activity objectives
The goal of these activities is to allow secondary cycle two students to have a greater understanding of World War II and the Canadian Army’s first large-scale engagement in Europe: the fatal Dieppe Raid, described as one of Canada’s darkest military chapters. Students will also learn to appreciate the contributions of Canadian Armed Forces personnel from Quebec.
These activities were created as educational tools to complement the Quebec Education Program of secondary 4 History and secondary 5 History of the 20th and Contemporary World courses. In addition, these activities can also be used as language tools in the following courses: Francais langue maternelle (in secondary 3, 4 and 5), Français, secondary language, English, secondary language (in secondary 3, 4 and 5) and English Language Arts.
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