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Description: This PowerPoint presents a history of the Tour de France from its inception, and the challenges that participants face during the entire race. Videos present information about Drafting, Cracking, and the dangers of this intense bicycle race which happens annually in July in France. Students will also see some of the best moments from last year's Tour de France and a 3D rendition of the race route for 2018. Students are presented with pre-viewing questions and will respond to them after the videos.

Learning Standards: Grade 9 Curriculum Big Idea: - Listening and viewing with intent strengthens our understanding and acquisition of French. Content: - describing cultural aspects of communities - cultural practices, traditions, and attitudes in various Francophone regions Curricular Competencies: - Use a growing variety of strategies to increase understanding - Seek clarification and provide verification of meaning through a variety of strategies - ask and respond to questions on familiar topics - describe people, objects, places, and personal interests - compare and contrast characteristics of people, objects, places, and personal interests - describe sequences of events - express opinions on familiar topics

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Description: The vignettes in the series explore the historical perspectives on key labor issues of the late 19th and 20th century in British Columbia. Multiple perspectives of gender, ethnicity and social class are explored in the series as they relate to the labor history of British Columbia. Episodes are 2-3 minutes in length and are suitable for introduction and enrichment of the historical events and time periods. The content is appropriate for secondary classes but may also be used with intermediate grades as well.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Library and Information Systems; Social Studies; History; Labour History

Keywords: Knowledge Network; History; First Nations; Gold Rush; Coal; Fishers; Child Labour; Child Labor; Pioneer; Aboriginal; On to Ottawa; Bloody Sunday; Strike; Union; Work place safety; Japanese Canadians; Solidarity; Indo-Canadian; Chinese Canadian