Activity Overview

In this activity, students will investigate artwork produced by Canadian artists and other artists whose work was funded by the Canadian War Memorials fund (1916-1919) coordinated by Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook as part of the Canadian Army’s War Record Office. Students will select artwork, learn about the artist who created them and complete a source analysis activity. The research gathered in their individual inquiries and their analyses of the historical perspective and historical significance of the artwork will help them to create a mini-presentation in the role of an art gallery docent, which they will share with their peers as part of a class gallery walk.

Curriculum connections

This activity was designed as an educational tool for educators teaching Ontario’s Grade 10 history course, Canadian History since World War I. Please read the teachers guide for further information on how the activity meets the curriculum’s course expectations.