Confederation Unit 1 Author:Jennette MacKenzie, Susan Green Based on the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum, 2004 Lessons in this unit: The Gold Rush The Metis and Rupert's Lands The Atlantic Colonies The United Province of Canada Outside British North America Inside British North America Politics in the United Province of Canada The Road to Confederation British North America Act The ... more »Reading History series is written specifically for history students who struggle with the high reading level and concept overload of history textbooks. Each 32-page unit in the series is concise, focused, and written below grade-level. Students are encouraged to jot notes in the margin, and underline or highlight important information within the text. Each lesson includes: a reading strategy to help students navigate the text a think-aloud that models the reading strategy a brief summary of the key concept helpful review questions« less