Remembrance Day Virtual Classroom
The National Film Board of Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian War Museum, OHASSTA, and the Royal Canadian Legion present a recitation of John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” to mark the 100-year anniversary of this iconic war poem. One of Canada’s leading film, television and stage actors, R.H. Thomson, will read the poem and moderate the event. Afterwards there is a lively panel discussion, based on your questions, featuring R.H. Thomson, WWI historian Melanie Morin-Pelletier and Master Corporal Martin Rouleau, Medical Technician. This landmark event will underpin the importance of remembrance and explore the relevance of McCrae’s poem in our …
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The National Film Board of Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian War Museum, OHASSTA, and the Royal Canadian Legion present a recitation of John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” to mark the 100-year anniversary of this iconic war poem. One of Canada’s leading film, television and stage actors, R.H. Thomson, will read the poem and moderate the event. Afterwards there is a lively panel discussion, based on your questions, featuring R.H. Thomson, WWI historian Melanie Morin-Pelletier and Master Corporal Martin Rouleau, Medical Technician. This landmark event will underpin the importance of remembrance and explore the relevance of McCrae’s poem in our times.
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directorDan Thornhill
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producerRoss Johnstone
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production coordinatorTey CottinghamSophie Quevillon
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studio coordinatorAnne Koizumi
Warning: Mentions of war, military. Sound is a bit muffled and difficult to hear in parts due to an echo in the space.
Brief “lesson launcher type” activity or a series of inquiry questions with a bit of context.
2015 Remembrance Day ceremony includes a dramatic reading of “In Flanders Fields” and questions about the significance of Remembrance Day, followed by the reading of student poetry. Listening to the panellists’ answers, how might Remembrance Day be significant to the average person in Canada today? How is Remembrance Day significant to you and your family? Research the type of medical care that would have existed in the time of John McCrae when he wrote “In Flanders Fields.” What other changes have happened besides the ones mentioned by Master Corporal Martin Rouleau? Identify some of the themes and figurative language in the students’ poetry. What is powerful about their writing? What do you think makes poetry “award-winning” or significant?