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Continued from page 12 onalists' demands to ithpassioned speeches about their heritage and rejection ofthe white man's lies. The nativg peoples certainly appeared more Jumest and appealing as personalities at this meeting, but the Loyalists had dgne the most preparation and discussed at length among themselves how they would counter the Indians' requests. This was a real meeting as far as the students were concerned and they did a remarkable job of staying in character The old town hall in Castleton came alive recently when students from Grades 7 and 8 acted out an historical meeting between United Empire Loyalists 22 H istory)c"i5ct"i"ititrti"i" 'ii(ii iiiyi"'ii tow m mmm um -MIh usLAuENVuWN FA mm m,” .n wr. my». __. as long as the meeting lasted. Fast NorthryIpsrliyt1 Wednesday, November 26, 1986 The whole exercise was a dramatic illustration of what can happen when dry pedagogical ideas become reality through the individual styles and personalities of both teachers and students. There is a movement afoot in the schools and their libraries Called "Partners in Action". In theory, the classroom teacher works closely with the librarian to combine instruction with research using all the resources available in the library. In practice, it can produce something as exciting as an historical meeting in the town hall, and representativies of the Native Peoples, Although the meeting was fictional, it was very real to the students taking part. Jiirr6rriiEiFs & SCHEDULED EVENTS Page 13 In this case all the students made use of research materials from the library and the grade sevens actually studied their whole unit under Mrs. Enns, even buildng their wigwarns and iglnos in the library. The grade eight: studied in the class with Mr. Skeaff and their meeting in the town hall was their only enmunterr It was history come alive. There wasn't a Loyalist or a Native person present who won't remember this part of Canadian history without a sense of personal involvement and pride. _ vn hail mum i, was 1 D