Henry Settles in Upper Canada
After a long, hard ocean voyage across the Atlantic, twelve-year-old Henry and his mother arrive in Upper Canada. Uncle Ned meets them and takes them to rest up. Homesick, Henry takes a turn around the village and discovers what village life is like in a well-established farming community. He soon settles in and brings some good news to his mother.
After a long, hard ocean voyage across the Atlantic, twelve-year-old Henry and his mother arrive in Upper Canada. Uncle Ned meets them and takes them to rest up. Homesick, Henry takes a turn around the village and discovers what village life is like in a well-established farming community. He soon settles in and brings some good news to his mother.
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directorEva Szasz
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producerJoe MacDonaldKeith Packwood
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executive producerFloyd Elliott
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scriptJocelyn Rehder
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cameraRaymond Dumas
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sound editingJohn Knight
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re-recordingLouis Hone
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narratorGriffith Brewer
Warnings: Death
Questions/Activities:
- What difficulties did Henry face on his journey to Upper Canada?
- What made Henry feel better about emigrating to Upper Canada?
- Moving About: Canada is a country that’s known for its cultural diversity. Open a discussion with your students about the paths that they themselves or their family members took to get to Canada.
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Henry Settles in Upper Canada, Eva Szasz, provided by the National Film Board of Canada