Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, the Government of Canada quickly established the Valcartier Military Training Camp Just outside Quebec City to train and prepare members of the Canadian Expeditionary force for combat in Europe. Read the two differing primary source documents about life at the Valcartier camp (printed on the back of this sheet) and answer the questions below.
1. What impression do you get about the Valcartier training camp after reading "Valcartier:
The Ideal?" Explain why you formed this opinion using references from this article, but restated in your own words. In your opinion, who might have written this particular article?
What bias/point of view might this person have?
2. Read "Valcartier: The Reality." How does this impression of life at Valcartier differ from the other? Explain why you formed this opinion using references from this article, but restated in your own words. In your opinion, who might have written this particular article?
What bias/point of view might this person have?
3. Write what you believe would be a realistic article about life at Valcartier. Explain your
reasons why.