In Social
Studies, we are learning about the different groups of people who have come to
Canada over the years, their ways of life and appreciate the diversity of
Canada's heritage. Students are applying for a job as a tour guide
for the National Museum of Canada, assigned to a new exhibit that will examine
the diversity and complexity of Canadian identity. The exhibit will share the
stories of the many groups of people who made Canada what it is today. As part
of your application, you will become an expert on one group and create a
presentation to share. By listening to the presentations of the other
applicants, you will make some conclusions about the diversity and complexity
of Canadian identity. The museum curator requires guides who are knowledgeable
about Canada, both past and present.
Students
should have answered the following questions to help guide their research for
the project.
Questions
for Research
• Where did they come from?
• How did they get to Canada?
• How did they live once they were in
Canada?
• How did they adapt to their
environment in Canada?
• Where did they settle in Canada?
(rural, urban)
• Why did they come to Canada?
• Who were they?
• What did they bring with
them?(customs, traditions…)
• What kind of housing did they live
in when they arrived?
• What did they eat? (did they
continue to eat their traditional foods or did they change what they ate)
• How did they feel about coming to
Canada?
• When did they come to Canada?
• What did it mean for them to be
Canadian?
• How did their lives change once they
came to Canada?
When they
are finished their research they need to ask themselves the following
questions:
• Is the information on topic?
• Is there enough information to help
the audience understand my topic?
• Does the information help me
understand how these people felt?
They will
also be working with a peer coach to help them answer these questions and give
them feedback on their research.
The final
step will be to use a visual or oral format to create an exciting and
informative presentation about your selected group that:
• Shares important information from
your research (how they lived, their hardships and their contributions to
present-day Canada)
• Draws conclusions about how they
felt about their lives (their sense of identity) supported with evidence
obtained from your research.
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