BBBBRRRrrrrr!!! It's cold out, bundle up!

One aspect of Canadian Identity reflects that Canadians deal with cold and often severe weather on a regular basis; this week being a perfect example! We are often proud to be strong enough to live in such a climate!

Did you know that toque is a Canadian word? Some places in the world call them "knitted caps".

CANADIAN IDENTITY PROJECT DIRECTIONS:
GOAL: To explore the question “what is Canadian Identity?” and to examine the British, French and First Nations contributions to our Canadian Identity. Is there one single Canadian Identity? How does your family and culture contribute to the Canadian Identity?

Marking: You will recieve a grade out of 40. I will post more details on the marking scheme in the near future.

GROUP SIZE: Work in a group of two or three. You may work on your own but you must ask for permission to do so.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Create a power point presentation that explores "what contributes to the Canadian Identity?" Do some background research using the internet, your text book, and other sources from the library.

Specifically learn about Canadian identity by looking at these amazing sites:

Canadian Society @ Culture.ca
www.canadianidentity.com
Textbook: skim through the chapters and re-read the sections on identity and what it means to be a Canadian (check out page 122, 163, 217).

2. Create your presentation:

Slide one: make it a catchy title page… capture the audiences attention!

Slide two: Define identity and national identity. What is personal identity and what is national identity? You must answer these two questions on slide two!

Slide three: This slide is dedicated to exploring how First Nations culture and history has contributed to our Canadian Identity.

Slide four: This slide is dedicated to exploring how British culture and history in North America has contributed to our Canadian Identity

Slide five: This slide is dedicated to exploring how French culture and history in North America has contributed to our Canadian Identity

Slide six, seven and eight: One slide is dedicated to each person in your group. Each person must make their slide and include aspects of their culture and their personal Canadian identity. Please put your initial on the bottom right corner of the page that you created.

Final slide: Impress the audience with one final slide that reflects Canadian Identity. One idea is to create a collage of pictures and statements that symbolize “being Canadian”.

DUE TO THE LACK OF ATTENDANCE THIS WEEK, THE PROJECT IS NOW DUE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. BE PREPARED TO PRESENT YOUR POWER POINT NEXT WEEK!