1. ME

2. Canada – Multiple Identities are Influenced by:
Place – landscape, climate
Community – region, province
Language – ethnic background
History – local and national and personal
People – politicians, leaders, heros
Government – type of government, democracy
Opportunities and challenges in Canada

3. How do you think our artists, authors, musicians show Canadian Identity?

4. What does Canadian Identity mean to you?
You wrote a paragraph to introduce yourself:
What parts do you think identify you as Canadian?
Are there any things you wrote about that are unique to here and would not be part of life in Colombia or Scotland?

5. Provincial and Regional Identity Warning – Not your type of music
Farewell to Nova Scotia
Red River Valley
Four Strong Winds
Donkey Riding
Tillsonburg
Squid Jigging Ground
Blue Canadian Rockies
How are the seven influences on Canadian Identity reprented through these songs?

6. Canadian Literature This one needs to be in your notebook!!!
Childrens’ Stories
This one needs to be in your notebook!!!
The  Hockey Sweater
Historical Ballad
Peter Emberley
Cremation of Sam McGee Robert Service
Modern Storytelling
Northwest Passage

7. Pick two:
Artists
Musicians
Writers
Actors

8. You have chosen two fields. For each:
Choose an artist or writer or musician or actor.
Research information about the artist. Use Wikipedia as a start but you must use two non-Wikipedia websites

9. Collect information and put into a Word Document:
Name
Medium
Style (genre)
Birthplace
Where they live in Canada
URL’s you used (with the date you accessed them)
Save one example of their artwork, writing or example of acting to your folder (do not embed it into the Word Document)

10. Your opinion
Chose one piece of work. If art describe the art piece, if music describe the music etc.
Explain how the artist has used one or more of the seven influences on Canadian identity
Write how you think the artist has reflected Canada or showed being Canadian in their artwork.
If you don’t think they have done this, write why you don’t think they did.
Either way…. Give examples to back up your opinion. See Rubric

11. Stereotypes:
are a single statement or attitude about a group of people that does not recognize the complex, multidimensional nature of human beings
can be either positive or negative, but they are all unfair and misleading. Stereotypes reduce individuals to a rigid, inflexible image; without unique attributes.
suggest that people or groups of people are the same, when, in fact, they are quite different.

12. Brainstorm Canadian Stereotypes based on:
Place – landscape, climate
Community – region, province
Language – ethnic background
History – local and national and personal
People – politicians, leaders, heros
Government – type of government, democracy
Opportunities and challenges in Canada

13. Send a message about Canadian Identity
Create a story based on Canadian stereotypes
Include dialogue eh!
500 words
Three sentence paragraphs

15. You wrote a paragraph to introduce yourself in the forum:
Example Test Question:
You wrote a paragraph to introduce yourself in the forum:
What parts do you think identify you as Canadian?
Are there any things you wrote about that are unique to here and would not be part of life in Colombia or Scotland?