Outcome
- research how artistic and literary expression reflects the following aspects of Canadian identity: landscape, climate, people/citizenship, history, challenges, and opportunities.
Unit 1: An Introduction to Canadian Identity
You are going to create a brainstorm of as many things as possible that you associate with Nova Scotia, or Canada - you may use loose leaf, sketch your ideas out, PicCollage, Tools 4 Students or Inspiration. Please open the file below for a more detailed explanation of the task.
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Check out the following songs about Canada by Canadian artists and discuss how they reflect our identity
You may use the following categories to organize your thoughts:
Features in Song That Identify My Country
Landscape
Climate
Plants
Animals
People-Citizen
History
Challenges
Opportunities
Other?
You may use the following categories to organize your thoughts:
Features in Song That Identify My Country
Landscape
Climate
Plants
Animals
People-Citizen
History
Challenges
Opportunities
Other?
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Canadian identity project
To wrap up our first unit on Canadian Identity, you must create a project which answers the questions: What is Canadian Identity? I am looking for projects that seek to answer this and give a deeper meaning than just “hockey fans/players” or “fisherman.” We have hundreds of years of history to choose from, innumerable artists, forms of art and stories for inspiration.
Your project can be presented as a poster or in digital format. The top projects will be displayed in the classroom and on my website. This means it will not only be visually attractive, but also have a great deal of information!
Your project can be presented as a poster or in digital format. The top projects will be displayed in the classroom and on my website. This means it will not only be visually attractive, but also have a great deal of information!
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A Little More Humour
You Know You’re From Canada When…
1. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
2. You know what a toque is.
3. You actually think it’s normal to get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
4. You drink pop, not soda.
5. You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway.
6. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
7. You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield."
8. You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
9. You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed".
10. Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey.
11. You know that the four seasons mean: almost winter, winter, still Winter, and road work.
12. You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day.
13. You know how to pronounce Saskatchewan, Musquodoboit and Shubenacadie.
14. You perk up when you hear the theme song from 'Hockey Night in Canada'.
15. You are in grade 8 (or 7), not the 8th (or 7th) grade.
16. "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite
than, "Huh?"
17. You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.
18. Canadian bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food groups.
19. You know where to get good poutine.
20. You’ve rolled up the rim to win.
1. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
2. You know what a toque is.
3. You actually think it’s normal to get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
4. You drink pop, not soda.
5. You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway.
6. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
7. You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield."
8. You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
9. You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed".
10. Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey.
11. You know that the four seasons mean: almost winter, winter, still Winter, and road work.
12. You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day.
13. You know how to pronounce Saskatchewan, Musquodoboit and Shubenacadie.
14. You perk up when you hear the theme song from 'Hockey Night in Canada'.
15. You are in grade 8 (or 7), not the 8th (or 7th) grade.
16. "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite
than, "Huh?"
17. You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.
18. Canadian bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food groups.
19. You know where to get good poutine.
20. You’ve rolled up the rim to win.