Getting to Know You: NBE3C

I am collecting the following information for my use only as your teacher. No information
will be shared, sold, or used outside the needs of the Contemporary Aboriginal Voices
class for organization or preparation. Mrs. Wilker-Blakley
All About You:
Name: ____________________________________

Age: _________________

Email Address: ______________________________

Birthday: _________________

What email address do you use for school? : _____________________________________

What type of cell phone do you use? IPhone Galaxy Android Blackberry Other
Cell phone number (probably, I will never use) ____________________________________
Do you have a computer at home? Yes No access to the Internet at home? Yes No
Which computer writing system do you use most? Pages / Word / WordPerfect / Other
Name of Parent or Guardians for contact purposes ________________________________
How should I contact your Parent/Guardian regarding comments, questions,
commendations or concerns? [_] phone home, [_] email, [_] phone work, [_] email work
You and School:
What are your learning strengths? ______________________________________________
What are your learning needs? _________________________________________________
Do you have an I. E. P.? (Individual Education Program): Yes No

Not Sure (circle)

If yes, what are your specific needs?

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I speak fluently in English and __________________________________________________
I can also write well in English and ______________________________________________
Favourite subject? _______________ Why? ______________________________________
Least favourite subject? _______________ Why? __________________________________
For how many years have you attended CWSS? 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th other? (circle)
Name any other high schools you have attended? (include name of school and city)
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Do you know at least 3 other people in this class? Yes Not yet (circle)
Name a classmate who could be your study buddy for this class? (e.g. someone with
whom you are in contact; lives near you; is your BFF).
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While in high school, which English and Canadian Studies classes have you completed?
(circle all that you have completed) ENG1P ENG1D ENG2P ENG2D ENG3C CGC1P
CGC1D CGC1Df CHV2O CHC2P CHC2D CHC2Df CLU3M CGF3M CHT3O CHW3Mf Other?
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What are your career &/or study aspirations? _____________________________________
Heritage Information:
Where were you born? (city/province/country) ____________________________________
I am [__] / I am not [__], (check one or the other) a Canadian citizen. I have dual
Canadian/ ____________ citizenship. My citizenship is _________________________.
My family heritage is made up of: _______________________________________________.
My family does [__] / does not [__] (check one or the other) have First Nations, Mtis, or
Inuit heritage.
Following question is only for anyone who knows of their family FNMI heritage: Who was
FNMI (First Nations, Mtis, or Inuit) in your family? I think my ________________________
was FNMI. (Fill in line with family member; i.e. mother, father, grandmother. grandfather,
great-grandmother, grandfather, etc.)
Regarding Aboriginal or Native Studies:
Are you planning to: [__] stay, [__] maybe stay, [__] might be dropping, [__] probably
dropping this course? (check off one response)
Did your teachers in grades 6, 7, or 8 introduce you to Aboriginal / native studies? yes/no
If yes, what are some of your memories from those classes? (topics, stories, visitors,
etc.)
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Why have you chosen the Contemporary Aboriginal Voices courses (NBE3C)?
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What is your most important goal for this class? __________________________________

What is the most recent book you read that was written by an Aboriginal person, or was
about an Aboriginal person?
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Do you have any particular interest in other areas of Aboriginal arts (e.g. music groups,
poets, writers, actors, painters, sculptors, etc.)? If possible, name some of these
interests by subject and/or name:
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Have you subscribed to any Aboriginal Canadian social network feeds? Facebook
Twitter Snapchat Instagram other social networking: __________________ (circle or
underline)
Do you know how to tell if a website is biased? Yes No
If yes, tell me 2 ways you already know: __________________________________________
If we could go on an educational trip (in Ottawa), which place would you most like to see
to augment your learning of Contemporary Aboriginal Voice?
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Check off the following places you have already visited in Ottawa and environ:
Canadian Museum of History ____ , Canadas War Museum ___, Wabano ____, Aboriginal
/ Indigenous and Northern Affairs ____, Odawa Native Friendship Centre ____, Victoria
Island ____, Ottawa Indigenous Walk ____, other? _____________________
The Nitty Gritty Questions
To be successful with learning, one needs to:

Attend class regularly and on time (be positive mindfully, physically, behaviourly)
Always be fully prepared for class (with necessary supplies and completed work)
Always present your best work
Complete assigned work effectively both during class time and outside of class
time (sometimes nightly)

The following questions allow me to understand some of your habits (+ve or ve)
regarding; attendance, completion of work, commitments both in- and out- of school; etc.
In your school career, have you made a positive habit of arriving to classes on time with
your necessary supplies? [__] Yes [__] No. If no, please elaborate:
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In your school career, have you had difficulty meeting some assignment due dates?
[__] Yes [__] No. If yes, please elaborate:
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Do you find it difficult to present your best work in class, stay on task during class, or
complete your work during class? [__] Yes [__] No. If yes to any of these, please
elaborate:
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This semester, do you foresee needing to miss classes due to sport commitments / other
class commitments (i.e. outdoor ed.) / regular appointment? [__] Yes [__] No. If yes,
please elaborate:
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Are you involved, or planning to be involved in extra-curricular (outside of school) sports
or activities? [__] Yes [__] No. If yes, which extra-curricular sports and activities, and
how often do you do these outside of class time (i.e. 3x 2 hours/wk)?
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these commitments or activities make it difficult for you to meet the expectations of this
course? [__] Yes [__] No. If yes, please elaborate:
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Do you have a part-time job? [__] Yes [__] No. What do you do? ____________________
How many hours a week do you work? ____________________________ Do you think
that your part-time job might make it difficult for you to meet the expectations of this
course? [__] Yes [__] No. If yes, please elaborate:
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Do you have any medical conditions I should be aware of (i.e. diabetic, allergies, etc)?
[__] Yes [__] No. If yes, please elaborate:
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Anything else you want me to know about you?
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Below are a list of names of Aboriginal writers and some Aboriginal books. Place a
check beside:

Names your recognize or you think you have read their work
Titles beside names of books you have read or studied before
Brian Maracle

The Rez Sisters by Thomson

Highway

Maria Campbell

Beth Cuthand

The Absolutely True Diary of a

Part-Time Indian by Sherman
Alexie

Rita Joe

Lenore Keeshig-Tobias

Midnight Sweatlodge by
Wabgeshig Rice

Susan Aglukark

Dawn Dumont

Legacy by Waubgeshig Rice

Robbie Robertson

Lee Maracle

Medicine Walk by Richard

Wagamese

Gary Farmer

Tomson Highway

Indian Horse by Richard

Wagamese

Alanis Obamswin

Drew Hayden Taylor

Birdie by Tracey Lindberg

Beatrice Culleton
(Mosionier)

Gerald Taiaiake Alfred

Kuessipan by Naomi
Fontaine

Richard Wagamese

Joseph Boyden

Sanaaq by Mitiarjuk
Nappaaluk

Ruby Slipperjack

Basil Johnston

They Called Me Number One

by Bev Sellars

Daniel David Moses

Jordan Wheeler

Nobody Cries at Bingo by

Dawn Dumont

Dan Prouty

Jeannette Armstrong

Half Breed by Maria Campbell

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Thomas King

In Search of April Raintree by

Beatrice Culleton Mosionier

Chief Dan George

So, now you have finished that rather involved questionnaire about yourself. Do you
have any questions you want to ask me?
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Fill in the flow chart below showing some of your understanding of Canadas First
Peoples.

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