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Canada Multiple Identities are

Influenced by:
1. Place landscape, climate
2. Community region, province
3. Language ethnic background
4. History local and national and personal
5. People politicians, leaders, heros
6. Government type of government,
democracy
7. Opportunities and challenges in Canada
 How do you think our artists,
authors, musicians show Canadian
Identity?
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?
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?
 Canadian Literature
Childrens Stories
This one needs to be in your notebook!!!
The Hockey Sweater
http://www.nfb.ca/film/sweater/

Historical Ballad
Peter Emberley
http://agora.virtualmuseum.ca/edu/ViewLoitDa.do;jsessionid=58A432E0FB58A
D7DB89E5126F30D77C5?
method=preview&agora=1&id=1527&lessonId=188&lang=EN

Cremation of Sam McGee Robert Service

http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=8yIqwyR1ays&feature=PlayList&p=BB59AA17AE6F5930&playnext=1&playn
ext_from=PL&index=10

Modern Storytelling
Northwest Passage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th-WDf42rG0
Pick two:
Artists
Musicians
Writers
Actors
 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
Collect information and put into a
Word Document:
Name
Medium
Style (genre)
Birthplace
Where they live in Canada
URLs 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)
 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 dont think they have done this, write why you
dont think they did.
Either way. Give examples to back up your
opinion. See Rubric
 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.
 Brainstorm Canadian
Stereotypes based on:
1. Place landscape, climate
2. Community region, province
3. Language ethnic background
4. History local and national and personal
5. People politicians, leaders, heros
6. Government type of government,
democracy
7. Opportunities and challenges in Canada
 Send a message about
Canadian Identity
Create a story based on Canadian
stereotypes
Include dialogue eh!
500 words
Three sentence paragraphs
 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?