Through the use of a PowerPoint slideshow, you are to prepare a presentation that will use events and personalities from Canada's history to define a distinctly Canadian identity.
The presentation should last no less than three minutes and no more than five minutes.
Below you will find some general parameters for the assignment. More details will come in the days to follow.
General Parameters:
examples must include political, social, economic, military history
examples must also be chronologically presented with a timeline of sorts -- this timeline should tell an evolving story
examples must be organized into a set of themes -- don't have too many or too few (probably somewhere between three and five)
present day results or impact of each item chosen must be clearly explained
DO NOT READ SLIDES FOR THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION. Be prepared to show you have a command of the material you have chosen.
prepare a list of references using APA style
Presentations will begin Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Canadian History Links
Links to help you get started:
http://canadahistory.com/index.htm
http://www.cyber-north.com/canada/history.html
http://www.canadashistory.ca/
http://www.linksnorth.com/canada-history/
http://www.histori.ca/default.do?page=.index
http://www1.canadiana.org/citm/themes/constitution1_e.html
http://canadaonline.about.com/od/history/History_of_Canada.htm
http://www.international.gc.ca/history-histoire/world-monde/1984-1993.aspx?lang=eng
