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Unit 1 PROJECT and Big Idea Reflection

Site: Cowichan Valley School District - Moodle
Course: English 11, CVOLC, Online, 21-22
Book: Unit 1 PROJECT and Big Idea Reflection
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Date: Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 12:10 PM

Table of contents

1. Learning Targets

 Learning Target(s):

  • Recognize and understand the diversity within and across First Peoples societies, as represented in text
  • Access information for diverse purposes and from a variety of sources to inform writing
  • Respectfully exchange ideas and viewpoints from diverse perspectives to build shared understandings and extend thinking

2. Reconciliation in Canada

The following resources will help you gain a basic understanding of Aboriginal Reconciliation in Canada.  In order to deepen your understanding so that you are able to effectively complete this project, you are required to conduct your own research as well, exploring avenues of the topic that are most relevant to your project.  

Watch the video below.

3. We Are All One

Watch the video below.

5. ASSIGNMENT 1.8: Communicating Change

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  Why is reconciliation important?

Task:

You will be creating your project for our grandparents' or for some great-grandparents' generation.  (Those born roughly in 1960 or earlier).  This generation, when they were your age, may not have been privileged to have had open dialogue on issues such as this.  In many cases, this situation was perfectly acceptable; it wasn't considered an issue at all. 

So, how would we communicate the topic of Aboriginal Reconciliation in Canada through our modern lense, in a way that previous generations would understand?  A few points to consider as you prepare your expository writing:

  • Maintain a respectful approach so that you are not scolding this generation, but helping them to see our new understanding.
  • Use formal vocabulary and structure so that your communication is mature and thoughtful.

Go to "1.8 PROJECT:  Communicating Change" Assignment on the main page of the course to read a more comprehensive explanation of the assignment to complete this section.

6. ASSIGNMENT 1.9: Big Idea Reflection #1

Go to "1.9 Big Idea Reflection #1" Assignment on the main page of the course to complete this section.