Assessment (Minorities in Canada from 1945-1982)
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A nation’s identity is developed as a consequence of its interaction with local cultural groups and global conflicts, as well as its perspective on international political, economic and cultural movements.
Task:
In groups of two or three, you will research the position of minorities in Canada from 1945-1982. You will choose one minority group to focus on:
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· Black Canadians
· Women
· Asian Immigrants
· Aboriginal Canadians
· Homosexual Persons
· Immigrants from Communist Countries
You will come up with a creative and informative presentation (less than 15 minutes) that outlines and explains:
1. The position of the minority group within larger Canadian society (how were they viewed/treated by Canadian society) at the beginning of the time period;
2. Legislation, policies and events that impacted the minority group within the time period discussed and a discussion of the political, economic or cultural perspectives represented by the law, policy or event.
3. Contributions or changes that the members of the group have made to Canadian identity;
4. Their position in Canadian society and Canadian perspectives about the group by the end of the time period.
You will be marked according to the rubric below:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Thinking
- creativity of presentation
- presentation idea was a little creative and interesting
- used research and planning skills with limited effectiveness
- somewhat creative and interesting idea to present information
- used research and planning skills with some degree of effectiveness
- creative and interesting idea to present information
- used research and planning skills with effectiveness
- very creative and interesting idea to present information
- used research and planning skills with high degree of effectiveness
Communication
- organization and effectiveness of presentation
- limited audience engagement; little appropriate use of visual and verbal communication methods
- somewhat engaging presentation; some appropriate use of visual and verbal communication methods
- very engaging presentation; appropriate use of visual and verbal communication methods
- very engaging presentation; extremely appropriate use of visual and verbal communication methods
Application
- addressed all aspects mentioned above
- few of the topics were covered in the presentation; the impact of various events on the status of the group was minimally analyzed
- some of the topics were covered in the presentation; the impact of various events on the status of the group was somewhat accurately analyzed
- all of the topics were covered in the presentation; the impact of various events on the status of the group was accurately analyzed
- all of the topics were covered thoroughly in the presentation; the impact of various events on the status of the group was very accurately analyzed...
