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Our Stories

April 8, 2020

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Today we will...

Learn and understand how Canadian history and people's own stories connects to their own identity.

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Lesson Overview

  1. Story time
  2. Teacher shares
  3. Finding a meaningful element or object
  4. Creating a story
  5. Sharing your story
  6. Final thoughts

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Story time

Carefully listen to

the following video:

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Teacher Shares

How could this artifact connect to MY Canadian identity?

Why is a story an important way to remember history?

What else could be an example of an object that represents someone’s identity?

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Finding an element or object

Like Shi-shi-etko, leaving her home, what object would you bring with you to remind you of home?

How does this object represent you and the story of your family?

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Creating a story

Using the worksheet provided create a storyboard, write a story, or collect a series of images or symbols to tell us the story of your object and why it is meaningful/important to you.

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Share your story

You have 1-2 minutes to share the story you created and show us the element/object you found earlier.

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Final Thoughts

How does your object connect to your identity as a Canadian or as someone living in Canada?

Please add to the word cloud on the whiteboard.

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Don’t Forget to Hand in Your Work!

Please add a picture of your artifact and your completed worksheet into your Google Drive Folder.