Lesson 13 — Activity 2: Assignment

In this assignment, design a poster that illustrates Canadian service personnel's successful and dedicated participation in World War I.

You may choose to focus on one particular battle or campaign, a particular service man, or memorials that have been erected to honour those who served. You should use pictures and words for your explanation. You may draw pictures, create them on the computer, or find them in magazines.

Click here for a link to information about Canada's participation in the First World War.

Do the following:

1. Follow the steps for creating a poster.

Poster Steps      


2. Use this guide to plan your work:

Planning a Poster 


3. Create the poster. Remember to add writing to your work.


4. When done, review for spelling and proper punctuation.

You may use a computer or paper to complete this assignment.

Please do one of the following:

1. You can complete your work directly in the assignment box on the next page by clicking the "add submission" button at the bottom of this page.

2. If you completed your work in a separate Word document, save your document and either send it to your teacher as an e-mail attachment or print it off and hand it in to your teacher so it can be marked.

3. You can also choose to complete a handwritten assignment on a piece of paper. If so, please hand in your assignment to your teacher so it can be marked.

See the Marking Guide below to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.

Marking Guide:
This assignment is worth 10 marks.

Thought and Understanding: 7 marks (This mark is based on the selected images and how well they show something about Canada's participation in the war.)

Presentation: 3 marks (This is for the overall quality of the piece — how organized and appealing the appearance is to the viewer.)