U6_4 Assessment
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Lesson 11
Activity
End of Unit
Think About It
Before you begin, take a moment to think about three ideas that you have learned throughout the unit about what it means to be Canadian.
You have learned about heroes, such as the Harvey family, and athletes, such as Fanny "Bobby" Rosenfeld. You have also read about Canadian symbols, such as Captain Canuck, and Canadian Celebrations, such as National Aboriginal Day. Now it's time to bring all your learning together into the final unit activity.
Before you start the activity, take time to reflect on this unit's essential question: What does it mean to be Canadian? This question has been listed on the top of every lesson page in this unit. It has also been reflected in each report you read in this unit.
Use all the information from each organizer in your mind maps, even the examples that were given to you in the organizers.
Check your spelling carefully! Some names in your organizers may be tricky to spell.
Rubric
To help you make the best mind maps possible, look at the Mind Map Rubric that your teacher will be using to assess your mind maps.
If you choose Option Two, you will be using the website text2mindmap to create your mind maps. You have used this website before, in Unit 5. Follow the directions below.
Unit 6
What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?
Lesson 11
Activity
End of Unit
Think About It
Before you begin, take a moment to think about three ideas that you have learned throughout the unit about what it means to be Canadian.
Throughout this unit, you have read many reports about the people, cultures, celebrations, and symbols that make up Canada.
You have learned about heroes, such as the Harvey family, and athletes, such as Fanny "Bobby" Rosenfeld. You have also read about Canadian symbols, such as Captain Canuck, and Canadian Celebrations, such as National Aboriginal Day. Now it's time to bring all your learning together into the final unit activity.
Before you start the activity, take time to reflect on this unit's essential question: What does it mean to be Canadian? This question has been listed on the top of every lesson page in this unit. It has also been reflected in each report you read in this unit.
Click each coloured row for information about the activity.
In the first lesson in this unit, We Are Canadian! Unit Opener, you were asked two questions:
You were also given two graphic organizers on which to record information from each of the reports you read: a Canadian symbols organizer, and a Canadian people organizer.
As you read in this unit, you were asked to record information on each of these organizers. Now you will use this information to create mind maps.
You may notice that some of the categories on your graphic organizers are not as full as others. To fix this, you must search online or in books to find two more examples of Canadian people or symbols for each category on your organizers. Here are some websites that you can use to look for information:
- What are the symbols that represent Canada?
- Who are the Canadians who have made a difference in their field?
You were also given two graphic organizers on which to record information from each of the reports you read: a Canadian symbols organizer, and a Canadian people organizer.
As you read in this unit, you were asked to record information on each of these organizers. Now you will use this information to create mind maps.
Websites
You may notice that some of the categories on your graphic organizers are not as full as others. To fix this, you must search online or in books to find two more examples of Canadian people or symbols for each category on your organizers. Here are some websites that you can use to look for information:
- Canada's History for Kids
- Confederation for Kids
- Connecting Canadians
- First Nations in Canada
- Passageways: Tales of Adventure for Young Explorers
- Historica Canada
- Canada Heroes
- You can also use the chart you created in the lesson Reading in Social Studies: Make Meaning and added to in the lesson Reading in Social Studies: Summarize After Reading
After you have added two more pieces of information to each category in your graphic organizers, you are ready to start making your mind map.
IMPORTANT! You will be submitting two mind maps: one for Canadian symbols, and one for Canadian people.
Use all the information from each organizer in your mind maps, even the examples that were given to you in the organizers.
Check your spelling carefully! Some names in your organizers may be tricky to spell.
Rubric
To help you make the best mind maps possible, look at the Mind Map Rubric that your teacher will be using to assess your mind maps.
You have two options (only submit ONE of these).
Option One
- You can submit a copy of the Symbols Organizer and People Organizer. (The Organizers ARE mindmaps.)
- If you have been using a digital version, you can simply revise to check for spelling, capitalization, and completeness.
- If you have been using a printed copy, either reprint a blank one and fill it in with neat writing, or enter the digital text appropriately.
Download PDF
- Download the documents
- Symbols Organizer
- People Organizer
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the documents.
- Print the document.
Option Two
- You can use the Text2MindMap site to create a digital mindmap.
- This is the more challenging option, for students who wish to learn more about using digital tools.
- Follow the directions for the website below.
Websites
If you choose Option Two, you will be using the website text2mindmap to create your mind maps. You have used this website before, in Unit 5. Follow the directions below.
- On the left side of the page, you will see a list of the months of the year. Highlight this text and delete it. This is where you will enter the information from your Symbols of Canada graphic organizer.
- Type in the title of your mind map (Symbols of Canada).
- Hit "Enter." Notice that the cursor is now indented.
- Type "Celebrations," and hit "Enter."
- Hit "Tab" to indent the cursor again. Now you can enter the names of the celebrations listed in your organizer. After you type each name, hit "Enter" to get to a new line.
- After you have finished entering the celebrations, hit "Enter" again.
- Hold the "Shift" key and hit "Tab" to move the cursor to the left.
- Type "Nature," and hit "Enter."
- Hit "Tab" to indent the cursor, then type the points you have listed for nature on your organizer, hitting "Enter" after each one.
- When you have finished your nature points, hit "Enter" then hold "Shift" and hit "Tab" to move the cursor to the left.
- Type "Government," and hit "Enter."
- Hit "Tab" to indent the cursor, then type the points you have listed for government, hitting "Enter" after each one.
- When you have finished your government points, hit "Enter" then hold "Shift" and hit "Tab" to move the cursor to the left.
- Type "Sports," and hit "Enter."
- Hit "Tab" to indent the cursor, then type your sports points, hitting "Enter" after each one.
- When you have finished your sports points, hit "Enter."
- When you are finished entering your information, click "Draw Mind Map."
- Click "Download," then "Download PDF."
- Select "Open with..."
- When your file opens, click "File" and select "Save a Copy." Click "Ok" when the popup box appears.
- Rename your file with your first initial, last name, underscore, canadasymbols (e.g., jsmith_canadasymbols). Be sure you are saving your file in your Documents folder.
- On the left side of the page, you will see a list of the months of the year. Highlight this text and delete it. This is where you will enter the information from your Canadian People Who Have Made a Difference graphic organizer.
- Type in the title of your mind map (Canadian People Who Have Made a Difference).
- Hit "Enter." Notice that the cursor is now indented.
- Type "Athletes," and hit "Enter."
- Hit "Tab" to indent the cursor again. Now you can enter the names of the athletes listed in your organizer. After you type each name, hit "Enter" to get to a new line.
- After you have finished entering the athletes, hit "Enter" again.
- Hold the "Shift" key and hit "Tab" to move the cursor to the left.
- Type "Celebrities," and hit "Enter."
- Hit "Tab" to indent the cursor, then type the points you have listed for celebrities on your organizer, hitting "Enter" after each one.
- When you have finished your celebrity points, hit "Enter" then hold "Shift" and hit "Tab" to move the cursor to the left.
- Type "Scientists," and hit "Enter."
- Hit "Tab" to indent the cursor, then type the points you have listed for scientists, hitting "Enter" after each one.
- When you have finished your scientist points, hit "Enter" then hold "Shift" and hit "Tab" to move the cursor to the left.
- Type "Politicians," and hit "Enter."
- Hit "Tab" to indent the cursor, then type your politician points, hitting "Enter" after each one.
- When you have finished your politician points, hit "Enter."
- When you are finished entering your information, click "Draw Mind Map."
- Click "Download," then "Download PDF."
- Select "Open with..."
- When your file opens, click "File" and select "Save a Copy." Click "Ok" when the popup box appears.
- Rename your file with your first initial, last name, underscore, canadasymbols (e.g., jsmith_canadasymbols). Be sure you are saving your file in your Documents folder.
Save
How to save a file for submission:
- If you have created paper mindmaps, scan the documents to your computer.
- Select your Documents folder as the location to Save In.
- Name the document. You will always name your documents in a similar way.
- Use the first letter of your first name, followed by your last name, then an underscore (_), then the name of the file.
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In this case, the file names are symbolsorganizer, and peopleorganizer.
- Click Save. Your file is in your Documents folder.
Submit your file to the teacher:
- Submit BOTH of your mind maps/graphic organizers on this activity page for your teacher. 
- Click on the Add Submission button to upload your documents.