Lesson 3: Symbols of Canada - Part A
Completion requirements
Unit 6
What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?
Lesson 3
Reader's Notebook
Symbols of Canada
Turn to pages 130 to 135 in the book Literacy in Action 5B.
For this lesson, you will be choosing one of the following reports to read and answer questions for.
Preview the three stories. Look at the title and pictures, and decide which one looks the most interesting to you. If you are having trouble deciding which report to choose, please ask your teacher for help.
The Maple Leaf Flag
(pages 130 and 131 of Literacy in Action 5B)- This report is about how Canada's flag was designed and created.
Download PDF
- Download the documents:
- Reader’s Notebook: The Maple Leaf Flag
- Summarizing: The Maple Leaf Flag
- 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.
Nunavut's Coat of Arms
(pages 132 and 133 of Literacy in Action 5B)- This report is about the symbols on the coat of arms of Canada's newest territory, Nunavut.
Download PDF
- Download the documents:
- Reader’s Notebook: Nunavut’s Coat of Arms
- Summarizing: Nunavut’s Coat of Arms
- 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.
The Mounties
(pages 134 and 135 of Literacy in Action 5B)- This report is about the creation of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Download PDF
- Download the documents:
- Reader’s Notebook: The Mounties
- Summarizing: The Mounties
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
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You will then be able to view the documents.
- Print the document.
Click each coloured row for information about the activity.
Strategies
You are going to be using the reading strategies of use what you know, decide what's important, and summarize while reading your chosen report.
Keep these strategies in mind while you are reading and answering questions on the Reader’s Notebook page.
- Preview the report you have chosen. Look at the title, headings, pictures, and how the report is organized.
- Open the Reader’s Notebook page for the report you have chosen and answer the three questions in the Before Reading section of the worksheet.
- Remember to write at least one complete sentence for each answer.
For this section of the lesson, each report has different questions to be answered.
Remember that you only have to answer the questions for the report you have chosen!
Read each section of your report, then stop to answer the questions for the During Reading section on the Reader’s Notebook page. This will make it easier for you to decide what information is important in the report.
Answer all the questions in the During Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: The Maple Leaf Flag worksheet. This section includes The Search for a Flag and The Great Flag Debate.
Websites
If you are interested in seeing some of the suggestions for the new Canadian flag, visit the Canadian Flag Proposals website.
Answer all the questions in the During Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: Nunavut’s Coat of Arms worksheet. This section includes Land and Animals and Light and Life.
Websites
If you would like to find out more about Nunavut, you can go to the Government of Nunavut website.
Answer all the questions in the During Reading section of the Reader's Notebook: The Mounties worksheet. This section includes The Need for a Police Force and Changes in the Police Force.
Think About It
Once you have finished the During Reading questions on the Reader’s Notebook page, think about the question given below for the report you have chosen.
- The Maple Leaf Flag: Why is it important for a country have a symbol that people around the world recognize?
- Nunavut's Coat of Arms: What ideas are conveyed or shown by the land and animals on the coat of arms?
- The Mounties: Why are the Mounties an important Canadian symbol?
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader's Notebook file in one of the following formats and save the file to your Documents folder:
- If you read The Maple Leaf Flag, name your file jsmith_rnflag.
- If you read Nunavut's Coat of Arms, name your file jsmith_rnnunavut.
- If you read The Mounties, name your file jsmith_rnmounties.
- After you have finished reading your chosen report, go to the Summarizing worksheet. There you will find a graphic organizer like the one you filled out in Unit 6: Lesson 2 - Reading in Social Studies - Summarize After Reading, where you also watched a short video that modelled how to fill out this organizer.
- Complete the Summarizing Organizer for your chosen story. If you are having a hard time remembering how to fill out the organizer, watch the video from Unit 6: Lesson 2 - Reading in Social Studies - Summarize After Reading again.
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Summarizing worksheet file in one of the following formats and save the file to your Documents folder:
- If you read The Maple Leaf Flag, name your file jsmith_summarizeflag.
- If you read Nunavut's Coat of Arms, name your file jsmith_summarizenunavut.
- If you read The Mounties, name your file jsmith_summarizemounties.
Finally, remember to add any information from your report to the Canadian Symbols Organizer and Canadian People Organizer from the lesson We Are Canadian! Unit Opener. It will be much easier to complete the final activity for this unit if you add information to these organizers as you read.
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.