Lesson 8: Celebrations and Ceremonies - Part A
Completion requirements
Unit 6
What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?
Lesson 8
Reader's Notebook
Celebrations and Ceremonies
Pages 154 to 159 of Literacy in Action 5B.
This selection is a report about five different Canadian celebrations and ceremonies: Canada Day, Remembrance Day, National Aboriginal Day, Black History Month, and Dragon Boat Races.
Click each coloured row for information about the activity.
Think About It
Canadians have many ways to honour important people and events. We have read about some of them so far in this unit.
- How do Canadians honour country, people, and heritage?
Open the Reader’s Notebook: Celebrations and Ceremonies page. On this page, you will see a chart that includes sections for each of the events discussed in this report.
Download PDF
- Download the document Reader’s Notebook: Celebrations and Ceremonies.
- 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 document Reader’s Notebook: Celebrations and Ceremonies .
- Print the document.
For each section, you need to add this information to the chart:
Read one section of the report at once. Then, fill in the chart with the information for that celebration or ceremony. This will make it easier to find the important information and summarize it on your chart.
- Why they have the celebration or ceremony
- What they do at the celebration or ceremony
- Other information about the celebration or ceremony
Read one section of the report at once. Then, fill in the chart with the information for that celebration or ceremony. This will make it easier to find the important information and summarize it on your chart.
After you have finished reading, go to the Reader’s Notebook page and answer the After Reading question.
Remember to add any people or symbols from this story to your organizers from Unit 6: We Are Canadian, Unit Opener. You will use this information for your final unit activity.
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: Celebrations and Ceremonies file in this format: jsmith_celebrations and save the file to your Documents folder.
Remember to add any people or symbols from this story to your organizers from Unit 6: We Are Canadian, Unit Opener. You will use this information for your final unit activity.
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