Unit 6

What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?

Activity

Writing a Report  - Researching and Gathering Information

Throughout the rest of this unit, you are going to be creating a report on a Canadian that you find interesting.


You will be going through the steps of researching and gathering information, writing a rough draft of your report, revising your work, and submitting a finished report to your teacher.

The report you are going to be creating will be similar to the reports you just read in Unit 6: Lesson 3 - Symbols of Canada. It will have three main paragraphs: an introduction, and two main information paragraphs.

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The first step in writing your report is to choose a person to research.


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Websites

Websites

Visit some of these sites to read about some other famous and important Canadians:
    • Artistic
    • Athletic
    • Business
    • Law
    • Military
    • Political
    • Scientific


  • Each of these categories has many different people listed in it. Choose a category that interests you, then look at all the different people listed.
Rubric

Rubric

Your teacher will be using this Canadian Person Report Rubric to review your work. Use this rubric while you write your report to make sure you are writing the best report possible.

After you have chosen which person to research, look at the sheet Getting Ready for Research.


The questions on this sheet ask you about what you already know about the person you have chosen for your report and where you think you will find helpful information.




Document: Getting Ready for Research
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Download PDF


  1. Download the document Getting Ready for Research.
  2. 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 Getting Ready for Research.

  3. Print the document.

Save

How to save a file for submission:

  1. Scan the document to your computer.
  2. Select your Documents folder as the location to Save In.
  3. 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.
      • In this case, the file name is readyforresearch. For example, if my name is John Smith, I would name my file jsmith_readyforresearch.

  4. Click Save. Your chart is in your Documents folder.