Canadian Identity Wheat Past Board
You will research and summarize a significant Canadian person, place, and event. You also need to provide an artifact - photo, drawing, painting, visual representation for each.
Writing and images will be wheat pasted to a presentation board.
Follow the criteria for each:
Person - Who were/are they? Why are they significant/important part of Canadian identity?
Place - Where is it? Why is it significant/important part of Canadian identity?
Event - What is it? When did it happen? Why is it significant/important part of Canadian identity?
NOTE: All social studies students will be working on this project and there should be no repeated subjects!! First come, first served (see signup sheet).
ALSO NOTE: "significant" does not necessarily mean positive!
Each needs a paragraph
Topic sentence
Three to five supporting sentences
concluding sentence
You will research and summarize a significant Canadian person, place, and event. You also need to provide an artifact - photo, drawing, painting, visual representation for each.
Writing and images will be wheat pasted to a presentation board.
Follow the criteria for each:
Person - Who were/are they? Why are they significant/important part of Canadian identity?
Place - Where is it? Why is it significant/important part of Canadian identity?
Event - What is it? When did it happen? Why is it significant/important part of Canadian identity?
NOTE: All social studies students will be working on this project and there should be no repeated subjects!! First come, first served (see signup sheet).
ALSO NOTE: "significant" does not necessarily mean positive!
Each needs a paragraph
Topic sentence
Three to five supporting sentences
concluding sentence
How to Write a Perfect Paragraph:
I. Topic Sentence
What is the topic sentence? The topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph.
What does it do? It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write one? Summarize the main idea of your paragraph. Make clear what your
paragraph will be about.
Example: Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in. First, Canada has an
excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable
price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well‐trained
teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
II. Supporting Details
What are supporting sentences? They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph.
What do they do? They give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write them? You should give supporting facts, details, and examples.
Example: Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in. First, Canada has an
excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well‐trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
III. Closing Sentence
What is the closing sentence? The closing sentence is the last sentence in a paragraph.
What does it do? It restates the main idea of your paragraph.
How do I write one? Restate the main idea of the paragraph using different words.
Example: Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in. First, Canada has an
excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable
price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well‐trained
teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
I. Topic Sentence
What is the topic sentence? The topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph.
What does it do? It introduces the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write one? Summarize the main idea of your paragraph. Make clear what your
paragraph will be about.
Example: Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in. First, Canada has an
excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable
price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well‐trained
teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
II. Supporting Details
What are supporting sentences? They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph.
What do they do? They give details to develop and support the main idea of the paragraph.
How do I write them? You should give supporting facts, details, and examples.
Example: Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in. First, Canada has an
excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well‐trained teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.
III. Closing Sentence
What is the closing sentence? The closing sentence is the last sentence in a paragraph.
What does it do? It restates the main idea of your paragraph.
How do I write one? Restate the main idea of the paragraph using different words.
Example: Canada is one of the best countries in the world to live in. First, Canada has an
excellent health care system. All Canadians have access to medical services at a reasonable
price. Second, Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well‐trained
teachers and are encouraged to continue studying at university. Finally, Canada's cities are clean and efficiently managed. Canadian cities have many parks and lots of space for people to live. As a result, Canada is a desirable place to live.