This activity hopes to bring to life some of the many immigration stories that contribute to Canada's past, present and future. With research, art and some level of performing arts, this activity is designed to be interdisciplinary and engaging for students to understand perspective, and how the change and continuity of Canadian immigration patterns have helped shape our nation. In addition to various assessments that will accompany this activity, students will be given a reflection sheet after the presentations. This will allow them to voice any strengths or stretches they encountered during the activity, and provide their teacher with any mitigating factors that they think should be taken into account during assessment.
Fine Arts/Visual Arts
English Language Arts
Curricular Competencies (BC):
“Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to — ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions.” (Social Studies 5 Curricular Competency)
“Take stakeholders’ perspectives on issues, developments, or events by making inferences about their beliefs, values, and motivations (perspective).” (Social Studies 5 Curricular Competency)
Content Standard Connections (BC):
“The changing nature of Canadian immigration over time.” (Social Studies 5 Content)
“The development and evolution of Canadian identity over time.” (Social Studies 5 Content)
“Immigration and multiculturalism continue to shape Canadian society and identity.” (Social Studies 5 Big Ideas)
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