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Prepare a television report consisting of a few sentences about an individual or group who has contributed to the community.


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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Specific Outcome 2.2.1 - Students will appreciate how stories of the past connect individuals and communities to the present
Specific Outcome 2.2.2 - Students will appreciate how Aboriginal and Francophone peoples have influenced the development of the student's community
Specific Outcome 2.2.4 - Students will appreciate how connections to a community contribute to one's identity
Specific Outcome 2.2.6.3 - What are the origins of their community?
Specific Outcome 2.2.6.4 - What were the reasons for the establishment of their community (e.g., original fur trade fort, original inhabitants)?
Specific Outcome 2.2.6.5 - What individuals or groups contributed to the development of their community?
Specific Outcome 2.2.7.5 - How is the presence of Aboriginal and/or Francophone origins reflected in the community today?
Specific Outcome 2.S.5.4 - Students will share information collected from electronic sources to add to a group task
Specific Outcome 2.S.7.4 - Students will access and retrieve appropriate information from electronic sources for a specific inquiry
Specific Outcome 2.S.7.6 - Students will organize information from more than one source
Specific Outcome 2.S.8.1 - Students will prepare and present information in their own words, using respectful language
Specific Outcome 2.S.8.6 - Students will use technology to support a presentation

Assessment of Specific Outcomes

This table identifies only learning outcomes that are assessed by using the summative student task. Other outcomes for this critical challenge are addressed through instruction.

Specific Outcome 2.2.1 - Students will appreciate how stories of the past connect individuals and communities to the present
Specific Outcome 2.2.7.4 - How have the people who live in the community contributed to change in the community?
Specific Outcome 2.S.7.4 - Students will access and retrieve appropriate information from electronic sources for a specific inquiry
Specific Outcome 2.S.8.1 - Students will prepare and present information in their own words, using respectful language
Specific Outcome 2.S.9.1 - Students will identify key words from gathered information on a topic or issue

 

C Citizenship
ER Economics and Resources
CC Culture and Community
I Identity
LPP The Land: Places and People
GC Global Connections
TCC Time, Continuity and Change
PADM Power, Authority, and Decision Making
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