Title: Influential Canadians Forum
Course: BC - Social Studies 10 - 2.0.2.0

The purpose of this forum is to work collaboratively with your classmates to grow your understanding of influential Canadians from the 20th century. You will work together to answer the following question:

Who were the most influential people in Canadian politics and society during the 20th century?

1. Choose a significant Canadian politician, business leader, or activist that you believe has had a meaningful impact on life in Canada. You should not choose a person who was already highlighted in the course material (i.e., do not profile Pierre Trudeau or Brian Mulroney). In keeping with the time period of this unit, you may choose to highlight an influential Canadian from the 1980s and 1990s, but you may also choose someone from outside of this time period.

1. Using reliable primary and secondary resources, gather information about this person, including:

- Biographical details
- Significant achievements
- Contributions to Canadian society
- Lasting impacts of their life or work

1. Using online tools or the medium of your choice, create a social media profile page (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), brochure, poster, or obituary (if deceased) for this individual. You may include pictures or links to video clips to enhance your classmates’ understanding of your subject.

- Include at least one image, but more is preferable
- Summarize the most significant accomplishments and contributions that your subject made to Canadian society
- The total amount of written content in your profile should be between 200 and 300 words
- You must include a reference list somewhere on your profile

1. Create a forum post with a link or screenshot of your profile.

1. After creating your own post, you must read at least five of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two with a short paragraph. Your response paragraph should have additional research that is not covered in the original post, such as other contributions or achievements that are not listed in the original post. Your response post should be between 150 and 200 words.

Original Post Rubric

 | Not Complete | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 | 4                   5                 6                7                8                9               10
Understanding of subject | Not Complete | My report shows that I have very little understanding of the subject and their contribution to Canadian society. My report is very limited or contains many inaccuracies and does not make a case for the subject’s contributions to Canada. | My report shows that I have some understanding of the subject and their contribution to Canadian society. My report is limited, contains some inaccuracies, and somewhat makes a case for the subject’s contributions to Canada. | My report shows that I have a considerable understanding of the subject and their contribution to Canadian society. My report is factually accurate and makes a case for the subject’s contributions to Canada. | My report shows that I have a thorough understanding of the subject and their contributions to Canadian society. My report is thorough, balanced, and relevant and makes a strong case for the subject’s contributions to Canada.
Format, citations, and overall impression | Not Complete | My profile does not attempt to be visually compelling, and my writing contains many errors. I communicated my ideas to a limited degree. There is no reference list. | My profile is not effective visually and contains many errors. I communicated my ideas to some degree of clarity. My reference list contains few references or is formatted improperly. | My profile is effective visually, contains few errors, and uses a readable communication style. My reference list is included but may contain errors. | My profile is visually captivating, contains no errors, and uses a mature and readable communication style. My reference list is present and properly formatted.
Total:    /20

Response Rubric

 | Not Complete | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 | 4                   5                 6                7                8                9               10
Understanding of events | Not Complete | My response shows that I have very little understanding of the subject. My response is very limited or contains many inaccuracies and does not add information about the subject. | My response shows that I have some understanding of the subject. My response is limited, contains some inaccuracies, or adds little information about the subject. | My response shows that I have a considerable understanding of the subject. My response is factually accurate, respectful while adding information about the subject. | My response shows that I have a thorough understanding of the subject. My response is balanced, and respectfully adds relevant information about the subject.
Total:    /10