Title: Canadian Identity 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 Canadian identity. You will work together to answer the following question:

What are the most important aspects of Canadian identity?

Your goal is to use words, symbols, images, stories, or other means to describe Canadian identity.

1. Discuss Canadian identity with family, friends, and other people in your life. You may want to ask them what they consider to be the most important aspects of the Canadian identity. Explore a variety of online or print sources to help brainstorm ideas for how to present Canadian identity.

1. Find a creative way to present your understanding of Canadian identity. Do not just write a bulleted list or formal paragraph. Aim to use an artistic format of some sort. Some media to use may include:

- A collage, painting, drawing, or visual representation
- A word cloud
- A slideshow with original photographs
- A poem or song
- A short dramatic skit
- Another creative presentation of your choice

1. Create a forum post with the picture, text, or a link to a video of your artistic presentation. Include a short, written explanation of what you have created. Explain why you chose the symbols, words, images, or stories that you did. Your written explanation should be between 150 and 200 words.

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 post should be between 100 and 150 words.

Original Post Rubric

 | Not Complete | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 | 4                   5                 6                7                8                9               10
Visual quality and effectiveness | Not Complete | My presentation does not attempt to be visually compelling, and my understanding of Canadian identity cannot be discerned. | My presentation is not visually effective, and it is difficult to discern my understanding of Canadian identity from it. | My presentation is visually effective and conveys my understanding of Canadian identity in a creative way. | My presentation is visually captivating and powerfully conveys my understanding of Canadian identity.
Total:    /10

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 and does not add information about Canadian identity. | My response shows that I have some understanding of the subject. My response is limited while adding little information about Canadian identity. | My response shows that I have a considerable understanding of the subject. My response is respectful while adding information about Canadian identity. | My response shows that I have a high understanding of the subject. My response is balanced, and respectfully makes relevant comments about Canadian identity.
Total:    /10