Title: Our Town One-Pager
Course: BC-Social Studies 9-1.0.0.0-XT > Section: Unit 4: Canadian History: 1750-1867

Your task is to create a one-pager about the origins and settlement of the town or city that you live in or the town or city that is nearest to where you live.

A one-pager is an assignment that puts images and information on a single sheet of paper to show your learning. It can be created on a physical sheet of paper or made using digital tools. It can be neatly organized or more free-flowing.

For this one-pager, you must include the following:

- A title, including the name of the town or city you are profiling
- At least one older photograph of the town or city — as old as you can find
- At least one current photograph of the town
- Information about what drew people to settle this town or city, such as resources, job opportunities, or trade routes
- Information about the population at different times in the town or city’s history and reasons why the population grew or shrunk

The main learning goal for this activity is to discover why people create towns or cities and why the population of those communities grows or shrinks. As you are researching your town or city and choosing what to put on your one-pager, focus your attention on that aspect, because that is what your teacher will be assessing.

Rubric

 | Insufficient Evidence | Emerging | Developing | Proficient | Extending
 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
Understanding of population and migration | There is too little content to adequately assess my proficiency. I need to resubmit this assignment. | I show a limited ability to identify reasons why the town or city that I live in or near was settled and has grown. | I show a satisfactory ability to identify reasons why the town or city that I live in or near was settled and has grown. | I show a capable ability to identify reasons why the town or city that I live in or near was settled and has grown. | I show an outstanding ability to identify reasons why the town or city that I live in or near was settled and has grown.