Assignment: A Journey to Canada
Job #1
For this assignment, you will imagine that you are an immigrant coming from another country to Canada.
You will research what it was like for immigrants to Journey to Canada. Choose a country of origin to base your research on and answer the following questions:
Question #1 - Why did the immigrants choose to leave their country of origin? (Blue)
Question #2 - What methods of transportation did the immigrants use to get to Canada? (Red)
Question #3 - Where did the immigrants finally settle after they arrived in Canada? (Yellow)
Question #4 - Once in Canada, what methods of transportation did the immigrants use to get to their new homes? (Purple)
Question #5 - Upon arriving in Canada, what kind of supplies did the immigrants need in order to build their new lives? (Green)
Question #6 - What other interesting information did you learn or discover about immigrating to Canada during your research? (Brown)
You will research what it was like for immigrants to Journey to Canada. Choose a country of origin to base your research on and answer the following questions:
Question #1 - Why did the immigrants choose to leave their country of origin? (Blue)
- What did they bring with them? (family treasures, heirlooms, recipes, other possessions)
- How did they carry their possessions?
- Who went with them? (Did only one family member go first and did others follow? Did they go with other families?)
Question #2 - What methods of transportation did the immigrants use to get to Canada? (Red)
- How did they travel in their country of origin?
- What was the journey like for immigrants travelling to Canada?
Question #3 - Where did the immigrants finally settle after they arrived in Canada? (Yellow)
- Research at least 3 different options for where immigrants would go once they arrived in Canada.
- What were some of the experiences new immigrants had when they first arrived?
Question #4 - Once in Canada, what methods of transportation did the immigrants use to get to their new homes? (Purple)
- Research at least 2 different options how they travelled to their new destinations in Canada.
Question #5 - Upon arriving in Canada, what kind of supplies did the immigrants need in order to build their new lives? (Green)
- Where did they buy these supplies?
- How did they get the supplies they couldn't buy?
- How did they transport these supplies to their new home?
- What were some of the challenges they faced while building their new lives in Canada?
Question #6 - What other interesting information did you learn or discover about immigrating to Canada during your research? (Brown)
Job #2
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You will create three diary entries to present you research.
Once you have completed your research, you will imagine that you are an immigrant coming to Canada from the country you have studied. In role as this immigrant, you will write three diary entries. Each entry must include and explain the following: Entry #1: Will explain:
Entry #2: Will explain:
Entry#3: Will explain:
Please note: As well as your research you may also use any information you gathered when you did your interview of a family member or friend over the winder break. You may include fictional events in your diaries, HOWEVER, in order to do well, you MUST include fact from your research in all of your entries. |
Take a look at the following tips to make your diary entries a success.
Read the following rubric carefully so you know what you need to achieve in order to meet with success.