Canadian History for Kids

Canadian History for Kids 1713-1814

 You will create a storybook of the life of someone who lives in Canada (yes your character will live until he/she is 100 years old or more).  The book’s purpose is to show how French influence gradually waned from the colonies and how Canadians avoided becoming American, meanwhile, your character goes through his/her story.

 How to start:

1) Think about where your character might be from - there are 3 perspectives that you can base your story on: native of New France, British Loyalists, or native of the 13 Colonies that’s anti-British.

2) Think of a conflict that your character needs to solve (use your English 9/10 knowledge of plot graphs)

    - It could be an individual conflict, conflict vs nature, or conflict vs environment

    - How does the conflict build? How might your character solve it? 

3) Think how the events below may affect or interact with your plot graph and your character

    -examples of these types of stories are: Forrest Gump, Titanic, Pearl Harbor, The Patriot, Benjamin Button, Back to the Future, The Last Emperor, etc.

Include elements of what happened in the following conflicts (CCC):	Include feelings towards the following:	People you should include in the proper context:
War of Spanish Succession 7 Years War American Revolution War of 1812	Treaty of Utrecht 1713 Treaty of Paris 1763 Royal Proclamation 1763 Quebec Act 1774 Constitution Act 1791 Treaty of Ghent 1814	George Washington Jacques Raudot Louis-Joseph Montcalm James Wolfe Guy Carleton Richard Montgomery James Madison Laura Secord

 

 

Story

	Does not meet  0-4	Minimally Meets 5-6	Meets  7-8	Exceeds  9-10
Wars	Not all events included Or Lacking details of events Or Shows lack of sufficient understanding of the event	Events are included but are missing explanations of causes, components, or consequences	Shows an understanding of the main facts regarding causes, components, and consequences	Story includes specific details regarding causes, components, and consequences
Treaties and Acts	Lack of sufficient understanding of the treaties/acts	Understanding of the treaties/acts but lacks an understanding of the differing perspectives	Shows an understanding of the treaties/acts and has successfully attempted to show understanding of differing perspectives on the treaties or acts	Shows a complete understanding of the treaties/acts and the effects upon different groups during that time
Figures	Figures do not match the context and shows no historical knowledge of the role they played	Less than half of the figures are integrated into the story with a proper context and understanding of the role they played	Most of the figures are integrated into the story with a proper context and understanding of the role they played	All figures are integrated into the story with a proper context and understanding of the role they played
Purpose	Does not understand how Canada became a British Colony.	Shows some misunderstandings of how Canada developed into a British Colony	Shows a general understanding of how Canada developed into a British Colony	Shows a complete understanding of how Canada developed into a British colony, reader learns why Canada lost French influence and why Canada did not join America.
Story	Lack of a story and is presented as a report on historical events.	The story and events are present but are separate and do not seem related.	The story and historical events match chronologically	Shows creative thinking in matching the story to the historical events in a logical and seamless manner

 50 marks

 

Illustration/Presentation

	Does not meet  0-4	Minimally Meets 5-6	Meets  7-8	Exceeds  9-10
Wars	No wars illustrated OR Misrepresentation of the war through illustration	Wars are decipherable through the illustrations but the causes, components, or consequences seem unclear	Illustrations show all wars and attempts to highlight the causes, components and consequences.	Illustrations clearly depict the causes, components, and consequences of the war.
Treaties and Acts	No treaties or acts shown OR Misrepresentation of treaties or acts	Evidence of the treaty or act is present but little understanding can be seen – superficial mention that is unrelated	Attempts to show what the components of the treaties or acts were	Shows an understanding of the effects the treaties or acts had on different groups
Figures	Figures are not illustrated OR Figures are not correctly connected in the proper context	Less than half of the figures are integrated into the illustrations with a proper context and understanding of the role they played	Most of the figures are integrated into the illustrations in an appropriate setting	All figures are integrated identifiable and their roles in their corresponding wars is clear
Purpose	Does not understand how Canada became a British Colony.	Shows some misunderstandings of how Canada developed into a British Colony	Shows a general understanding of how Canada developed into a British Colony	Shows a complete understanding of how Canada developed into a British colony, reader can see why Canada lost French influence and why Canada did not join America.
Presentation	Messy, looks rushed, very little effort in creating a quality product.	Illustrations are present buy look rushed, little forethought put into creating a book.	Illustrations are neat and clear, book is put together to look like a real book	Illustrations are done with care to produce a quality product, book has an attractive cover, project is neat, organized, time and effort well spent on a quality product

 50 marks