Summative Project
An activity that requires students to reflect on a
range of course topics can be used as either a
final project for the course or as a review for the
provincial examination. Challenge students to
work individually or in groups to create a
representation that depicts an expression of what
they have personally taken from the course,
focussing on a definition of the various
components that influence their understanding
of what it means to be a Canadian. For example,
students could choose to create a mandala, a
poster, a chart with summary, an annotated
ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Discuss as a class the criteria for assessing their
summative projects. Criteria will vary according
to the presentation format chosen, but could
include the extent to which they:
− select and annotate representative
information
− incorporate information representing the
topics of politics and government, autonomy
and international involvement, human
geography, and society and identify
− show interrelationships among the topics
and selections
− justify their choices in terms of their
relationship to the theme of Canadian
identity
− depict the appropriate style and format for
the presentation chosen.
timeline, an annotated portfolio of relevant news
items, a written or oral interview, or a slide
show.
(Note: you may wish to introduce the summative
project at the beginning of the course, allowing
students to plan and conduct research in
conjunction with other learning activities.)
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