Topics: Opening up of the West Project

OPENING UP OF THE WEST PROJECT

In this project, students will research and present information on the key issues on the Prairies during the period of 1870 – 1885. The focus is on the struggle of First Nations cultures to survive the Western expansion of Canada. Students will research four specific topics:

1. Extinction of the Bison 2. The Northwest Mounted Police (and the Cypress Hill Massacre) 3. The Treaty Process (specifically Treaty #6) & the Indian Act, 1876 4. Battles at Fish Creek and Batoche 5. Louis Riel

Information will be presented on a large poster or PowerPoint including written information, pictures/images/cartoon, and at least one map. You will have 2 classes for research in the computer lab and 1 work block for planning and textbook use.

Written information must be clearly presented with detailed factual content Images must be drawn or collaged with brief descriptions under each Maps must be clearly labeled.

The poster is due on: ______

We will use the following assessment rubric for both a self and peer assessment.

Incomplete Beginning Developing Meeting Mastery

Requirements Information is Information is Information must Information must or Learning unclear or present, but be clear and be historically outcomes missing unclear or accurate accurate missing Most difficult to Relevant and Relevant and Off topic elements/facts see/read interesting facts, intriguing facts, Not submitted missing Several may lack presented No clear elements/facts creativity creatively organization missing Images are Images are Final product Images lack organized with clearly organized does not cover organization reasonable use with logical use criteria or meet Final product is of spacing of spacing expectations missing key Final product Final Product criteria meets goes beyond expectations and criteria covers all criteria