SS10-Identity-Sport-Assignment

SS10 Name: Identity & Sport Assignment As we have been discussing in class, sports and athletes are a very easy access point into understanding Canadian Identity. For this assignment you will choose a notable sporting event, achievement, or athlete in Canadian history and explore how it connects to the identity of Canadians. Possible events or athletes to choose from: ● 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal ● 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary ● 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver ● 1972 Summit Series ● Canadian Women’s National Hockey Team ● Christine Sinclair’s soccer dominance ● Steve Nash winning back to back NBA MVPs ● 2019 Toronto Raptors NBA Championship ● Toronto Blue Jays World Series Championships ● Mike Weir’s Masters Victory ● Donovan Bailey’s 100m Olympic Gold Medal ● Bianca Andreescu’s victory at the 2019 US Open ● Penny Oleksiak’s Olympic dominance If you have another athlete or event that you would like to investigate, let me know! _____________________________ You have your choice of working by yourself, or with a partner. The following information will need to be included: ● A brief biography about the person or event that you have chosen ● An explanation of how this event or person captivated Canadian attention ● How this event or person affected Canadian Identity throughout the world, and throughout the country → Why does it matter that we remember this event or person? ● Minimum of three photos/pieces of media ● List of citations at the end of your assignment Your assignments can be put together in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, a poster board, pamphlet, or any other way that you are comfortable showcasing your understanding. SS10 Name: Emerging Developing Proficient Extending Biography of There is little to There is brief There is There is a the person or no history or history and sufficient history wealth of history event information information and information and information supplied about mentioned mentioned mentioned, the event or about the event about the event displayed in a person of note or person of or person of sensical order, note, but does note. the reader will not offer the full Information is fully understand context displayed in a the significance. sensical order. Effect on There is little to There is mention A strong There is a strong Canadian no mention of of how Canadian connection is connection and Identity and how Canadian identity and made between analysis made perception Identity and perception is the associated between the perception were affected, but event/person associated affect may only touch and the effect person/event on matters of on Canadian and the effect minimal identity and on Canadian significance perception of identity and Canada perception Choices of Fewer than three Three pieces of Three or more Three or more media pieces of media media are used, pieces of media pieces of media are used, media but the images are used that are used that used may be choses may not showcase the showcase the unsuitable or hold high event/person event/person inappropriate significance as very clearly very clearly and opposed to relates to their alternatives identity Citations and No citations or Fewer than two Multiple reliable Multiple reliable sources sources are sources are sources are sources are provided used, possibly included that included and show clearly show referenced insufficient where the within the information information was assignment found .

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