Students you will be responsible for reading the different sections of her memoir INDEPENDENTLY and finish writing tasks connected to “big idea” questions.
INSTRUCTIONS
You will choose 1 prose/ passage from this section of her memoir and make connections to any of the "big idea" questions below. Your response is expected to be 1 to 2 paragraphs long. 1 paragraph is 5 to 7 sentences
Endnotes Section
You will choose 2 prose/ passages
from this section of her memoir and make connections to any of the "big
idea" questions below. Your response is expected to be 1 to 2 paragraphs
long. 1 paragraph is 5 to 7 sentences
Click on the link below to listen to Epilogue
Dear Current Occupant (Epilogue)- Read Aloud- Mrs. Otke
Click on the link below to listen to Endnotes
Dear Current Occupant (Endnotes)- Read Aloud- Mrs. Otke
Click on the link below to read Epilogue and Endnote"
Big Idea Questions
- How can we ensure that all perspectives and voices are seen, listened to, read, and celebrated?
- What perspectives have been dominant or privileged in Canada? Why?
- What perspectives have been and are marginalized? Why?
- Why is equitable representation of voices and all perspectives important for every Canadian and for Canada?
- How are the multi-cultural perspectives in Canada captured and represented by its artists and authors?
- What does it mean to be Canadian and what is our Canadian identity?
- Is being Canadian an individual or a community enterprise?
- What is the relationship between the individual and the community in Canada?
- How do individuals shape a community and the country, and how do the community and the country shape their citizen?
- What contributions have Canadian individuals made to the character of the Canadian community? To the global community?
- How do Canadians navigate their local, regional, national, and global communities?