First Nations of Canada part1: Research

Day 1.   Pre-reading for context

•  Pre-reading - Textbook – pages 244- 253
• Complete all vocabulary and questions 1-4 on 253 and 1-5 on 263

Day 2: Regional Studies

• Brief recap. Refer to map in textbook and the concept of organizing groups along cultural/linguistic lines. 
• Students will be asked to choose one of the groups listed (or these may be assigned to ensure that all groups are represented)

 

Students will complete a two paragraph research project. They will be given 2 periods of class time after which the remainder must be completed for homework. They will be pointed towards http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/  as an excellent starting point though they must use at least 2 more sources.

 

• Paragraph 1 deals with explaining a few key fundamentals about the identity of a group:  Who? Where? Noteworthy individuals (artists)? Cultural features?

• Paragraph 2 is a discussion just of the Art of the people and region: What were some of the major styles/media traditionally used and defining features of the art/style? Dominant symbols/meaning should be covered here. Also note whether the art forms of this region are generally religious or secular (or if both are well represented).

• Part 3 –> include 3 clear pictures that display examples of artworks from this region.

This document should be typed.

 

I request that the digital file be emailed to nccart@gmail.com so that I can collate the best of the information and examples to form a single document that will be posted for everyone to use.