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Suggested Topics: Canadian Customs & Social Behaviors, What is Canadian? , Aboriginal IssuesTopic: Canadian Customs & Social BehaviorsReal World Task GoalsSuggested ResourcesCLB 7/8-I: Interacting with Others-Understand condolences from friends and acquaintances (to respond appropriately).-Understand a friend’s expression of appreciation for a favor ( to respond appropriately).CLB 7/8-I Interacting with Others-Respond to expressions of sympathy and condolences from a friend.-Express sympathy, comfort, and reassure a friend who is going through a difficult time.-Introduce a guest at a small community meeting.-Leave a telephone message for a friend about a social event.-Respond diplomatically to an inappropriate question in a social setting(e.g. how much money do you make?).CLB 7/8-II: Comprehending InstructionsGive instructions to a classmate on how to research information on the Internet about Canadian culture.CLB 7/8-IV: Comprehending InformationGet information about Canadian families over time from census data/statistics. State trends, make predictions, and make inferences about Canadian cultures and values. CLB 7/8-III: Getting Things DoneRead a newspaper ad or announcement about upcoming celebrations in your community for the purpose of planning your weekend.CLB 7/8-IV: Comprehending Information; Interacting with OthersRead an invitation to a social event (wedding invitation, birthday e-vite).CLB 7/8-IV: Sharing InformationWrite a letter to the editor in response to an article about a social issue.CLB 7/8-I: Interacting with OthersWrite an email (or message in a card) to express your thanks for a friend or mentor’s support.CLB 7/8-IV Sharing Information; Interacting with OthersWrite a message to a friend to inform him/her of the customs of Canada in comparison to another country’s culture.CLB 7/8-I Interacting with OthersWrite an e-vite.LINC 5-7 Classroom Activities, p. 369culture.ca: Department of Canadian Heritagestatcan.caChoose an evite from or another online invitation provider. An example: 5-7 Classroom Activities, p. 379Topic: What is Canadian?Real World Task GoalsSuggested ResourcesCLB 7/8-IV: Comprehending InformationListen to information about Canada and make inferences about the characteristics of Canadian culture in comparison to other cultures.CLB 7/8-IV: Sharing InformationPresent an analysis of 1 or 2 issues about Canadian culture and other cultures.Understand an article describing Canadian culture.Write an email to a friend from your first country explaining aspects of Canadian culture. Tom Brokaw explains the relationship between the US and CanadaCanadian Symbols: You Tube: Government of Canada-Culture, Heritage & Recreation: Aboriginal IssuesReal World Task GoalsSuggested ResourcesCLB 7/8-IV: Comprehending InformationUnderstand a documentary on First Nations culture/history to learn new ideas and information.CLB 7/8-IV: Comprehending InformationUnderstand a news report about a First Nations issue (e.g. Truth and Reconciliation). CLB 7/8-IV: Sharing InformationGive a presentation on a First Nations issue.CLB 7/8-IV: Comprehending InformationUnderstand a news article about a First Nations issue.CLB 7/8-II: Reproducing Information Summarize information about a First Nations issue from a news article or website. CBC: Canada’s First Founding Peoples : You TubeAboriginal Peoples of Canada: You TubeAdditional Activities and ResourcesWatch a YouTube video about 10 Symbols of Canada.Watch “The Sweater” to compare Anglophone and Quebecois culture from past and present.Watch Bizarre Borders: History of the making of the 49th ParallelRead about hockey/listen to “The Hockey Song” O Canada Integrated Skills through Canadian MusicRead “Culture and Cultural Differences” chapter from Lionel Laroche’s book Managing Cultural Diversity in Teaching Professions and discuss.Play board games such as Scrabble, Uno, The Game of LIFE, Apples to Apples, etc.Grammar (Select grammar as needed to complete the above tasks)Vocabulary (Select vocabulary as needed to complete the above tasks)Community ContactsHave a potluck party and share and discuss dishes from different countries.For more ideas on topics and tasks for this theme, see: ................
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