1. Grade 9 Social Studies!! So excited right!!!!!! 
Canadian Identity

2. Unit 1: Expressions of Canadian Identity
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Canadian Identity

3. What Does Canada Mean to You?
Canadian Identity means different things to different people
Where you live, your family and friends, activities you do, and your values
Everyone take 5 minutes and complete a “who am I” concept web in there exercise books!!!

4. Artists Reflect Canadian Identity
Canadian Identity is portrayed through many ways including:
Art
Music
Literature

5. Canadian Identity: Art
First Nations use many forms of art forms (or media) to represent their way of life
For example the Inuit use the inuksuk, as a symbol in the Arctic, used as a message to mark good hunting

6. Canadian identity: Art
Ojibwa rock carvings (known as petroglyphs) are rock carvings known to the Anishinabe people in Ontario
Carved between 600 and 1200 years ago, they tell of spiritual beliefs.

7. Canadian Identity: Art
Important Canadian Artists include:
Charles Randell’s “Charlottetown on the island of St. John”
Arthur Lismer’s “Bright Land”

8. Canadian Identity: Music
Music can also reflect Canadian Identity
Forms of communication including
oral & written words,
pictures
sounds
Example include:
newspapers
magazines
posters
CDs
films
video
DVD
internet

9. Canadian Identity: Music
Many songs written in Canada have discussed and described the features of our country
Loyalty to community is often a major factor
“Farewell to Nova Scotia” is a folk song that tells of a sailor torn from Nova Scotia by war.

10. Canadian Identity: Music
Musical Stereotypes also occur
Stereotypes is about believing an entire group of people have certain interests or characteristics because of their age, race or economic status
There is a revival of Celtic music in the Maritimes but do all Canadians want to listen to Celtic music? A fair answer would be NO

11. Canadian Identity: Literature
Often authors of literature express their Canadian Identity though story’s, poems, novel exerts, and ballads.
This is often done by recounting stories about when you were young.

12. Canadian Identity: Literature
An example would be David Booth’s “The Dust Bowl”
A story about 3 generations waiting out the most recent drought on their prairie farm. The Grandfather tries to recount old memories as a source of inspiration to hold onto the farm

13. Canadian Identity
Ultimately Canadian identity is closely linked to the Canada’s:
landscape
climate
history
people-citizenship
related challenges
opportunities

14. Canadian Identity Read through Chapter 1 in your text!!!!
Fun Canadian Flag activity next class!!!!