Alberta Social Studies 20 project

2. Find your pocket protector
• YOU will be designing a
webpage for TWO
heroes, one of which
must be from the list we
compiled last class.
• Not up on your
computer coding? That’s
fine, since when did not
knowing something stop
you before.

3. • Go to www.weebly.com
• Sign up for a new account (use your
school email address)
• I will give you 10 minutes to poke
around a bit, or for some of you to stare
wide eyed at the computer.
• Regardless of your skill level, please pay
attention to the following demo.

4. You should include
• Birthplace
• Date of birth
• Date of death (if applicable)
• Relevant pictures
• What did this person do that makes them a
Canadian Hero?
• How have they helped build Canada’s sense of
nationalism?
• One fact you find interesting about the hero

5. Rubric
Is the website: Limited Satisfactory Excellent
Concise?
/3
There is either too much
information, or too little
information to effectively
communicate ideas
Choice of information to
include is
effective, although some
areas have too much or
too little
Choice of information
to include shows a
confident control of
summarizing an issue
Informative?
/6
Student demonstrates a
confused understanding
of the information.
Audience will be confused
by the information.
Student demonstrates an
acceptable understanding
of the relevant
information. Writing
provides a satisfactory
understanding to the
audience.
Student demonstrates a
confident
understanding of the
information relating to
the topic, which in turn
effectively educates the
audience
Appealing?
/6
Stylistic choices are
awkward, dialogue is
awkward and ineffective
Stylistic choices are
matter of fact creating a
layout that is
straightforward. Dialogue
is basic and academic.
Stylistic choices create
an appealing layout.
Dialogue has an
engaging voice
This presentation & assignment can be found at: www.canadahero.weebly.com

6. You will email a link to your website
(choose a URL title that makes sense)
to me.
Be prepared to walk us through why
your hero is better than all the rest.
Actually yours does not have to be better than
theirs but you will summarize how your heroes
contributed to Canadian nationalism.