Canadians have a distinct national identity defined by adjectives like polite, friendly, and outdoorsy. However, stereotypes of Canadians often rely on broad generalizations that are untrue of the entire population, such as assuming all Canadians love cold weather. Some common Canadian stereotypes include enjoying hockey, apologizing often, and enjoying maple syrup. Students were assigned to depict a Canadian stereotype through a picture or comic to creatively represent these stereotypes.

1. Canadian Identity

2. ”Canadianness”
WORD WEB
What are some adjectives that describe the concept of
“Canadianness”?
What does being Canadian mean to you?

3. Canadian Stereotypes
What is a stereotype?
•An often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or
things with a particular characteristic.
•In order to avoid stereotypes, it is important to avoid broad, overly simple,
general statements in conclusions such as “All Canadians love cold weather”.
TURN & TALK:
What are some Canadian Stereotypes?

4. Take a look at these:
10 Classic Canadian Stereotypes
Canadian Stereotypes

5. Canadian Stereotype Assignment:
Depict a Canadian Stereotype:
Options:
- Drawing a Picture
- Comic Strip
Your picture/comic should be creative, have colour, be neat, well thought-out, and the class
should be able to tell by looking at it what the stereotype is.