Canadian 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.