Social Studies 10: Settlement of Western Canada (Duttchen)

Project Outline & Assessment Rubric:

Print Materials
There are many books pulled aside for this assignment. Check the cart and look under the section that contains the books for your subtopic.

Websites

General websites to help with your research:
Background information can be found in:
The Canadian Encyclopedia Online and
Library and Archives Canada - Confederation.

 Specific Websites to help with your research:

 Building the Canadian Pacific Railway 
Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Encyclopedia – Building the CP Railway

Chinese Canadian Culture Online Project – The CP Railway

Chinese Canadian National Council – The Building of the CPR

Collections Canada – Role of Chinese in building the CP Railway

The Red River Rebellion
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online – Louis Riel

Biography in Context – Louis Riel

Library and Archives Canada- Louis Riel

The Indian Act 1876  
The Indian Act -pdf document 

Indigenous Foundations University of British Columbia 

Canadian Encyclopedia - The Indian Act 

Where are the Children 

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation 

Aboriginal Healing Foundation 

Starting Your Own Online Research:
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gov
site:.org

*Have you tried using WebPath Express?

MLA Formating & Bibliography

You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.

If you do not yet have an account, the librarian will help you set one up! 

If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .

Presentation

You may choose to use any format you wish for your presentation.
For some ideas of presentation and sharing tools, check out some ideas HERE.