Blogging is an act of reflecting and posting one’s thoughts on a given subject or topic. It should be reflective in nature, and make a personal connection to your learning. Blogging also includes taking part in the community by leaving comments on others blog posts. Blogging can be used as a digital tool to showcase your skills and improvements in different aspects of learning. We will use the concept of blogs throughout the course to achieve both goals.
Blog posts will be graded in three categories:
idea, content and critical thinking
spelling, organization and grammar
incorporation of unit material
You are required to answer the following question based on the first unit and post your answer to the Blog 1 dropbox.
1-1 – From the perspective of one of Canada’s Fathers of Confederation what were the advantages or disadvantages of Confederation (Macdonald, Cartier, Brown, Dorion, McGee, Tilley, Gray, Howe, Tupper)? Explore an individual who had an impact on how Canada was shaped. Some of them were strongly opposed to Confederation because of the changes they thought it would bring to their local or regional identities. Others imagined a new country from sea to sea, others something in between. Getting to know these individuals and understanding the debates raging in the 1860’s should prove to be an interesting activity. Your answer should be 200 to 300 words.
The McCord Museum video gives a brief summary of events
(video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hph52hbhYZQ)
