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PRE-VIEWING ACTIVITIES

TEACHER TIP: BEFORE WATCHING HORIZON , SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PRE-VIEWING ACTIVITIES TO WORK ON AS A CLASS.

DEFINITION OF “CANADIAN” — Brainstorming Activity

What does it mean to be “Canadian”? That is not an easy question and there is certainly not one easy answer. Discuss as a class one or all of the following questions: • What qualities, beliefs and attitudes are “Canadian”? How did you come to these conclusions? • What factors differentiate Canada and Canadians from other countries and peoples of the world? • What are some symbols of Canada?

Canadian Flag (Dreamstime.com/Elena Elisseeva/6184365)

YOUR FIVE TOP 5s

ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT: The famed communications theorist Marshall McLuhan once said that, “Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity.” Discuss as a class your response to this statement. Do you think it is true? Why or why not?

Imagine that you are making a short film to celebrate Canada 150. Individually or in small groups, make the following five lists of features in your film:

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• TOP 5 PLACES AND/OR LANDSCAPES • TOP 5 ANIMALS • TOP 5 SYMBOLS

• TOP 5 STEREOTYPES • TOP 5 EVENTS IN CANADIAN HISTORY

Download “Your Five Top 5s” Activity Sheet from EXPLORESESQUI.CA

AFTER WATCHING THE FILM, STUDENTS CAN COMPLETE A REFLECTION ACTIVITY ON THEIR TOP 5s (SEE PAGE 12 FOR THIS POST-VIEWING ACTIVITY).

Teacher tip

Read more about Marshall McLuhan on The Canadian Encyclopedia , or watch the Marshall McLuhan Heritage Minute .

Common Loon (Dreamstime.com/Gerald Deboer/21864899)

Lighthouse (courtesy SESQUI, Inc.)

Waterton Lake and Moose (Dreamstime.com/ Hdsidesign/10756889)

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