A writing contest for Canadian students in Grades 5 to 8
Teaching Tool: A resource to get students thinking globally and acting locally!
About the Contest
t>͛ƐtƌŝƚĞĨŽƌĂĞƩĞƌtŽƌůĚcontest is designed for Canadian elementary school children to think of themselves as ŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĂĐƟǀĞůLJŝŶǁŽƌůĚĂīĂŝƌƐ͘
tĞďĞůŝĞǀĞƚŚĂƚŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĂƌĞƌĞĂĚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚŽĨŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨďĞŝŶŐŝŶƋƵŝƌĞƌƐ͕ƚŚŝŶŬĞƌƐ͕
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƌŝƐŬƚĂŬĞƌƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞďĞŝŶŐŽƉĞŶŵŝŶĚĞĚ͕ƌĞŇĞĐƟǀĞĂŶĚĐĂƌŝŶŐ͘
dŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŚĞůƉLJŽƵĂŶĚLJŽƵƌƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞƋƵĂůŝƟĞƐ͘
Classroom Activity
'ůŽďĂůŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉŝƐĂĨĞĞůŝŶŐŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƐŚĂƌĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶĂůůƉĞŽƉůĞŽŶĞĂƌƚŚ͘
tĞƐŚŽǁƚŚĂƚǁĞĂƌĞ'ůŽďĂůŝƟnjĞŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ͗
ͻĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞƐĂīĞĐƟŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶŽƚŚĞƌĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͖
ͻĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͖
ͻĞŵƉĂƚŚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐĨĂĐŝŶŐƐŽŵĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨŽƵƌŐůŽďĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͖
ͻĂĨĞĞůŝŶŐŽĨƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƚĂŬĞĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŚŝŶŐƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĞƩĞƌ͘
tĞĚŽŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůƚŽĨĂƌͲĂǁĂLJĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŚŝƉ͊/ƚĐĂŶďĞŐŝŶŝŶƚŚĞĐůĂssroom among ŽƵƌƉĞĞƌƐ͘dŚŝƐĂĐƟǀŝƚLJǁŝůůĞdžƉůŽƌĞǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐƚŽďĞĂŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶĂŶĚƚŽƐŚŽǁƌĞƐƉĞĐƚĨŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚďĞůŝĞĨƐ͘
Tools Needed: DĂƌŬĞƌ͕ŇŝƉĐŚart ƉĂƉĞƌ͕ƉĞŶͬƉĞŶĐŝů͕ƉĂƉĞƌ͕ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƚŽƌLJͬŚŽŽŬƉŽĞŵ͕ǁĞďĚŝĂŐƌĂŵĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕
ŽǀĞƌŚĞĂĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽƌ;ŽƉƟŽŶĂůͿ͘
Teacher’s Preparation: ͻ/ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞƉƚŽĨŐůŽďĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶďLJƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽĞŵďĞůŽǁ;ŽƌŽŶĞŽĨLJŽƵƌĐŚŽŝĐĞͿƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂƐĂĐůĂƐƐ͘
ͻŌĞƌƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽĞŵ͕ĂƐŬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƚŽ͞ƚŚŝŶŬͬƉĂŝƌͬƐŚĂƌĞ͟ďLJƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞƉŽĞŵ͕ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ
ƚŚĞŝƌƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƐŚĂƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŝƌŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐ͘
ͻdžƉůĂŝŶƚŚĞǁĞďĚŝĂŐƌĂŵĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂŶĚƐŚŽǁƚŚĞĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨƚŚĞǁĞďĚŝĂŐƌĂŵƚŽďĞĐƌĞĂƚĞĚďLJĚƌĂǁŝŶŐŝƚŽŶ
ĐŚĂƌƚƉĂƉĞƌŽƌŽŶƚŚĞŽǀĞƌŚĞĂĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚŽƌ͘
ͻŝǀŝĚĞƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐŝŶƚŽŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨϯͲϱ;ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϱͲϳŐƌŽƵƉƐͿ͘
ͻƐŬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƚŽǁƌŝƚĞƚŚĞǁŽƌĚƐ͞'ůŽďĂůŝƟnjĞŶ͟ŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚĚůĞŽĨƚŚĞŇŝƉĐŚĂƌƚƉĂƉĞƌĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘
ͻŌĞƌĞĂĐŚŐƌŽƵƉƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞŝƌǁĞďĚŝĂŐƌĂŵƐ͕ĂƐŬƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƚŽŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJǁƌŝƚĞĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚĂďŽƵƚĂ
ůŝĨĞůĞƐƐŽŶƚŚĂƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐƚŽďĞŝŶŐĂŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶ͘
Student Steps:
SHARE:ƚŚĞŝƌƚŚŽƵŐŚƚƐŽŶƚŚĞƉŽĞŵǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐ͘
CREATE:ĂǁĞďĚŝĂŐƌĂŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌĚ͞'ůŽďĂůŝƟnjĞŶ͟ĞdžƉĂŶĚŝŶŐŽŶƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨĂŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶ
ĂŶĚĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨǁŚĂƚŝƚŵĞĂŶƐƚŽďĞĂŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶ͘
PRESENT: ƚŚĞĚŝĂŐƌĂŵƚŽƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐ;ĞĂĐŚŐƌŽƵƉͿ͘
THINK: ŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůLJĂďŽƵƚĂŶŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŝŶLJŽƵƌůŝĨĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƐƚĂƵŐŚƚLJŽƵĂůĞƐƐŽŶ;ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌŵĂLJǁĂŶƚ
ƚŽƐŚĂƌĞĂƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĞdžĂŵƉůĞŚĞƌĞͿ͘
WRITE: ĂƐŚŽƌƚƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚĚĞƐĐƌŝďŝŶŐĂůŝĨĞůĞƐƐŽŶĂŶĚŚŽǁŝƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƐƚŽďĞŝŶŐĂŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶ͘
PRESENT:LJŽƵƌƐŚŽƌƚƚŽƉĂƌĂŐƌĂƉŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐůĂƐƐ;ĂĨĞǁƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐǁŚŽǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌͿ͘
EŽǁƚŚĂƚLJŽƵƌĐƌĞĂƟǀĞũƵŝĐĞƐĂƌĞŇŽǁŝŶŐLJŽƵǁŝůůďĞŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶĂďůĞƚŽǁƌŝƚĞĂŶĂŵĂnjŝŶŐƐƚŽƌLJĨŽƌƚŚĞtƌŝƚĞ
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Good Luck!
Web Diagram Example
EMPATHETIC = UNDERSTANDING OTHERS
GLOBAL CITIZEN
RESPECTFUL = APPRECIATING OTHERS
AWARE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES
MEXICO
LANGUAGE: SPANISH
Poem Example
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