Chapter 9 Project Create a Journal

Writing in a journal was a very popular activity in the 1800s as it was a

way for people to express themselves. Your job is to create a journal
from the perspective of an individual from the 1800s.

Your diary must include the following:

Title page
3 diary entries (half a page each) describing:
1. Daily life (for example; food, safety, shelter, work)
2. Where your individual lives
3. How each of the three policies of the National Policy influences your individual

Choose from the following list of individuals:

Sir John A. Macdonald NWMP

FNMI leader (for example: Chief Crowfoot) Surveyor
Chinese immigrant Jerry Potts
German Mennonite Father Albert Lacombe
Icelandic immigrants Colonel Macleod

You will be marked using the following rubric:

Criteria Excellent (10) Proficient (7) Basic (4) Limited (1)
Creative Produces Produces Produces Produces
Thinking elaborate and detailed and general or vague confusing
engaging journal interesting journal entries journal entries
entries journal entries
Written Presents in a Presents in a Presents in a Presents in a
Literacy way that has a way that has a way that has a way that does
clear purpose purpose that is purpose that is not show
mostly clear somewhat purpose
evident
Mechanics & Capitalization There are one or There are Little effort was
Sentence and punctuation two errors in several errors in made to correct
Structure are correct capitalization, capitalization, capitalization
throughout the punctuation, and punctuation and and sentence
assignment. All sentence sentence structure. Few of
elements are structure. Most structure. Only the required
included. of the requires some of the elements are
elements are required included.
Total /30 presented. elements are
present.