Historical Significance Research Assignment

Historical Significance Research Assignment

The writings of Lucy Maud Montgomery have been significant for the Island’s identity and economy. Think of other contributions to Island culture such as other people, buildings, artifacts, or events.

Select one cultural contribution that you feel has been particularly significant to Island life and present a case for it to be recognized in a special ceremony, festival, or holiday.  Think about how you would recognize this person(s), building, artifact, event, etc.  (activities, events, music, food, etc.)

Please research your topic  and organize your findings before writing your proposal (note-taking is a must).

ü  All proposals must use Chicago Style documentation.

ü  Please refer to:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/  

ü  I expect a footnote after EVERY thought or idea that is not your own (you will definitely have footnotes when you are writing your background information on your topic).

ü  You must include a properly formatted bibliography or notes page with your proposal.

ü  Please write your thoughts/findings in a proposal which will be submitted on www.turnitin.com

 

Project Proposal Format

All proposals have two communicative objectives: they must describe what you are planning to do, and they must convey why this is a reasonable, important, and interesting plan.  In proposing your project, your overall goal should be to provide a persuasive argument for the project’s implementation. Please provide enough details to allow your audience to understand the importance of your proposed plan.

Working Title of Project: _________________________________

Proposal Type: Idea to be explored

Primary Contact:                     Name:_________________

                                                Phone: ________________

                                                Email:_________________

Executive Summary:

Please provide a summary of the information detailed throughout this project proposal

Background:

Please discuss the background for this project. Please start by answering the following questions:

·         Why is your person, building, event, artifact, etc. important? Please include a brief history and points of interest.

·         What is the most interesting thing you learned through your research for this project?

·         Why does this person, building, event, artifact, etc. deserve to be recognized?

·         Does your topic deserve recognition on a national or world-wide level? Explain.

Statement of Need:

Discuss the needs or opportunities to be addressed by this project. 

·         Why is this topic important? Why should this work be done?

·         Who will this project appeal to? (age group). How will you tailor this project to meet the needs of all age ranges ? *use specific examples

·         Who will care about the results?

·         What supplies, materials, venues, etc. will be needed to implement this project?

·         When will this project be implemented (time of year (dates), duration (days, hours, weeks?)

·         How much will this project cost?

Project Goals:

Identify the goals of this project. Discuss what is to be achieved and the expected/desired outcomes of this project.

·         What are the overall goals of this project?

·         What are my personal goals for this project?

·         What do I want other to learn/achieve in the completion of this project?

·         How will the Island benefit economically from this project? Elaborate and give specific examples.

12/12/12

Enjoy this repeating date, as it's the last one we will see in our lifetime!

A & B: Silent reading
Worked on folder assignments (leisure activities and racism)

Tuesday, Dec. 11

A & B:
Notes on Leisure Activities
Block A: passed out a sheet (double-sided) on leisure activities (folder assignment)

Monday, Dec.10

Passed out a fill in the blanks notes sheet
Started a new lesson on Education in the 1800s
Folder assignment (see notes sheet)

Wednesday, Dec. 5

Went over answers to questions 1-7 Black Islanders
Silent Reading
Passed out fill-in-the-blanks notes sheet for "Built Heritage"
Started discussing/copying notes

Questions that will be on the quiz tomorrow

¨Read the excerpt from Jim Hornby’s Black Islanders.

¨Please answer the following questions in your notebooks:

1.What percentage of Black Islanders lived in rural areas? What types of jobs did they occupy?

2.Explain what John Prevost represents to the  Island’s black community.

3.Outside of Charlottetown, name the community that had the highest black population. What three black families were most prominent?

 

¨4.  Explain the evolution of the “Suckles/Sickles” family name.

¨5.  What can be attributed to the high proportion of mixed marriages in rural areas in the late 1800s?

¨6.  Explain the quote “Rural white Islanders also appear to have accepted blacks to a high degree in practice.” What does “in practice” mean? Explain.

¨7.  What was a positive for those living in The Bog? A negative? If you were a Black Islander living during this time, where do you think you would have preferred to live? Explain and support your answer.

Black Islanders Quiz Reminder

Just a reminder that the Black Islanders quiz is on Thursday (not on Friday!).

Tuesday, Dec. 4th

Worked on heritage building slideshow assignment --> due tomorrow
Architectural styles double-sided sheet was due today.
Black Islanders quiz --> Thursday

Tuesday, Dec. 4th: In class assignment

Prince Edward Island Built Heritage Presentation

PEI History

Go to http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/home-accueil.aspx. Select search, change province to Prince Edward Island and enter any town or village you want in the location box. Choose a property from your results list and create a Powerpoint presentation to explain the property to the class. Your presentation should include at least 5 slides (not including the introduction slide). You should include as many of the following as possible (it may be necessary to search elsewhere for some of the information);

Image of building exterior

Image of interior (if possible)

Location

Alternative names

Date of construction

Architectural style with defining elements

Architect

Original purpose (and significance if applicable)

Present usage

Any other information (or image) of interest

·         Be sure you are able to explain any terms that appear in your presentation (you may include the definitions in your presentation if you’d like)

The following websites may be helpful;

http://www.city.charlottetown.pe.ca/searchaproperty.php

http://www.gov.pe.ca/hpo/app.php

Mon. Dec. 3

Please complete double-sided heritage architectural investigation sheet for homework (pass in for marks)

Prince Edward Island Heritage Homes Assignment

Please explore the document

http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/hpo-heritagehou.pdf

Complete the worksheet and hand it in for marks.

If you finish early, please see Ms. Flick for your Built Heritage Presentation assignment

Thursday, Nov.29th

Finished Black Islanders notes
Questions (1-7 excerpt from Black Islanders) will be due next week.
Black Islanders quiz next Thursday

Wednesday, Nov.27

A Block: Notes on Black Islanders (notebooks); copied questions (1-7) to be completed for homework.
B Block: Notes

Tuesday, Nov. 26th

B Block:
Students performed Murder in the Bog re-enactments
Watched short film on African ancestry http://www.nfb.ca/film/black_soul
Copied notes (Black Islanders)
Copied questions (passed out hand-out from the book Black Islanders

¨Read the excerpt from Jim Hornby’s Black Islanders.

¨Please answer the following questions in your notebooks:

1.What percentage of Black Islanders lived in rural areas? What types of jobs did they occupy?

2.Explain what John Prevost represents to the  Island’s black community.

3.Outside of Charlottetown, name the community that had the highest black population. What three black families were most prominent?

 

¨4.  Explain the evolution of the “Suckles/Sickles” family name.

¨5.  What can be attributed to the high proportion of mixed marriages in rural areas in the late 1800s?

¨6.  Explain the quote “Rural white Islanders also appear to have accepted blacks to a high degree in practice.” What does “in practice” mean? Explain.

¨7.  What was a positive for those living in The Bog? A negative? If you were a Black Islander living during this time, where do you think you would have preferred to live? Explain and support your answer.

 

Block A: Same as above, but we did not get to the questions.

Monday, Nov.26

Block A & B:
Worked on "Murder in the Bog" re-enactment
Groups that did not present will go first thing tomorrow:)

Friday, Nov. 23

Worked on Slave Life assignment questions (due Monday if you did not finish)

We will also be trying to tidy up outstanding mini-projects on Monday and Tuesday.

Slave Life Assignment

Read the article: "Slave Life and Slave Law in Colonial Prince Edward Island, 1769-1825"

By: Harvey Amani Whitfield and Barry Cahill

http://journals.hil.unb.ca/index.php/acadiensis/article/view/12734/13665
I will not accept typed answers!

Please copy and answer the following questions:

1.       What Act was passed in 1781 by the colonial government of St. John's Island? Explain.

2.       When was this act repealed? What societal change did the repeal signify?

3.       Identify and discuss the two main problems encountered by historians studying Prince Edward Island slavery.

4.       List reasons why slaves and people of African descent are typically absent from historiography.

5.       Discuss slavery and African American influence during the French regime on the Island.

6.       Why did many ex-slaves migrate to the Maritimes after the American Revolution?

7.       How did the migration of Loyalists with slaves to Prince Edward Island differ from that of the slaves into New Brunswick and Nova Scotia?

8.       How did slaveholding differ on St. John's Island as opposed to in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick?

9.       Explain the notion that slaves were considered a "renewable resource".

10.   Explain "family slavery". What was the exception to this rule?

11.   Was Island slavery a kinder institution than the free labor market faced by poor white workers? Explain.

12.   Make a list of tasks, jobs, and duties often performed by Prince Edward Island slaves.

13.   Explain the statement "the slave act repeal was cosmetic".

14.   What did the repeal of the slave act signify?

Tuesday, Nov. 20

Passed out fill in the blanks notes sheets for "Loyalist and Black Immigration"
Copied and discussed notes
Passed out map of "The Bog" and article for "Murder in the Bog"

Monday, Nov. 19th

Block A & B: worked on independent mini-projects in the library.

New Islanders and the Retention of Unique Culture -- Notes

New Islanders and the Retention of Unique Culture

—  In 1901, PEI was the most ethnically homogenous Canadian province

—  Ethnic- pertaining to or characteristic of a people sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the like.

—  Homogenous- composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind

Three Small non-European Ethnic Groups

—  141 Black settlers in 1901 (fell to 81 in 1911)

—  Lebanese settlers began to arrive in the 1880s

—  The first Chinese settlers arrived in July, 1891

Lebanese Settlers

—  The Syrian/Lebanese immigrants found their way to Prince Edward Island in the 1880s.

—  This was a result of border changes in Lebanon due to numerous military occupations (leading to persecution and overcrowding).

—  The family is the central force for Lebanese people and extended families and entire villages came to Canada between the 1880s and World War One.

Joseph Ghiz

—  Joseph Ghiz was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Atallah Joseph Ghiz, a Lebanese corner store owner, and Marguerite F. (McKarris)

—  He studied law and went on to become PEI’s Premier (the first Canadian Premier to be of non-European descent)

Robert Ghiz

—  Son of Joseph

—  Grew up in a political environment

—  Earned a Bachelor of Political Studies from Bishop’s University.

—   Robert, was sworn in as the 31st Premier of Prince Edward Island on June 12, 2007

Chinese Settlers

—  The Chinese who came to Canada in the early days were discriminated against in a manner that no other ethnic group experienced.

—  From 1858 to 1885 they were allowed free entry into the country because they provided cheap, disposable labour for the building of the national railway. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o87MgkGAqeU)

—  From 1885 to 1923 the Federal government imposed a heavy head tax (see p. 32) on the Chinese that greatly reduced the numbers. The first Chinese arrived in 1891 and by 20 years later the Chinese population grew to six young, single men.

—  Due to the head tax, most could not afford to bring their families

—  Chinese settlers all tended to work in the laundry business (encountering much prejudice)

Recent Immigration

—  In recent years, immigrants from various ethnic backgrounds have found their way to PEI, bringing diverse languages, customs and skills

—  The aging Island population is being offset by the new immigrants (many of whom are young families)