Assignment
Create a "Special Edition" magazine that looks back at the Pursuit of Justice by BC First Naitons from the 1950's to 1997. Your magazine will have the following:
Section 1 - Main Story Explain the following about the Pursuit of Justice:
- what it was
- when when it began
- why it began
- the impact it had on the people of BC.
Section 2 - Court Cases Choose THREE of these court cases. Summarize the facts about each case in a separate magzine article:
- the Calder case
- the Guerin case
- the Sparrow case
- Van der Peet v. the Queen
- Delgamuukw v. the Queen
- dates
- bands and individuals involved
- events
- chargesoutcome
- impact on First Nations people in BC
Include pictures from the internet that support your information.
- The Constitution Act
- George Manuel
- The Constitution Express
Your magazine should also have:
- a title page with date, price, picture and the name of the magazine
- pictures for your stories
- appropriate advertisments
- titles for all stories
- something extra like a crossword, editorial, etc.
Your assignment MUST include a bibliography. To make this easier, use the links under "Writing Bibliographies" in the left column.
Use the links provided in the right hand column of this page to help you find the information you need. Before you begin check the criteria by which this assignment will be evaluated.
Evaluation:
Quality of information and writing in stories - using your own words - 40 marks
Citing sources of informaiton (bibliography) - 10 marks
Cover - 10 marks
Technical aspects of writing (spelling, grammar) - 10 marks
Layout (neatness, headlines, pictures, extras) - 15 marks
Use of class time - 15 marks
Total - 100 marks
