Friday's Assignment

After you see today's assignment, you might exclaim, TGIF!

Think about your view of Canada before coming here. How was it similar or different from this:

How different is your view of the world from the Americans'?

Here are your tasks:

1. Role play: Reading a World Map
2. Read this article, and in your own words write down 10 facts that you learnt from it.
3. Scanning: Looking for patterns
1. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "USA." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
2. Google and then click News for "Canada" and the name of another country. Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
3. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "United Nations." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
4. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "mountains." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
5. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "lakes." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
6. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "oceans." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
7. Google and then click News for "Canada" and any other search item! Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.