Revised 2000 12 07

Sargent Park School - Web Based Learning
Senior One
Canadian Heroes and 
other Famous Persons

 

Select a Western Canadian individual who you think is a real Hero.
This person is likely a hero or famous in Canada because:
bulletthey are an 'Idol' of a 'lost' generation of crazed out fans
bulletthey did some 'noteworthy' special event
bulletthey did some 'act(s) of bravery or courage'
bulletthey did 'good deeds' for others in their city, province or country
bulletthey volunteered their service for Canadian society
bulletthey have important lifetime accomplishments or achievements
bulletthey are in a listing found in a special resource
bulletthey show potential for greatness in their future life based upon their present activities

Please use the following internet resources as the 'starter' in this Web Based Learning assignment.
Please follow the special instructions for note taking, for citing references, and on copyright given by Sargent Park Teachers and the Computer IT Facilitator.

Starter Web Sites

National Library of Canada
Canadian Heroes - in Fact and Fiction
overview of topic and introduction to five categories
1. The Pursuit of Excellence
2. The Realm of Myth
3. We Are The Land
4. Voices of the People
5. The Myth Makers

 

Governor General of Canada
The Order of Canada recognizes lifetime achievement
Companion of the Order of Canada
Officer of the Order of Canada
Member of the Order of Canada
The Meritorious Service Decorations recognize exceptional deeds or activities
The Governor General's Caring Canadian Award recognizes selfless voluntarism
The Governor General's Academic Medal
The Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
1999 Recipients of the award
1998-1992 Past Recipients of the award
The Governor General's Literary Awards
Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts
Governor General's Awards for Architecture
Governor General announces 12 Decorations for Bravery - 
named October 4, 2000

 

Government of Manitoba
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
Order of Manitoba main page
Citations for the first 27 investitures on July 13, 2000

 

MacLean's Magazine Current Issue Main Page
Look at the links below to access special Canadian data
Sept. 4, 2000 25 Canadians Who Inspired The World
July 1, 2000 The Leadership Forum Seven achievers share their personal journeys
bulletGreat Canadians
bulletThe Canadian Way
bulletA Land of Excellence
January 1, 2000 100 Canadians to Watch surf the site to find the 100
bullet100 Canadians to Watch by Anthony Wilson-Smith
bulletThe Competitors: A Hunger to Win
bulletThe Artists: Giving It Their All
bulletThe Innovators: No Holds Barred
bulletThe Givers: Making a Difference
bulletThe Risk-takers: Going For It
bulletThe Thinkers: Minds that Matter
bulletThe Activists: Into the Fire
December 20, 1999 What Makes A Canadian?
December 13, 1999 The 1999 Honour Roll
bulletAchieving Excellence - a must read for concept understanding
bulletJulie Payette 'Here I am with it all spread out for me'
bulletJack Rabinovitch 'The 10-per-cent rule makes a difference in absolutely everything'
bulletCaroline Brunet 'I'm driven by the desire to know exactly how good I can be'
bulletRaymond Moriyama 'We take the light from others and throw it back'
bulletLesley Sacouman 'It's not a job; it's my life'
bulletColin Stewart 'It's about the suffering, and the courage, of the East Timorese people'
bulletVania Jimenez-Sigouin 'I'm there for them when they need me'
bulletLynton (Red) Wilson 'We're losing our sense of how great this country is'
bulletRuth Goldbloom 'This is a country of immigrants'
bulletDale and Diane Lang 'You still expect to see him walk through there and around the corner'
bulletPierre Berton 'I love to write, and I would do it if I were paid or not'

Community Learning Network Famous Canadians Theme Page *****

Northern Stars and the biography page

Krystal's Home Page  
Famous Actors Famous Actresses
Famous Athletes Famous Musicians
Famous Inventions/Inventors  

 

Canadian Search Engines to focus on Canadian results
Alta Vista Canada
Excite Canada
Yahoo Canada

Additional Web Based Learning resources

Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage - Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols of Promotion -

CANADA at the 2000 OLYMPIC and PARALOYLMPIC GAMES

Early Canadiana Online - search the ECO database

Canada Page

Oh Canada Listings

CultureNET - Artists and Writers

SchoolNet
Learning Resources do a search for the word 'famous' or the last name of the hero

Canadian Portraits

Great Canadian Scientists Nobel Prize winners

Find A Grave see if you can locate the Headstone of your departed hero or famous Canadian and dig up some final thoughts.