Question

Reflection Assignment

Who is the winner? 500 words reflection

Regarding what is called «The Conquest» in Quebec. Which one of these narratives is the winner? History, Memory, or Fiction?  

Your reflection should be well proof-read, include at least two explicit references to material presented in the relevant modules and be formatted like an essay: introduction, development and conclusion.

Ideas on how to conduct your reflection…

Has the reading, lecture, film, or a personal experience changed your way of thinking about this key moment? Did it conflict with beliefs you held previously, and what evidence did it provide you with that changed your thought process (or ideas) on the topic?

Did an author, speaker, or one of those involved in the knowledge you gained of this event fail to address any important issues? Could a certain fact or idea have dramatically changed the impact or conclusion of your reflection?

How do the issues or ideas brought up in the theme of this reflection mesh with past experiences or readings? Do the ideas contradict or support each other?

Note: Please read lecture 3

2. Learning Response (totally 6*100words=600words)
3. From your perspective, what are the key issues discussed today? (3-5 sentences)
4. Drawing on the lecture, what is the most significant unanswered question you have on your mind right now? (2-3 sentences)
5. Critical response:  Drawing from an assigned reading (or other mandatory material: film, interview or other), compose a critical question of interest to the class. (2-3 sentences)

You have to finish the learning response after studying each lesson. That is to say, you have to answer these three questions independently after lecture 5, lecture 6, lecture 7, lecture 8, lecture 9 and lecture 10, totally 6 learning response. For the last question, you have to raise questions based on the assigned readings from that lectures.

Note: For lecture 8, there is no slides, the class watch the film http://www.nfb.ca/film/action_the_october_crisis_of_1970/

3. Primary Resource Assignment (250 words)

Find a primary source and provide a full bibliographical reference. Upload the URL when possible.

Introduce the source and its importance for Quebec society in understanding one of these three themes.

Examples :

– For ECONOMY: a fiscal plan for Québec’s year 0 after a winning referendum

– For CULTURE : a song for the independence of Québec

– For CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS: the Repatriation Act of the Constitution of Canada (1982)

Your entry will be visible to all students and they will have a chance to comment on it.
You will be able to see all submitted entries after you submit yours.

Primary source assignment

For this assignment, it is important that you know the difference between a primary and secondary source. 

A primary source is a document or physical object written or created during the time period you are studying. These sources were created during a particular experience or time period. Primary sources are foundational to study and understand the past.

In this assignment you are asked to select a primary source related to something we have addressed in class (Economy, Culture, Constitutional Relations) After choosing your source, consider the questions below and write a short entry that explains your source and its connection to one of the 3 themes and what we have discussed in the lecture/readings etc.

To understand a primary source you need ask several questions:

1. What is the event/time period that is reflected in the source?
2. Who wrote the document? What is the intended audience of the document?
3. Why was the document written/created? What does the document tell us about the point of view of its creator?

This assignment should be around 250 words.  Do not forget to provide a full bibliographic citation. This can be in any citation style you like (APA, MLA, Chicago etc) but please be sure to consult how to properly make a citation. There are plenty of websites that can help with this.

4. Secondary resources assignment (500 words)

Find, submit information and write a review of an ACADEMIC secondary source on one theme ( ECONOMY, CULTURE or CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS) and provide a full bibliographical reference. While the secondary source assignment is very similar to the primary source assignment, your analysis will be a bit different as the nature of the source is different. For information on how to write an analysis of a journal article and other similar secondary sources, please visit this link: http://library.queensu.ca/inforef/criticalreview.htm

Your written submission must be approx. 500 words.

Examples: write a book review, a documentary review or an academic article critique of a relevant ACADEMIC SECONDARY SOURCE.

Note: fiction, novels, songs, newspapers and magazines as well as websites are excluded this time

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