1. Select a Topic:
Select a topic of your choice related to Canadian history. This must be a topic focused on Canadian history no earlier than 1850, and no later than 2000.
2. Provide a short introduction to the colouring book
Write 5-6 sentences that would serve as an introduction to the colouring book. This introduction should provide a brief overview of your topic and its importance to Canadian history.
3. Produce an annotated timeline of 5 events:
Produce an annotated timeline of 5 events from Canadian history that tell the story of your topic. This timeline does not need to be graphic, simply list each event in a word document in order from earliest to most recent.
Each event must have occurred between the years 1850 and 2000, you may not include events earlier than 1850 or later than 2000. Your timeline can include events from the entire 1850-2000 period, or you may select a narrower time frame (for example, 1969-1981). Avoid large gaps in your timeline. The events you select is an important part of this exercise. These events should be linked together and should be representative of your chosen time frame.
4. Text explaining each event:
For each event on your timeline, you must provide 5-6 sentences of text explaining the event and its relevance to your chosen topic. This text must be in your own words, do not use quotations. This text is for use in the colouring book, it must be written clearly and accessible to a large audience (avoid jargon).
5. Suggestions for further reading:
For each event on your timeline, provide a citation (in the Chicago Style) of a scholarly book or an article in an academic journal. This book or article must be relevant to the event you have selected. Websites, blogs, government documents, newspapers will not be accepted, these sources must be scholarly. To find scholarly material, use the following databases:
• To find academic journal articles, you may wish to use one of the following journal databases:
o America:HistoryandLife
o ScholarsPortal
o JSTOR
6. Image Suggestions:
The editor of the colouring book has hired a graphic designer, but they require you to provide suggested images for each event. For each event on your timeline, find an image online, provide a hyperlink, and in 3-5 sentences describe the image and its relevance to the event.
ASSIGNMENT CHECKLIST:
꙱ Selected topic from Canadian history (1850-2000)
꙱ Provided 5-6 sentence introduction
꙱ Produced annotated timeline of 5 events
꙱ Each event no earlier than 1850, no later than 2000 ꙱ 5-6 sentences for each event
꙱ All text in your own words
꙱ Text is written clearly, avoids jargon
꙱ Suggestion for further reading for each event
꙱ Scholarly books or academic journal articles
꙱ Cited in Chicago Style
꙱ Image suggestion for each event
INSPIRATION:
This assignment was designed based on my experience creating the Queer History Colouring Book, in conjunction with the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity.