Put your "Stamp" on Canada' History!
Canada Post has decided to ask students of Canada to help in creating a new stamp series on European explorers.
Here are the details:
Stamps must include minimum of 4 stamps to represent both English and French explorers.
You have a visual and written portion in this assignment.
Written response must include
your reason for choosing these explorers
historical context of each stamp
What interactions took place between the First Nations people and these explorers.
the different perspectives of First Nations and European peoples on exploration.
Ideas can be presented by
sketch of each stamp, accompanied by your background information
an ad for t.v., radio or print media describing the stamp and the background information
Your instructions to an artist you are asking to make the series. Provide the background information, as well as a description of how you would like the images to be.