This project is much more than writing a biography or Wikipedia entry. 

We want to know what was special about your famous Canadian or event....

• did they/it stand out in their era?

• was something invented?

• did they/it symbolise or represent something in society at the time?

•  were they unique?

Apply the Historical Thinking Concepts in your analysis of your famous Canadian or event.

In order to assess what made them/it special, you need to know about the era itself. 

Your research has two parts:

1. get to know the era

2. get to know the person, event, topic

Steps for learning about your topic:

1. look in the Canadian Encyclopedia

2. look in a book about the era (time in history)

3. look in a book about your person (if one exists)

4. look in a book about the "genre" (eg. if your person is a scientist, look in a book about the history of science, if your topic is fashion, check out a book on trends)

5. look online at the resources included here at the bottom of the posting