CONFEDERATION SUMMATIVE TASK:

I’ve received a telegraph message across the new Atlantic cable from the Duke of Newcastle, my first employer. He suggests that this grand celebration of Confederation would be the perfect time to complete the photographic journal I began way back in 1860 on the Royal Tour.

Will's Album

HOW:

  1. Review the tasks you completed in Snapshot of Canada I, II, and III. Use the Album Planner to organize your final product.
  2. You will need to compose a 100-word introductory paragraph to insert in the album. Don’t forget to date your letter and address it to “Your Grace”, as it will be read by the Duke of Newcastle. You can handwrite the letter OR format it in “typewriter” font -- the typewriter had JUST been invented in 1867!
  3. Albums from this time period were usually made of stiff black or cream paper -- construction paper would be an excellent material. Photographs were sometimes glued directly to the pages, but were often inserted in “mounting corners”. Use the phrase “vintage photograph album” to search for examples.
  4. You MUST include at least one image for each topic listed in the table of the Album Planner.
  5. Each entry in the album should have a clear caption, date, and source noted.
  6. Your completed album should contain a minimum of 10 images -- these can be sketches, maps, artifacts, or photographs.
  7. Consult the Album Rubric for this assignment before submitting your work.

 

Then End for You A New Beginning for Will

When I arrive back in Toronto with my completed Dominion Day reports, I will sit down with my editor George Brown. I show Brown the completed photographic album before shipping it off to the Duke.

What do you think Brown’s reaction might be?

Mr. Brown has interesting news for me. He’s heard of a new newspaper staring up in West Middlesex county. He knows that I really like the area and suggests that I apply for the managing editor position.

I think that this would be a great opportunity: it’s time I put down roots in my adopted country. Canada and I will mature together. Strathroy – here I come!!