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Monday, May 18, 2020

Assignment 8 How do you restore an Urban Bog? Why is xʷməm̓qʷe:m Camosun bog important?


Camosun Bog Restoration Group method for bog restoration:  Watch this video. The teens in this video are my students when I taught at PW.  They learned their plantae unit by joining a work party!



Why  xʷməm̓qʷe:m, Camosun bog , is important: Listen to  Elder Larry Grant talk about  xʷməm̓qʷe:m.  By the way, Elder, Larry Grant's parents are Musqeuam and  Chinese.  In addition to being a speaker of the Musqueam language, he understands and speaks Cantonese.




Watch Elder Larry Grant's personal story:  He is a language keeper of the Musqueam People.
Watch the creation story of the Musqueam people . Their story begins  in Camosun bog.
The double headed serpent story 
This is a pole carved by a Musqueam artist and related to the fourth video above.  It is  located in UBC and this is what it means 


BIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT 8
DRAW a hand drawn cartoon summary of the  videos which you see above as well as the meaning of the pole above.  You should  make at least three pages, one for each video.  In your assignment, try to write in musqueam!  Tell the story of Elder Larry Grant too, who is a Musqueam Elder (and a Musqueam-Chinese Canadian)
OR 
WRITE an illustrated essay using photos like screen captures of the videos and illustrate your essay with photos.  Remember that if you use a phrase from a source, to use quotations and cite the source. 


EVALUATION 
20 -  your work is outstanding and excellent. It looks amazing and stands out. you hand in your blog address so I can read this work.
18-19 - your work is excellent showing attention to detail.  You summarize the key points and you don't miss anything.  Your drawings tell the story of the videos and links.  Your writing summarizes the key points in an engaging writing style. You cite your sources and also you have posted your work on your blog, which you send to me. You show creativity.

15-17. your work shows a high standard of quality. your drawings are beautiful or your writing is excellent and engaging to the reader.  You show creativity. you could have included a few more details or you did not cite your sources. You uploaded and handed this in on your blog.

10-14. your work is a very good start and shows alot of promise.  Your drawings are extremely well done. You might need to add a few more details to make it more complete

0-10. your work is incomplete.