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Unit 1 Assignment CGC1W

The assignment focuses on researching Alberta's oil sands, which are Canada's largest oil source with reserves estimated between 1.7 trillion and 2.5 trillion barrels. Students are tasked with writing a news report that includes various aspects of the oil sands, such as formation, extraction processes, environmental and economic impacts, and stakeholder involvement, while ensuring a balanced viewpoint. A self-evaluation rubric is provided to assess the quality of the report based on information accuracy, connections made, communication effectiveness, and proper sourcing.

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Unit 1 Assignment CGC1W

The assignment focuses on researching Alberta's oil sands, which are Canada's largest oil source with reserves estimated between 1.7 trillion and 2.5 trillion barrels. Students are tasked with writing a news report that includes various aspects of the oil sands, such as formation, extraction processes, environmental and economic impacts, and stakeholder involvement, while ensuring a balanced viewpoint. A self-evaluation rubric is provided to assess the quality of the report based on information accuracy, connections made, communication effectiveness, and proper sourcing.

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Unit 1 Assignment: Canada’s Oil Sands CGC1W

Introduction: Alberta’s oil sands deposits are Canada’s largest


source of oil, with reserves estimated at between 1.7 trillion and 2.5
trillion barrels. It may be the biggest petroleum deposit anywhere in the
world! You will be writing a news report that outlines the information
you have discovered about Alberta’s oil sands and then you will state you
opinion based on the evidence you found.

Assignment: Use the Internet (Google Scholar, company websites,


and Government Websites) to research the oil sand deposits in Canada.
Imagine you are a newspaper reporter who has been given the task of
writing an article that explains the oil sands to readers and your own
point of view. Use the following questions as a guide.

Include an alphabetical Works Cited page of your sources (at least


four). Be careful when looking at sources on this controversial topic.

Make sure you have as much unbiased information as you can get, and
look at a balance of viewpoints—not just pro- or con.

Complete and submit the Self-Evaluation.

Guiding Questions for Research:


1. How were the oil sands formed? 6. Which Indigenous Nations are being
2. How large is the resource? consulted?
3. Explain the extraction and refining 7. Examine the environmental impact
process. of the oil sands projects
4. Explain the upgrading process. 8. Examine the economic impact of the
5. Who are the stakeholders? oil sand projects

Use the rubric on the following page to “grade yourself” before handing
in your assignment.
Unit 1 Assignment: Canada’s Oil Sands CGC1W

Unit 1 Assignment Rubric

Ministry Expectations: A1. Geographic Inquiry: use the geographic inquiry process and the concepts of geographic
thinking when investigating issues relating to Canadian geography. C1. Natural Resources and Industries in Canada: analyze
characteristics of natural resources and industries in Canada, and factors that affect the accessibility and use of natural resources
and the location of industries. C2. Sustainability and Economic Development: analyze issues related to the sustainable
development of resources and industries in Canada
Level 1 (50% - 59%) Level 2 (60% - 69%) Level 3 (70% - 79%) Level 4 (80% - 99%)
Information Article is lacking or Article is lacking some Article expresses Article expresses information
(Knowledge/ missing relevant relevant and/or factual information clearly and clearly and effectively with
Understanding) and/or factual information on oil includes a variety of plenty of relevant and factual
Expressing information on oil sands, particularly for relevant and factual information on economic and
sands, particularly for environmental and information on environmental impacts of
Information and
environmental and economic impacts. economic and Alberta oil sands
Knowledge economic impacts. environmental impacts
of Alberta oil sands
Article lacks Article shows some Article clearly represents Article clearly represents a
Thinking & connections made connections between connections made variety of connections made
Inquiry between facts stated information about the between facts or with a high degree of
and ideas and/or little topic (facts) and evidence from credible effectiveness between facts/
to no course terms or opinion or explanation sources and opinions of evidence from credible
Article Facts and
concepts used. of relevance to course the student with sources and opinions with
Explanations concepts or terms. inclusion of course terms inclusion of course terms and
and concepts. concepts.
Article lacks effective Article communicates Article clearly Article clearly and effectively
Communication communication of information with communicates communicates information in
ideas and facts and/or required components, information with little to a logical way, with all
Article Structure some required more than 3 spelling or no spelling errors, all required components, no
components missing grammar errors, required components, spelling or grammar errors
and
(such as connections and/or lacks expansion connections made and connections made
Communication between concepts and on connections between topic and between topic and scholarly
of Ideas ideas) and many errors between topic and evidence. evidence.
present. opinion.
Student explains Student explains Student explains Student explains personal
Application personal opinion with personal opinion with personal opinion with a opinion with a high degree of
a high degree of a high degree of high degree of effectiveness and connects
Opinion, effectiveness and effectiveness and effectiveness and opinion to the facts presented
connects opinion to connects opinion to connects opinion to the and course lesson content.
Connections and
the facts presented the facts presented facts presented and Scholarly sources in MLA
MLA Sources and course lesson and course lesson course lesson content. format
content. content. Scholarly sources used

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