Fathers of Confederation Research Project
Research the life of one of the key figures involved in the Confederation
debate. Then present your information to the class in an original way in a 3-5
minute presentation. I will show you some exemplars of past student projects.
1) Select one person to research from the attached list.
2) Begin researching your Father of Confederation. Use the RSS15 sheet to
record your information. Use at least three sources, one of which must
be a book. Gather information on:
 full name and any titles
 date and place of birth and death
 family background
 interesting facts about childhood or early years
 interesting information about personal life
 contributions to the Confederation debate
 portrait or other image related to the biography (for
example, family home)
3) Create your presentation (oral presentation and visuals) and practice,
practice, practice!
4) Review the rubric to make sure you have completed all items.
5) Present to the class. Keep your presentation between three and five
minutes.
I can provide you with a fact sheet on your choice.
You may find the following websites helpful:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/023001-2989-e.html
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/kids/h2-1500-e.html
http://www.primeministers.ca/
http://canadaonline.about.com/library/bl/blfoc.htm
http://www.canadainfolink.ca/confederation.htm
Note: You may work on your own or in partners. Should you choose to work
in partners you will be required to get permission (on a note) from both sets
of parents as you will need to get together on your own time to complete
the project. Also remember that when working in partners the work should
reflect the input of two people and the same mark will be shared by both
partners.
List of Fathers of Confederation to select from:
1) Archibald, Sir Adams George Nova Scotia
2) Brown, George
Ontario
3) Campbell, Sir Alexander
Ontario
4) Cartier, Sir F.T.B.
Newfoundland
5) Cartier, Sir George-Étienne
Quebec
6) Chandler, Edward Barron
New Brunswick
7) Chapais, Jean-Charles
Quebec
8) Cockburn, James
Ontario
9) Coles, George
Prince Edward Island
10) Dickey, Robert Barry
Nova Scotia
11) Fisher, Charles
New Brunswick
12) Galt, Sir Alexander Tilloch
Quebec
13) Gray, John Hamilton
New Brunswick
14) Gray, John Hamilton
Prince Edward Island
15) Haviland, Thomas Heath
Prince Edward Island
16) Henry, William Alexander
Nova Scotia
17) Howland, William Pierce
Ontario
18) Johnson, John Mercer
New Brunswick
19) Langevin, Sir Hector-Louis
Quebec
20) Macdonald, Andrew Archibald
Prince Edward Island
21) Macdonald, Sir John A.
Ontario
22) McCully, Johnathan
Nova Scotia
23) McDougall, William
Manitoba
24) McGee, Thomas D’Arcy
Quebec
25) Mitchell, Peter
New Brunswick
26) Mowat, Sir Oliver
Ontario
27) Palmer, Edward
Prince Edward Island
28) Pope, William Henry
Prince Edward Island
29) Ritchie, John William
Nova Scotia
30) Shea, Sir Ambrose
Newfoundland
31) Steeves, William Henry
New Brunswick
32) Taché, Sir Étienne-Paschal
Quebec
33) Tilley, Sir Samuel Leonard
New Brunswick
34) Tupper, Sir Charles
Nova Scotia
35) Whelan, Edward
Prince Edward Island
36) Wilmot, Robert Duncan
New Brunswick
RSS 8: Research and Report Rubric
Name: ___________________________________________________Date: ______________________
Father of Confederation Research Project: _______________________________________________
(0) Not done
Topic
Focus
Sources
Content
Presentation
(1) Beginning
Criteria
 clearly understood the
topic
 had a clear idea of what I
knew and what I needed
to find out
 found information in at
least three sources besides
the textbook
 compared different
sources to make sure my
information was reliable
 checked that my
information was complete
Included:
 full name and any titles
 date and place of birth
 date and place of death
 family background
 interesting facts about
childhood or early years
 interesting facts about
personal life
 contributions to the
Confederation debate
 portrait or image related to
the biography
of one Father of
Confederation from the list
provided.
 explained the main ideas
very clearly
 organized the information
into subtopics in a logical
way
 presented most parts in
ways that suited the type
of information
 had a creative presentation
format with visuals
 presentation was 3-5
minutes long
 used effective presentation
skills (see “Presentations”
tip sheet)
Mark
(2) Working on it
Comments
(3) Got it
RSS 15: Recording Information
Name: ________________________________________________ Date: _________________________
For Print Source
For Internet Source
Author(s):
Author(s) (if given):
Title:
Title of page:
Place of publication:
Name of Web site:
Publishing company:
Host of site:
Year published:
Date of last update:
Date I last looked at it:
Web site address:
Reliability Checklist
 Information is up-todate.
 Ideas and opinions are based on
facts.
 I trust the source.
 Information seems to be fair about
different perspectives.
Record the information from this source in the space below. Write down the page number for
each fact.
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