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SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW

MININg?STUDENT VIDEO CONTEST

WWW.OMA.ON.CA

#SYTYKM

Students and teachers pit yourself against

high schools across Ontario

THE BEST BRIGHTEST

Learning Goals

The Sustainability of Resources: analyse impacts of resource policy, resource management, and consumer choices on resource sustainability in Canada

The Development of Resources: analyse issues related to the distribution, availability, and development of natural resources in Canada from a geographic perspective

Industries and Economic Development: assess the relative importance of different industrial sectors to the Canadian economy and Canada’s place in the global economy, and analyse factors that influence the location of industries in these sectors

Sustainable Industries in Canada

CGC1D1 Issues in Canadian Geography ASSIGNMENT

What must we do in our society in our daily lives to

promote resource sustainability?

Developed by Dimitra Tsanos, Curriculum Leader, Canadian World Studies, East York Collegiate Institute

Your medium can explore a range of benefits that your industry brings to society. This may include economic growth, employment opportunities and beneficial end-uses of products. You may decide to explore how the industry impacts various Ontario communities and how it contributes to building a better world. Here are just some things to think about when planning your video:

Report on a resource industry in Canada via print, photography or video. You will need to:

a) Identify your target audience and choose the best way to reach and communicate with them, i.e. which media do they read/watch/listen to?

b) Plan how you will report on the problem and/or issue (who needs to be informed? how? when?) and use the appropriate journalistic format and style

c) Create an article, photograph, photographic essay of up to 12 photographs, or video that documents the environmental problem and/or issue; where possible you should suggest a solution

d) Take a positive approach to inspiring change and finding a solutione) Share (disseminate) your work to a local audience through the media,

e.g. school newspaper, rotunda television, social media, exhibition, local events, etc.

• Fishing• Aqua Culture

How has industry changed over the years?What kind of opportunities does the industry offer young people like me?Does it play a role in building a green economy?What is the connection between innovation, next-generation technologies and the industry?

Does the industry enable energy conservation and environmental solutions?

Can it uncover the building blocks of a sustainable future?Does the industry hold a leadership position in global markets? Should it?

• Mining (minerals, ores, fossil fuels)

• Forestry

• Energy (hydro, nuclear, wind, solar, biofuel)

• Farming

Name:

Date: Mark: /30 (see rubric)

Your Assignment

Your Medium

Possible Topics

Think about taking a journalistic approach

— we’re looking for attention–grabbing, thought–provoking,

innovative mini-documentaries that

highlight themes such as environment,

safety, community development, high

tech products, energy solutions, etc.

Knowledge & Understanding

Facts and Ideas 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.5 9.0 10.0

Summary of the resource industry is well organized and expressed in a clear manner

Limited success in identifying the resource industry

Some success in identifying the resource industry

Moderate success in identifying the resource industry

Identifies the resource industry with a high degree of success

/10

Thinking & Inquiry

Research and Connections

2.5 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.9 4.0 5.0

Research is evident and connections made to a regional resource industry

Information indicates limited research skills and does not include sufficient connections to a local community environmental issue

Information indicates moderately effective research skills with some connections to a local community environmental issue

Information indicates effective research skills with most connections made to a local community environmental issue

Information indicates excellent research skills with all local community environmental issues thoroughly examined and considered

/5

Sustainable or Innovative Industry

2.5 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.9 4.0 5.0

Evidence of innovation, sustainable practices and position in global markets

Innovation and sustainable practices are not addressed in a thorough fashion

Some success in showing evidence of innovation and sustainable practices

Innovation and sustainable practices are successfully addressed

Innovation and sustainable practices are addressed with a high degree of success

/5

Communication & Application

Expression of Ideas

5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.5 9.0 10.0

Expression and organization of ideas and information in oral, written and visual forms

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness

Expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness

/10

Name: Topic:

Comments:

Total: /30

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Making the Video

• Actors (need three)

For contest details: http://www.oma.on.ca/en/contestpages/index.asp

BEST OVERALL ENTRY $5,000 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST DIRECTING $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST WRITING (Original Screenplay) $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST MUSIC (Original Score & Lyrics) $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST CINEMATOGRAPHY $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST COMEDY $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST ANIMATED VIDEO $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST VIDEO IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH (with English subtitles)

$2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST 15 SECOND COMMERCIAL $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolBEST ART DIRECTION IN A 15 SECOND COMMERCIAL $2,500 + $500 for the

winner’s schoolOMA ACADEMY AWARD $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolTEACHERS’ CHOICE AWARD $2,500 + $500 for the winner’s schoolHONOURABLE MENTION Five prizes of $500

All videos about mining will be submitted to

an Ontario Mining Association video

contest called SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW

MINING, where the school and groups can

win monetary prizes. Here is a list

of possibilities:

Upload your final video onto YouTube and present it to the class.

Edit your video using movie editing software.

Film your video using your cellphones.

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Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

• Director• Camera Person

The Prize

Write a two-page script Consider your limitations

for film locations (within the school boundaries)

Use appropriate props and costume

No violence, use appropriate language, safety

Needs a start, middle and end Create a scenario/scene — ie. Sitting

at a table at lunch with friends, interviewing a miner, discussing how it effects our everyday life etc.

Make sure to include how the industry effects our everyday lives and how the industry considers all the themes

In groups of five, you will

create a two-minute video

based on the themes

outlined on page two.