Contest Resources For 2023 Student Contest

Resource Materials

Following are some resources to assist with successful participation in the contest:

• Individual Student Rubric (Grades 4-6)
• Individual Student Rubric (Grades 7-9)

Here are the Alberta Curriculum Connections:

• Alberta Champions 4-6 ELA and Social Curriculum Links
• Alberta Champions JH ELA and Social Curriculum Links

This Research Planning Guide  helps students plan and manage their research.

Here is a Bibliography Template to organize the end of student submissions.

Planning Your Project for Students Grades 4 to 6 (with Resources and Timeline), by Sheryl Fernando.

Resources for Teachers for Planning the Project Including Timeline, by Jennifer Perry.

Entry Submission File Formats, by Mark Ruthenberg

When students create multi-media entries, it is still important to cover the requirements of confirming the impact of the champion as well as how they inspired the student. Here are two examples from Grade 4 students who created this type of entry as well as the response of the judges.

Examples for the Nellie McClung Explanation, above:

With thanks to the following for their input on these resources:

Amber Araki, teacher, Junior High, Calgary Board of Education, Sheryl Fernando, Consultant, Junior High Social Studies, Calgary Catholic School District, Michele Jones, Executive Director, Alberta Student Assessment Consortium, Rob Lennard, The History Wrangler, Meagan Lundgren, Assistant Principal, Altadore School, Calgary Board of Education, Jennifer Perry, Consultant, Elementary Social Studies, Calgary Catholic School District

IDEAS: Integrating into your curriculum

• Individual projects by entire class, to encourage research into Alberta history and historical figures
• Individual projects by entire class, to encourage creative writing about historical figures and their impact on the  community
• Enrichment projects, to encourage meaningful individual research and work, and develop citizenship and community connections

Over 60 LOCAL champions to choose from! OR, choose your own champion (posthumous). Help your students celebrate our Alberta heritage.

More Great Ideas and Motivators

Ms Laura Mulvey, teacher at St. Isidore School in the Calgary Catholic School District, has been entering students in the Alberta Champions Story/Essay Contest for six years. In 2021, she had TWO WINNERS in the Essay Contest!!

Attention Teachers, Grades 4 to 9:

This contest will connect with your learning outcomes. Do you want to

• Bring Alberta history to life in your classroom?
• Encourage your students to advance their writing skills and write creatively?
• Help students to discover the impact one individual can have on the community?
• Develop your students’ citizenship skills as they link diverse individuals in history with their present lives?
• Win a certificate to purchase materials for your classroom?

Teachers: This is why we do it!

Write about  these Alberta Champions:

These individuals, important to Alberta history,  can be selected as subjects for the 2023 student entries for the Grades 4-6 or the Grades 7-9 contests.

You can choose from this list OR you may write about any Albertan of your choice (posthumous). Here are links to more articles about these Champions in the The Canadian Encyclopedia: