Practice Mini Essay
Source 1I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I wantthe culture of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuseto be blown off my feet by any.
Mahatma Gandhi
Source 2Language is our unique relationship to the Creator, our attitudes, beliefs, values andfundamental notions of what is truth. Our Languages are the cornerstones of who we areas a People, without our Languages our cultures cannot survive.
Assembly of First Nations statement on language
Source 3In every other province and territory (that New Brunswick and Quebec), Francophonesmake up less than 5 per of the population. But despite the assimilating force of English,those communities are thriving and now have institutions and rights unparalleled in theirhistory. For example, there were no French schools in one half of the provinces in 1982.Even in 1990, Francophones managed their own schools only in Quebec, New Brunswickand, to a limited extent, Ontario. Today, Francophone school governance structures are inplace in all 10 provinces and three territories.
Stephane Dion
How to Write a Mini EssayThe mini-essay should contain a minimum of four paragraphs.For paragraphs 1 to 3 you must do the following. Explain the meaning of the quote in your own words. Use examples of the quote (using quotations) in order to emphasize yourinterpretation. Then you must explain how the quote is related to globalization, again useexample to prove your point.For paragraph 4 you must: Identify the relationship(s) that exists among the sources. Support the relationship with evidence drawn from the sources and knowledge foSocial Studies.