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Unit 5 · 6 lessons

Writing for Reconciliation

Reading the national reports that name what happened and what must change, learning to write about communities responsibly, and building essays that are argued, evidenced, cited and revised with care.

  • 57 practice questions
  • 49 flashcards
  • 1 interactive lesson
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Lessons

  1. 1Truth and Reconciliation: The Reports and the CallsWhat the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was, how its 94 Calls to Action are organized, what the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls found, why September 30 is a national day, and why Survivors' testimony sits at the centre of all of it.Interactive10 questions
  2. 2Meaningful Allyship in Reading, Writing and SpeakingWhat allyship looks like when it is a practice rather than a label: listening first, amplifying without speaking over, avoiding tokenism and performative gestures, and writing about communities you do not belong to with accuracy and care.8 questions
  3. 3Writing for Change: Letters, Op-Eds and the Calls to ActionHow to write persuasively to someone who can act: choosing a specific TRC Call to Action and the right audience, formatting a formal letter and an op-ed, using persuasive techniques with accuracy and care, making a specific request, and reflecting on how well your writing worked.10 questions
  4. 4Writing Creatively: Personal Narrative and PoetryWriting your own personal narrative or poem from your own place and relations: finding material, turning statements into images, building a voice, choosing a form that fits, revising, and respecting the boundary against writing in a voice or tradition that is not yours.10 questions
  5. 5Building a Literary or Persuasive EssayHow to write an essay that argues something: a debatable thesis, topic sentences that make claims, short quotations woven into your own sentences, analysis that explains effect and connects to theme, and a conclusion that does more than repeat.9 questions
  6. 6Research, Citation, Revision and ReflectionFinding and judging sources with First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors and organizations first, citing in MLA style, citing knowledge shared orally only with permission and full attribution, then revising, editing, proofreading and reflecting on your writing.10 questions