Heritage Fair at St

Here are some examples of choices to consider. It should be something you are interested in.

Famous Island Musicians	Tom Connors, Lennie Gallant, Teresa Doyle
Famous Island Politicians	Fathers of Confederation Island Premiers (Robert Ghiz, Pat Binns...) Island Premiers Gallery
Famous Island Sports figures	Lou Campbell, Bill Halpenny, Charlie Ryan, Lori Kane
Famous Island Authors, Poets	L.M. Montgomery, Milton Acorn
Famous Island Artists	Henry Purdy, Robert Harris
Pioneers	Pioneer Life on PEI
History of a Church	Historic Churches of PEI
Early Industries	Island Enterprise
Farming	Agriculture on PEI
Transportation	early cars, horses, Railway museum, ferry service Transportation, Shipbuilding museum
Early Stores	Historica Web page
Fires or Shipwrecks on PEI	Shipwrecks
French/Acadian Culture	Acadian Museum of PEI, The Acadians
Early schools on PEI	Picture of one room school house by Robert Harris
Surveyors of PEI	Samuel Holland, George Wright, Admiral Bayfield
Mi'Kmaq	Malpeque, The Mi'kmaq
Historic Buildings	Beaconsfield, Province House, Andrew Macphail Homestead
Connection to your country of origin	Ethnic Heritage
PEI ghost stories	Canadian Ghost Stories
RCMP	RCMP
Your family tree Your Grandfather or Grandmother as a child	www.ancestry.com
Confederation	Canadian Confederation for Kids

*Use the school library or the public library to find books or magazines.
*Use the Internet to search for your topic.
*Interview people.

If you can't find enough information on your topic, be prepared to change your topic.

*Write down your sources of information. You should know the author, title, publisher, and copyright date.

*Make an outline of your project. Organize your information under specific headings.

*Get your display materials ready. (Backboard, colored paper, photos, letters...)

1. Write a rough draft for you project.
-Check your rough draft for spelling mistakes, grammar and accuracy.

2. Write/type a good copy of your project.
- Don't forget to include a cover page, table of contents, headings, and bibliography (sources of information).

3. Plan your display and presentation.
    -Use colorful paper and markers.
    -Make letters large and neat.
    -Use some photos and pages from your report to display.
    -Practice what you are going to say during your presentation.

Your projects will be presented for your class and then during the heritage fair at school. You should have your project should be finished before March Break. The Heritage Fair at St. Jean will be after March Break.

The judges will evaluate your project based on:
-level of research 15 points
-originality/creativity 10 points
-impression (what it looks like on the display board) 10 points
-interview (judges will ask you questions about your project) 15 points

Looking for resources? Try:
-The Provincial Library has a PEI section of books about communities on PEI, old churches, families.....

-The school library. There are a few books on Island history, plus encyclopedias.

-Interview someone. Your older relatives will probably love to share information about when they were younger.

-The Internet. Don't forget to be really specific in your search. Also read with a critical eye. Check sources.

A few good sites are: