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Unit One A Week Five: Canadian Identity
Lesson 1.15
Complete the following tasks, record your responses on this document, and submit the document
(as an attachment) via Blackboard. You will need more space to record your answers; keep
typing and the space will expand. 35 marks
Before Composing and Creating
In the previous lesson, you read and analyzed three editorials; in this lesson, you will
need to refer to the four editorials (Lessons 1.13 and 1.14). Editorials are meant to
influence people's actions. As such, an editorial is a persuasive text. In a persuasive
text, the introduction paragraph states what the listener or reader should do or believe.
The supporting paragraphs provide the reasons and proof for doing or believing the
position presented in the introduction. These supporting paragraphs (complete with
details and examples) are arranged in a "persuasive" order (e.g., leaving the most
persuasive reason until last). The concluding paragraph restates or summarizes the
argument, action, or position the writer wants the listener/reader to take.
An editorialist convinces his or her listeners/readers that he or she is right by using
accurate information, concrete examples, and compelling organization.
The Introduction
The introduction of an editorial should begin with a device to catch the listener’s or
reader's attention (e.g., a strong statement of the main idea/thesis, a question, or an
important or unusual or dramatic detail). The introduction should also express a firm
opinion or position that the writer wants the reader to consider.
1. What introduction statement does Stephen March make in “(N)O Canada!” to
engage his listener’s or reader’s attention? /2 marks
The introduction statement used is- “ When the Conservative government proposed
changing a single line of our national anthem this past spring, the outrage was ferocious
enough that the idea was shelved in less than forty-eight hours”. This introduction
statement makes an impact as it want people to keep reading on.
2. In “Canadians must always speak up against hate,” what statement does the
writer make to catch the reader’s attention? /2 marks
The introduction statement is “Canadians benefit greatly from a free, welcoming society
that does its best to accommodate newcomers. We should never take that for granted,
and we should remind ourselves to do the daily work that’s needed to keep it this way.”

This statement is long, but inspiring- so people keep wanting to reading. People want to