Assignment Information

1. Name:

3.4 Assign: Which Side Are You On?

2. Instructions

Which Side Are You On? Canadian and American Boundary Disputes

Instructions

You may choose one of the two options for this assignment.

Option A:

Write a 250-word editorial for a fictional British Columbia newspaper and give an opinion on the boundary dispute. You may want to include maps and visuals to convince your audience.

Option B:

Write a 250-word composition linking the boundary dispute with current boundary issues between Canada and the United States. You may want to think of the issue in light of different methods of transportation now available to travellers.

ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Marking criteria are the same for both options. Both assignments ask you to write an opinion paper. Your main point or opinion should be clearly expressed, must be well supported, and the organization of the composition should be clear. Make sure your writing is clear, concise, and free from errors in spelling and grammar.

3. Due Date

August 7, 2020 12:00:00 PM PDT

4. Points Possible

August 7, 2020

B.C. Times

“GOLD RUSH IN YUKON,SOME PROSPECTORS FURIOUS BECAUSE OF JOURNEY”

The Yukon gold line has been said to have all your riches and an

abundance amount of gold, and all the rusty dusty gold prospectors headed to Yukon straight away and more are on their way. Some of the people who have came back have something very important to say. “These darn Mericans’ be asking for us to get permission to pass a darn roadway, I’d be better off not going, the gold is probably all gone by now!”

Indeed it seems that Canada is in a very rough position right now, and has no choice but to do something about this American boundary dispute. Theodore Roosevelt isn’t making things better as well. Laurier must figure out a way to make a result with the Americans so that it favours to their country. Laurier has tried giving some land that had cut off half of the coastal land

from the sea of BC, and that made a lot of Canadians enraged. One of our special guests has been asked a question.

“What are your opinions on the boundary dispute, and whose side are you on, Canada or the US?”

“This little boundary dispute has only been a ruckus to both US and Canada. One big factor is because America bought Alaska from Russia, and I person think that the US shouldn’t put up a state near our country, but not even close to theirs. Also to back up my opinion I think that America is only using this method to take advantage of this messy boundary placing so they can receive a treaty which will be in favour of them. This is a very antagonistic scheme which I think is rude of the US to do this. Why not just let the prospectors go by to Yukon? It’s not like they’re going to find gold in Alaska anyways.”

See Page A4 for more…