Shania Twain/ Trinity

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Narrator: Shania Twain was born on august 28, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario. Her real name was Eilleen Regina Edwards. In 1993 she had started her singing career. Soon she became a country pop star. In 1995 she soon came out with her album “The Woman in Me”.

 

Shania: When I was on tour I produced a record with Avril Lavingine. I was so happy to produce records with other famous artist.

 

Robert: I married Shania in December 28, 1993 and I was happy about it. We soon recorded songs together and had lots of fun. We had a child named Eja (pronounced Asia)

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Avril Ramona Lavigne /Shauna

Narrator: Avril Ramona Lavigne was born September 27 1984, she was born in Belleville, Ontario to parents John and Judy Lavigne She has an older brother, Matthew, and a younger sister, Michelle. Avril’s mother was the first to spot young Avril's talent. A daughter of a working-class family, Avril, at the age of two, began singing church songs along with her mother.

 

Avril Lavigne: “I really loved singing with my mom she loved me so much I couldn’t ask for anything else. Bellville Ontario was a small town I loved it. It had so many good friends.” said Avril.

  

Judy Lavigne: “I was so proud when my baby was signed on to arista records and when she was the youngest singer to have a number 1 album. Also I almost cried when she was named the “best new artist” at the 2002 video music awards.”

  

Narrator: She is still a wonderful artist today.

   

Clara Hughes /Megan

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Narrator Clara Hughes was born on September 27 1972 in Winnipeg Manitoba. Clara Hughes always dreamed of being in the Winter Olympics. Here is what she said about it.

Clara Hughes My Olympic dream started when I saw the Olympics on the TV in 1988. Watching the skaters skate around the oval inspired me that I can do that one day.

Narrator Little did Clara know she would do her speed skating dream. She first competed in two summer Olympics in the sport of track cycling. Then she switched to road cycling.

 

Cindy Klassen Even know she beat me for bronze we both are very good skaters. I hope she does very well in whatever she is doing now.

 

Narrator When Clara beat Cindy she became the second speed skater to win medals in the summer and the winter olimpics. Now you hear from another skater who made a big achievement.

 

Christa Rothenburger I won a gold in the 100m in speed skating and a silver in the 1000m sprint in cycling. I think we are all great athletes.

 

Clara Hughes I liked to do other things then sports. I love to paint, read and write. Woodwork and bird watching. I think this is so much fun.

Avril Lavigne /Nari

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Narrator: Avril Lavigne was born on September 27, 1984. She is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario. She grew up in Napanee singing country music in a church and choir and she taught herself how to play the guitar. She was discovered by her first professional manager while singing covers in a Chapters book store in Kingston, Ontario.

Avril Lavigne: By the time I was six-teen, I was signed by Arista Records, and I subsequently moved to New York City to work on my first album. Early attempts to co-write songs for me failed to meet my approval, and I eventually moved to Los Angeles, California and co-wrote my album with Cliff Magness and a songwriting team “The Matrix.”

Narrator: How was your life as a little girl?

Avril Lavigne: My first album, “Let Go”, was released by Arista on June 4, 2002. I was named “Best New Artist” at the 2002 MTV Awards. By December 2004, my first album “Let Go” had sold fifteen million albums and reached the number one spot in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the number 2 spot in the United States.

Narrator: Avril Lavigne was the youngest Canadian to ever sell a million copies in Canada. Her album “Let Go” spawned four hit singles in various parts of the world. She had many competitors but always was the best.

Cliff Magness: I think Avril has a lot of talent for a very young Canadian singer. She has co-wrote an album with me and a songwriting team. She has sold over a million hits and she still is singing today.

Narrator: Avril Lavigne is still singing today and will continue. Her life as a singer is alive today.

Celine Dion /Alexis

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Narrator: Celine Dion was born on March 30^th,1968. When Celine was at the age of five she started singing and recorded her first demo at the age of twelve. Out of fourteen children, Celine was the youngest, so she had thirteen brothers and sisters. Her whole family either sang or played an instrument, and her first language was French.

Celine: Something you might not know about me is that when I am home and with my son, we turn on the Christmas station on the radio. Then while I clean, cook, do laundry, or shower, I will be singing Christmas carols all day long. 

Narrator: Celine Dion has accomplished many things so far in her life: She has her own magazine, perfume line, preformed with Andrea Bocelli, and two of her songs won Academy Awards. Surprisingly, Celine Dion is a fan of Dancing with the Stars and Deal or No Deal. She might even want to be a contestant on one of the shows. 

Narrator: In 2005, Celine Dion had the third highest grossing tour, earning more than 81 million dollars. Celine’s first album was released in 1981, containing nine songs. Celine Dion holds concerts in many cities and countries in the world, and she has many fans.

Elijah J. McCoy / Donna

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Narrator:  Elijah J. McCoy was born on May 2, 1844 in Colchester, Ontario. He was a Canadian inventor and engineer. Now McCoy will be interviewed.

Interviewer: When you were young what were you fascinated by?

 McCoy: I was fascinated by machinery so I went to Europe to study more about them when I grew up. 

Interviewer: I want to know some of the inventions McCoy made and how many? 

McCoy:  Some inventions I made are the folding iron board, automatic lubricator, and the automatic sprinkler. I made about 56 other inventions. 

Narrator: In 1868, Elijah McCoy married Ann Elizabeth Steward who died 4 years later. Then he married his second wife Mary Eleanora Dealaney. McCoy died at the age of 85 on October 10, 1929. 

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Percy Williams, Olympian

 

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Narrator: Percy Williams, born in Vancouver, Canada May 1908 participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics.  In the interim, his life was not an easy one.  I interviewed Percy in 1928 during the Summer Olympics.  I asked him if he had any advice to others who want to participate in the Olympics.  Here are his exact words:

  

Percy:  I always believed that you should never give up.  When I was 15 I had rheumatic fever.  The doctor told me no more active sports.  But I keep at it.

 

Narrator:    Percy won 2 gold medals in 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics running the 100 meter and 200 meter sprint.  I met one of his competitors at the British Empire games and here is what he had to say.

 

Competitor:  Percy is hard to beat.  He set a world record today.  I don’t think I can ever beat him.  He has his small size to account for that.

 

Ending:

Narrator:  Percy continued to run and compete at high levels for a few years, until he pulled a muscle from which he never fully recovered.  Living in pain for most of his life, Percy committed suicide in 1982 at the age of 74.

 

 

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Finding Facts About Canada

Finding Facts About Canada

Activity 1 Search for  Interesting Facts About Canada, choose two  Significant Canadian Facts  write about them and copy and paste the link in word under your writing.   Save the file with your last name and canada facts. ______________________________________________________ Activity 2 Choose one other area of interest you may have about Canada using this link http://www.kathimitchell.com/Canada/canada.htm  Browse for a couple of minutes. Canada is  awesome! Create a question from your research for a classmate to answer. Include the link and answer.  Do this in word and save it with your last name and canada question.

_________________________________     Quizzes Activity 3 Create a Scavenger hunt using the link below http://www.kathimitchell.com/Canada/canada.htm  Make sure that you use word and include the  link to find the answer.  Put your answers at the bottom of the word document. Save  your document with your last name and canada hunt