Autumn Peltier: Fighting to Protect Canada’s Water

Instructions
  1. Read the article concerning the activist you chose. 

  2. Take notes while viewing and reading the text in your student booklet. 

  3. Complete the activist’s character map (graphic organizer) on the next tab using the video and written text to help you collect evidence to justify your opinion.

*You can always change your mind and choose the other activist.

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Autumn Peltier, Photographer Linda Roy
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Watch a Video

The Teen Fighting to Protect Canada's Water Meet Autumn Peltier 


YouTube blurb : "She is the teen fighting to protect Canada's water — meet 13-year-old Canadian Autumn Peltier. She speaks bravely, confidently and passionately, and as a so-called water walker, Peltier pleaded with Justin Trudeau to protect Canada’s water. Now she is gearing up to speak at the United Nations for World Water Day."

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Read an Article and Listen to a Podcast

Meet Autumn Peltier, Teen Water Warrior

Picture of Autumn Peltier
Autumn Peltier, Photographer Linda Roy

prérequis Are You Curious?

Find out how Autumn Peltier has inspired a young American artist. or This Indigenous Activist is Canada's Own Greta Thunberg.


It is possible to download and print the character map if you want to take notes on paper before filling it online.

Download Character Map

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Cross Curricular Competency

 To Exercise Critical Judgement.

"There's no way my newspaper would let me publish my opinion if it were not justified. Being able to justify my arguments forces me to refine my judgement and I think that is separates our publication to some of the wild accusations found online. 
-Jiao Xung, columnist" 

Did you know?

Just because we can justify an argument, doesn't make it right!

Write your decision and its justification.


In your student booklet, enter your justification like you practised. Don’t forget to express how this person could be inspiring to secondary 4 and 5 students specifically.

What's Next?

Now that you better how to write to support inspiring initiatives, and that you know what makes a person and their story inspiring for others, you are ready to take on your final task for this unit!