Immigration and Ruralization: Urban vs. Rural | 

Lesson 7

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Learning from Labour

Task Component

Instruction

Assessment Focus 
Look Fors

Notes for Teachers

Individual 
Practice

(A question for 
extension that students 
can do independently to 
assess understanding of 
the concept(s).)

In a Venn Diagram format, have 
students individually work on the 
question: “Canadian people would 
work in a urban area because … ? 
In a rural area because …?” In the 
center of the diagram, list reasons 
that are the same for both urban 
and rural settings.

Assessment as Learning

In pairs, students will self-
assess their questions and make 
improvements based on the set 
criteria

Circulate to observe and assist 
students. 

Differentiation

(Modifications/ 
Extensions)

Invite a labour leader to speak to 
the class about the current, and 
possibly historic, nature of their 
work. (For example, what changes 
have been made at the factory over 
the past decades?)

Assessment of Learning

These differentiation and 
extension opportunities allow 
students to further develop their 
understanding of workers and 
employers throughout various 
time periods.

The extension activity is an 
opportunity for students to 
further develop their background 
knowledge of this time period.

Reflection

In their reflective history journal, ask students, “If you could move from an urban setting to a rural setting, or 
vice versa, would you and why? Provide three to five reasons and explain your thinking.” 

Next Steps

Arrange for students to explore the United Nations website on Child Labour by going to  http://www.un.org/
en/globalissues/briefingpapers/childlabour/. Have students review the website and report back to the class 
(individually or in small groups) about one of the topics covered.

POST-LESSON TEACHER REFLECTION

*

 Please jot down notes throughout the observation.

Reference Bibliography

Fried, M. (Rev.). (2014). Child Labour. The New Book of Knowledge. 

LeBlanc, A. (2006). For the Price of a Song: A Century of Child Labour 1850-1950. Montreal, PQ: Smith, Bonappetit & Son.

Pedersen, A. M., et al. (2011). Child Labour. The Canadian Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved May 21, 2015 from http://www.

thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/child-labour/