The Rights and Responsibilities of Workers and Employers

 

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Lesson 1

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Learning from Labour

Task Component

Instruction

Assessment Focus 
Look Fors

Notes for Teachers*

Next Steps

Contact a local labour leader or labour historian to provide an overview of the lives of early workers in 
Canada. This conversation could take place in person or via Skype.

Show episodes from Canada: A People’s History related to the time period of 1850-1915 and ask students 
to watch for how working people are portrayed. Who are the workers? What are they doing? Is there any 
mention of their treatment or how much they are paid? How are they shown to be contributing to Canada 
during the episodes?

POST-LESSON TEACHER REFLECTION

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 Please jot down notes throughout the observation.

Reference Bibliography

Civilization.ca. Canadian labour history, 1850-1999. (n.d.). Retrieved June 5, 2015 from http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/

hist/labour/lab01e.shtml

Phillips, P. (2009, September 4). Highlights in Canadian labour history. Retrieved June 5, 2015 from http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/

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