Guiding
Question
How have the contributions of Canadian women made an impact on society?
Learning
Goals
Students will:
• investigate the value of showing character;
• investigate the traits of Perseverance; and
• examine the importance of displaying Perseverance and the benefit to
self, family, community and society.
Success
Criteria
• Give examples of positive character attributes (drawing upon your
Board’s monthly themes, as well as other traits).
• Define “Perseverance” and describe what it means to demonstrate
Perseverance.
• Describe the benefits of showing Perseverance—to self, family,
community (others) and society.
Materials
Required for
This Lesson
Students will need:
• Perseverance Looks Like/Sounds Like T-Chart
• Mind Map
• writing and erasing utensils
Teachers will need:
• Learning Goals and Success Criteria posted
• students placed in appropriate learning groups (three to four students
each, though they will work in pairs for the T-chart activity)
• chart paper
• markers for Anchor Chart
• BLM #1 Student Assessment Checklist
• BLM #2 Anecdotal Observation/Conferencing Tracking Template
• BLM #3 Perseverance Looks Like/Sounds Like T-Chart for each pair of
students
• BLM #4 Mind Map for each student
Teaching
& Learning
Strategies
• Activating Schema: Human Knot and Debrief
• Oral Discussion and Documentation of Thinking: Anchor Chart
• Categorizing Thinking to Build New Knowledge: Mind Map; Pair and
Share; Discussion
• Consolidating the Learning Experience: Popcorn Sharing
Lesson 1
What Does It Mean to Have Perseverance? (40 to 50 minutes)
Black Canadian Curriculum – Intermediate – ETFO – 2014