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