Many of these issues frame the evidence of Perseverance that students
will have been asked to consider in other lessons. Deconstruction of these
issues will need to be tailored to the needs of your students in order for them
to fully understand Angela James’s triumphs and challenges that support
evidence of Perseverance in her life.
After the students have viewed the video, have discussions with them about
the challenges and triumphs that Angela James had and the impact they
had on herself, others and society.
Possible questions to spark discussion:
• Why would Angela James be so well regarded as a hockey player but not
be included on Canada’s women’s Olympic team?
• How would Angela’s exclusion from the Olympic team impact herself, her
family and other hockey players?
• How would Angela’s upbringing have an impact on her learning and
excelling in hockey?
• Why is Angela James considered the “female Wayne Gretzky” yet many
of us have not heard of her?
Give students time to add their conclusions and additional information to the
second column (“The impact on herself, others and society…”) of BLM #3,
Focused Viewing/Shared Reading Graphic Organizer.
SHARED READING AND DOCUMENTATION OF THINKING
Teacher Talk: We are going to get another perspective on Angela James’s
life by reading the following text. Take some time to read this to yourself
and then we will read it together as a class. As you read, write down any
information that you learn about Angela James on your Graphic Organizer.
Facilitation Note: Structure the reading of this text to best meet the needs
of your students. You may choose to do a read aloud, a full-class shared
experience or have guided learning experiences with small groups of
students. You may also project the text so that the entire class has access
to it. As they read, students complete the third column of BLM #3, Focused
Viewing/Shared Reading Graphic Organizer (“What I read…”).
Shared Reading: Read the text, stopping to have meaningful conversations
regarding the triumphs and challenges in Angela James’s life. Make
connections between what they viewed in the video compared to what they
read in the text (e.g., “Has your thinking been confirmed or contradicted by
the reading of this text?”).
Black Canadian Curriculum – Intermediate – ETFO – 2014