• BLM #2 Anecdotal Observation/Conferencing Tracking Template
• BLM #3 Mind Map Template for each group and one enlarged onto chart 

paper (two—one for each woman)

• BLM #4 A Canadian Woman Contributor worksheet (two—one for each 

woman) for each student

• Paper strips to write down Learning Wall words

Teaching 
& Learning 
Strategies

• Activating Prior Knowledge: Revisiting “What Are the Qualities of an 

Important Person?”

• Modelled Reading and Documentation of Thinking: Mind Map
• Consolidating Thinking to Build New Knowledge: Mind Map
• Consolidating the Learning Experience: Learning Wall; A Canadian 

Woman Contributor worksheet 

Background 
Information 
for Teachers

Before Lesson
• Based on the abilities of your classroom, the activities may need to be 

whole-class, teacher recorded. If your students are able to work in groups 

independently, then you can begin the tasks and ask the groups to finish. 

Bring the whole class back together to continue recording ideas on the 

Anchor Chart.

• You will be creating a “Learning Wall,” which grounds and connects 

each of the lessons. To consolidate the learning experience, the students 

and you will add to the wall, at the end of each lesson, words that were 

introduced or are important to the lesson.

• Lesson 4 will follow the same format as Lesson 3: you will be taking 

an in-depth look at two of the women (poster and resource sheets are 

provided). Feel free to choose any of the other three women instead or 

complete activities for all five. 

• View lesson ideas for the book Viola Desmond Won’t Be Budged in the 

teacher resource Social Justice Begins with Me.

• For Angela James, use the resource sheet for the modelled reading, as 

well as the YouTube clip.

• Have chart paper with the Mind Map Template (BLM #3) prepared.
• Have the Anecdotal Observation Template (BLM #2) ready on a clipboard 

to use while students are working collaboratively.

Step A:
Assessment
as Learning

Lesson Note: This lesson starts with a review of Lesson 2, “What Are the 

Qualities of an Important Person?” Please review that lesson to get some 

background on and insights into the learning experiences that this lesson 

will build upon.

Black Canadian Curriculum – Primary – ETFO – 2014