Guiding
Question
How have the contributions of Canadian women made an impact on society?
Learning
Goals
Students will:
• make connections between important people in their own lives and
contributors to society;
• investigate a Canadian contributor to society by “interviewing” her; and
• investigate the impact a Canadian contributor has made on society.
Success
Criteria
• Describe what a contribution is and qualities that significant contributors
have.
• Generate questions as news broadcasters.
• Provide evidence of contributions of Canadian women to society.
• Provide evidence of the impact of Canadian women on society.
Materials
Required for
This Lesson
Students will need:
• access to Black Canadian Women Contributor Posters
• Reflection Rectangle
• writing and erasing utensils
Teachers will need:
• Learning Goals and Success Criteria posted
• students placed into four appropriate learning groups
• Black Canadian Women Contributor Posters
• “Qualities of an Important Person/Impact on Society” Anchor Chart (see
Lesson 2) and Mind Map (see Lessons 3 and 4)
• chart paper
• markers
• BLM #1 Student Assessment Checklist
• BLM #2 Anecdotal Observation/Conferencing Tracking Template
• BLM #3 Reflection Rectangle for each student (there are two rectangles
printed on the BLM)
Lessons 6 and 7
Canadian Women Contributors Summative Task
(40 to 50 minutes each)
Black Canadian Curriculum – Primary – ETFO – 2014