Possible Responses:
• They made me feel good/valued/loved/safe.
• They were smart/kind/interesting/honest.
• They helped solve a problem/conflict/misunderstanding.
• They helped me to understand/be a better person/learn something new/
have new perspectives.
• They were an expert in what they did.
• They were passionate about what they did.
• Even though it was hard/challenging, they still worked hard (persevered).
Facilitation Note: Sharing your own stories and experiences regarding
contributors to your life will provide learners with a model of who contributors
to their life are or can be and the difference that they make to individuals as
well as the larger community.
Step C:
Assessment
of Learning
CATEGORIZING THINKING TO BUILD NEW KNOWLEDGE
Sticky Note Pileup: Organize students into small groups (four to five students
each) at tables or desks where they can all see each other and work together
easily.
Teacher Talk: We have come up with many great ideas about people who
have made a difference in our lives, and it is clear that there are common
ideas. Working collaboratively in a group, you will have an opportunity to take
the ideas that we have shared and place them in groups that make sense to
you and your group members.
You will be given yellow sticky notes to write down the ideas we have on the
Anchor Chart and any new ideas you would like to add. Once you have them
written down, begin to think about putting sticky notes that have similar ideas
together into piles. Remember to consider everyone’s ideas as to how the
sticky notes are to be grouped.
Facilitation Note: Guide students as they work by asking prompting and
clarifying questions regarding their thinking in how they organize their sticky
notes. They should try to place each sticky note into a category, but they can
have as many categories as they choose.
Possible Prompting and Clarifying Questions:
• Tell me your thinking as to why you placed the ideas on these sticky notes
together.
• When I read this idea, I think of this. What do you think of?
• You have several different piles of sticky notes. Do you see piles that are
similar that can be put together?
• I am interested in what you see in common in these ideas. Can you share
what your group’s thinking was?
Black Canadian Curriculum – Junior – ETFO – 2014