Guiding
Question
How have the contributions of Canadian women made an impact on society?
Learning
Goals
Students will:
• make connections between contributors in their own lives and contributors
to society;
• investigate what making a contribution to society is; and
• examine the importance of making a difference in the world around them.
Success
Criteria
• Describe what a contribution is and who contributors are.
• Describe the importance of contributors and contributions to society.
• Give examples of contributions from a variety of contexts.
• Give examples of contributors from a variety of contexts.
Materials
Required for
This Lesson
Students will need:
• the envelopes, sheets of paper or file folders containing the students’
sticky notes from Lesson 1
• Placemat Template enlarged onto 11-x-17-inch paper
• access to technology with Internet access
• access to library resources
• green, yellow and red stickers
• writing and erasing utensils
Teachers will need:
• Learning Goals and Success Criteria posted
• the envelopes, sheets of paper or file folders containing the students’
sticky notes from Lesson 1
• chart paper or whiteboard
• markers for Anchor Chart
• students placed in appropriate learning groups (approximately three to
four students each)
• technology with Internet access for learners to use individually or as a
group (i.e., computer, iPad, etc.)
• access to school library
• green, yellow and red stickers for each group
Lesson 2
What Are the Qualities of a Contributor to Society?
(40 to 50 minutes)
Black Canadian Curriculum – Junior – ETFO – 2014