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 a Canadian contributor to society;
• investigate the impact a Canadian contributor has made on society; and
• examine the importance of making a difference in the world around them.
Success
Criteria
• Describe what a contribution is and qualities that significant contributors
have.
• 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:
• journal
• writing and erasing utensils
Teachers will need:
• Learning Goals and Success Criteria posted
• students placed in appropriate learning groups (approximately four to
five students each)
• photocopies of pictures of various contributors to Canadian society (see
BLM #3)
• adhesive tape
• book: Viola Desmond Won’t Be Budged (2010) by Jody Nyasha Warner
(ISBN-13: 978-0888997791)
• chart paper
• markers of various colours
• BLM #1 Student Assessment Checklist
• BLM #2 Anecdotal Observation/Conferencing Tracking Template
• BLM #4 Mind Map Template enlarged onto chart paper
Lesson 3
Canadian Contributors to Society (40 to 50 minutes)
Black Canadian Curriculum – Junior – ETFO – 2014