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.
• 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:
• their journal entry from Lesson 3
• access to Black Canadian Women Contributor Posters
• Black Canadian Women Contributor Information Sheets
• Rapid Research Graphic Organizer
• sticky notes in two different colours
• writing and erasing utensils
Teachers will need:
• Learning Goals and Success Criteria posted
• students’ journal entries from Lesson 3
• Black Canadian Women Contributor Posters
• Black Canadian Women Contributor Information Sheets
• sticky notes in two different colours; one of each colour for each student
• BLM #1 Student Assessment Checklist
• BLM #2 Anecdotal Observation/Conferencing Tracking Template
• BLM #3 Rapid Research Graphic Organizer for each student
• BLM #4 Ticket Out the Door Template enlarged onto chart paper
Lesson 4 and 5
Canadian Women Contributors (40 to 50 minutes each lesson)
Black Canadian Curriculum – Junior – ETFO – 2014