Teaching 
& Learning 
Strategies

• Activating Prior Knowledge: Partner Reading 
• Shared Reading and Documentation of Thinking: Black Canadian Women 

Contributor Posters

• Consolidating Thinking to Build New Knowledge: Rapid Research 
• Consolidating the Learning Experience: Ticket Out the Door

Background 
Information 
for Teachers

Before Lesson
• Post Learning Goals and Success Criteria for this lesson.
• Have copies of Black Canadian Women Contributor Information Sheets 

available for small groups.

• Have technology and text resources available for research (extension 

suggestion).

• Have spaces available for small groups to meet, discuss and complete 

research.

• Have the Anecdotal Observation Template (BLM #2) ready on a clipboard 

to use while students are working collaboratively. 

• Have the Ticket Out the Door Template enlarged onto chart paper and 

posted.

Step A:
Assessment
as Learning

Lesson Note: This lesson starts with a review of Lesson 3, Canadian 

Contributors to Society. Please review that lesson to get some background 

on and insights into the learning experiences that this lesson will build upon.

ACTIVATING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Teacher Talk: We learned about the contribution that Viola Desmond made 

to society, and we had an opportunity to write a journal entry about the 

impact that her contribution had. Let’s take some time now to reflect on the 

impacts that you wrote about.

Partner Reading: Have students pair up and find a space where they can 

listen to each other read their journal entries. Encourage them to make 

connections between the impacts that they share with each other while 

reading their journals.

Step B:
Assessment 
for Learning

SHARED READING AND DOCUMENTATION OF THINKING

Teacher Talk: As we discussed yesterday, there are some Canadian 

contributors that are very famous or popular. We see and hear about them 

through websites, books and various other media. There are other Canadians 

who have made very significant contributions to society but may not have 

received the same recognition as others. We are going to learn about some 

amazing women that fit into this category. 

Black Canadian Curriculum – Junior – ETFO – 2014