LESSON PLAN #2- Chapter 5

Subject: Social Studies Grade: 9 Date: Jan. 26

Critical Inquiry Question: Who should we welcome into Canada?

Lesson: Immigration- Refugees Time: 57 min.

SLOs: From the Program of Studies
9.1.8 assess, critically, how legislative processes attempt to address emerging issues of
immigration by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
What factors influence immigration policies in Canada (i.e., economic, political, health,
security)?
How are changes to Canadian policies on immigration and refugees a reflection of
world issues?
What impact does increasing immigration have on Aboriginal peoples and
communities?
How are provincial governments able to influence and implement immigration policies?
How is the implementation of immigration policies in Qubec an attempt to strengthen
the French language in North America?
What is the relationship between immigration policies in Canada and the rights
guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
To what extent does Canada benefit from immigration?

Instructional Objectives: (Not outcomes, but lesson objectives. Not a description of

lesson procedure, but an indication of what students will know or be able to do by the
end of the lesson).
Knowledge:
Students will understand some of the factors that influence immigration policy in Canada.
Students will be able to identify how the Quebec accord strengthens French language.
Students will understand the impact of immigration on Canadians.

Skill:
Students will read chapter 5 in their textbook
Students will respond to questions about the material they are engaging in
Key Questions:
What is the focus question for this lesson? What are some related questions?
What does immigration, specifically refugee immigration, look like?
Where do people come from?
Why do they come to Canada?
What impact do they have on Canada and the people that live here?

Materials:
Chapter 5 notes
Preparation:
Have notes printed
Adaptations:
Modified notes for some students
Lesson Procedure:
(Use numbered or bulleted steps. Indicate lesson introduction, development and
conclusion to clarify the flow of the lesson. Write it with enough detail that a substitute
teacher could teach the lesson.)

1) Chapter 5 Notes (57 min.)

- Students given the class to work on them

Assessment:
How will you know if students met your lesson objectives? What assessment tool or
strategy are you using? What are you looking for in this formative assessment?

Formative: class discussion and work being done on chapter 5 notes

Lesson Reflection:
This is a space for notes after youve taught the lesson.