Lesson Plan Template ED3501GHI Curriculum Overview Lesson

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Social Studies Lesson 2 r:
Title/Focus March 22
Date:

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES

5.2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the people and the stories of Canada and their ways of
life over time, and appreciate the diversity of Canadas heritage
5.3. Students will demonstrate an understanding events and factors that have changed the ways of life in
Canada over time and appreciate the impact of these changes on citizenship and identity.
SPECIFIC LEARNER OUTCOMES
5.2.9 examine, critically, how European immigrants shaped ways of life in western Canada by
exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:

How were European immigrants affected by pressures to conform in western Canada?

5.3.1 appreciate how changes impact citizenship and identity:
Recognize how economic and political changes impact ways of life of citizen

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Students will understand what is an immigrant is
2. Students will understand the difficulty of being an immigrant moving to the west
ASSESSMENTS
Observations: Class discussion and student questioning
KeyQuestions: Whatisanimmigrant?
Whatisthedifficultyofbeinganimmigrantinthewest?
Products/Performances: Classdiscussion
ExitSlip
LEARNINGRESOURCESCONSULTED MATERIALSANDEQUIPMENT
AlbertaProgramofStudies TeacherResources:
GameResources:Passports,Dice,Cards,PokerChips
Whiteboardmarkers
LinedPaper
StudentResources:
Pencils
PROCEDURE
Introduction Time
AttentionGrabber Wehavebeentalkingaboutimmigration
TransitiontoBody Review:
Whatisanimmigrant?
5 mins
Whatisimmigration?
WhydidsomepeoplemovetotheWest?Whatinfluencedthemtomove?
Body Time
LearningActivity#1 Game: 30 mins
Explaintostudentsthewillbeparticipatinginanimmigrationgame
Thisgameshowstheexperiencebothwithmoneyandqualityoflife.What
isqualityoflife?
Theirwillbe3groupsof4and3groupsof5andthegroupswillbe
decidedbypopsiclesticks
Eachstudenthastheirownpassport.(Getthepersontochoosetwopeople
tohelppassoutthepassport).Getgroupstofinsaplaceintheclassroomto
sit.Eachgroupmustchooseabanker
Theroundswillbestartedbyfillingoutyourpassportinformationandeach
personwillreceivetheirstartingsalary.
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe 1

Assessments/
Differentiation
LearningActivity#2
AssessmentDifferentiation
Assessment of
Learning:
Transition:
How does this individual
lesson scaffold learning
opportunities for
students?
What assumptions does
this lesson make about
what students already
know?
In what ways is this
lesson connected to the
next lesson?
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe
Lesson Plan Template ED3501GHI Curriculum Overview Lesson
OnebyonestudentswillpickandreadtheirBychoiceorbychance
cards.Theywillfollowthecard.Wheneveryonehasreadthatcardthey
willthenchooseaneventcard.
Aftertheeventcardsthestudentswillreceivetheirsalary
Thenthenextroundperceiveswiththechoiceandchancecardsand
continueon
Getstudentstototaltheirhappinessandtheircoins
Discussion:
Getstudentstocleanuptheirgameandreturntotheirdesks 5 mins
KeyQuestions:Lookingatyourcoinsandqualityoflifewouldyoumove
backtoEuropewhy?Whohadmorethan10coins?Morethan10
happiness?
Arestudentsengagedandparticipating?Arestudentsabletograsptheconcept
ofimmigrationandthestrugglesofimmigration?
ReflectionActivity:
Studentswillbereflectingontheexperiencesofanimmigrant.Theywill
bewritingaminimumof5sentencesrespondingtothequestions: 10 mins
o Whatweretheproblemsexperiencedwhenimmigratingtothe
west?
FormativeandSummative:Studentswillbegradedonthebasisofthe
appropriatenessoftheirrespondandthedetailoftheirrespond.
Cliffhanger/Closure Time
Are students engaged and participating? Are student
understanding the concept of immigration? Do students
understand the struggles of an immigrant in the west?
Summative: The reflective writing piece
Students will hand in their response and get their agendas out
for home time.
Rationale
Students have been learning about immigration in the west of Canada. We
have talked about why people moved to the west and also the struggles
that permit from moving to the west. Students will continue to talk about
immigration struggles, immigration today and then start discussing the
confederation!
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