Assessment Focus Task Component Instruction Notes for Teachers Look Fors Modification Match students in (Modifications/ supportive pairings. Extensions) Provide students with hard copies of the text. Allow for oral response. Assessment of Extension: Collecting Oral Collecting Oral History is a History Learning pedagogical tool which democratizes learning in In order to place their Students will enrich what many ways. It makes families in the historical/ they have learned in class history more inclusive as it social context of ‘labour’ about allows students to connect and expand their ‘labouring’ by exploring the the lived experiences of perspective, students experiences of a family someone - a family could member. member in interview a family member Look for references to, this case - with the context of about one of their work or awareness of, the what they are learning in experiences. impact of class. Brainstorm a list of Labour Day, Labour Standards Students are encouraged to and questions, which may include take notes during the Organized Labour. general questions such as, interview, either by writing ‘Tell me about your first job’; or recording the responses. or specific questions such as, As well, students should be ‘What was your most prepared to expect that while some people stick to answering questions, rewarding/dangerous/boring others veer off on job? What were the tangents, revealing conditions that made it that unexpected but relevant way? What did you learn?’ information. Teach general interviewing tips beforehand, as well as Share the stories among journalistic strategies to classmates. Discuss what probe and probe again! the stories reveal Encourage students to ask specifically about human about, and record, specific experience and generally details. about our society. This is an important way to Further Extensions: contextualize and Students can use the writing personalize the ideas process to develop their presented in the unit. collecting oral history story and apply historical thinking to the raw data of the interviews. What does the family member’s labour experience reveal about continuity and change, or about any of
Task Component Instruction Assessment Focus Look Fors Notes for Teachers (Modifications/ Extensions) Modification Match students in supportive pairings. Provide students with hard copies of the text. Allow for oral response. Extension: Collecting Oral History In order to place their families in the historical/ social context of ‘labour’ and expand their perspective, students could interview a family member about one of their work experiences. Brainstorm a list of questions, which may include general questions such as, ‘Tell me about your first job’; or specific questions such as, ‘What was your most rewarding/dangerous/boring job? What were the conditions that made it that way? What did you learn?’ Teach general interviewing tips beforehand, as well as journalistic strategies to probe and probe again! Encourage students to ask about, and record, specific details. Further Extensions: Students can use the writing process to develop their collecting oral history story and apply historical thinking to the raw data of the interviews. What does the family member’s labour experience reveal about continuity and change, or about any of Assessment of Learning Students will enrich what they have learned in class about ‘labouring’ by exploring the experiences of a family member. Look for references to, or awareness of, the impact of Labour Day, Labour Standards and Organized Labour. Collecting Oral History is a pedagogical tool which democratizes learning in many ways. It makes history more inclusive as it allows students to connect the lived experiences of someone - a family member in this case - with the context of what they are learning in class. Students are encouraged to take notes during the interview, either by writing or recording the responses. As well, students should be prepared to expect that while some people stick to answering questions, others veer off on tangents, revealing unexpected but relevant information. Share the stories among classmates. Discuss what the stories reveal specifically about human experience and generally about our society. This is an important way to contextualize and personalize the ideas presented in the unit.