Knowledge: Do: Residential school was a part of Canadian Read Kookum’s Red Shoes by Peter history. Eyvindson and When I was Eight by Christy Jordan- Fenton with students. Nations children were taken from their parents, families, and communities. They Compare Olemaun’s account of residential were then sent to school to learn to forget school with that of Kookum’s a Venn their First Nations culture. diagram. Create an original text that outlines their When children returned from residential thoughts/feelings on Olemaun and Kookum’s school, it was hard for them to fit back in residential school experience. with their communities. Complete KWL chart of residential school. EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING Stage Two How will we determine what they know? – Assessment: Summative Formative Performance Task Pre-Assessment Communicate and demonstrate Using a KWL chart, ask students to discuss understanding by creating original texts (e.g., as a group what they know about residential poem, report, play, letter, journal entry) school and what they would like to learn. based on their thoughts/feelings of residential school. On-going assessments of process Students will compare the two accounts of Other Evidence residential school experiences in a Venn Complete their KWL chart. diagram. Using a t chart students will examine how each girl felt before they arrived at residential school and how they felt after.
Knowledge: Do: Residential school was a part of Canadian history. Nations children were taken from their parents, families, and communities. They were then sent to school to learn to forget their First Nations culture. When children returned from residential school, it was hard for them to fit back in with their communities. Read Kookum’s Red Shoes by Peter Eyvindson and When I was Eight by Christy Jordan- Fenton with students. Compare Olemaun’s account of residential school with that of Kookum’s a Venn diagram. Create an original text that outlines their thoughts/feelings on Olemaun and Kookum’s residential school experience. Complete KWL chart of residential school. EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING Stage Two – How will we determine what they know? Assessment: Summative Performance Task Communicate and demonstrate understanding by creating original texts (e.g., poem, report, play, letter, journal entry) based on their thoughts/feelings of residential school. Other Evidence Complete their KWL chart. Formative Pre-Assessment Using a KWL chart, ask students to discuss as a group what they know about residential school and what they would like to learn. On-going assessments of process Students will compare the two accounts of residential school experiences in a Venn diagram. Using a t chart students will examine how each girl felt before they arrived at residential school and how they felt after.
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