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Grade 7
Social Studies
Miss McGovern
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Table of Contents
Title Page…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….…….….1
Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………………………………….…..………..2
Rationale…………..………………………………………………………………………………………………….….………3
Unit Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……4-5
Assessment Description/Key/Rubric…………………..………………………..……………………………...6-7
Materials ………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………….………8
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Rationale
This unit on Chapter 7: Creating a New Country, is all about helping the students to understand
our political past, and how it contributed the beautiful country we live in today. By the end of
this chapter, the students should have a better understanding of how we became Canada, and
how far we still had to go to get to where we are today. As citizens of this country, it is
important to understand our Canadian identity, and how we can make a difference. In order to
make a difference, we first need to understand what situation we are in. Not everyone pays
attention to politics, nor do they appreciate their right to vote. This is a right that we as a
society have worked very hard for over the years. Thus, the more that we educate the younger
generation, the more likely they are to exercise their rights and feel confident enough to make
a change when they feel that things are going sideways within our political realm. The Grade 7
Program of Studies (POS) specifically mentions that by the end of the year, the students should
understand and appreciate how Canada has evolved. As well as, how these events have
affected our citizenship and identity over time.
Unit Objective
Each of these skills involves work with the GLOs and SLOs that are outlined in the Grade 7
Program of Studies (POS).
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Unit Overview
Lesson 1 –
Get the students to answer questions while watching a video on John A. McDonald.
Summary of where Canada’s identity is at, Who John A. McDonald is, Video and Sheet
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country (Grade 7) 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.6, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3
CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATION AND LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
Lesson 2 –
Get the students to answer questions while watching a movie on John A. McDonald.
Continuation of the video and filling out the sheet
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country (Grade 7) 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.6, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3
CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATION, LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING, AND POSTER RUBRIC
Lesson 3 –
Get the students to finish the sheet and hand it in.
Finish the movie, finish the sheet, hand it in, if there is time then introduce some info on Ch. 7
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country (Grade 7) 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.6, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3
CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATION AND LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
Lesson 4 –
Get the students to teach each other what they learned.
3-5 things that they learned about John A. MacDonald, Assign 2 pages to each group with a time limit, at
the end of the time, they have to come up to the front of the class to teach everyone what they learned
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country (Grade 7) 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.6, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.5, 7.2.6
CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATION AND LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
Lesson 5 –
Get the students to repeat the information back to me.
Interactive Lecture, 1 min. Video, Lecture, Questions
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country (Grade 7) 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.6, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.5, 7.2.6
CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATION AND LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
Lesson 6 –
Get the students to compose their role-play project in groups.
Introduce project, rehearsal for presentation on the 10 th
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country (Grade 7) 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.6, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.5, 7.2.6
CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATION AND LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
Lesson 7 –
Get the students to compose their role-play project in groups.
Groups may plan and rehearse for their presentation
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country (Grade 7) 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.6, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.5, 7.2.6
CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATION AND LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
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Lesson 8 –
Get the students to compose their role-play project in groups.
Last day of group rehearsal for presentations the next day
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country (Grade 7) 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.6, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.5, 7.2.6
CHECKLIST FOR PARTICIPATION AND LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING
Lesson 9 –
Project presentations
PRESENTATION RUBRIC
Lesson 10 –
Student have the class to study for their quiz on the 15th
Lesson 11 –
Chapter Quiz, students may read afterwards
ANSWER KEY
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Assessment Description / Checklist / Key / Rubrics
Students will be formatively assessed every class. They will receive a mark of Mastery, Advancing,
Progressing, Emerging, Beginning, or Limited in the respected column of PowerSchool. This is dependent
on their participation/ensemble marks in class, as well as the extent to which they complete their
assignments. Notes may be made regarding the student’s ensemble marks, as well as the progress they
make as classes continue. These notes will contribute to their report card feedback at the end of the
term. Feedback may consist of how they contributed to the class, where they are at with their learning,
and how they could progress from there. Verbal feedback will also be given to the students throughout
the year.
Assignments that are summatively assessed, will be graded through the same 6 levels of assessment on
PowerSchool, as mentioned above.
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Academic Achievement Reporting Key
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Materials
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcACdpePyiM
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Lesson Plan 1 – Ch. 7
Grade/Subject: 7 / Social Studies – Chapter 7: Creating a New Country
Teacher: Miss McGovern
Date: March 27th, 28th, April 1st, 2019
OUTCOMES
Learning Objective(s):
-Get the students to answer questions while watching a video on John A. MacDonald
GLOs:
7.1, 7.2
SLOs:
7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.5, 7.1.6
7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.5
ASSESSMENT
Formative:
-Observations during class
-Worksheet for understanding
MATERIALS
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country from the textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis
Get everyone to come in, have them pull out the tables and chairs.
Good afternoon! We are starting a NEW CHAPTER TODAY! Chapter 7 is here and he is ready to get learnt!
Todaaaaay, we will be watching a movie about John A. MacDonald. You will also be filling out questions on a sheet as
you watch it.
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-Known for bringing about Confederation → the permanent union of countries with some sort of central power
(MacDonald) → Canada became a Confederation in 1867 → MacDonald helped to create Canada
-Also known for helping to create the Canadian Pacific Railway
Movie (1 hr 30 min)
Students have a worksheet to fill out as the movie goes along.
Conclusion (5 min.)
Pause the video, and say that: this is where we will be stopping today. You will finish the movie tomorrow, and finish
your sheets as well.
For the last few minutes of class, I wanted to give you back your tests. Please remind me of who is not here as I call
out your names to come get your test from me.
Please keep this in your binders so that you do not lose them! You can use them for studying later on!
Reflection
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Lesson Plan 2 – Ch. 7
Grade/Subject: 7 / Social Studies – Chapter 7: Creating a New Country
Teacher: Miss McGovern
Date: April 2nd, 2019
OUTCOMES
Learning Objective(s):
GLOs:
7.1, 7.2
SLOs:
7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3, 7.1.6
7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.5, 7.2.6
ASSESSMENT
Formative:
-Observations during class
-Students in groups, taught the class what they learned
-MAS, ADV, PRG, EMG, BEG, LIM
MATERIALS
Chapter 7: Creating a New Country from the textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis
Get everyone to come in, have them pull out the tables and chairs.
Good afternoon! We are finished the movie about John A. Macdonald, which means that we are going to slam
through Chapter 7’s information!
Todaaaaay, I will give you a quick introduction to what Ch. 7 is all about, and then I will assign your table groups
something that will remain a mystery for now!
In Class Assignment
-In your table groups, I will assign you 2 pages of the textbook to read AS A GROUP
-As you read, pick out key/important points to write down in a document → things that you learn from these pages
-You will have until 2:45pm to read these pages and write down what you learned from them
-Then, we will regroup and one table at a time, you will come up to the front of the class and tell us all what you
learned
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-Please hand in your doc into google classroom so that other people can have access to your information as study
material
At 2:45pm
-Call up groups one by one to present what they learned to the class
-Got 15 minutes to get through all of them
-If there is extra time, they can hand in their documents to google classroom
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Make sure you put your document up on Google Classroom so that other people can have access to it for studying
later on.
Once you are finished, you can put away your Social stuff, and get out your Math.
Reflection
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