Social Studies 10-C/10-2

Heather McCracken

Lesson #5: Capitalism

Oct. 7 (77 mins)

Stage 1: Desired Results

GOs: Students will:
 Assess the impacts of historical globalization on Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples
SOs: Students will:
 Explore the foundations of historical globalization
 Develop skills of historical thinking
 Demonstrate skills of cooperation, conflict resolution, and consensus building
Learning Students will: (Using BPM – Behaviour, Proficiency, Method)
Objectives  Review the goals of mercantilism
 Evaluate mercantilism as an economic system
 Learn about capitalism
 Form an opinion on capitalism and have a debate about it

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

Formative Mercantilism Bell Work – did students Summative N/A
Assessment understand the concepts of mercantilism, Assessment
enough to evaluate the system

Class debate - a formative check for whether

the class as a whole is understanding the
concepts and examples discussed in class.
Will also serve to reinforce ideas for students
as they listen and participate (SLO 2.7, S.5)

Capitalism Cartoon Worksheet - an individual

formative assessment of whether the student
was listening and taking good notes on the
Capitalism powerpoint during class, as well as
whether they retained the information
presented (SLO 2.7, S. 2)

Stage 3: Learning Experience

Prior Create and print enough copies of the
to Capitalism Notes, Capitalism Debate
Lesson: Sheet, and Capitalism Cartoon
Worksheet.
Create the Capitalism Powerpoint
Resources to Capitalism Powerpoint
Bring:
Capitalism Notes
Capitalism Cartoon Worksheet.
Capitalism Debate Sheet

Time: Content/Description Notes/Assessments:

15 mins Introduction:
- As students enter the classroom, greet them, give them a squirt
of hand sanitizer, and ask them to find their seats.
- Let them know that the instructions for the bell work are up on
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Heather McCracken

Lesson #5: Capitalism

Oct. 7 (77 mins)

the whiteboard. Ask them to begin the task as soon as they get
seated.
- Put the Capitalism powerpoint on the board.

Instructions for bell work:

- Welcome! Please get out your Mercantilism Notes and
Questions from last class.
- Complete your notes with the information on the board.
- Use this information to answer the last two questions on your
Mercantilism Questions Sheet

Rotate around the classroom, ensuring students get started on their

work right away. Give students ten minutes to copy the information
down and answer the questions.

Review the last bit of notes with students. Have them do a vote of
which country they thought would be the most successful.

After students are done sharing, go around the classroom with the
period 1 bin and ask students to hand in their homework. Mercantilism Bell Work
– did students understand
Transition: the concepts of
Say to students: mercantilism, enough to
- Thank you for sharing! evaluate the system
- We are going to continue our journey through history, moving
on from mercantilism to talk about an economic system known
as capitalism.

Body:
60 mins Say to students:
(total) - I have put together some information for you about
mercantilism and capitalism.
- Together we are going to go through some notes.
- As we go through the notes, you will need to fill in the pieces of
information that are missing.

25 mins Hand out the Capitalism Notes and go through the Capitalism
Powerpoint. Have students follow along and fill in information as
necessary. Go through the values of capitalism, the rise of capitalism,
Adam Smith, the rise of capitalism, and alternative economic systems.
End off with the capitalism vs. communism chart.

Say to students:
- Lots of opinions around the world exist on what the best
economic system is.
- Today we are going to have a mini-debate on this topic.
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Lesson #5: Capitalism

Oct. 7 (77 mins)

- To start off, you are going to work with a partner.

- I am going to assign you either the topic of capitalism or
communism. Whichever topic you are assigned, is the topic that
you have to argue for.
- With your partner, you are going to use the Capitalism Debate
Sheet to prepare your arguments for debate. You are going to
have fifteen minutes to prepare.
- Then, you and your partner are going to debate two other
students (partners) who have been given the opposite economic
system.
- After you debate, we will have the opportunity to share your Class debate - a
points with the entire class. formative check for
whether the class as a
15 mins Hand out the Capitalism Debate Sheet and assign students partners. whole is understanding
Give them fifteen minutes to come up with their best arguments. Then the concepts and
get their attention and review debate etiquette. examples discussed in
class. Will also serve to
20 mins Allow them to debate for ten minutes, then get their attention again. reinforce ideas for
Draw a chart up on the board and ask students to share their best students as they listen
arguments. and participate (SLO 2.7,
S.5)

2 mins Closure: Capitalism Cartoon

For closure, hand out the Capitalism Cartoon Worksheet. Explain to Worksheet - an
students that they need to reflect on what they learned and if their individual formative
opinion changed during the debate, as well as take a look at a political assessment of whether
cartoon related to capitalism. If there is time, allow students to get the student was listening
started on their homework in class. and taking good notes
on the Capitalism
powerpoint during class,
as well as whether they
retained the information
presented (SLO 2.7, S.
2)
Stage 4: Reflection
1. Detailed description of the actual lesson as taught: includes students’ response to instruction and any
changes from the lesson plan:

2. Specific strengths of the lesson plan and delivery:

3. Specific weaknesses in the lesson plan and delivery:

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Lesson #5: Capitalism

Oct. 7 (77 mins)

4. What must be addressed to improve this plan?