Design Topic Colonization Subject(s)Social Studies Grade(s) 9 Designer(s) Aaron Potvin

STAGE 1 DESIRED RESULTS

Unit Title: Colonization and First Nations People in Canada
Established Goals (big ideas):
Emerging ideas and ideologies profoundly influence societies and events.
Disparities in power alter the balance of relationships between individuals and between societies.
Collective identity is constructed and can change over time.
Rationale
- To Learn about Canadas First Nations and learn about Colonialism through the scope of different perspectives.
Essential Question(s):What drives the learning?)
What are the effects of colonization today?
What are the lasting effects of residential schools?
What were the causes of colonialism?
How have First Nations been discriminated against in Government Policies?
What are treaties?
Students will be able to: (competencies)
Students will Know:

Use Social Studies inquiry processes and

skills to: ask questions; gather, interpret,
and analyze ideas; and communicate
findings and decisions
Compare and contrast continuities and
changes for different groups during this
time period (continuity and change)
Recognize implicit and explicit ethical
judgments in a variety of sources (ethical
judgments)
Make reasoned ethical judgments about
controversial actions in the past and
present, and whether we have a
responsibility to respond (ethical
judgment)

(Content)
the continuing effects of imperialism and
colonialism on indigenous peoples in
Canada and around the world
local, regional, and global conflicts
discriminatory policies, attitudes, and
historical wrongs

STAGE 2 ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

Performance Tasks and/or culminating tasks:
Other Evidence

Test
Research Project/Presentation
Gamified learning assignments Self
Reflections, A page write up about a First
Nations Group and their culture, A page
write up about a famous Canadian First
Nations person, A map coloured, showing
the different FN groups traditional areas,
Current events article with a self
reflection, present a current event, A
contribution of FN to Canadian Culture,

Class discussions
Formative feedback on research

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Source: Understanding by Design, Unit Design Planning Template (Wiggins/McTighe 2005)

Other topics can be negotiated

add points for gamfication

Key Criteria:
- Students understand connections to Colonialism and how it effects First Nations Groups today. How Colonization
has impacted First Nations Identity.
STAGE 3 LEARNING PLAN
Learning intentions
activities
- I understand that First Nations in Canada have been
- Looking at the Indian act and deciphering meaning out
discriminated against in government policies
of it as a group.

- I understand that the effects of colonialism are still felt

today

- Look at residential schools. Watch movie Barbeque

Area. Discuss effects of residential schools on
modern First Nations. Discussion on poems about
residential schools.

- I can examine sources and look at biases of different

authors

- Looking at Current events news stories and talk about

bias. Use article credibility chart. Students will work up
to finding sources for themselves. Students will put
together a presentation on colonization around the
world.
- Look at the ideas that caused colonization, Manifest
destiny, International Tensions, 'white mans burden'
and 'nobel savage'. Read some of Duncan Campbell
Scott's poems and discuss in class.

- I understand what happened to Canada's First nations

was a product of the ideologies of the time

Design Topic Colonization Subject(s)Social Studies Grade(s) 9 Designer(s) Aaron Potvin

Week 1 April- 11- 15

Monday
Tuesday
World
Colonization.
Causes and how
the world was
divided up.
- Manifest Destiny,
greed, international
tensions
How Canada was
divided up

- Fur Trade
-Voyager
- early treaties peace and
friendship
agreements

Week 2 April 18 - 22
Monday
Tuesday
-Duncan Campbell
Scott look at
poems 'noble
savage'
-find song to
contrast time
- Indian act
- Small pox

BC added to
Canada
- Douglas treaties
- BC First nations
map vs other BC
maps

Week 3 April 25 - 29
Monday
Tuesday
- Residential
Schools
- Assimilation
policy
- Other countries
who used the
system
- Barbecue Area

- Loss of language
- Rita Joe I lost
my talk
- Discriminatory
policies
-Truth and
Reconciliation
- Have you had
discrimination in
your life?

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

- PreConfederation
relationships
between FN and
Settlers.
- Confederation
-what is
confederation?
-who was involved
with it?
-who does it
benefit?

British North
America
- Confederation
-Metis

- Over hunting of
buffalo
-Read interview
- Assimilation
policies
- Current events
article credibility
discussion
-article
presentations

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

- Reservations
- Potlatch
-Banning of the
potlatch

-Possible Guest
Speaker

- Loss of history,
Villages activity
- Current events
article credibility
discussion

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

- Treaties
- BC treaty process
- Criticisms
- look at Nisga
treaty

-Case Study Current day land

claims OKA
Crisis Historical
information
-CBC Footage

- Talk about
Globalization
-Compare and
contrast with
colonialism
- Current events
article credibility
discussion

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Source: Understanding by Design, Unit Design Planning Template (Wiggins/McTighe 2005)

Week 4 May 2 - 6
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

- Work block

- Work block

- FN participation
in WWI
- Treatment when
they came back

- Peer Workshop
peoples research
and credibility of
articles
-Current Issues
with FN and
colonialism

Week 5 May 9 - 13
Monday
Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

-Read a short story -Presentations

and talk about the
implications of
colonization on
current FN identity
- Possibly Thomas
Kings 'Borders' but
I want to find
something else
- Reflection

-As part of
-Review
Canadian Identity
then and now
- Important figures
in Current First
Nations
- A tribe called Red
- Digging Roots
- Lorne Cardinal
- Sean Atleo

- Explain research
Project -negotiate
presentation date
friday, monday or
tuesday
- Work block

-Test