CMLIS BACKWARD DESIGN LESSON PLAN Subject: Social Studies 11

Date: Friday, October 10, 2014

Stage 1: Desired Results

Projected Learning Outcomes met:

SKILLS & PROCESSES

- apply critical thinking including questioning, comparing, summarizing, drawing conclusions, and
defending a position to make reasoned judgments about a range of issues, situations, and topics
- demonstrate effective research skills, including: accessing information | assessing information | collecting data | evaluating data |
organizing information | presenting information | citing sources
- demonstrate effective written, oral, and graphic communication skills
- demonstrate skills and attitudes of active citizenship, including ethical behaviour, open-mindedness, respect for diversity, and
collaboration
CONTENT: It is expected that students can describe:
- Canada s development as an autonomous nation
- Impact of WWI and Canada s role
- Impact of WWII and Canada s role
- Canada s participation in world affairs

Stage 2: Evidence for Assessing Learning

Evidence:
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Stage 3: Learning Plan

Goals [Write Down]: Student tasks

Understand what Canada was like in the early 20 th Century 5 Minutes
Assess Canadas independence, and relationship with Britain
Lightening Lecture
10 minutes
Students fill in the blanks on SV
15 RMB Summaries
30 Minutes
- Students write summaries of 1 of 3 events | Teach 3 new words to peers
- Alaska Boundary Dispute / Boer War / Naval Service Bill
- I collect at the end of class, then students select best summary next class, which I print
out for their notes.
Exit Slip
- How do the three events we studied show Canada growing in independence?
10 minutes
- Describe how each event contributed to Canadas growing independence.

If extra time: RMR Explains. PLO Showing. Choosing best test answers. 10 minutes