ClassDojo
Flipsnack
Over The Top
Practice Quizlet
YouTube
Lesson Plan 1:
Overview
This is a two-part lesson covering the two World Wars and their impacts on the social, political and economic aspects of Canada. Students will be aided in their learning through the use of several digital artefacts and educational technologies.
Lesson 1:
By Megan Duggan and Dragos-Andrei Badarau
Description: This is an accessible, inclusive learning experience designed to teach students about Canada's involvement in the Second World War. Students will be aided in their learning through the use of digital artifacts such as ClassDojo, Flipsnack and Quizlet.
Audience: Grade 11 Students
Objectives:
Students will identify the extent of Canada’s participation in the economic and political affairs of the Second World War
Students will describe the impact of the Second World War on Canada’s economy, society and relation with allies
Students will discuss the effectiveness of the Canadian federal policies implemented during the Second World War
Media: Students will need access to a laptop or computer device to access the educational media. A smartphone can be used for the Quizlet application.
Activities:
1. Gain the attention of the students: Using ClassDojo, students will break into groups to discuss the following questions (Gagne #1)
- How prepared was Canada at the start of the war?
- How did Canada view the policy of appeasement?
- Who did Canada want to align itself with during the war?
2. Inform students of the objectives (above)
3. Stimulate recall of prior knowledge
Have students brainstorm ideas and list words or thoughts that come to mind when asked about prior knowledge of World War II, and more specifically, Canada’s involvement and decision making.
4. Present the content
- Present a lecture using Google Slides on the Social Welfare Measures implemented, the Role of Women During the War, the Treatment of the so-called "enemy aliens" and First Nations, and the relations with the United States and Britain
5. Provide learning guidance
- Watch the following video on Canada's Involvement in WWII
- Japanese Canadian Internment | Narrated by David Suzuki (this is an example of a real-world application or case studying exploring the impacts of Canadian policies on Japanese Canadians)
6. Elicit performance (practise)
- Create a 'Digital Flipbook' using Flipsnack to explain the significance of the following policies implemented by the Canadian Federal Government during the Second World War (ex; Ogdensburg Agreement, Hyde Park Declaration and the War Measures Act)
- Students will need to explain the policy, describe its significance, and use visuals to aid in the aesthetic portion of the infographic.
Assessment:
8. Assess performance
- Take the assessment on Quizlet by taking the test or playing the match or gravity game
9. Enhance retention and transfer
- Use the assessment completed on Quizlet as a guide to enhance retention and create a better understanding of what students can improve on for future lessons
Follow up:
7. Provide feedback
- After completing your digital flipbook, submit it through Aropa and peer review another classmate’s work by the submission deadline. Once all the reviews are uploaded, students will be able to see how they were graded and what they could have done better.
Lesson 2:
Description:
Audience: Grade 11
Objective:
- Students will identify the extent of Canada’s First Nations participation in the economic and political
- Students will describe the First World War’s impact on Canada’s First Nations with regards to their rights, society, and relations with other Canadians.
Media:
Activities:
1. Gain the attention of the students
Start the topic with a Youtube video of Sabatons Ghost in the Trenches and discuss the following 2 questions:
1. How did Canada treat its Indigenous population( Canada treated its First Nations relatively badly, with poverty rates and other economic factors seeing
them at the bottom of society)
2. When did Canada start the conscription of First Nations soldiers in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)?
2. Inform Students of the objectives (learning outcome)
- Students will identify the extent of Canada’s First Nations participation in the economic and political timeline of World War I.
- Students will describe the First World War’s impact on Canada’s First Nations concerning their rights, society, and relations with other Canadians.
- Students will identify the status of First Nations within Canadian society.
3. Stimulate recall of prior knowledge
- Have students brainstorm ideas and list words or thoughts that come to mind when asked about prior knowledge of World War I, and more specifically, the
involvement of First Nations and their status prior to WWI. - Question the students’ knowledge of First Nations history and their status throughout Canadian history
4. Present the content
- Present a Lecture using Google Slides on Canadațs entry into the war, on the CEF, on Francis Pahgamabow, various Indigenous soldiers and the status of First Nations within Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Teach the lyrics to Ghost in the Trenches.
- Introduce the students to a game about the realities of WW1 trenches and First Nations.
5. Provide learning guidance
- Watch the following video from Sabaton’s Ghost in the Trenches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJPyLlxj8nY
- Watch the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGzNwAUdHM8
- Teach the students ways to learn: taking notes, mnemonic devices, group projects and how to do research and critical thinking.
6. Elicit performance
- Test the students on the lyrics of the song.
- Have the students attempt the game.
- Have the students prepare a PowerPoint presentation about their preferred soldier or First Nations civilian who advanced the cause of First Nations, either politically or economically.
7. Provide feedback
- Once tested, show the students where shortcomings are present and attempt to teach the students to ensure that those shortcomings are addressed.
8. Assess performance
- Prepare a test and administer it on the status of First Nations in Canada and Indigenous soldiers in the Canadian army in the early 20th century
9. Enhance retention and transfer
- Use the assessment completed as a guide to enhance retention and create a better understanding of what students can improve on for future lessons.