Introduction to Grade Seven History:

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Introduction to Grade Seven History

• Bias and Perspective

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Backward Design

• Beginning with the END in mind
• I asked myself
• What do I want my students to gain and remember
  from this unit?

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Answer

• How to THINK more CRITICALLY about the world they
  live in

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Essential Guiding Questions Enduring
Understandings

• The basis for the economy of New France
• Europeans impact on Aboriginal life
• Was their relationship mutually beneficial?

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• Teach SKILLS
• Knowledge of BIAS PERSPECTIVE
• Used across the curriculum

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Lesson 1 Perspective
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• WHO DISCOVERED NORTH AMERICA???
• Was it the Vikings, John the Skilful, or
  Christopher Columbus?
• OR
• Were Native Peoples always here?
• OR
• Did Asians migrate over the land bridge?

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Delivering the message

• 5 groups
• Each group - different coloured card
• Record the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY, HOW/WHERE
• Each group presents

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• Debate Who discovered NA?
• Why are there so many answers to that question?
• Discuss BIAS, PERSPECTIVE, PREJUDICE
• Discuss FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE OUR UNDERSTANDING
  OF HISTORY

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Lesson 2 BiasBLUE PACKAGE
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• Read The Body Ritual of the Snaidanac together
• Brainstorm overhead, computer/LCD
• Create a web

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• Ask them 2 main questions
• Would you be friends with a Snaidanac? Why or
  why not?
• Would you want a Snaidanac for a neighbour? Why
  or why not?
• Discuss, Discuss, Discuss

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Teachable Moments

• Property value would decrease
• Try to convert me to their religion
• Nothing in common
• Hate themselves
• People would never come over to visit
• Too weird

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Reveal the Secret

• SNAIDANAC
• Canadians
• Power of Perspective

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Lesson 3 Struggle for ControlBUFF PACKAGE
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• Using Canada Revisited or another text go through
  and discuss and explain
• EXPLORATION
• COLONIZATION
• MERCANTILISM

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Lesson 4 MercantilismPINK PACKAGE
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• Use symbols to explain MERCANTILISM
• Natives Explorers

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Power Colonists
Wealth New World
European
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• Use symbols to create skits on the concept of
  MERCANTILISM
• Develop FLOW / CYCLE Diagram to demonstrate
  understanding

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FLOW CHART / CYCLE DIAGRAM
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Lesson 5 The Rabbits the Influence of European
SettlersGREEN PACKAGE
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• Where Do I Stand? Think Literacy
• The arrival of white Europeans to North America
  was a positive experience
• Strongly Agree / Strongly Disagree
• The Rabbits by John Marsden Shaun Tan -
  allegory
• Re-evaluate their position on the line

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Lesson 6 Bias Perspective UnveiledPURPLE
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• Graffiti Strategy
• Think Literacy
• 5 or 6 guiding questions
• Students evaluate and synthesize their beliefs

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• Question 1
• What is HISTORY?

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• Question 2
• Why do you think learning history is important?

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• Question 3
• Why are there so many answers to the question
  WHO DISCOVERED NORTH AMERICA?

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• Question 4
• What was the basis for the economy of New France
  or the New World?

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• Question 5
• How did the arrival of Europeans impact Native
  life?

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• Question 6
• How were the alliances between the Aboriginal
  peoples and Europeans beneficial to both sides?

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FISHBONE DIAGRAM