Reflecting on Residential Schools in Canada

Activities Overview

Students examine a variety of media sources to explore the origins and consequences of residential schools in Canada.

Focuses for Assessment: How the Outcomes Are Grouped

The Summative Assessment Task: Reflecting on Residential Schools in Canada and accompanying rubric address the following focuses for assessment and corresponding specific outcomes from the Knowledge and Employability Social Studies 10-4 Program of Studies. Skills and Processes outcomes are clustered with Values and Attitudes outcomes and Knowledge and Understanding outcomes to provide robust opportunities for student learning. The Focuses for Assessment articulate what students will do to provide evidence of learning. Formative assessment opportunities within the suggested activities provide ways to support students in reaching the learning goals.

describe historical background

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Specific Outcomes
Students will:

10-4.2a

recognize and appreciate the historical and contemporary consequences of European contact, historical globalization and imperialism on Aboriginal societies

10-4.2i

examine the consequences for Aboriginals of a heritage of imperialism in Canada; e.g., Indian Act, consequences of residential schools, social impacts on indigenous peoples

S.2.2

develop skills of historical thinking:

summarize the key events of a specific time period and place those events in historical contexts; e.g., timelines and charts

Select a Related Issue

Social Studies 10-4:

Social Studies 20-4:

Key Issue:

Key Outcome – How we will explore the Key Issue:

General Outcome – How we will explore the Related Issue:

Reflecting on Residential Schools in Canada

Focuses for Assessment: How the Outcomes Are Grouped

describe historical background

explain multiple perspectives

explain cause and effect

communicate information