Grade Seven: Social Studies Lesson Plan #6

Activity: Workbook

Goals/Key questions
How did Asian immigrants contribute to the development of Canada? Other
immigrants?
To what extent was agricultural activity a key factor in the population growth of
Western Canada?
This lesson will meet the overall goal by: recapping the National Policy
and its first pillar transportation, the necessity to build the CPR and how it
affected the growth of the country and who built it. Then transitioning into
what other impacts immigrants had on the development of Canada and how
they contributed, ie. Immigrant farmers that populated the West.

Objective (connected to PofS): To understand how much of our country was

built by poorly treated immigrants. The development of Canada
and MacDonalds National Policy revolved around the new
immigrant population.

General Outcome: 7.2 Following Confederation: Canadian Expansions

Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how
political, demographic, economic, and social changes that have occurred
since Confederation have presented challenges and opportunities for
individuals and communities.
Specific Outcome(s):
7.2.1 - recognize the positive and negative aspects of immigration and
migration
7.2.2 - recognize the positive and negative consequences of political
decisions
7.2.3 - appreciate the challenges that individuals and communities face when
confronted with rapid change
7.2.5 - evaluate the impact of Confederation and of subsequent immigration
on Canada from 1867 to the First World War by exploring issues and
questions such as:
Pre lesson Considerations
Lesson overview of main ideas to be learned and prelearning required:
Knowledge of the purchase of Ruperts Land and of the Metis and the Red River
Resistance.
Materials needed/preset up required/logistical considerations needed
(seating arrangement):
32+ copies of the textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada
Operational Smartboard
 Railways and Immigration in Canada
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ssric/index.html
32+ Copies of workbook for Chapter 9

Content:
What is the teacher doing? What are the students
doing?
Introduction Current events: St. Reading along and
Lesson Part 1 Patricks Day answering questions
Celebrated on the 17th
Time estimation: (traditional day of his
15 20 mins death between 385 and
461 AD, foremost saint of
Ireland) and made an
official Christian feast day
in the 17th century
Lenten restrictions are
lifted for the day so
Christians could eat and
drink in abundance
Recap what we learnt last
class about how important
the Chinese immigrants
were to the railroad and
thus the development of
Canada (pillar 1 of NP)
How did other immigrants
contribute to the
development of Canada?
What was the second pillar
of the NP?
Read page 207 and 208 in
the text and discuss how
the life Western settlers
were promised was not
entirely what they received
after reading the section A
Rough Life
Dominion Lands Act came
with fine print; any head of
family could apply for fine
 print, so could any male
over 21, received a
Homestead (quarter
section) for only $10, had
to live on land for at least
6 months of the year, build
a house, and start farming
Had to buy seed to plant
crops
Had to buy livestock and
farm tools
Show them on the
Immigration and Railways
map they have to find their
own way
Look at page 9.12
Finish reading pages 209
and 210 with From Iceland
to Canada
(time permitting)
Transition Tell them to do the Getting out workbook
considerations sections in the workbook
that we covered in the
Time est: 2-3 min textbook
Come see me for a study
guide and/or poster paper,
with your COMPLETED
workbook
Activity Circulate and help where Working
needed
Time est:
10-15 min

Conclusion Tell them to start cleaning Putting workbook and

up and to find their seats textbook away then
Time est: 3-5 min after doing so getting settled
Recap what we learned Answering questions

Assessment: Formative/Summative

Observation and conversation

Volunteers to answer questions and read
Progress report Check Workbooks for Completion
Reflection