Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 Curriculum Overview Lesson

Lesson
Title/Focus

Voting (continued), Grade 6 Social

Teacher

Taylor Wood

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Appreciate and explain the important role of the charter of rights and freedoms in protecting of both group and
individual rights
2. Describe democracy using specific terms
3. Appreciate and explain that because Canada is a democracy, all Canadians have rights
4. Appreciate and explain that it is important for people to be actively involved in their community

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:
Products/Performances:

Students will need to watch the film attentively

Circulate to ensure student are behaving and taking notes
Can students recognize that voting has not always been considered a right?
Can students recognize that withholding the vote is an example of injustice?
Students will watch a video on the history of womens suffrage in Canada
Students will record points of interest within the film
Students will participate in a class discussion on key questions
Students will participate in a class discussion on pages 40-41
Students will reflect and share thoughts on the questions on page 40

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Voices in Democracy, Action and Participation. Teachers

Resource
Grade 6 Social Studies, Unit plan by Dana Wirachowsky
The History of the Vote Womens Right to Vote http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8n65Y8itAcg

Voices in Democracy student text, pages 40-41

Smart board
Loose leaf
History of the vote handout-print spares

PROCEDURE
Attention Grabber
Assessment of Prior
Knowledge

Expectations for
Learning and Behavior

Advance
Organizer/Agenda

Transition to Body
Learning Activity #1
Assessments/ Differentiation:

Learning Activity #2
Assessments/ Differentiation

Introduction
today we will discuss the mini-vote we held last class, as well as watch the
video we never got round to viewing
Reveal the results of the mini-vote, ask students to consider their
reasoning for voting the way they did
Specifically ask those who voted for direct democracy to explain
their reasoning
Students will contribute to class discussion
Students will watch the film attentively and take notes on points
of interest
Students will reflect on the issues being discussed and share their
thoughts with those around them
Discuss results of Mini-vote
Film: The History of the Vote
Read and discuss pages 40 and 41 in the text
Students will reflect and share thoughts in response to page 40
Have students retrieve their handouts for the film and as well as their
textbooks
Body
Students will watch The History of the Vote Womens Right to Vote
Students will complete a handout featuring key questions related
to the video
Handout will act as an exit slip
As a class read and discuss pages 40 & 41
Read 41 first then 40
Discuss thinking it through questions
Copy timeline to the board
Ask for student volunteers to do the reading, look for those who

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Time

10min

Time
10min

15min

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 Curriculum Overview Lesson

Learning Activity #3
Assessments/ Differentiation

Assessment of Learning:
Feedback From Students:
Feedback To Students
Transition To Next
Lesson

rarely answer
Students will reflect and answer the over to you questions on page 40
Students will be expected to work individually then share with a
neighbor near to them
S.I. students will be expected to share their responses with the
instructor
Closure
Students will reflect on the assigned questions
Students will hand in an exit slip at the end of the period
Allow student response to guide conversation
Exit slip will indicate comprehension of film
Comment on quality reflections and contributions to discussion

25min

Time

Next class will be the voting age debate

Reflections

What went well? What

changes would you make
in your planning? What
have you learned to
improve upon future
instruction?

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe