Grade Seven: Social Studies Lesson Plan #7

Activity: Workbook / Exit Slip

Goals/Key questions
To what extent was agricultural activity a key factor in the population growth of
Western Canada?
How did the National Policy strengthen the Canadian economy?
This lesson will meet the overall goal by: recapping the National Policy
and its first and second pillars transportation and immigration, 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. These immigrant farmers were used to boost
Macdonalds third pillar of the National Policy, economy. They harvested
resources and goods that now did not need to be purchased from the U.S.
and allowed Macdonald to implement a protective tariff on products crossing
the border making them more expensive than buying in Canada.

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 and their labour to boost the Canadian
economy.

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: How important is Reading along
Lesson Part it for Canada to produce its own and answering
1 food? questions
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/f
Time estimation: orum-produce-1.3499711
15 20 mins read article and link and discuss,
creates jobs, supports the
economy, etc.
Recap what we learnt last class
about how important agricultural
activity was to the development
of the West (1st and 2nd pillar of
NP which led to the 3rd=
economy)
How did other immigrants
contribute to the development of
Canada?
What was the third pillar of the
NP?
Read page 212 Helping Industry
and Problem of Competition in
the text and discuss how the
provinces joined Confederation
in order to increase trade with
one another but bulk goods from
the U.S. were much cheaper
Read section The Solution on
page 212 and discuss the
implications of a protective
tarif; makes goods more
expensive so people buy local,
thus creating more local jobs,
 but still all goods were then
more expensive so perhaps
backlash from local populations,
but the money earned from
tariffs provided programs that
people wanted.
Go through chart, figure 9.21
Read section Slow but steady
progress on page 213 and
discuss how the National Policy
affected the growth of Canada?
Was it successful?
Discuss the perspectives in
which Figure 9.22 might have
been created with, what does it
say about the National Policy?
Transition Tell them to do the sections in Getting out
consideration the workbook that we covered in workbook
s the textbook
Come see me for a study guide
Time est: 2-3 and/or poster paper, with your
min COMPLETED workbook

Activity Circulate and help where needed Working

Time est:
10-15 min

Conclusion Tell them to start cleaning up Putting workbook

and to find their seats after and textbook
Time est: 5-7 doing so away then
min Recap what we learned and fill getting settled
out exit slip, How did the Answering
National Policy strengthen the questions
Canadian economy? Filling out exit slip

Assessment: Formative/Summative

Observation and conversation

Volunteers to answer questions and read
Progress report Check Workbooks for Completion
Exit slip - How did the National Policy strengthen the Canadian economy?

Reflection