LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

TEACHER NAME: Jaime Stephens

LESSON SUBJECT: Social Justice
LESSON TITLE: Cultural Appropriation Introduction
GRADE: 12
LESSON DATE: Monday, October 28/2019

RATIONALE
This is the first lesson of a unit on Cultural Appropriation as it relates to Halloween. This unit will specifically focus on Halloween
due to the time of year, however, it can be utilized any time during the year.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Big Ideas: Individual worldviews shape and our understanding of social justice issues.
Curricular Competencies: Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and
communicate findings and decisions. Also, make reasoned ethical judgements about controversial actions in the past or present after
considering the context and standards of right and wrong (ethical judgement).
Content: Social Justice issues (cultural appropriation). Social injustices in Canada and the world affecting individuals, groups and
society.

LEARNING INTENTIONS
Students will finish the lesson understanding what culture is, as well as the definition of cultural appropriation. Students will begin to
form and voice their opinions about what may be designated as cultural appropriation.
PRE-REQUISITE CONCEPTS AND SKILLS
Students will need the ability to participate in classroom discussions and take notes on the topics.

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES (REFERENCES) NEEDED FOR THIS LESSON

PowerPoint presentation. Handouts.

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION (ACCOMODATIONS)

Students who may struggle with note taking should have a copy of the PowerPoint printed out before class begins to assist in their
note taking.

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Formative assessment will be in the form of observation during classroom discussions. Summative assessment will be in the form of a
quick write assignment (journal entry) where students take 5 minutes to write about their initial feelings about Cultural Appropriation.

LESSON ACTIVITIES
• 70 minute block *
TEACHER ACTIVITIES STUDENT ACTIVITIES CLASS MANAGEMENT PACING
CONSIDERATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Introduction to who I am. Traditional Students to listen to the Wait time. Do not talk unless 5 mins
Hul’qumi’num Protocol. What am I doing there? introduction. students are listening.
What are my goals for the class? Cell phone use
reminder.
BODY
Write the word CULTURE on the board. Have
students turn to the person beside them (groups of 3
are okay if that is how the seating works out) and
take 2 minutes to define what culture means to
them. No cellphones! We want to create our own
definition not one from the internet. One student per
group to come up to the front of the classroom to
write their definition of culture on the board.
Students to participate in the
discussion about what culture
means. One student from each
pairing/trio to come up to the
board to write their definition
of culture.
Ensure that students are on task. 5 mins
Noise should be kept to a
workable level. No cellphone
use during this activity.

Discuss the classroom definitions of culture. Are Participate in the classroom
there any similarities between what we came up discussion on culture. Make
with? Create a classroom definition of what culture notes about
means to use (do this right in the PowerPoint culture…especially important
presentation so that we can use it going forward). to write down our group
definition of culture (it will be
on the test).
Ensure that students are paying 7 mins
attention, making notes and
being respectful. AWKWARD
SILENCE IS OKAY. Give
students enough time to join
discussion.

Define cultural appropriation. What it is and why it Students to follow along with
is important that we can recognize what cultural the PowerPoint, making notes.
appropriation is. Participating in classroom
discussion.
Ensure that students are paying 8 mins
attention, making notes and
being respectful. Answer
questions as they come up and
check for understanding.

Brain break. Students can use phones and Only one student out of the 5 mins
have a stretch. class at a time – need to sign
out

The connection between cultural appropriation and
stereotypes. What are stereotypes? Why are they
troubling?
Listen to the discussion
Do not start until attention 5 mins
back. Ensure that students are
paying attention, making notes
and being respectful. Answer
any questions that come up.
Students will brainstorm stereotypes that they are With elbow mates, students to
aware of. Come back together and brainstorm on the create a quick list of
board. stereotypes that they are aware
of. Contribute to classroom
discussion.
Circulate the classroom to 8 mins
ensure that students are on task,
answer any questions that come
up. Write student responses on
the board.

Students to take out a piece of paper to take notes Students to watch video and Circulate the classroom and 15 mins
during the following videos. We will be showing make notes of what they are ensure that students are
three videos – I would like you to take notes on the seeing. participating.
three videos. Students should make notes on how
they feel watching the video. What do they notice? Focus should be on how they Pause briefly between each
Are there troubling stereotypes that are being are feeling. Are there video to allow students to have
presented? Show video – Peter Pan’s, What Makes troubling stereotypes that are the chance to finish their notes
the Red Man Red being presented? and thoughts. This is not a cell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7yE8TKUB_M phone break.

Savages from Pocahontas video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oEWA7UglB4

Colours of the Wind Video from Pocahontas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E84L5bNIxkU

Debrief the videos. Why might these videos be Students to participate in the Ensure that students are 5 mins
troubling? discussions surrounding the participating in the discussion
video clips. and not being disruptive.
Silence is okay. Make sure
more than a small group of
voices are being heard.
CLOSURE
Students to take out a sheet of paper and a pen or Participate in the quick write Collect quick write on the way 7 mins
pencil. Review the rules of a quick write – just keep activity. out the door. Circulate and
writing! Topic: What is cultural appropriation and answer any questions that come
why does it matter? up.
REFLECTIONS