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Unit Plan Grade 2 Canadas Dynamic Communities

This document provides a unit plan for teaching grade 2 students about Canada's dynamic communities. Over the course of 2 weeks, students will investigate the cultural and linguistic characteristics of Inuit, Acadian, and prairie communities in Canada. They will learn about the traditions, celebrations, stories, and connections between these communities. Formative and summative assessments include matching activities, group discussions, and projects. The unit focuses on developing students' media literacy and cultural competency.

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Unit Plan Grade 2 Canadas Dynamic Communities

This document provides a unit plan for teaching grade 2 students about Canada's dynamic communities. Over the course of 2 weeks, students will investigate the cultural and linguistic characteristics of Inuit, Acadian, and prairie communities in Canada. They will learn about the traditions, celebrations, stories, and connections between these communities. Formative and summative assessments include matching activities, group discussions, and projects. The unit focuses on developing students' media literacy and cultural competency.

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UNIT PLANNER

Grade 2 / 2020 / Canadas Dynamic Communities


Calendar Dates (2 weeks – 10 days)
Essential question (This row can be deleted if you use the question as the title of your unit above)

Enduring understandings:
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Overview of unit: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how geography, culture, language, heritage, economics and
resources shape and change Canada’s communities.

Program of Studies Curricular Outcomes (list outcome reference numbers and full text):

Specific Outcome:

2.1.3- Investigate the cultural and linguistic characteristics of an Inuit, an Acadian and a prairie community in Canada by exploring and
reflecting upon the following questions for inquiry

Super Specific Outcomes:

2.1.3.1 What are the cultural characteristics of the communities (e.g., special symbols, landmarks, languages spoken, shared stories or
traditions, monuments, schools, churches)? (CC, LPP, TCC)
2.1.3.2 What are the traditions and celebrations in the communities that connect the people to the past and to each other? (CC, LPP, TCC)

2.1.3.3 How are the communities strengthened by their stories, traditions and events of the past? (CC, TCC)

2.1.3.4 How do these communities connect with one another (e.g., cultural exchanges, languages, traditions, music)? (CC)

Skills and Processes:

2.S.9 develop skills of media literacy:

- identify key words from gathered information on a topic or issue

- compare information on the same topic or issue from print media, television and photographs

Applicable Overview of Opportunities (2-day max per row) Competency Assessment Day
outcomes (list #s (ies) For (s)
Type(s)
only) m
Day 1. Have 3 different envelopes that have pictures or aspects of each of F
the three culture and have students match each envelope to each
community
Day 2. Go through each of the envelopes and communities with the S
students

Prairie F
S
Acadia F
S
Inuit F
S
Review/fun day F
S
F
S
F
S

Possible Formative (F) or Summative (S) Assessment Types


Admit/Exit Slips (AES) Graphic Organizer (G) Pass/Fail Peer Evaluation Test/Exam (T) Portfolio (P)
(PF) (PE)
Checklist (CL) Interview Poll/Survey (PS) Journal (J) Self-Evaluation (SE) Quiz (Q) Frequency Chart
(I) (FC)
Complete/Incomplete (CI) Know/Want to Know/Learned Observations (OB) - clarify Task Performance Other (OT)
(KWL) (TP)
Literacy/Numeracy: List the number, name and applicable categories of each aspect of literacy or numeracy that will be taught or focused
on in the lesson, then jot-note when and how it will be developed in your unit. https://education.alberta.ca/media/3402192/lit-and-num-
progressions.pdf

Alberta Education Competencies: List each competency that will intentionally be taught or focused on in the lesson, then in brackets
jot-note when and how it will be developed in your unit. https://education.alberta.ca/media/3272998/competency-indicators-september-30-
2016.pdf
For help in understanding competencies for Social Studies, see https://education.alberta.ca/media/3576125/comp-in-social_20mar_17_final.pdf

Reflection and Revisions


This is filled out during or after the unit is taught as reminders for next time.

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