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Sources: Indian Act, The Canadian Encyclopedia:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/indian-act/,
Colonial Clash from Indian Residential Schools & Reconciliation Teacher Resource Guide Grade 5 p. 27
http://www.fnesc.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PUB-LFP-IRSR-5-2015-07-WEB.pdf
DURING:
7. Give each pair a separate section of the Indian Act, either the Excerpt from 1886 (about
the dance) or Excerpt from 1894 (about Residential Schools). Provide pairs with a copy
of the Reading the Indian Act organizer or questions posted as reference. Students will
need time to read and discuss their thinking together. The teacher can circulate between
pairs to listen, and may choose to support any particular students with reading as
needed.
8. Since the Indian Act was written in 1886, the language is not the easiest to access.
Students may need to re-read or listen to the audio version. Set the students up for
success by discussing “what strategies do I use if I’m stuck” beforehand.
Understanding the text’s audience and therefore its structure will help the students
make sense of it.
9. Have students record their ideas on the organizer or in their Thinking Journal.
AFTER (CONSOLIDATING LEARNING):
10.Bring the class together. Give students a chance to express their feelings about the
excerpts and also share any questions they have about what they read.
11.Tell the students that it’s time to think in “cause and consequence” mode again. This
time we’re starting to think about consequences. Ask: What impacts might these laws
have had on people? This is a big, broad question. Today we’re going to think about a
narrow section of the question.
12.Ask students to think about, and respond to, the following question. They will respond
on the Rating Scale page unless the teacher prefers students using Thinking Journals.
a. If every child had to go away to school (residential school), what are five possible
impacts on that child’s life? What are five ways in which the child’s life will change
in the short term or the long term?
b. Based on what you know, rate the impact that these changes will have on the
child’s life.
1 2 3 4
very bad somewhat bad somewhat good very good
13.Collect students’ completed Rating Scale pages.
(These will be revisited in Line of Inquiry 3.)
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Borrowed from FNESC and FNSA document “Indian Residential School & Reconciliation” with permission.
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