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LESSON #6:                     MAJOR MIDDLETON

SUBJECT:  Language Arts/Social Studies

TOPIC:  Biography on Major Middleton                                                               

TIME FRAME:  1 class                                                                             

COMMON ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS:  Communication, Independent Learning, Personal and Social Values, Critical and Creative Thinking.

MATERIALS:   Question sheets

1. OBJECTIVES:            Saskatchewan Social Studies Objectives
                                    Saskatchewan Language Arts Objectives

Cognitive: Students will...

- contribute ideas and language for a collaborative tasks.
- demonstrate increasing ability to communicate ideas during discussion.
- make comparisons and connections during discussion.
- identify changes that occurred during the Northwest Rebellion/Resistance.

Psychomotor:  Students will...

- record main ideas and supporting details using the written language.
- use various resources to identify perspectives and points of view in writing.

Affective/Spiritual: Students will...

- respect and appreciate the history of the First Nation and Metis people.

2. RESOURCES:

                        http://library.usask.ca/northwest/background/backgrd.htm

3. PURPOSE/TEACHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

    The purpose of this lesson is to develop student awareness of the people involved and their role in the Northwest Rebellion/Resistance.  The students' will gain an understanding of the experiences First Nation and Metis people engaged in during this era.

4. ACTIVITIES/IDEAS:

    Students' will research on the internet and read through the biography of Major Middleton.  Discuss the question sheet with them and ask if there are any concerns.   Students' complete the assignment.  Encourage groupwork to answer the questions.

5. EVALUATION: