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Department of Indian Education

First Nations and Metis Curriculum Units -

Series II

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Lesson 3#                                            Emily Carr                                     

SUBJECT:  Language Arts and Social Studies

TOPIC:  Biography of Emily Carr

TIME FRAME:  1 class

COMMON ESSENTIAL LEARNING'S:  Communication, Independent Learning, Personal and Social Values.

MATERIALS: Question sheets
 

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

Affective: Students will...

- develop recognition of Emily Carr's accomplishments and contributions in Canada.

2. RESOURCES:

http://www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/culture/schoolnet/carr/family/emily.htm#bio
This website contains a biography of Emily Carr.

3. PURPOSE/TEACHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The following website offers a complete teaching unit on Emily Carr.

http://www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/culture/schoolnet/carr/guide/index.htm  
For the purposes of this unit, only the biography area will be utilized.

Students' will begin to examine various images of how Emily Carr was portrayed. Using their imagination,  the students' will attempt to describe "what the world was like in which she lived in."  The students' will examine how the images reflect the personal, social, cultural, and historical contexts created during her time.
(From Emily Carr website, SchoolNet Digital Collections Team,1999)

4. ACTIVITIES/IDEAS:

Inform the students' that they will be doing a study on Emily Carr.  Distribute to the students' information on her writing and painting stages.

Have the students' research the website below and complete the following question sheet.

http://www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/culture/schoolnet/carr/family/emily/htm#bio
Emily Carr  question sheet

Discuss with the students' their findings after the question sheet has been completed.

After completing the study on Emily Carr, discuss with students' whether or not they think that Emily Carr should be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

5. EVALUATION:

Discussion/observation
Participation
Portfolio - Question sheet on Emily Carr

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(Emily Carr.  Digital Collections 1996)