Topic: Heritage Fair
Topic: Residential Schools
I can...
- Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and develop understanding of self, community, and the world.
- Identify how stories in First Peoples cultures connects people to land.
- Exchange ideas and persepctives to build shared understanding.
Inquiry:
What effects did residential schools have on First Nations families and communities?
What effects did residential schools have on First Nations families and communities?
What are Residential Schools? - The Canadian Encyclopedia
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Topics: Seasonal Round
Exploring seasonal rounds in the four geographic regions of BC, through the perspective of Aboriginal groups.
Inquiry:
How is the seasonal round you live through in the present day different from that of your pre-contact ancestors?
How does a seasonal round contribute to the uniqueness of a place and community?
How is the seasonal round you live through in the present day different from that of your pre-contact ancestors?
How does a seasonal round contribute to the uniqueness of a place and community?
Visualization Exercise:
With eyes closed, imagine you are living hundreds of years ago. You don’t have heated houses for shelter, vehicles to travel around in, or stores to buy food and clothing from. In your mind’s eye, look around. What season is it? What do you see around you? Are there people? Animals? What does the landscape look like? What do you hear? How do you feel? Are you warm or cold? What are you wearing? What do you smell? Is there a fire burning? Is there something cooking on the fire? If so, what is it? If there is nothing cooking on a fire, go to the place you will find food. What are you eating? How does it taste? You are now walking towards your home? What is it made of? Who is with you in your home?
Generating Powerful Questions
“How powerful is your question?”
Searching questions: questions that can be answered by yes or no, or in a sentence or two that you can “search out.” Searching questions can be important as well, but don’t lead to the exploration of diverse points of view or multiple responses/solutions. Powerful questions: questions that ask “How,” “Why,” “What would happen if…,” or “Evaluate whether….” These questions can have multiple responses and viewpoints
Searching questions: questions that can be answered by yes or no, or in a sentence or two that you can “search out.” Searching questions can be important as well, but don’t lead to the exploration of diverse points of view or multiple responses/solutions. Powerful questions: questions that ask “How,” “Why,” “What would happen if…,” or “Evaluate whether….” These questions can have multiple responses and viewpoints