Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 12
Subject: English Language Arts
Lesson Title: Wolastoq Journey
Lesson Description: Using images of Wolastoq from Madawaska to Saint John, oral reminiscences and text commentaries, examine ecosystems, past and present and the human impact on the environment.
Time required: 4 x 60 minutes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
use writing and other ways of representing to extend ideas and experiences, reflect on their feelings, values, and attitudes, and describe and evaluate their learning processes and strategies
use note-making, illustrations, and other ways of representing to reconstruct knowledge
choose language that creates interesting and imaginative effects
create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context of texts
- select appropriate form, style, and content for specific audiences and purposes
- use a range of appropriate Read More
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 12
Subject: English Language Arts
Lesson Title: Wolastoq Journey
Lesson Description: Using images of Wolastoq from Madawaska to Saint John, oral reminiscences and text commentaries, examine ecosystems, past and present and the human impact on the environment.
Time required: 4 x 60 minutes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
Section Two: Project/Lesson Implementation
Equipment/Materials Required: Access to Wolastoq Journey content
Lesson Procedures/Teaching Strategies:
Impart the following using resources indicated:
Assignment:
Suggested Assessment Strategies:
Students should be graded informally for their time on task and commitment to the project. Student positions should be graded by the teacher on a rubric similar to the following scale: incomplete; not quite there yet; good effort; excellent work
Content
• Establishes a clear purpose and consistently maintains focus
• Selects quality content
• Arranges presentation using own words
• Always written with the audience in mind
• Entices the listener.
Delivery
• Extremely well-rehearsed, smooth delivery in a conversational style
• Highly effective enunciation, expression, and rhythm keep the audience hooked
• Consistently uses correct grammar
• Volume of voice enhances presentation
• Audience is engaged and interested
Students should also complete a self-assessment.
Section Three: Project/Lesson Resources
Web-Based Resources:
http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/Koluskap/index.php
Disclaimer: The recommended web-resources included here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents on links on the Internet change continuously. It is advisable that teachers preview all links before recommending them to students.
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 9/10
Subject: English Language Arts
Lesson Title: To Be or Not to Be?
Lesson Description: Using historical images of Wolastoq from Madawaska to Saint John and selected oral histories, students will explore the changes to the river system, the implications for Wolastoqiyik socially, politically, economically and culturally, and finally debate the perceived benefits of industrial development along the river system.
Time Required: 2 x 60 minute classes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
use note-making, illustrations, and other ways of representing to reconstruct knowledge
choose language that creates interesting and imaginative effects
create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context of texts
use a range of appropriate strategies to engage the reader/viewer
analyze and reflect on others’ responses to writing and Read More
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 9/10
Subject: English Language Arts
Lesson Title: To Be or Not to Be?
Lesson Description: Using historical images of Wolastoq from Madawaska to Saint John and selected oral histories, students will explore the changes to the river system, the implications for Wolastoqiyik socially, politically, economically and culturally, and finally debate the perceived benefits of industrial development along the river system.
Time Required: 2 x 60 minute classes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
Section Two: Project/Lesson Implementation
Equipment/Materials Required: Access to Wolastoq Journey content
Lesson Procedures/Teaching Strategies:
Suggested Assessment Strategies:
Students should be graded informally for their time on task and commitment to the project. Student positions should be graded by the teacher on a rubric similar to the following scale: incomplete; not quite there yet; good effort; excellent work
Content
• Establishes a clear purpose and consistently maintains focus
• Selects quality content
• Arranges presentation using own words
• Always written with the audience in mind
• Entices the listener
Delivery
• Extremely well-rehearsed, smooth delivery in a conversational style
• Highly effective enunciation, expression, and rhythm keep the audience hooked
• Consistently uses correct grammar
• Volume of voice enhances presentation
• Audience is engaged and interested
• Arguments are respectful and courteous
Students should also complete a self-assessment.
Section Three: Project/Lesson Resources
Web-Based Resources:
http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/Koluskap/index.php
Disclaimer: The recommended web-resources included here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents on links on the Internet change continuously. It is advisable that teachers preview all links before recommending them to students.
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 10
Subject: Science
Lesson Title: Sustainability of Ecosystems
Lesson Description: Using images of Wolastoq from Madawaska to Saint John, examine ecosystems, past and present, interactions between humans and the environment and the human impact on the environment
Time Required: 3 x 60 minute classes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
propose a course of action on social issues related to science and technology, taking into account human and environmental needs
explain why different ecosystems respond differently to short-term stresses and long-term changes
analyse the impact of external factors on an ecosystem
plan changes to, predict the effects of, and analyse the impact of external factors on an ecosystem
select, compile, and display evidence and information from various sources, in different formats, to support a given view in a presentation about ecosystem Read More
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 10
Subject: Science
Lesson Title: Sustainability of Ecosystems
Lesson Description: Using images of Wolastoq from Madawaska to Saint John, examine ecosystems, past and present, interactions between humans and the environment and the human impact on the environment
Time Required: 3 x 60 minute classes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
Section Two: Project/Lesson Implementation
Equipment/Materials Required: Access to Wolastoq Journey content
Lesson Procedures/Teaching Strategies:
Suggested Assessment Strategies:
Use standard performance-based assessment tools: research and presentation. Recommended criteria:
• demonstrated understanding of connection between the environment and social issues
• demonstrated understanding of biodiversity
• demonstrated understanding of Wolastoqiyik culture and respect for eco-systems
Section Three: Project/Lesson Resources
Web-Based Resources:
http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/Koluskap/index.php
Disclaimer: The recommended web-resources included here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents on links on the Internet change continuously. It is advisable that teachers preview all links before recommending them to students.
Section Four: Additional Information
Modifications: Assignments above may be adapted to any river ecosystem.
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 9
Subject: Social Studies
Lesson Title: Charting the Evolution of the Good River
Lesson Description: Students will jigsaw thematic maps of Wolastoq that detail its natural resources, Aboriginal peoples, geography and means of transport. They will then put the information together to form a thematic map including all of this information. Student-generated maps will then be compared to a contemporary (post-dam) map of the area using Google Earth.
Time Required: 2 x 60 minutes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
Compare the ways cultures meet human needs and wants
Compare and analyze how culture is preserved, modified, and transmitted
Explain how government policies, expenditures, regulations and trade agreements influence productivity and living standards
Explain the complexity that arises from the interdependent nature of relationships among individuals, human organizations, Read More
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 9
Subject: Social Studies
Lesson Title: Charting the Evolution of the Good River
Lesson Description: Students will jigsaw thematic maps of Wolastoq that detail its natural resources, Aboriginal peoples, geography and means of transport. They will then put the information together to form a thematic map including all of this information. Student-generated maps will then be compared to a contemporary (post-dam) map of the area using Google Earth.
Time Required: 2 x 60 minutes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
Section Two: Project/Lesson Implementation
Equipment/Materials Required: Access to Wolastoq Journey Learning Object content
Blank maps of the Saint John River Valley, or of New Brunswick as a whole. See the Teacher’s guide to the Canadian Identity text for a good blank map of New Brunswick.
Internet access for the web site, Koluskap: Stories from Wolastoqiyik, and Google Earth
Computer lab access with access to Google Earth.
Lesson Procedures/Teaching Strategies:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Invite a Wolastoqew Elder to class to discuss the importance of Wolastoq, the changes over time, and the Elder’s thoughts on healing the river.
Suggested Assessment Strategies:
Students will be formally evaluated on the completion of their maps and reflective journal – content and presentation elements – as well as informally for the time on task and commitment to the project within the jigsaw groups.
Section Three: Project/Lesson Resources
Supplementary Resources:
Fitton, Avis et al. Canadian Identity and Canadian Identity Teacher’s Guide. Toronto: Thomson, 2006.
Web-Based Resources:
http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/koluskap/index.php
http://www.elements.nb.ca/theme/energy/sjriver/sjriver.htm , “The Destruction of a River” opinion article by Mark Connell
http://www.nbpower.com/en/commitment/education/generating/hydro/mactaquac.aspx
Disclaimer: The recommended web-resources included here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents on links on the Internet change continuously. It is advisable that teachers preview all links before recommending them to students.
Section Four: Additional Information
Modifications: If a computer lab is not available, the teacher can use a laptop and projector with external speakers in order to provide the online content of the lesson plan.
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 12
Subject: Social Studies
Lesson Title: Healing Wolastoq
Lesson Description: Using images of Wolastoq from Madawaska to Saint John, examine ecosystems, past and present and the interactions between humans and the natural environment.
Time Required: 3 x 60 minute classes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
evaluate complex issues by asking and answering geographic questions and by acquiring, organizing,and analysing geographic information
evaluate issues concerning the diversity and sustainability of Earth’s ecosystems
analyse the interactions within and between regions
evaluate how physical and human systems shape the features, uses, and perceptions of place
analyse the causes and consequences of human modification of the environment on systems within the environment
gain a greater appreciation and understanding of Wolast Read More
Section One: Project/Lesson Overview
Grade: 12
Subject: Social Studies
Lesson Title: Healing Wolastoq
Lesson Description: Using images of Wolastoq from Madawaska to Saint John, examine ecosystems, past and present and the interactions between humans and the natural environment.
Time Required: 3 x 60 minute classes
Specific Curriculum Outcomes:
Section Two: Project/Lesson Implementation
Equipment/Materials Required: Access to Wolastoq Journey content
Audio/Video equipment
Lesson Procedures/Teaching Strategies:
Suggested Assessment Strategies:
Students should be graded informally for their time on task and commitment to the project. Student videos should be graded by the teacher on a rubric similar to the following scale: incomplete; not quite there yet; good effort; excellent work
Content
• Establishes a clear purpose and consistently maintains focus
• Selects quality content
• Arranges presentation using own words
• Always written with the audience in mind
• Title entices the listener.
Delivery:
• Extremely well-rehearsed, smooth delivery in a conversational style
• Highly effective enunciation, expression, and rhythm keep the audience hooked
• Consistently uses correct grammar
• Volume of voice enhances presentation
Technical production:
• Transitions are smooth, spaced correctly, and without noisy, dead space
• Makes every effort to anticipate and filter out unwanted ambient noise
• Effective use of music
• Sound remains at a consistent level throughout
• Video length keeps the audience interested and engaged
Students should also complete a self-assessment.
Section Three: Project/Lesson Resources
Web-Based Resources:
http://website.nbm-mnb.ca/Koluskap/index.php
Disclaimer: The recommended web-resources included here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents on links on the Internet change continuously. It is advisable that teachers preview all links before recommending them to students.
Wolastoq Journey Learning Object is designed for students and educators to meet the following objectives: