Power and Authority in British Columbia

Grade 9 Social Studies Unit Plan

This unit plan for Grade 9 Social Studies focuses on the Indigenous groups in British Columbia that never signed, or were offered Treaties. They faced much of the same discrimination and abuse as the groups that signed Treaties, yet it is often a shock for white Canadians to learn that Indigenous groups never ceded their land to the Canadian Government. This widespread lack of knowledge among settler Canadians is why I believe this should be a focus within Grade 9 Social Studies.

This unit asks questions such as: Who has the power?, Who has the authority?, How has the ownership of each changed and shifted over time?

 

ELA B10: Problem-Solution Essay

Problem Solution Mini Unit

This unit asks students to find issues that they are passionate about and convince readers that they need to be fixed. Through the use of a mentor text, students will be able to practice their writing skills for the final summative assignment, in which they will choose and address an issue in our world.

Students will answer questions such as: Why should everyone care about solving this issue?, What solutions do you propose for this issue?, Who/what does this issue impact?