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Lesson Plan
Lesson Plan
Instructional Objectives:
Knowledge:
Students will understand that there were challenges to building the railroad.
Students will understand that building the railroad impacted First Nations peoples’ way
of life.
Students will recall information about the physical regions they studied previously to
identify challenges to building the railroad
Students will understand how building the railroad contributed to build Canada
Key Questions:
1. Why was a railway built?
2. What does this have to do with building Canada?
3. How was the railway started?
4. Who built the railway?
5. What were some challenges to building the railway?
Materials:
CPR story
Have a picture of Canada in 1870 to point out the distance between he eastern
regions and B.C. put up in the smart board.
Reading guide
Preparation:
Have the CPR story printed enough for one copy per group.
Have a picture of Canada in 1870 to point out the distance between he eastern
regions and B.C. put up in the smart board.
Arrange groups according to the groups that they worked with to do the physical
regions poster.
Adaptations:
Students reading at grade level will assist students reading below grade level.
The CPR story is written in Student friendly text to be more engaging and easier to read
Students who are finished early can
Lesson Procedure:
Assessment:
Formal assessment of conclusions made about challenges to building the railroad based
on their knowledge of the physical regions of Canada.
Formally assess students answers to the reading guide provided for the CPR story
Formally assess conversation occurring while students are working together in groups to
complete the reading guide.
Lesson Reflection: