Heather McCracken

Long-Term Planning
Lester B. Pearson High School
School-Wide Key Dates 2020-21
First and last dates of the school year First and last dates of each term
 September 1st – June 30th  Term 1: September 1st – October 28th
 Term 2: October 28th – January 28th
Report Card dates Professional Development Days
 November 3 rd
 September 25th
 January 25 th
 October 9th
 October 30th
 November 20th
 December 4th
School Breaks/Holidays Sports Events/Tournaments (by sport)
 Thanksgiving: October 12 th
 Football (HS only): Undetermined
 Remembrance Day: November 11 th
 Baseball/Softball (HS only): N/A
 Christmas Vacation: December 21st – January 3rd  Rugby (HS only): March 15 – June 3
Assemblies/Galas  Soccer (HS only): Undetermined
 Remembrance Day: November 10 th
 Volleyball: Undetermined
 Basketball: November 16 – March 13
 Badminton: February 1 – April 21
 Track and Field: March 15 – May 22
**Some sports are undetermined due to COVID**
Unit Planning Snapshot 2020-21
Subject: Social Studies 10
Unit 1 – Globalization & Identity Unit 2 – Historical Globalization
Dates: September 4th – September 30th Dates: October 1st – November 6th
Assessments (list by name and type – FA/SA): Assessments (list by name and type – FA/SA):
Dimensions of Globalization Quiz – SA Unit 2 Source Analysis – SA
Identity Project – SA Historical Globalization Journal Assignment – SA
Unit Exam – SA Historical Globalization Quiz – SA
Source Analysis – SA Unit 2 Test – SA
Key Terms Written Response – SA Reconciliation Representation & Written Reflection – SA
Exit slips – FA BabaKiueria worksheet – FA

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Bell work – FA
Examples of Globalization Slides – FA
Class discussions – FA
Practise source analysis worksheets – FA
True/False Globalization game – FA
Dimensions of Globalization worksheet – FA
Cultural & Linguistic Revitalization worksheet - FA
Supporting activities:
How has globalization touched my home? Worksheet and
wordcloud
How can we define identity? worksheet and supporting picture
books
Exploration of collective and individual identity through
Kathleen Merrit, Irish throat singer
Group media source analysis activity
Investigation of Indigenous languages in Canada
Source analysis brainstorming and paragraph planning
Unit 1 Review activity – matching key terms and definitions
Units 3 & 4 (done together) – Globalization & Prosperity
Dates: November 9th – January 5th
Assessments (list by name and type – FA/SA):
Full Source Analysis (Economics) – SA
Contemporary Economics Quiz – SA
Mini Position Paper – SA
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Cultural Contact Case Study worksheet & exit slip – FA
Bell work – FA
Silk Road Destinations Worksheet – FA
Mercantilism Response – FA
Plickers quiz on Industrial Revolution – FA
Historical Globalization Padlet – FA
Class discussions
Scramble for Africa FlipGrid – FA
Burden Acrostic Poem worksheet – FA
Indian Act/Residential Schools Stations – FA
Analysing policies of historical globalization assignment – FA
Reconciliation Representation Planning Guide - FA
Supporting activities:
BabaKiueria mockumentary
Cultural Contact case studies
Mercantilism activity
Mini debate on capitalism
Industrial Revolution documentary
See/Think/Wonder cartoon analysis
White Man’s Burden and Brown Man’s Burden Analysis
Jigsaw document analysis on the South African Apartheid
Indian Act/Residential Schools webquest
Peer editing of source analysis
Lily Root oral history activity
CBC Documentary: 8th Fire
Reconciliation initial definition activity
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Human Rights/Quality of Life Position Paper – SA (10-1 only)
Three Citizens Position Response – SA (10-2 only)
Unit 3 & 4 Exam – SA
Unit 3 & 4 Review Activity – FA
Exit Slips – FA
Bell Work – FA
Class discussions – FA
Foundations of Economic Globalization worksheet – FA
NAFTA simulation (transaction log and reflection) – FA
Economic nationalism response – FA
Disparity Response – FA
Pandemic & Protest FlipGrid – FA

Supporting activities:
Life & Debt Documentary
See/Think/Wonder cartoon analysis
Economic Globalization – Exemplars
Human Rights/Quality of Life guided note-taking
The Quick and Dirty Story of Third World Debt
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Political Cartoon Projects
Disparity Photo Collection
Quality of Life vs. Standard of Living Notes
Materials:
 Textbooks:
Living in a Globalized World (Oxford Canada) – 10-2 textbook
Perspectives on Globalization (Oxford Canada) – 10-1 textbook

 Online resources:
https://gillsocial10.weebly.com
https://hendersonsocial10.weebly.com
https://pcabunker.weebly.com/social-10---covid.html
https://www.youtube.com/user/WilliamsSocial
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https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15jdF9W9sOKQ6f9WqdBAsLvmR60oDXuSC?usp=sharing
https://mcraesocial.weebly.com/social-10.html

 Videos:
Youtube Crash Course World History
Industrial Revolution Documentary
Life & Debt Film

 Tech resources (offline):

Padlet
Mentimeter.com (wordclouds)
Kahoot
Plickers
FlipGrid
Google docs/slides

Grade Level Meetings:

Grade Ten Community:
Mindy Seto
Lisa Byrgesen
Seema Jessel
Matt Honeywood
Community meeting dates:
 September 18th
 October 16th
 November 27th
Department Meetings
 September 11 th

 October 9th
 November 13th
 December 4th
Staff Meetings
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 August 27th
 August 31st
 September 25th
 October 23rd
 November 20th
 December 11th