Lesson 8: Africville and My Community
Specific Exepectations:
1.1 Identify physical and social needs of residents in an area (e.g., food, water, shelter, recreation, social interaction) Social Studies
1.2 Identify distinguishing physical features of their community (e.g., storekeeper, hair salon etc...) Social Studies
Lesson Description:
-(10 Minutes) Use a large Venn Diagram (if necessary teach the students what a Venn Diagram is) to compare the community of Africville to the students community. Have the anchor chart created with the features of their community listed at the front of the classroom.
-(20 Minutes) Import the information into the Venn Diagram. Have the students list special features of Africville. Put them in the Venn Diagram according to whether they are distinct features of Africville, or something both communities share. Do they both have schools? churches? houses? apartments? central heating? toilets? fire departments? police stations? etc...
Have the students come up and assist in the creation of the chart using either pictures of words.
-(10 Minutes) Consolidation:
Ticket out the door of something that the people of Africville did not have that we do.
-(20 Minutes) Import the information into the Venn Diagram. Have the students list special features of Africville. Put them in the Venn Diagram according to whether they are distinct features of Africville, or something both communities share. Do they both have schools? churches? houses? apartments? central heating? toilets? fire departments? police stations? etc...
Have the students come up and assist in the creation of the chart using either pictures of words.
-(10 Minutes) Consolidation:
Ticket out the door of something that the people of Africville did not have that we do.
Materials/ Resources:
-anchor chart from lesson 1
-pictures and descriptions of Africville from lesson 5
-Venn Diagram on chart paper
-markers
-ticket out the door
-pictures and descriptions of Africville from lesson 5
-Venn Diagram on chart paper
-markers
-ticket out the door
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