Activity 1: Between the Lines of My Poem

Target audience

  • Cycle 3

Duration

  • 60 minutes

Text

  • Poem: From Yesterday to Tomorrow

Type of text

  • Poem

Pedagogical objective

  • To realize that a text can be interpreted in different ways according to our personal perceptions.

Specific objective based on Progression of learning

  • To perceive the subtext to create meaning.

Teaching avenues

  • Before reading, introduce the students to poetry and share several poems with them.
  • While reading, stop now and then to promote comprehension.
  • After reading:
    • Elicit different interpretations of the poem from the students.
    • Do the activity.

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Activity 2: Three Aboriginal Friends

Target audience

  • Cycle 3

Duration

  • 45 minutes

Text

  • Interview: Youth of Today, Adults of Tomorrow

Type of text

  • Interview (report)

Pedagogical objective

  • To find similarities and differences between people with different Aboriginal backgrounds.

Specific objective based on Progression of learning

  • To establish connections between distant elements of information.

Teaching avenues

  • Before reading, invite two students to come to the front of the classroom and name aspects about themselves that are also presented in the interview (sense of belonging, greatest wish, sense of pride, model to follow).
  • While reading, invite students to identify the character traits of each of the people interviewed.
  • After reading:
    • Bring out the specific characteristics of each person.
    • Do the activity.

Associated activities