Activity 1: The Abenaki and the Mohawk

Target audience

  • Cycle 3

Duration

  • 45 minutes

Text

  • Under the Tree and Roots

Type of text

  • Interview (report)

Pedagogical objective

  • To become aware of distinctions between two Aboriginal Nations.

Specific objective based on Progression of learning

  • To identify a central subject and its different aspects.

Teaching avenues

  • Before reading, encourage a discussion on the students’ knowledge of their own grandparents’ way of life.
  • While reading, pause after each answer to fully understand the meaning.
  • After reading:
    • With the students, identify similarities and differences between the realities of the past mentioned in the story and those of today.
    • Do the activity.

Activity 2: Ancestral Roots

Target audience

  • Cycle 3

Duration

  • 45 minutes

Text

  • Roots

Type of text

  • Story

Pedagogical objective

  • To help students become aware of the role of family members in their lives.

Specific objective based on Progression of learning

  • To identify the five elements of a story. (Exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action- resolution)

Teaching avenues

  • Before reading, lead a discussion about members of our families and their influence on our personal development.
  • While reading, draw attention to the characters and the influence they have on Melody.
  • After reading:
    • Identify the conflicts in the story.
    • Do the activity.