Respect Lesson Plan (ELA)
Respect Lesson Plan (ELA)
Respect Lesson Plan (ELA)
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Journal:
Students will write a reflective journal entry focusing on
two out of the three categories; people, places or things
they respect. Students will indicate why they respect
chosen people, places or things as well as how they show
respect. Information will be generated using a web that
students can draw from to write their journal entry.
Reflection Did these assessment strategies allow you to address the outcomes for
this lesson? Did the students learning meet your objectives?
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Activating
2. Acquiring
1. Read the story "Brother Eagle, Sister Sky" at
the carpet with the students.
2. Have the students form a Talking Circle.
Explain that Talking Circles are commonly used in
the Aboriginal culture and all circle participants'
views and opinions must be respected and
listened to.
3. Discuss as a class some of the story details
within the Talking Circle. Specifically, how every
creature and part of the Earth is sacred and
respected by Aboriginal people. Share examples.
4. Create a Respect web detailing people,
places, and things we respect. Start as one big
group, listing several examples. I will model one
on chart paper.
5. Give each student their own Respect web. In
pairs, have the students discuss and list more
possibilities for people, places and things they
respect. They will each use a clipboard to do this.
I will give them eight minutes on the SMART
Board timer to do so.
6. Gather on the carpet again as one big group
and share our ideas. We will add to the class web
together.
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3. Applying
1. Review a pre-made example of a person
I respect. Share why I respect that person
as well as how I show my respect. This will
be done at the carpet on chart paper before
sending the students to their desks to do
their own.
2. Have each student write a reflective
journal entry about two people, places or
things they respect and why. Students will
also write about how they show respect to
the person, place or thing of their choice.
The students can use examples from the
Respect web we created earlier or come
up with new ideas.
3. Once the journal entries are completed
have the students each write bucket fillers
about their partner (partner used for the
Respect web activity). Write something
they respect about their partner and put it
into their cup.
Resources/Technology:
Book, "Brother Eagle, Sister Sky" ISBN 0-8037-0969-2
SMART Board and online clock timer
Source: Kindergarten to Grade 8 ELA Curriculum Documents
Adapted by: Brittany DesRoches
Cross-Curricular Integration:
Science: Study the animals associated with the seven teachings. (Buffalo for respect)
S.S: Study the areas where the Aboriginal tribes originally existed (Sioux, Iroquois etc.)
History: Study the history of the Europeans coming to North America and what that meant for
the Aboriginal people. Also the Indian Wars.
Math: Use the animals associated with the seven teachings in word problems.
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