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Aboriginal
Perspectives on
Forest Fires
How People
Got Fire
https://www.nfb.
ca/film/how_pe
ople_got_fire
Activity 1:
- 16 minutes
and 2
seconds to
watch the
video
-20 minutes
outline the
events of the
story and to
discuss
-10-15
minutes to
answer
questions
pertaining to
the story
Activity 2:
-45 minutes
for the Elder
to speak and
share
-10-15
minutes to
write journal
entry
Activity 1 Formative
Assessment:
-Infer how the students
articulate the story in their own
words
-How the students discuss the
concepts of the video
Activity 2 Formative
Assessment:
-Students will write a
reaction journal entry about
the Aboriginal Elder coming
in to visit
b) Compare to the
students answers to
Aboriginal tribes
Activity 2: Aboriginal
Perspectives on Fire
1) Prior to the class, ask if
an Aboriginal Elder
from the surrounding
community could come
in to talk with the
students
2) Before the Elder comes
in, teachers MUST
discuss with students
how to be respectful to
Aboriginal Elders
a) Teachers must
reiterate how
important and highly
respected Elders are
in the Aboriginal
community
b) Elders must be
treated with respect
regardless of
whether or not they
are in their
community or not
c) Students should be
mindful of what they
(Grade 6)
say and demonstrate
1.2 Clarify and Extend
utmost respect for
the Elder
o consider the ideas of
3) When the Elder comes
others
into the class, they can
seek the
share stories about the
viewpoints of
importance of trees and
others to build on
fire in Aboriginal
personal responses
culture. The Elder can
and understanding
also share anything
(Grade 5)
about Aboriginal
select from the
culture.
ideas and
4)
After the Elders visit,
observations of
students will write a
others to expand
journal entry about their
personal
thoughts of the visit.
understanding
Students will express
(Grade 6)
their thoughts of how
o Combine ideas
Aboriginal views of
o Extend understanding
forests and fire
Search for further
differentiate from what
ideas and
we learned.
information from
others and from
oral, print and
other media texts
to extend
understanding
(Grade 5)
Evaluate the
usefulness of new
ideas, techniques,
and texts in terms
of present
understanding
(Grade 6)
2.1 Use strategies and cues
o Use comprehension
strategies
Monitor
understanding by
evaluating new
ideas and
information in
relation to known
ideas and
information
(Grade 6)
2.2 Respond to Texts
o Experience various texts
express points of
view about oral,
print and other
media texts
(Grade 5)
write or represent
the meaning of
texts in different
forms (Grade 5)
experience oral,
print and other
Make judgements
and inferences
related to events,
characters, setting,
and main ideas
(Grade 6)
2.3 Understand Forms, Elements
and Techniques
o Understand techniques
and elements
Identify the main
problem or
conflict in oral,
print and other
media texts, and
explain how it is
resolved (Grade 6)
Explore
techniques, such
as visual imagery,
sound, flashback
and voice
inflection (Grade
6)
o Experiment with
language
3.1 Plan and Focus
o Focus attention
Summarize
important ideas in
structures in
expository and
narrative texts
(Grade 6)
o Enhance legibility
Write legibly and
at a pace
appropriate to
context and
purpose (Grade 6)
o Expand knowledge of
language
o Enhance artistry
4.2 Attend to Conventions
o Attend to grammar and
usage
o Attend to spelling
o Attend to capitalization
and punctuation
5.1 Respect Others and
Strengthen Community
o Relate texts to culture
Identify ways in
which oral, print
and other media
texts from diverse
cultures and
communities
explore similar
ideas (Grade 6)