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2.2: Social Studies Heroes and Villains Lesson Plan

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    Grade: Jr. High (various grades)

    Lesson: Social Studies Heroes and Villains

    Class length: 45 min

    Note to reader:

    This lesson plan was designed as a “flex block” for junior high students. Students from any grade could sign up for this class. There are no prerequisites. This lesson could easily be retooled for high school

    Learning Objectives

    Objectives:

    • Students explore why it is important to humanize heroes and villains in social studies
    • Students do Internet research to uncover the “human side” of social studies heroes and villains
    • Students consider strategies they could use in the future when they encounter heroes and villains in social studies

    Before class

    • Cue videos
    • Test audio

    An interactive or media element has been excluded from this version of the text. You can view it online here:
    https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca/grimeducator/?p=69

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    Social Studies Heroes and Villains Lesson Plan

    (Created by E. Steeves, 2018)

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