ECCU 400
Treaty book talks1/30/2020 The book I have chosen to look at and write about is "When we were alone" by David Alexander Robertson. This is one of the many responses to the Truth and Reconciliation commission's 94 calls to action, this book was written to educate the youth as young as kindergarten about residential schools.
This book is set for ages 4-8 but can be used in a variety of ages. This book is set around a young girl who learns about how her grandmother kept a sense of their culture while attending residential schools. This book could be used to teach young students about residential schools, in simpler terms to allow an understanding from them. It brings in child friendly language and illustration to help teach about residential schools so we do not repeat the past. Some interdisciplinary connections to Treaty Ed in Grade 2 are, English outcome "CR2.2 View and explain (with support from the text) the key literal and inferential ideas (messages), important details, and how elements (such as colour, layout, medium, and special fonts) enhance meaning in grade-appropriate visual and multimedia texts", Social Studies "DR2.1 Investigate stories of significant events and persons in the local community's history to describe the contribution of those who lived in the community in earlier times". Some potential lessons that could be used with this story book are; what's important to me?, looking at children's history or culture, how children should feel at school, every child matters shirt.
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