CURRICULUM
IMMIGRATION AND THE RACIALIZATION OF WORK
INTRODUCTION
Available as a free download from the ETFO website, Learning from Labour: Lesson Plans for Intermediate Learning based on the On- tario Curriculum features nine lesson plans based on overall expectations of the Ontario Grade Seven or Eight Ontario History or Language Arts curriculum. In these lessons, students examine events
and issues through the lens of human rights, child labour, urban and rural labour, labour day, labour standards and immigration and racialization. The excerpt that follows focuses on the
issues faced by Black, Chinese, and Irish workers who came to Canada in the previous centuries.
LESSON PLAN
Curriculum Expectation(s) and Big Ideas and Concepts
Unit: Immigration and the Racialization of Work
Grade: Grade 7 and 8 Teacher(s) Timeline: 45 minute lesson
Lesson Description: Students will exam- ine ways in which the prevailing societal racist view of immigrants from non-British backgrounds affected both their living and working conditions during the pre- and post-Confederation era.
LEARNING GOAL(S)
• I have an understanding of how racist at- titudes and discriminatory practices nega- tively impacted immigrants and minorities during this time.
• I understand how the legacy of racism and discrimination continues to harm people in present day society.
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• I can read and analyze both primary and secondary source historical sources to fi nd information about the working and living conditions of Black, Irish and Chinese workers.
MATERIALS
• Computer and projector to display various websites (optional).
• Individual computers for students or the teacher can print out information from one or two of the websites for each of the immi- grant groups: Irish workers on the Rideau Canal, Chinese railroad workers in B.C., Black Loyalist Workers.
• Chart paper and markers
• Post-it-notes for student brainstorming activity
• Lives of the Immigrant Worker compari- son worksheet
TASK COMPONENT
Before (Activation/Review): 5 minutes Instruction
Display three anchor charts at the front of the class with the following terms written on each chart: • Immigration
• Stereotype • Discrimination
Invite students to write a few words to describe their understanding of the concept/ or an example related to the concept on their post-it note and affi x it to the appropriate chart paper. Read the class responses out loud to stimulate discussion about the rela- tionship between these three ideas.
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