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Questions should include
• Is there bias in this piece?
• Whose voice is missing?
• Whose perspective is it from?
Discuss with students the fact that when the Scugog Island land was
flooded, the Mississaugas moved to the town of Coldwater for two
years. Then, they had to repurchase their land to come back to Scugog
Island, despite the fact that they were not compensated for losing it in
the first place. Ask:
• What questions do you have about this?
• What is happening now in this area?
• What challenges would have faced the Mississaugas people upon
their return to this land?
You may wish to facilitate these questions by asking them during a
circle discussion.
Review the Parks Canada website about the Trent-Severn Waterway
National Historic Site; link on weblinks list. Research the value of
wetlands. Information is available on the “Wetland conservation” page
from the Government of Ontario; link on weblinks list

Intellectual (Respond) Success Criteria, Assessment
• See the Achievement Chart on pages 34 to 35 of The Ontario
Curriculum (2018) Social Studies Grades 1 to 6, History and
Geography Grades 7 and 8
• Student self-assessment
• Observation
• Student questions and wonderings for further learning

Spiritual (Reflect) Consolidation and Debrief

Closing Circle: Capture student voice and reflections for
next task
Prompting Questions:
• What is a new learning and a wondering you would like to
explore further?
• Did you see any trends in the perspective of the media sources
you researched?
• What did you notice about bias in media?
• Were you able to find information from the perspective of voices
you perceived as ‘missing’ or not existing in the media?

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