Lesson Plans for Classroom Teaching
Newly updated lesson plan:
Canada, the European Union and NATO
Lesson plan and teacher’s guide here. (updated version)
Teacher attachments and handouts:聽Handout A: Historical Perspective, Handout B: The EU and European Security, Handout C: The 5% Debate.
Business/Economics
Apple State Aid Case
Lesson Plan: Teacher version here; Student version here; Video Transcript here; References here
Relevant Classes: Grade 10: CHV2O – Civics; Grade 12: CIA4U – Analyzing Current Economic Issues; Grade 12: CLN4U – Canadian and International Law;聽Grade 12: CPW4U – Canadian and International Politics
Food Standards
Lesson Plan: Teacher version here; Student version here; Video Transcript here; References here
Relevant Classes: Grade 11: CIE3M – The Individual and the Economy;聽Grade 12: CIA4U – Analyzing Current Economic Issues;聽Grade 12: CLN4U – Canadian and International Law;聽Grade 12: CPW4U – Canadian and International Politics;聽Grade 12: BBB4M – International Business Fundamentals
The Origins and Implications of Brexit
Lesson plan here.
Teacher’s attachments and handouts: Teacher鈥檚 Attachment A聽(Background to Brexit), Attachment B聽(Key Definitions), Handout 1 Campaign Tactics of Vote Leave and Vote Remain, Handout 2 Article Exercise, Handout 3 Legitimacy of Referenda, Handout 4聽The Role of Euroscepticism.
Relevant Classes: Grade 11: CPC3O 鈥� Politics in Action: Making Change (Units: B: Foundations of Political Engagement; C: Policy, Politics, and Democratic Change); Grade 12: CGW4U/C 鈥� World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (Units: B: Spatial Organization: Relationships and Disparities; D: Interaction and Interdependence: Globalization; E: Social Change and Quality of Life)
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA):
The EU and Canada Trade Deal and the New Age of Trade Agreements
Lesson plan here.
Teacher’s guide and attachments: Teacher’s Guide (Background), Handout 1 Definitions, Handout 2 Video Comparison, Handout for Example Chapter Summary, Handout 3 CETA Explained, Handout 4 Research Assignment
Relevant Classes: Grade 11: CIE3M – The Individual and the Economy. Grade 12: CIA4U – Analysing Current Economic Issues; CGW4C – World Issues: A Geographic Analysis; CLN4U – Canadian and International Law; CPW4U – Canadian and聽International Politics; BBB4M – International Business Fundamentals
The Common Currency and the Crisis in the Eurozone
Lesson plan .
Teacher’s attachments and handouts: 聽(The Euro), 聽(Brief history of Eurozone crisis); 聽(Key concepts), 听(顿别蹿颈苍颈迟颈辞苍蝉), 听(础谤迟颈肠濒别蝉), 听(骋谤补辫丑蝉).
Relevant Classes: Grade 12: CIA4U Analysing Current Economic Issues, Grade 12: BBB4U Introduction to International Business
Trade History
Lesson Plan:聽Teacher version here; Student version here; Powerpoint (ppt) (pdf) Video Transcript here; References here
Relevant Classes: Grade 11: CIE3M – The Individual and the Economy;聽Grade 12: CIA4U – Analyzing Current Economic Issues;聽Grade 12: CLN4U – Canadian and International Law;聽Grade 12: CPW4U – Canadian and International Politics
Global/World Issues and Politics
The EU and COVID-19
Lesson Plan: Teacher’s Version Here; Student version Here; Video Transcript Here; References Here
Relevant Classes: Grade 11: CIE3M – The Individual and the Economy; Grade 12: CIA4U – Analyzing Current Economic Issues;聽Grade 12: CLN4U – Canadian and International Law; Grade 12: CPW4U – Canadian and International Politics; Grade 12: BBB4M – International Business Fundamentals
Euroscepticism
Lesson Plan: Teacher’s Version Here; Student version Here; Video Transcript Here; References Here
Relevant Classes: Grade 11: CIE3M – The Individual and the Economy; Grade 12: CLN4U – Canadian and International Law;聽Grade 12: CPW4U – Canadian and International Politics;聽Grade 12: BBB4M – International Business Fundamentals
Podcast: Sanctions Strategy and Effectiveness: Influencing Russia’s Foreign Policy
Podcast and transcript here. Note: Podcast to be used as a supplement to teaching about sanctions.
Protecting Democracy by Fighting Disinformation: European Lessons
Lesson plan and teacher’s guide here. Watch the podcast here
Teacher attachments and handouts: Attachment A聽(brief EU history), Attachment B听(翱辫-贰诲), Attachment C (news article), The Backgrounder (journalist news and references), EUvsDisinfo Action Plan.
European, Canadian, and Russian Policy in the Arctic
Lesson plan and teacher’s section .
Teacher attachments and handouts: 听叠颈产濒颈辞驳谤补辫丑测, Climate Change, Approaches, Arctic Council
Relevant Classes: Grade 12 Canadian and World Politics (CPW4U), Grade 12 Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (CGW4U), Grade 12 Canadian and International Law (CLN4U)
Ukraine, Russia, and the European Union
Lesson plan and teacher’s section .
Additional lesson plan materials: 聽Growth of the EU, 聽Eastern Partnership, 聽Russian Approach, 聽Energy Case Study, 聽Ukraine Crisis.
Relevant Classes: Grade 12 Canadian and World Politics (CPW4U), Grade 12 Analysing Current Economic Issues (CIA4U), Grade 12 Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (CGW4U), Grade 12 Canadian and International Law (CLN4U), Grade 11 World History since 1900: Global and Regional Interactions (CHT3O)
War in Ukraine
Lesson plan: Teacher Version here; Student Version here: Powerpoint (pdf) (ppt); Stations Handout (pdf) (doc); References here
Relevant Classes: Grade 12: CPW4U – Canadian and International Politics; Grade 12: CHI4U – Canada: History, Identity and Culture; Grade 12: CHY4U – World History since the Fifteenth Century; Grade 12: CGW4U – World Issues: A geographic Analysis; Grade 12: CGU4M – World Geography: Urban Patterns and Population Issues; Grade 12: CIA4U – Analyzing Current Economic Issues; Grade 12: CLN4U – Canadian and International Law
EU Climate Change Policy
Lesson plan and teacher’s section .
Additional lesson plan materials: 聽EU Climate Change Policy, 聽EU Domestic Policy, 聽EU International Climate Change Policy, 聽Strategy of EU Member States and Canada
Relevant Classes: Grade 12 Canadian and World Politics (CPW4U), Grade 12 Analysing Current Economic Issues (CIA4U), Grade 12 Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis (CGW4U), Grade 12 Canadian and International Law (CLN4U)
NATO in Afghanistan 鈥� European and Canadian Positions
Lesson plan and teacher’s section .
Relevant Classes: Grade 12: CPW4U Canadian and World Politics
Who is allowed into the EU?
Lesson plan and teacher’s section .
Relevant Classes: Grade 12: CGW 4U 鈥� Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis
Balancing China鈥檚 Economic Rise with Human Rights: European and Canadian Positions
Lesson plan .
Teacher attachments and handouts: , 聽(Key terms and historical context), 聽(Major economic systems), 聽(China’s economy), 聽(Human rights interpretation), 聽(Human rights issues), 聽(Human rights and economic power).
Relevant Classes: Grade 12: CPW 4U – Canadian and World Politics, Grade 12: CIA 4U – Analysing Current Economic Issues, Grade 12: CGW 4U – Canadian and World Issues: A Geographic Analysis, Grade 12: CLN 4U – Canadian and International Law
Comparing the EU and Canada
The European Union and the Canadian Federation: Can they be compared?
Lesson plan and teacher’s section .
Relevant Class: Grade 10: CHV2O Civics
Migration
Immigration in Canada and in the European Union
Lesson plan 聽and teacher’s Section .
Relevant Classes: Grade 12: CGU 4U World Geography: Human Patterns and Interactions
Migration and the Integration of Immigrants in the EU: Challenges Ahead and Consequences for Migrants
Lesson plan and teacher’s section聽.
Relevant Classes: Grade 12: CGW 4U Canadian & World Issues: A Geographic Analysis, Grade 12: CGG 4U World Issues
Languages
Relevant Class:Grade 10 Immersion French: FIF2D
Relevant Class: Grade 12 Core French: FSF4U (or FSF40)
Relevant Classes: Grade 10/11 Spanish: LWSBD/LWSCU
Relevant Classes: Grade 10/11 German: LWGBD/LWGCU
Relevant Class: Italian (not connected to the Ontario curriculum)
Relevant Class: Polish (not connected to the Ontario curriculum)
Additional teaching aids:
(You can click on the Prezi links included to see each presentation)
The Ontario Curriculum for Secondary schools by subject is .
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