LESSON ONE

Who is a migrant? Grades 5 to 8

It is an essential lesson in scaffolding knowledge for all grades.

Lesson Objectives:

• To understand and articulate who is a migrant
• To explain the many reasons that cause people to migrate

Curriculum Expectations:

Grade 5 Language

• R1.4 demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts by summarizing important ideas and citing supporting details

Grade 6 Language

• R1.4 demonstrate understanding of increasingly complex texts by summarizing and explaining important ideas and citing relevant supporting details

Grade 7 Language

• R1.4 demonstrate understanding of increasingly complex texts by summarizing important ideas and citing a variety of details that support the main idea

Grade 8 Language

• R1.4 demonstrate understanding of increasingly complex and difficult texts by summarizing important ideas and explaining how the details support the main idea

Geography Grade 8

• B1. analyse some interrelationships among factors that contribute to global inequalities, with a focus on inequalities in quality of life, and assess various responses to these inequalities