Aspen Foundation Teaching Units

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Teaching Units are written to fit the Alberta
​school curricula and available in PDF.

Grade 4

• GWG: The Chocolate Bar War: Kids Taking Action Together
• Interpreting the Stories of the Women of G.W.G. - Readers Theatre
• Stories of People Working Together to Build Alberta

Grade 5

• Interpreting the Stories of the Women of G.W.G. - Readers Theatre
• A Snapshot of Immigrant Life in Western Canada: Project-based Learning​
• GWG: The Chocolate Bar War: Kids Taking Action Together

Grade 6

• Citizens in Action: More Than Just Voters

Grade 7

• Interpreting the Stories of the Women of G.W.G. - Readers Theatre​​
• GWG: Let's Make Blue Jeans: A Factory Line Simulation

Grade 9

• Unpacking Poverty & Inequality Through Spoken Word 
• GWG: Taking Collective Action: A Simulation Activity
• Looking into Unions
• Medicare

Grade 10

• GWG: The Stories Behind Our Clothes: Project-based Learning
• ​Globalization

Grade 12

• GWG: Collectivism in Action
• Social 30-1 and 30-2 lessons for Common Ground
• Common Ground: Defending the Public Sector (video)

Videos:

• GWG: Piece By Piece​

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• What is Social Justice?

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Other Resources:

• Looking Into Sweatshops
• Doing Work and School

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Teaching Units Downloadable in Parts

GLOBALIZATION

Full Document
Activity 1: Introducing Economic Globalization and Sustainable Prosperity
Activity 2: An Introduction to the Source Based Writing Process
Activity 3: Globalization Issues: An Introduction
Activity 4: A Historical Overview of Economic Globalization
Activity 4: Powerpoint Presentation
Activity 5: Sweatshops, Outsourcing  and Child Labour
Activity 6: Immigrant and Migrant Labour Issues in Canada
Activity 7: Economic Globalization, Social Justice and the Environment
Activity 8: Corporate Citizenship:  Wal-Mart, A Case Study
Activity 9: Editorial Cartoon Analysis
Activity 10: Assessing Economic Globalization
Activity 11: Assessing and Responding  To Globalization
Activity 12: The Dark Side of Outsourcing
Activity 13: The Benefits of Outsourcing
Appendix A: Other Resources
Appendix B: Acknowledgement of Support

STORIES OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER... BUILD ALBERTA

Full Document
Opening Activities: Thinking About Ways We Work Together
Part 1: Stories of Chinese Workers Who Built Alberta
Part 2: Stories of Homesteaders Who Built Alberta
PowerPoint The Remarkable Story of Thomas Beattie Roberton
Part 3: Stories of the Coal Miners Who Built Alberta
PowerPoint Working Conditions for Coal Miners - Early Days
Closing Activities: Celebrating Working People
Acknowledgement of Support
Unit Survey: Stories of People Working Together to Build Alberta

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