Lesson+Plan+4

the Aboriginal culture. || Geographical context of the play's action. |||| **Broad goals to which this lesson contributes:** Locating an element of the play: physical location of the play. || Knowledge and understanding of the importance of the physical location of action in the literary work. || Thomas King, Borders (short story) Geography map of Aboriginal nations throughout the North American continent ||
 * **Lesson Plan** ||
 * **Day 4** |||| **Class/Subject:** English ENG3U || **Topic:** Importance of the land in
 * **Topic and focus of this lesson:**
 * **Specific outcomes for this lesson:**
 * **Materials:** The play
 * **Agenda:**
 * 1) Reading of the short story Borders by Thomas King
 * 2) Circle Talk: Importance of the land integrity / artificiality of the borders (indigenous people's perspective)
 * 3) Location of the play's action: the reservation. ||
 * **Key questions:**
 * 1) What are the signs of the mother's attachment to the place in which she lives.
 * 2) Why did the mother refuse to disclose her Canadian citizenship.
 * 3) Should the border patrol let her cross the border?
 * 4) In your opinion, why did the authorities let them cross the border?
 * 5) Is the individual action, like the one in the novel, important to the community/society? ||