Overview
Duration
100 minutes x2
Lesson Objective
- Understand the role of the Senate in Canada.
Lesson Outcomes
- Describe the Senate and what they do.
- Explain the process of turning a Bill into a law.
- Assess current Bill’s in motion.
- Participate in a Parliamentary Committee Simulation.
The Lesson
Sequence
- Cartoon of the Day
- Starter: The Senate word search
- Task 1. How much do you know about the Senate? [class Kahoot!]
- What is the Senate? [teacher led instruction and note taking]
- Task 2. Who’s who in the Senate? [matching activity]
- Passing a Law [class discussion]
- Government and law making [teacher led instruction and note taking]
- Task 3. How does a Bill become a law? [card sort]
- How does a Bill become a law? [class discussion]
- Task 4. Current Bills in Session [individual research and writing tadsk]
- Optional Activity: A Parliamentary Committee Simulation [will take another lesson]
- Review: The Senate Pop Quiz!
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