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Podcast Unit : Finding Cleo

Big Idea: The exploration of text and story deepens our understanding of diverse, complex ideas about identity, others, and the world. The unit focus on small group discussions. Student will listen to the podcast “Finding Cleo” weekly and have group discussions through carefully constructed notes and topics of focus given by the teacher. The purpose of the unit is to have students work collaboratively to develop their discussion skills and work together on a meaningful summative assessment aimed towards bringing awareness of “missing and murdered” indigenous women. Essential Questions:

• How has the past treatment of Canada’s Indigenous people contributed to the loss of children in present day?
• How can I critically and creatively spread awareness of “missing and murdered” indigenous women through meaningful representation? Students will KNOW : about Canada's past and current relations with its Indigenous people. Students will LEARN: about residential schools, the sixties scoops and the treatment of Indigenous cases amongst politicians and police. Students will DO: will listen to one episode a week of season one of “Miss and Murdered” – Finding Cleo. They will engage in pre and post activities that will help them prepare for weekly group discussions. Further, they will complete a group project at the end.

Finding Cleo Summative Project Example In groups of no more than 3, create a “project” to commemorate and spread awareness about Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls. You have free creative control, but your project must do the following:

• It must be artistic/creative
• It must be thoughtful and insightful
• It cannot be something that is already out in the world. However you may use the “copy cat format”, such as adopting the format of “Humans of New York” on Instagram
• It can be any format you want: physical or digital
• It must be accompanied by artist intent. This is a one page written explanation about your “project” describing what you created; how it represents, but also will spread awareness about Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Here are some real world examples
• Red Dress Project- http://www.redressproject.org/
• Red Feather Project- https://www.dsb1.ca/school/tdss/Pages/newsitem.aspx?ItemID=62&ListID=4cde25f1- a389- 4402 - 86df-fc6991e2a3cc&TemplateID=Announcement_Item#/=
• Shades of Four Sisters- https://www.shadesofoursisters.com/#/about