Component Evaluation: Order of Canada Timing: 30 minutes; flexible Mode: In-class; Online The Order of Canada, one of the highest honours that a Canadian citizen can receive, is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to Canada. The Order’s motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam (“They desire a better country”) underscores the fact …
Component Evaluation: 1 Document + 1 Photo Timing: 45 Minutes Mode: In-class; Online Have students read Making Madness Political at home and bring to the class 1 document and 1 photograph from Reville’s scrapbook that illustrate his evolution from patient to activist and advocate. Students present their documents in small discussion groups or through using the …
Component Evaluation: Reflecting on Context Timing: 30 Minutes Mode: In-class; Online Bring in (or ask your students to bring in) examples of media and/or popular culture portrayals of madness. After facilitating a discussion, have your students rework the examples they have brought in to create positive and diverse representations of madness. Use the questions below …
Component Evaluation: An Activist Scrapbook Timing: 60 Minutes, flexible Mode: In-class; Online Making Madness Political is based on the argument that politicizing mental health can lead to real gains for people living with mental health difficulties. Have your students use the archive of Reville’s personal scrapbook attached to his piece and visual thinking software to …
Component Evaluation: Visualizing Ideas Timing: 45 Minutes, flexible Mode: In-class; Online Use the Learning Lens and Components in Context unit sections to introduce this component to your students and to discuss the difference between advocacy and activism. Then have students view the Toronto Activists video either in-class or online, instructing them to watch it purposefully …
Component Evaluation: Movie Making – Thinking about Process Timing: 45 Minutes Mode: In-class; Online Have students download this book chapter that filmmakers Lanny Beckman and Megan Davies wrote about the process of creating the Inmates documentary. Use the following questions as the basis for a written or oral reflection on the book chapter. If students have …
Component Evaluation: MPA – Self-Guided Learning Timing: 30 minutes, flexible Mode: In-class; Online Customize the station exercise outlined below into a 4-point response sheet that reflects your learning goals for the film and the time which you have available for this exercise. Students watch the film, either in class or outside of class-time, and complete …
Component Evaluation: Peer-Directed Learning Timing: 45 minutes Mode: In-class; Online After your students have viewed the documentary, use the following questions as prompts for discussion. Set up different areas in the classroom (or on the course learning management system) as laid out below with questions on a large sheet of paper and markers for students …
The Toronto Scene Unit Takeaways Understand that mad activism is a social and cultural movement which fosters positive individual and community identity Appreciate that advocacy and activism function differently to promote social change Component This component is a fifteen-minute video featuring oral history interviews shot in 2009. Secondary student Lily Ross-Millard used the footage to …
MPA: The Inmates’ Utopia Unit Takeaways Understand the power of activism in mental health communities Appreciate the empowering attributes of democratic structure and shared accountability in grassroots mental health groups and projects Recognize that service users often know what they need and can play an active role in the provision of appropriate services Appreciate the …
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