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Mental Health Matters: Using Literature Circles In The Grade 7 classroom To Talk About Hard Topics

Activity provided by Coralie Beghuin

This unit consists of students learning about mental health through a text of their choice (among 6 choices). Students are placed in a literature circle group in which they are to read and discuss their chosen book. Each text has some aspect of mental health (death, grief, Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, etc.). Other than… Read More »Mental Health Matters: Using Literature Circles In The Grade 7 classroom To Talk About Hard Topics

Levels: Secondary, Secondary, Cycle 1, Secondary, Cycle 2
Topics: Listening, Reading, Talk, Writing/Production
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19 file(s) 2.28 MB
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Building Literacy and Understanding About the Holocaust Through Learning Stations

Activity provided by Laura Leblanc

In this project, a partnership of two teachers work to build a unit that teaches students about the Holocaust, while at the same time raising literacy levels and  encouraging critical thinking. Importantly, materials and activities are differentiated through the use of learning stations.

Levels: Secondary, Secondary, Cycle 1
Topics: Listening, Reading, Writing/Production
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Types: PDF
9 file(s) 33.82 MB
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Introduction to Spoken Word Poetry

Activity provided by Anne Beamish

This unit can serve as an introduction to the world of spoken word poetry. The activities included serve as both the immersion into text that precedes and informs the writing process, as well as the first steps into the writing process. Please see the document Introduction to Spoken Word Poetry by Anne Beamish for full unit… Read More »Introduction to Spoken Word Poetry

Levels: Secondary, Secondary, Cycle 1, Secondary, Cycle 2
Topics: Reading, Talk, Writing/Production
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Types: Slides
6 file(s) 7.73 MB
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Rights and Responsibilities: Exploring Stories from the Holocaust and the American Civil Rights Movement

Activity provided by Tiffany Dickie

This project deals with making historical connections between real life experiences, nonfiction and fiction. Through the study of various written and visual texts, and through an exploration of stories from the Holocaust and the American civil rights movement, students are invited to think critically about the responsibilities they have to uphold not only their own… Read More »Rights and Responsibilities: Exploring Stories from the Holocaust and the American Civil Rights Movement

Levels: Secondary, Secondary, Cycle 1
Topics: Reading, Writing/Production
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From the 1920s to the 2020s: The Lasting Impact of the Harlem Renaissance

Activity provided by Voula Tsagaroulis

This unit aims to link literature from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary literature around the theme of racial consciousness.  The unit features a short story by Langston Hughes, which sets the stage for a poetry study that ultimately empowers students to produce multiple poems inspired by what they have studied.

Levels: Secondary, Secondary, Cycle 1
Topics: Reading, Writing/Production
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Types: Slides, Video
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