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Literature projects for Easel Assessments
MOON OF THE TURNING LEAVES -- Waubgeshig Rice
Greetings,What a perfect time of year to release Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Turning Leaves. I have been in touch with Waub over the last couple of years about the novel, and eagerly waited for it. As I turned the pages reading, the maple tree in my yard kept pace with its leaves turning from green to golden yellow. What a delight to catch up with the characters from Moon of the Crusted Snow and embark on another adventure and the continuing "story of survival, resilience, Indigenous identi
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9th - 12th
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THE SUNFLOWER -- Simon Wiesenthal (Non-Fiction)
Greetings,The Sunflower is the most important book I teach, and it is more relevant than ever with rampant anti-Semitism. far-right extremists, racism, and intolerance.https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/03/02/anti-semitic-graffiti-toronto-schools/ The Sunflower poses an existential question to the reader: You are a Jewish prisoner in a German concentration camp. A dying Nazi soldier asks for your forgiveness. What would you do? Simon Wiesenthal tells the story of his WWII concentration camp exp
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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SMALL GREAT THINGS -- Jodi Picoult
Not everything that is faced can be changed.But nothing can be changed until it is faced.~James BaldwinFeel awkward talking about racism, or looking for ways to increase your awareness and that of your students? Wanting to become an ally for change?Good news. Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things is insightful and inspiring, honest and hopeful. An engaging novel with plot twists, nasty turns, and memorable characters confronted with one of the biggest issues of our time, and perhaps the root of so m
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A MAN CALLED OVE -- Fredrik Backman
We can busy ourselves with living or with dying. ~Sonja 177Greetings,Get ready to meet a crusty character – Ove. You’ll laugh and cry. You’ll cheer and shudder. You might even want to throw your book at him from time to time, but as you get to know his story, he will grow on you. Other feisty and courageous characters will too. Together, they will win your heart and teach you a thing or two about what’s important and how to look out for one another. Who knows? There could even be an epiphany or
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9th - 12th
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Novel Study Literature Circle Roles/Jobs & Project: Grades 7-12, Any Novel
Literature Circle PLUS Extension Project: Grades 7-12, Any Novel, Keys EditionThis packet includes literature circle jobs that help improve reading comprehension and increases students understanding of the text. Literary terms are covered in a manageable and engaging manner. This packet also includes an extension project for students to use their knowledge to produce meaningful work to share. ★ Literature Circle: (Grading Sheets Provided)This packet includes 7 literature circle jobs (illustrator
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7th - 12th
MEDICINE RIVER -- Thomas King
If we change the stories we live by, quite possibly we change our lives.~Thomas KingGreetings,Thomas King is an accomplished author in a variety of genres: non-fiction, novels, short stories, poetry, scripts, and children’s stories. In all of them, he engages his audience, entertains while educating, and enlightens through humour. Medicine River is a delight to read. A host of significant topics and relevant issues abound and await your exploration: friendship, community, family, identity, birth
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10th - 11th
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS STUDIES BUNDLE READING CIRCLES -- SIX NOVELS and SIX AUTHORS
SHAKESPEARE'S MACBETH -- A Tragic Thriller
Greetings,What is your favourite Shakespearean play? Mine is Macbeth.And it is especially relevant today. Ruthless ambition. The end justifies the means. What’s yours is mine, and I am going to take it at any cost. Sounds like Putin or any tyrant of any age. I appreciate George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” And, what is said of history can be said of literature, and, in particular, of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This 153-page resource is a quality pro
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11th - 12th, Adult Education
Upcycle a Village With a Modern Fairy Tale, STEAM, Grades 2-5
Rated: "Highly engaging!"Includes:- a brief history of the management of trash as told by the delightful Nana Pepper through the telling of a fairy tale. - vocabulary words such as recycle, upcycle, compost, plastic, and polyethylene. - a Discussion Guide with an Answer Key to aid in leading the discussion. - instructions on how to make a diorama of a fairy village from upcycled materials. Includes a short story and two poems, "My Upcycled Hat" and "The Marvelous Mermaid in her Upcycled Swims
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2nd - 5th
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4-ESS3-2
THE WINEKEEPER'S WIFE -- Kristin Harmel
You can’t rewrite the past. But you can choose to live with your whole heart in the here and now. ~Kristin HarmelGreetings,When does a war end for those caught up in it? It could be a soldier or civilian. Someone racing into combat or a refugee fleeing. Or perhaps a hero or a coward or some mix in between. The Winemaker’s Wife is an engaging novel that deals with the difficult choices people make in war time, and the continuing impact on their lives in peace time. Have students read with one
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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