I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You: A Book of Her Poems & His Poems Collected in Paris. 1st ed
I'll Sing 'Til the Day I Die: Conversations With Tyendinaga Elders
Icarus World Issues Series
Identity and Learning: Exploring Fiction, Poetry, and Non-Fiction
If Sarah Will Take Me
Illuminations: The Days of Our Youth
Images in Language, Media, and Mind
Images of Canada
Images of Aboriginals Series
Imagining. 2nd ed.
Aboriginal School Days
Inside Essays II
Inside Stories for Senior Students
Inside Stories II
Insights Series
Integrating Computers in Your Classroom
Internet Handbook for Writers, Researchers and Journalists
Introducing Mass Communication. 2nd ed.
Introducing Media Studies
The Introduction
Introduction to Media Communication: Understand the Past, Experience the Present, Marvel at the Future. 5th ed.
The Inventive Writer: A Discovery-Based Rhetoric
Irwin Young Adult Series
The Issues Collection
I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You: A Book of Her Poems & His Poems Collected in Paris. 1st ed. (Print-Anthology). Nye, Naomi Shihab and Janeczko, Paul B., eds. Simon and Schuster, Inc. (DIS), 1996. 256 p. ISBN 0-689-80518-7 ($23.00 hdc.).
This anthology contains poems presented in pairs to offer readers thought-provoking juxtapositions of gender and life experience perspectives. Included are a table of contents, brief contributor notes, including a record of the correspondence between the two editors, and an index to male and female poets.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Poetry
I'll Sing 'Til the Day I Die: Conversations With Tyendinaga Elders (Print-Anthology). Brant, Beth. McGilligan Books (MCG), 1995. 119 p. ISBN 0-9698064-2-6 ($14.95 pbk.).
(CAN, I/M) In conversation with Brant, 14 Elders from Tyendinaga Territory in Ontario relate events from their youth, describing their struggle for independence and self-sufficiency. This is an interesting collection of oral histories. Included are a table of contents, introduction, and map.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection; Short Prose
Icarus World Issues Series (Print-Anthology). Please refer to the title: Coming of Age: The Art of Growing Up.
Identity and Learning: Exploring Fiction, Poetry, and Non-Fiction (Print-Anthology). Roy, Ken. (Insights Series). Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (LRDC), 1996. 154 p. Order no. 8016 ($14.15 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 8017 ($27.20 pbk.).
(CAN) This anthology of prose and poetry represents literature from Canada and abroad. An introductory section contains eight pages of images relating to the theme. Included are chapter-end activities, a table of contents, biographies, and index by nationality. The teacher's guide provides teaching and assessment strategies, alternate thematic groupings, a list of related literature, and tips for using the visual unit.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Multigenre; Recollection
Other Use: English Language Arts 10
If Sarah Will Take Me (Print-Non-Fiction). Bouchard, Dave and Dunfield, Robb Terrence. Orca Book Publishers Ltd. (ORC), 1997. unp. ISBN 1-55143-081-9 ($18.95 hdc.).
(CAN) In this picture book, richly textured paintings by Robb Dunfield illustrate the many settings that the artist, who is paralyzed and ventilator-dependent, would like to visit. With his wife Sarah's help, Robb would like to show the reader those beautiful and exciting places that he enjoyed prior to his tragic accident. Robb tells the reader that, if he could live his life over, he would try to avoid the mistakes that he made; however, he acknowledges that his new life has made him a more caring and appreciative person. This is a beautifully illustrated, poetic example of recollection bringing both sorrow and peaceful resolution.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Poetry; Recollection
Illuminations: The Days of Our Youth (Print-Anthology). Garrod, Andrew and Staines, David, eds. Gage Educational Publishing (LRDC), 1984. 335 p. Order no. 43 ($18.85 pbk.).
(CAN) The 21 Canadian writers in this anthology develop the theme of youth in short stories and excerpts from novels. The book contains a table of contents and questions for discussion and writing.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Recollection; Short Prose
Images in Language, Media, and Mind (Print-Non-Fiction). Fox, Roy F., ed. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1994. 246 p. ISBN 0-8141-2281-7 ($25.95 U.S. pbk.).
Articles by 16 respected educators discuss links between verbal and visual literacy, ways the images function and influence views, and how people generate, make meaning, use, and remember language and visual text in an integrated manner. The book uses examples from print and visual media to look at topics such as visual persuasion, sexuality in advertising, metaphors in sports broadcasts, war propaganda, the rhetorical nature of images, beauty as an ideal, and the techniques used to intensify or downplay a concept. Included are a table of contents, index, and brief notes on the contributors.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference/Professional Development; Media Studies 20
Images of Canada (Kit). Social Program Evaluation Group, Queen's University. (Canadians in the Global Community Series). Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (PRN), 1997. ISBN 0-13-285933-5 ($99.95 kit).
(CAN) This kit includes 5 student auction catalogues, a teaching guide, an audiotape of the literature catalogue selections, 18 colour transparencies, and a video including ten Heritage Minutes, Song for Canada, a music video, and an Images of Canada selection describing world expositions.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20
Images of Aboriginals Series (Video). Please refer to the titles: Great Movie Massacre, How Hollywood Wins the West, and Movie Reel Aboriginal.
Imagining. 2nd ed. (Print-Anthology). Davies, Richard and Kirkland, Glen, eds. (Connections Series, Book 1). Gage Educational Publishing (LRDC), 1990. 219 p. Order no. 6102 ($28.30 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 6198 ($26.15 pbk.).
(CAN) This is a revised edition of high-interest prose, songs, poetry, drama, and cartoons for less proficient readers. The book contains a table of contents and a concluding chapter of reader response activities.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Multigenre; Recollection
Aboriginal School Days (Print-Non-Fiction). Johnston, Basil H. Key Porter Books Limited (LRDC), 1988. 250 p. Order no. 15140 ($14.00 pbk.).
(CAN, I/M) This autobiography traces the years Johnston, an Ojibway from Ontario, spent in residential school. The book describes how, from the time he was ten until he graduated from the school, Johnson struggled to adapt to a strange, rigidly disciplined environment. Johnson's reflections on his school life include both moments of light-hearted camaraderie and anger at the school's efforts to assimilate students into a non-Aboriginal culture. The book contains a table of contents, glossary, and appendix listing the boys and girls of the residential school in 1939.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection
Other Use: Canadian Studies
Inside Essays II (Print-Anthology). Hilker, Douglas. Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (HBJ), 1993. 242 p. ISBN 0-7747-1402-6 ($21.95 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - ISBN 0-7747-1403-4 ($36.95 pbk.).
(CAN) The essays in this collection are a mixture of personal writings, opinions, arguments, and factual information. The book contains a table of contents, suggestions for written or oral activity following each selection, and unit-end activities.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Short Prose
Inside Stories for Senior Students (Print-Anthology). Kirkland, Glen and Davies, Richard, eds. Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (LRDC), 1993. 418 p. Order no. 14077 ($26.25 hdc.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 14083 ($32.60 hdc.).
(CAN) The 34 stories in this anthology represent a wide range of issues, eras, and countries of origin. Suggestions for written and oral activities accompany each selection. Included are a table of contents, detailed glossary of literary terms, and an index of titles by country.
The teacher's guide provides a brief history of the short story, strategies for developing response to short stories and suggested selections for teaching a thematic unit. For each selection the guide gives a brief biographical note on the writer, additional literature selections, and suggestions for teaching and activities for further study.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Short Stories
Other Use: English Language Arts 10
Inside Stories II (Print-Anthology). Kirkland, Glen and Davies, Richard, eds. Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (LRDC), 1987. 330 p. Order no. 8028 ($24.05 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 8029 ($20.90 pbk.).
(CAN) The 24 short stories in this collection are organized according to the elements of fiction. Selections are followed by suggestions for discussion, role play, art, and written response. The book contains a table of contents, glossary of terms, and a Student Notes chapter that provides author biographies and vocabulary explanation.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection; Short Stories
Other Use: English Language Arts 10
Insights Series (Print-Anthology). Please refer to the titles: Identity and Learning: Exploring Fiction, Poetry, and Non-Fiction, and Relationships and Responsibility: Exploring Fiction, Poetry, and Non-fiction.
Integrating Computers in Your Classroom (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: Middle and Secondary English.
Internet Handbook for Writers, Researchers and Journalists (Print-Non-Fiction). McGuire, Mary, et al. Trifolium Books Inc. (TFB), 1997. 242 p. ISBN 1-895579-17-1 ($29.95 pbk.).
(CAN) An easily understood introduction to Internet research and writing, this resource explains hardware requirements, search techniques, Internet sites, as well as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and text editors. Included are sections dealing with search engines and browsers, news sources, journalism listservs, web graphics, as well as tips for evaluating, organizing, and citing online information. The book contains a table of contents, glossary, index, numerous journalism sites, appendixes giving information about copyright, censorship, and the Associated Press Policy for Using Electronic Sources. This is a valuable resource.
Suggested Use: Communication Studies 20; Creative Writing 20; Journalism Studies 20
Introducing Mass Communication. 2nd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Gamble, Michael W. and Gamble, Teri Kwal. (McGraw-HIll Series in Mass Communications). McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited (LRDC), 1989. 549 p. Order no. 14165 ($60.80 pbk.). Instructor's Manual - Order no. 14146 ($26.35 pbk.).
An overview of key mass-communication principles, this text encourages students to become more effective media watchers, consumers, and practitioners. The book looks at media trends, the publishing industry, broadcasting, movies, and advertising. The book contains a table of contents, glossary, and an index. The instructor's manual provides suggestions for teaching, questions for discussion, and self-assessment scales.
Suggested Use: Journalism Studies 20; Media Studies 20
Introducing Media Studies (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Looking at Films, and Looking Into Advertising.
The Introduction (Video). (Mixed Messages: Portrayals of Women in Media Series). Friday Street Productions (MGR), 1995. 28 min. Dup. order no. V9423.
(CAN) This video introduces viewers to the portrayal of women in the media and helps viewers identify and focus on media images and begin to name violent imagery. It sets contemporary media imagery in the context of a lengthy history of images of women and discusses the links between the portrayal of women in the media and real violence against women. Viewers are encouraged to "negotiate" or work out the meaning of images and recognize that differences of opinion can lead to important insights about the range of meaning for a given image.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20
Introduction to Media Communication: Understand the Past, Experience the Present, Marvel at the Future. 5th ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Black, Jay and Bryant, Jennings. Wm C Brown Publishers (MHR), 1996. 606 p. ISBN 0-697-36483-6 ($72.95 pbk.).
An overview of past and present communication issues in the United States, this resource focuses on electronic and print media, including advertising and public relations support systems. The book provides numerous illustrations and text boxes that give insight into communication theory, the functions of mass communication, recent technological influences, and legal and ethical considerations. Included are a table of contents, glossary, and an index.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20
The Inventive Writer: A Discovery-Based Rhetoric (Print-Non-Fiction). Cawelti, G. Scott and Duncan, Jeffrey L. Mayfield Publishing (OUP), 1993. 256 p. ISBN 1-55934-060-6 ($41.50 pbk.).
This resource deals with the process of generating and developing ideas in writing. Based on the premise that students find and organize their writing topics using diverse thinking styles, the book provides varied strategies that include free writing, intuiting, mapping, questioning, and using metaphors. The book contains a table of contents, index, chapter-end suggestions for applying the information to students' own writing, as well as appendixes listing eight steps for quick writing, conditions for creating, and aids to writers' block.
Suggested Use: Creative Writing 20; Teacher Reference
Irwin Young Adult Series (Print-Fiction). Please refer to the title: Far From Shore.
The Issues Collection (Print-Anthology). Please refer to the title: Popular Culture.