Language Aloud... Allowed in the Middle and High School Years
Language and Learning Across the Curriculum
Language Arts Journal
Language Arts: Learning Processes and Teaching Practices. 2nd ed
Language Matters: Expression, Usage, Structure
The Last Winter
Laws of Emotion
The Leaving
Let It Be
Listening
Listening by Doing: Developing Effective Listening Skills
Listening: Attitudes, Principles, and Skills
Literary Experiences: Volume I
Literary Experiences: Volume II
Literature Alive!: The Art of Oral Interpretation
Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the Student-Centered Classroom
Literature Connections Series
Literature in the Language Classroom: A Resource Book of Ideas and Activities
Lively Writing: The Process of Creative Communication
Local Radio Journalism
Long Train Passing: A Novel
Look, Think & Write: Using Pictures to Stimulate Thinking and Improve Your Writing
Looking at Films
Looking Into Advertising
Language Aloud... Allowed in the Middle and High School Years (Print-Non-Fiction). George, Jerry and Mowbray, Gwen. Pembroke Publishers Limited (LRDC), 1992. 93 p. Order no. 7306 ($13.25 pbk.).
(CAN) This brief, well-organized teacher reference provides philosophical background, teacher suggestions, and assessment techniques for speaking and listening activities. This is a highly recommended resource containing many practical ideas. Included are a table of contents and extensive bibliography.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development; Communication Studies 20
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9
Language and Learning Across the Curriculum (Print-Non-Fiction). Crowhurst, Marion. Allyn & Bacon Canada (PRN), 1994. 311 p. ISBN 0-205-16134-0 ($45.95 pbk.).
(CAN) Written to help both elementary and high school teachers, this resource presents a theoretical and practical overview of language acquisition and use in the content areas. The book gives strategies for assessment and evaluation, as well as for teaching reading and writing, interactive talk in an collaborative classroom, and teaching students from other cultures and language groups. The book contains a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9
Language Arts Journal (Periodical). National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), n.d. unp. ISSN 0360-9170 ($56.00 U.S.).
Published 8 times a year, September through April. Cost is $50.00 U.S./non-member and $40.00 U.S./member. Formerly called Elementary English (ISSN 0013-5968)
This journal contains articles, literature selections, and reviews. Although the journal is of primary interest to elementary and middle level teachers, secondary level teachers will find articles, such as Understanding Literature by J. A. Langer of special interest. This article is available in the December, 1990 issue.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10
Language Arts: Learning Processes and Teaching Practices. 2nd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Gillet, Jean Wallace and Temple, Charles. HarperCollins Canada Ltd. (LRDC), 1989. 472 p. Order no. 14913 ($64.45 hdc.).
This comprehensive text provides guidelines, activities, and strategies for the language arts domains in Kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms. Included are a table of contents, an appendix of word origins and an index.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10
Language Matters: Expression, Usage, Structure (Print-Anthology). Kellow, Brian and Krisak, John. Oxford University Press (LRDC), 1996. 229 p. Order no. 8668 ($14.80 pbk.).
(CAN) The prose and poetry in this collection centre on ways in which language relates to usage, gender, political correctness, sport, literature, use of computers, and non-verbal communication. Included are a table of contents and suggestions for discussion and activity.
Suggested Use: Creative Writing 20; English Language Arts 20; Multigenre
The Last Winter (Video). National Film Board of Canada (NFB), 1989. 105 min. Order no. 111C9089197 ($39.95).
(CAN) Winter runs across the fields of southern Manitoba, trailing a mane of white. Although Grampa Jack's horse hasn't been seen for 50 years, in the last season on the family farm, Winter comes back to teach Jack's grandson about the beauty of life and the necessity of death. This is a touching tale about the end of childhood.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection
Laws of Emotion (Print-Anthology). Lohans, Alison. Thistledown Press Ltd. (LRDC), 1993. 207 p. Order no. 8753 ($9.25 pbk.).
(SK) Centering on emotions in contexts such as isolation and loss, giving birth, attraction, and victory, the 11 short stories in this collection explore the complexity of young people's lives. The book includes a table of contents and an afterword giving sources of each story's ideas.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Short Stories
Other Use: English Language Arts 10
The Leaving (Print-Anthology). Wilson, Budge. General Publishing Co. Limited (LRDC), 1992. 161 p. Order no. 8752 ($10.55 pbk.).
(CAN) This is a collection of short stories relating to young women and adolescence.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection; Short Stories
Let It Be (Compact Disc). The Beatles. EMI Records (EMR), 1970. No order number is required. ($21.99 compact disc).
This compact disc contains the songs "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road," performed by The Beatles. Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection
Listening (Video). (Business Communications Series). TV Ontario (MGR), 1994. 15 min. Dup. order no. V9598. Teacher's Guide for series - Order no. G9595 ($2.25 pbk.).
Good listening skills are an important ingredient for success. This video presents several aspects that reinforce the value of listening as a business skill and gives tips to improve listening effectiveness.
Suggested Use: Communication Studies 20
Listening by Doing: Developing Effective Listening Skills (Print-Non-Fiction). Galvin, Kathleen. NTC Publishing Group (NTC), 1985. 122 p. ISBN 0-8442-5530-0 ($18.95 pbk.).
This resource focuses on the role of the listening process in making meaning. It includes suggestions to help students listening for basic information and structure, analysis of persuasion in speech, and listening between the words to the feelings expressed. The book contains a table of contents, index, and suggestions for practice in listening. Teachers are advised to use the exercises in this resource as models of activity within the context of their own integrated classroom program of study.
Suggested Use: Communication Studies 20; Teacher Reference
Listening: Attitudes, Principles, and Skills (Print-Non-Fiction). Brownell, Judi. Allyn & Bacon Canada (LRDC), 1996. 386 p. Order no. 7602 ($51.20 pbk.).
This is a well-organized overview of theoretical and practical information about listening as an important component in communication. The book provides suggestions for understanding and improving the strategies necessary for comprehension, memory, interpretation, evaluation, and response to the spoken word. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development; Communication Studies 20
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10
Literary Experiences: Volume I (Print-Anthology). Iveson, Margaret L., McClay, Jill Kedersha, eds and Oster, John E.. Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (LRDC), 1989. 494 p. Order no. 6372 ($30.55 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 6373 ($47.45 pbk.).
(CAN) This is a collection of prose, poetry, and drama of Canadian and international authorship from 1800 to the present. The book includes a table of contents, brief author biographies as well as indexes of titles, authors, selections by genre, theme, and author's nationality. The teacher's guide includes suggestions for teaching and oral or written extension.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Multigenre; Recollection
Other Use: English Language Arts 10
Literary Experiences: Volume II (Print-Anthology). Iveson, Margeret L., Oster, John E. and McClay, Jill Kedersha, eds. Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (LRDC), 1990. 538 p. Order no. 6374 ($32.65 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 6375 ($41.70 pbk.).
(CAN) This is a collection of prose, poetry, and drama of Canadian and international authorship. The book contains a table of contents, brief author biographies, and indexes of titles, authors, and selections by genre, theme, and author's nationality.
The teacher's guide includes suggestions for teaching and oral or written extension.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Multigenre; Recollection
Other Use: English Language Arts 10
Literature Alive!: The Art of Oral Interpretation (Print-Non-Fiction). Gamble, Teri and Gamble, Michael. NTC Publishing Group (NTC), 1994. 472 p. ISBN 0-8442-5000-7 ($31.95 pbk.). Instructor's Manual - ISBN 0-8442-5001-5 ($9.95 pbk.).
This comprehensive guide to oral interpretation of literature selections provides useful support for teachers wanting an introduction to literature performance. Included are selections from several genres and suggestions for activity and reflection that lead students to an understanding of how they can respond to literature through movement and voice. The book contains information about performing for children, use of a performer's journal, developing effective gestures and voice, as well as interpreting descriptive and narrative prose, poetry, and literature from around the world. Included are a table of contents, a subject index, and an index of authors and titles. The instructor's manual offers teaching suggestions for each chapter, review questions, vocabulary lists, as well as a list of professional reading and sample evaluation forms.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection; Teacher Reference
Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in the Student-Centered Classroom (Print-Non-Fiction). Daniels, Harvey. Pembroke Publishers Limited (LRDC), 1994. 200 p. Order no. 7592 ($23.00 pbk.).
(CAN) This resource provides practical advice for creating and managing literature circles in the classroom. The book gives rationale and suggestions for independent reading and collaborative learning in language arts classes and across the curriculum. Included are a table of contents and a reference list.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10
Literature Connections Series (Print-Anthology). Please refer to the title: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Related Readings.
Literature in the Language Classroom: A Resource Book of Ideas and Activities (Print-Non-Fiction). Collie, Joanne and Slater, Stephen. Cambridge University Press (LRDC), 1987. 266 p. Order no. 15590 ($28.90 pbk.).
This manual provides suggestions for analysis, response, and extension activity in the literature curriculum. Included are sections dealing with aims and objectives of literature instruction, a resource bank of ideas for teaching several genres, and an examination of activities suited to specific works, such as Lord of the Flies and Romeo and Juliet. The book contains a table of contents, an index, and an appendix of titles suitable for literature instruction.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development
Lively Writing: The Process of Creative Communication (Print-Non-Fiction). Schrank, Jeffrey. NTC Publishing Group (NTC), 1985. 294 p. ISBN 0-8442-5440-1 ($28.95 hdc.). Teacher's Manual - ISBN 0-8442-5443-6 ($12.95 pbk.).
This is an older but useful resource that gives students practical advice at each stage of the writing process.
Suggested Use: Creative Writing 20; Teacher Reference
Local Radio Journalism (Print-Non-Fiction). Chantler, Paul and Harris, Sim. Focal Press (FOP), 1992. 151 p. ISBN 0-240-51308-8 ($29.95 pbk.).
This British resource provides concise, practical information about gathering, writing, and presenting radio programming. The book discusses news bulletins, interviewing, reporting, newsroom and newsdesk management, and special programming. Included are a table of contents, index, and glossary.
Suggested Use: Journalism Studies 20; Teacher Reference
Long Train Passing: A Novel (Print-Fiction). Wise, Steven W. Thomas Nelson Inc. (TNE), 1996. 273 p. ISBN 0-7852-7705-6 ($16.99 hdc.).
Annabelle is a remarkable teacher who, because of her own physical deformity, displays compassion and strength as she deals with a rebellious, abused youth. With the help of another adult who is hampered by his own limitations, Annabelle struggles to help the youth overcome the loneliness and pain caused by the vindictive treatment of a drunken, abusive father. As she unlocks in the youth a love of learning, the two form a bond of friendship that supports the boy and gives him the courage to continue his education. This is an easily read novel set in Missouri during the Korean War.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20
Look, Think & Write: Using Pictures to Stimulate Thinking and Improve Your Writing (Print-Non-Fiction). Leavitt, Hart Day and Sohn, David A. NTC Publishing Group (NTC), 1985. 231 p. ISBN 0-8442-5550-5 ($20.95 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - ISBN 0-8442-5549-1 ($7.95 pbk.).
This older resource is an easily understood overview of the process of writing fiction. The book gives practical advice at each stage in writing, shows how photographs can provide ideas for writing, offers tips for creating effective fiction, and encourages readers to study models. Included are a table of contents, chapter-end suggestions for writing, annotated lists of novels for further reading, and an index. The instructor's manual gives ideas for teaching and assessing writing, additional writing and discussion questions for each chapter, and suggestions for differentiating assignments for students of varying abilities.
Suggested Use: Creative Writing 20; Teacher Reference
Looking at Films (Print-Non-Fiction). Hart, David. (Introducing Media Studies). Hodder & Stoughton Educational (LRDC), 1990. 48 p. Order no. 14147 ($14.00 pbk.).
This is one in a series of British booklets that provide brief explanations and suggestions for activity to encourage awareness of the power of media in our daily lives. This book looks at the movie industry, films as stories, as well as sound and images in film.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20
Looking Into Advertising (Print-Non-Fiction). Niven, Carol and Youngson, Colin. (Introducing Media Studies). Hodder & Stoughton Educational (LRDC), 1987. 48 p. Order no. 14148 ($14.00 pbk.).
This is one of a series of British booklets that provide information and activities relating to the media. This book analyzes the parts of an advertisement, gives examples of several types of current and past advertising, and looks at brand names.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20