Saint Maybe
Salt-Water Moon
Scanning Television: Videos for Media Literacy in Class
Screening Images: Ideas for Media Education
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting. Exp. ed.
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script. Rev. ed.
Seasons of Life: Stories of the Human Cycle
Seeing Ourselves: Media Power and Policy in Canada. 2nd ed.
Self-Counsel Series
Selling the Future
The Senior Issues Collection
A Separate Peace
Shizuko's Daughter
The Short Story & You: An Introduction to Understanding and Appreciation
Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers. 1st Can. ed.
Singing Sky
6 TV Uncommercials and the Culture Jammer's Video
The Soft Eclipse
The Soft Eclipse
Some Assembly Required: A Complete Guide to Technical Communications. 1st Can. ed.
Someday
Something for Joey
Something to Declare: Selections From International Literature
Speak for Yourself: An Introduction to Public Speaking. 4th ed.
Speak for Yourself: Listening, Thinking, Speaking
Speaking
Speaking Our Minds: A Guide to Public Speaking for Canadians. 2nd ed.
Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women
Spite Fences
Stale Roles & Tight Buns: Images of Men in Advertising
Starting a Collaborative Writing Group
Stories to Write About: Creative Writing
The Storyteller: Short Stories From Around the World
Strategies for Writing: A Basic Approach
Student Self-Assessment: A Powerful Process for Helping Students Revise Their Writing
Student-Centered Language Arts, K-12. 4th ed.
A Sudden Radiance
The Summer of My German Soldier
Saint Maybe (Print-Fiction). Tyler, Anne. Fawcett Bks (RSI), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-449-91160-8 ($12.00 U.S. pbk.).
This story of a man dedicated to the care of his family emphasizes the evolution of family, finding a purpose for life, and an individual's search for redemption. Note: Teachers should be sensitive to ethnic and religious references found in this novel.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20
Salt-Water Moon (Print-Fiction). French, David. Talon Books Limited (GDS), 1988. 83 p. ISBN 0-88922-257-6 ($13.95 pbk.).
(CAN) When he learns that his former sweetheart Mary is engaged to another man, 18-year-old Jacob Mercer returns from Toronto to win her back. Set in a tiny Newfoundland outport in 1923, this is a charming play about young love.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Plays
Scanning Television: Videos for Media Literacy in Class (Video). Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (LRDC), 1996. 45-90 min. Set of 4 Videos - Order no. 8696 ($233.05 set).
(CAN) This package of four videos and a teacher's guide was organized to complement Barry Duncan's second version of Mass Media and Popular Culture, but can also be used independently. The 40 short, varied program excerpts range in length from 90 seconds to 12 minutes. The videos are organized into five thematic groups:
The teacher's guide offers a brief description of each video excerpt and provides some background information on the issues. Questions, activities, and discussion and research topics are organized into "Before Viewing," "Focus for Viewing," and "After Viewing" sections.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Secondary Level
Screening Images: Ideas for Media Education (Print-Non-Fiction). Worsnop, Chris M. Wright Communications (LRDC), 1994. 154 p. Order no. 14183 ($23.35 pbk.).
(CAN) This manual provides both a theoretical and a practical understanding of media instruction, connecting it to good teaching practices within today's technology culture. The book explores media experiences from returning to the family photo album to viewing news footage. One section of the book contains suggestions for project work and activities, along with sample planning and assessment forms. This book promotes active, hands-on learning in a cooperative environment. Included is a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20; Teacher Reference
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting. Exp. ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Field, Syd. Dell Publishing Co., Inc. (DOU), 1994. 262 p. ISBN 0-440-57647-4 ($17.95 pbk.).
This resource provides easily understood advice for each stage in the process of writing film scripts. The book helps novice writers create and build characters, sequence action, write effective beginnings, and adapt stories for the screen. Each chapter suggests a writing exercise based on the topic. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Creative Writing 20
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script. Rev. ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Trottier, David. E.A. Milley Enterprises Inc. (LRDC), 1995. 194 p. Order no. 8677 ($30.85 pbk.).
This introductory handbook focuses on correct formats for screenplays and teleplays, the writing process from finding ideas to revision, and marketing the play. The book contains a table of contents, index, and lists of resources.
Suggested Use: Creative Writing 20; Teacher Reference
Other Use: Arts Education: Secondary Level
Seasons of Life: Stories of the Human Cycle (Print-Anthology). Taube, Eva. McClelland & Stewart Limited (LRDC), 1985. 325 p. Order no. 224 ($18.60 pbk.).
(CAN) This anthology contains 24 selections arranged by seasons in people's lives. Each story is preceded by a note about the author and followed by questions for discussion and writing. The book contains a table of contents.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection; Short Stories
Seeing Ourselves: Media Power and Policy in Canada. 2nd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Holmes, Helen and Taras, David. Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (HBJ), 1996. 350 p. ISBN 0-7747-3378-0 ($38.95 pbk.).
(CAN) The articles in this book provide an in-depth analysis of print and non-print journalism issues including the role of government in maintaining Canadian cultural identity, the power of media conglomerates, difficulties in media regulation, changing media portrayals of female politicians, and effects of electronic innovation. The resource offers a table of contents, appendix of Canadian media statistics, and appendix giving the Canadian Broadcasting Act of 1991.
Suggested Use: Journalism Studies 20; Teacher Reference
Self-Counsel Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: How to Interview: The Art of the Media Interview.
Selling the Future (Video). (Visions of Heaven and Hell Series). Films for the Humanities & Sciences Inc. (FFH), 1995. 52 min. Order no. FFH5803 ($149.00 U.S.).
This is a thought-provoking exploration of the impact that electronic technology has on the growing virtual community. The program questions whether technology liberates or isolates and increases pressure on individuals.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20
The Senior Issues Collection (Print-Anthology). Please refer to the titles: Family Issues, Global Matters, Matters of Gender, Voices of the First Nations, and Work and Leisure.
A Separate Peace (Print-Fiction). Knowles, John. Bantam Books of Canada Inc. (LRDC), 1975. 196 p. Order no. 2412 ($4.50 pbk.).
The story of adolescent boys at a boarding school during the early years of World War II, this novel details the tragic relationship between an introverted intellectual and a taunting athlete.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20
Shizuko's Daughter (Print-Fiction). Mori, Kyoko. (Edge Books Series). Henry Holt & Co., Inc. (LRDC), 1993. 227 p. Order no. 14288 ($19.60 hdc.).
When Yuki was 12, her mother committed suicide. Deprived of her mother's love and shared interest in the arts, Yuki now finds herself isolated from her mother's family and living in the austere world created by her step-mother. Yuki's resilience allows her to fall back on the artistic talent she has inherited as a tool of remembrance, grief, and moving forward. Set in modern Japan, this is a sensitive portrayal of maturity in bleak, sometimes grim circumstances.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection
The Short Story & You: An Introduction to Understanding and Appreciation (Print-Anthology). Simmons, John S. and Stern, Malcolm E. NTC Publishing Group (NTC), 1987. 259 p. ISBN 0-8442-5545-9 ($28.95 pbk.).
The 22 short stories in this thematic collection promote understanding of the short story genre and discussion about students' views on the issues presented in the stories. Included are a table of contents, introductions to each theme, brief biographies of the authors, glossary, brief description of the short story genre, comprehension questions, and suggestions for activity relating to the theme. This resource is also being considered for other courses.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Short Stories
Simon & Schuster Handbook for Writers. 1st Can. ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Troyka, Lynn Quitman, Buckley, Joanne and Gates, David. Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (PRN), 1996. 820 p. ISBN 0-13-183807-5 ($27.96 hdc.).
(CAN) This is a comprehensive guide to steps in the process of writing, grammar, style, usage, punctuation and mechanics, and writing when English is a second language. The handbook contains chapters dealing with rhetorical strategies in paragraphs, critical thinking, writing argument, essay writing, research gathering and writing, documentation, and business writing. Included are a table of contents, index, glossary of usage, and glossary of terms.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Communication Studies 20; Language Resource
Singing Sky (Print-Anthology). Creal, Margaret. Coteau Books (LRDC), 1995. 170 p. Order no. 14184 ($14.00 pbk.).
(SK) The ten short stories in this collection are reflections on life in Grenfell during the 1920s and ‘30s. These stories about Creal's childhood capture the essence of prairie living in a time already disappearing. The book contains a table of contents and a concluding note about the author.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Recollection; Short Stories
6 TV Uncommercials and the Culture Jammer's Video (Video). Media Foundation, The (MFD), 1993. 15 min. No order number is required. ($70.00).
Using techniques of commercial advertisements, six Adbusters and Green Peace video segments and a concluding collection of advertisements, this program attempts to help viewers re-evaluate persuasive techniques. The anti-commercials group urges viewers to end excessive buying, logging, use of vehicles, and obsession with body image. Because the segments are not contextualized, teachers may wish to provide time for discussion following each commercial. Note: Some segments include sensitive content.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20
The Soft Eclipse (Print-Fiction). Gault, Connie. Blizzard Publishing Inc. (LRDC), 1990. 78 p. Order no. 870 ($10.20 pbk.).
(SK) Through the interaction of women from different generations and experiences, this play depicts the biases and rigid gender roles of a past generation.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Plays
The Soft Eclipse (Video). Reel Eye Media (REM), 1992. 102 min. No order number is required. ($199.00).
(SK) This program is a recording of a live performance of the stageplay, Soft Eclipse, presented by the Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg. Written by Saskatchewan playwright, Connie Gault, the play is set in small-town Saskatchewan in 1965. The story examines the interactions of six prairie women as they struggle to know more about themselves and their world during the hot, fateful afternoon of an eclipse.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Secondary Level; Drama 10, 20, 30
Some Assembly Required: A Complete Guide to Technical Communications. 1st Can. ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Lordeon, Sally L., Miles, Celia H. and Keane, Mary. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited (MHR), 1997. 610 p. ISBN 0-07-552670-0 ($41.95 pbk.).
(CAN) Based on the premise that in the future all employees will require academic, teamwork, and personal management skills, this resource discusses technical communication in several career contexts. It provides guidance in focusing on writer and audience needs in planning and writing informational, analytical, and persuasive reports, and gives suggestions for letters, memos, résumés, use of graphics, and oral presentations such as interviews, meetings, and seminars. Included are a table of contents, index, and appendix giving the Conference Board of Canada's Employability Skills Profile.
Suggested Use: Communication Studies 20
Someday (Print-Fiction). Taylor, Drew Hayden. Fifth House Publishers (LRDC), 1993. 81 p. Order no. 8667 ($12.80 pbk.).
(CAN, I/M) Anne Wabung's daughter was taken away by children's aid workers 35 years ago when the girl was only a toddler. Anne's yearning to see her daughter is now as strong as ever, and when Anne learns that she and her daughter are finally to be reunited at Christmas, her expectations differ greatly from the actual events. This is a humourous, high-spirited play about the results of forced removal and fostering of Aboriginal children.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Plays; Recollection
Something for Joey (Print-Fiction). Peck, Richard. Bantam Books of Canada Inc. (LRDC), 1978. 184 p. Order no. 14163 ($3.50 pbk.).
In 1973, while John Cappelletti was winning the Heisman Trophy as outstanding college football player, his younger brother Joey was suffering from leukemia. John scored each touchdown as something for Joey. This novel is based on the Cappelletti brothers' story of courage and love.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20
Something to Declare: Selections From International Literature (Print-Anthology). McClymont, Christine, et al. Oxford University Press (LRDC), 1994. 356 p. Order no. 15077 ($23.25 pbk.).
(CAN) This collection of international literature includes prose and poetry organized thematically. The book contains a table of contents, biographies of the authors, an expanded thematic index, and an index by country of origin. This resource is also being considered for English Language Arts 30.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Multigenre; Recollection
Speak for Yourself: An Introduction to Public Speaking. 4th ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Byrns, James H. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited (MHR), 1997. 361 p. ISBN 0-07-009632-5 ($34.95 pbk.).
This American resource provides information about the listening process, the steps in preparing and presenting speeches, use of visual aids, and speaking for several different purposes. It contains advice about the use of humour, confident presentation, body language, and speaking for the purpose of informing, persuading, reasoning or analyzing, and social presentation or acceptance. Included are a table of contents, index, and speeches by professionals.
Suggested Use: Communication Studies 20; Teacher Reference
Speak for Yourself: Listening, Thinking, Speaking (Print-Non-Fiction). Jeroski, Sharon, et al. ITP Nelson Canada (LRDC), 1990. 237 p. Order no. 6136 ($21.95 pbk.).
(CAN) This is a visually appealing resource designed to increase proficiency in listening, thinking, and speaking. A variety of anecdotes, cartoons, prose, and poetry illustrate exploration of non-verbal communication, critical listening and both formal and informal speech. The book contains a table of contents and a chapter containing prose and poetry selections suitable for classroom use.
Suggested Use: Communication Studies 20; Language Resource
Speaking (Video). (Business Communications Series). TV Ontario (MGR), 1995. 14 min. Dup. order no. V9599. Teacher's Guide for series - Order no. G9595 ($2.25 pbk.).
Style and voice quality are two aspects of speaking that have an effect on the listener. This video discusses methods of improving speaking ability.
Suggested Use: Communication Studies 20
Speaking Our Minds: A Guide to Public Speaking for Canadians. 2nd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Barnard, Sandie. Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (LRDC), 1996. 301 p. Order no. 14342 ($29.90 pbk.).
(CAN) This resource provides easily understood advice about informative and persuasive speeches, demonstrations, impromptu talks, interviews, speeches for social occasions, business reports, and proposals. The book gives tips to help speakers deal with nervousness, preparing for the talk, and ethics in speaking. Included are a table of contents, index, planning checklists, suggestions for class activity, and interviews with Canadian personalities.
Suggested Use: Communication Studies 20; Teacher Reference
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10
Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women (Print-Anthology). Allen, Paula Gunn, ed. Ballantine Books of Canada (LRDC), 1989. 279 p. Order no. 8662 ($11.55 pbk.).
(I/M) A powerful collection of traditional tales, biographical writings, and contemporary short stories by American Aboriginal writers, this book deals with universal themes of love, death, endurance, separation, and loss. The book contains a table of contents, introduction by Paula Gunn Allen, brief notes about the authors, and a glossary.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Multigenre; Recollection
Other Use: English Language Arts 10
Spite Fences (Print-Fiction). Krisher, Trudy. Doubleday Canada Limited (DOU), 1994. 229 p. ISBN 0-440-22016-5 ($4.99 pbk.).
Narrated by a young White girl who is abused by her mother, this novel illustrates how the demeaning segregation policies and violence perpetrated against Blacks prompted the sit-ins in the South during the 1960s. Note: This novel contains grim episodes of cruelty, including a graphic attempted rape scene.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection
Stale Roles & Tight Buns: Images of Men in Advertising (Video). Canadian Learning Company Inc. (CLC), 1989. 29 min. Order no. 9-4100 ($99.95).
(CAN) This provocative video presents images of men in advertisements in order to help viewers identify and understand the myths used to define and limit men.
Suggested Use: Media Studies 20
Starting a Collaborative Writing Group (Video). (A Writer's Exchange Series). Dallas Telecourses (MAG), 1995. 30 min. Order no. 434-31-421 ($45.00).
Focusing on peer conferencing and peer editing, this video shows adult writers conferencing to provide constructive feedback on each other's work.
Suggested Use: Creative Writing 20
Other Use: English Language Arts 10
Stories to Write About: Creative Writing (Video). Turner Multimedia (NTM), 1990. 30 min. Order no. 61075 ($39.95).
The 12 brief CNN human interest stories in this compilation show interesting, real-life experiences suitable for motivating students in the pre-writing process.
Suggested Use: Creative Writing 20
The Storyteller: Short Stories From Around the World (Print-Anthology). Barry, James and Griffin, Joseph, eds. (Reflections in Fiction Series). ITP Nelson Canada (LRDC), 1992. 256 p. Order no. 12155 ($17.85 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 12156 ($16.80 pbk.).
(CAN) This is a collection of 35 stories from Canada and the seven major geographic regions of the world. Each story includes a map of the story's representative country and a brief biographic note about the author. The book contains a table of contents and an index of themes and topics.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Recollection; Short Stories
Strategies for Writing: A Basic Approach (Print-Non-Fiction). Healy, Ann E. and Walusayi, Martha. NTC Publishing Group (NTC), 1997. 422 p. ISBN 0-8442-5922-5 ($29.95 pbk.).
This appealing resource provides easily understood advice about the writing process, structure of the essay, grammar and usage, syntax and style, documentation, letters of application, and strategies for narration, description, comparison and contrast, and argument and persuasion. Included are a table of contents, index, examples, and exercises.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Language Resource
Student Self-Assessment: A Powerful Process for Helping Students Revise Their Writing (Print-Non-Fiction). Foster, Graham. Pembroke Publishers Limited (LRDC), 1996. 96 p. Order no. 7646 ($13.60 pbk.).
(CAN) Offering a variety of useful strategies and checklists, this is a brief, introductory resource designed to illustrate ways in which students and teachers can work collaboratively in establishing assessment criteria related to purpose, audience, and goals for writing. The book provides several sample rubrics and templates useful for helping students understand the value of self-assessment as a revision strategy.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10
Student-Centered Language Arts, K-12. 4th ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Moffett, James and Wagner, Betty Jane. Boynton Cook Publishing, Inc. (LRDC), 1992. 437 p. Order no. 7645 ($59.75 pbk.).
This book sets out basic principles for teaching and evaluating interactive and integrated language arts courses at all levels. It contains explanations and ideas for teaching oracy and literacy, and offers suggestions for developing language ability through active involvement of students in appropriate contexts. The book contains a table of contents and index.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Teacher Reference/Professional Development
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10
A Sudden Radiance (Print-Anthology). Crozier, Lorna and Hyland, Gary, eds. Coteau Books (LRDC), 1987. 272 p. Order no. 8656 ($13.95 pbk.).
(SK) This collection contains works by 30 Saskatchewan poets. The book includes a table of contents and brief biographic notes about each poet. Teachers are advised that some of the poems are more suitable for mature students.
Suggested Use: Anticipation; English Language Arts 20; Poetry; Recollection
The Summer of My German Soldier (Print-Fiction). Greene, Bette. Bantam Books of Canada Inc. (LRDC), 1973. 199 p. Order no. 6111 ($4.05 pbk.).
Set in Arkansas during World War II, this novel is useful for discussion of racial and religious prejudice. When a 12-year-old Jewish girl befriends an escaped German prisoner of war, no one but Ruth, the Black family housekeeper, can understand that the girl's only motivation is friendship. The enemy soldier has given her what her parents have never been able to—a feeling of self-worth. As the tragic consequences of her friendship unfold, the girl realizes that she will be able to survive emotionally; she will be sustained by the soldier's gift of friendship and by Ruth's unconditional love.
Suggested Use: English Language Arts 20; Recollection