English Language Arts:

Grade 12

Note: The list of resources in this section provides an update to English Language Arts 30: A Bibliography for the Secondary Level (1999).

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Audiocassette). Richler, Mordecai and Chetwind, Lionel. Audiovision Canada (LRDC), 1998. 112 min. Order no. 17741 ($14.75 cassette).

(CAN) Mordecai Richler. s comic tale of a young hustler filled with drive, dreams and the determination to become a "somebody" is presented in this audiocassette. Richard Dreyfus stars as Duddy, and with the combination of the soundtrack of the movie and a special narration of the movie. s visual action, the story is uniquely presented.

Suggested Use: A30

Beowulf: A New Translation Into Modern English Verse (Print-Fiction). Roberts, Gildas. Breakwater Books Ltd. (BRE), 1989. 99 p. ISBN 0-919519-64-4 ($12.95 pbk.).

(CAN) This translation faithfully recaptures in lively and lilting modern English verse the meaning and spirit of the Anglo-Saxon epic. The components that make it particularly useful from a student or teacher perspective are the discussions on themes at the beginning of the book, and the map, notes and glossary included at the end of the book.

Suggested Use: B30; Poetry

Blessing the Bones Into Light (Print-Anthology). Funk, Carla. (Open Eye Poetry Series). Coteau Books (COT), 1999. 84 p. ISBN 1-55050-156-9 ($8.95 pbk.).

(SK) In Blessing the Bones Into Light, Carla Funk charts the course of human passion across the spectrum, from guilt and abuse, to humour and love of life, to intimacy and procreation. These frank and fearless narrative poems reflect a modern and contemporary viewpoint. Note: Several of the selections contain material of a mature nature.

Suggested Use: A30; Canada - Diverse Voices

Other Use: English Language Arts 20

Canadian Content. 4th ed. (Print-Anthology). Norton, Sarah and Waldman, Nell. Harcourt Canada Ltd. (HBJ), 2000. 426 p. ISBN 0-7747-3671-2 ($38.95 pbk.).

(CAN) This resource provides more than 50 essays as models for writing. Organized according to type of essay, the selections are supported by introductory information about the type of essays, questions for author study and suggestions for writing. Included are a table of contents, further suggestions for writing based on the essays, a glossary of terms and an author index. Because a few selections include mature content, teachers are advised to refer to their school materials selection policy when choosing titles from this resource.

Suggested Use: A30; B30; Language Resource; Short Prose

Chasing the Chinook: On the Trail of Canadian Words and Culture (Print-Non-Fiction). Grady, Wayne. Viking Penguin (CDS), 1998. 275 p. ISBN 0-14-027787-0 ($17.99 pbk.).

(CAN) In 41 essays, author Wayne Grady tracks down the origins of hockey, disputes standard versions of the expulsion of the Acadians from the Maritimes and tells a lot of funny tales in the bargain. Drawing on Canadian literature and history, Grady shows how certain words reveal key aspects of the Canadian psyche. By understanding these words and what they evoke, we lay claim to Canadian culture and come to better understand our life, language and imagination. The humour contained in the essays requires a mature sophistication that may make it particularly useful in an advanced level class.

Suggested Use: A30; Short Prose

Chinese Brushstrokes: Stories of China (Print-Non-Fiction). Hutchison, Sandra. Turnstone Press (TUR), 1996. 251 p. ISBN 0-88801-209-8 ($16.95 pbk.).

(CAN) Sandra Hutchison is a Canadian English professor who spent time in eastern central China teaching. She was evacuated in June 1989 during the government crackdown against student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square and revisited China a year later. Chinese Brushstrokes is a thoughtful collection of essays based on the author. s travel and living experiences in China. The essays themselves are short and readable. Each passage recounts an episode of the author. s interactions with ordinary Chinese people and includes her reflections on these encounters. The book is organized around a series of themes. religion and faith, politics, dreams and aspirations, social relations, village life and the arts. Because it is not a chronological account of her travels, the book tends to jump back and forth between different points in time. However, each essay portrays a realistic picture of the Chinese people and provides valuable universal insights into the human condition.

Suggested Use: B30; Short Prose

The Crying for a Vision (Print-Fiction). Wangerin, Walter. Simon & Schuster, Inc. (DIS), 1994. 279 p. ISBN 0-689-80650-7 ($5.95 pbk.).

(I/M) The Crying for a Vision is the powerful and absorbing saga of Waskn Mani. Moves Walking. a Lakota orphan with mysterious powers that arouse the fear and suspicion of his community. Moves Walking struggles to discover his past and in the process finds his fate intertwined with that of Fire Thunder, fiercest of the warriors. When the tribe follows Fire Thunder to glory and destruction, only Moves Walking, through his own vision and sacrifice, can bring life and hope back to his people. This story of a young man. s search for truth will be of interest to students who are seeking to understand aboriginal history.

Suggested Use: B30; The Human Condition - In Search of Self; Identity and Sense of Self

Evaluating Writing: The Role of Teachers' Knowledge About Text, Learning, and Culture (Print-Non-Fiction). Cooper, Charles R. and Odell, Lee, eds. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1999. 408 p. ISBN 0-8141-1625-6 ($32.95 U.S. pbk.).

The 17 essays collected in this resource are intended to speak to the questions all educators have asked at one time or another: Should there be frequent evaluation of student writing, or are teachers even capable of evaluating writing? These essays represent a variety of approaches to evaluation, but underlying all of them are some common beliefs about what is fundamentally important to the teaching of writing. The essays assume that teachers need to distinguish between assessment and evaluation, develop the ability to describe students. writing, connect teaching and evaluation and continually re-examine the assumptions and practices that guide the evaluation of student writing. Although the examples contained in this text are largely American in content, Saskatchewan teachers will find good examples of secondary school students. writing and background information regarding the evaluation of writing. Chapters 4 and 5 deal with syntax and coherence and will be of particular interest to teachers.

Suggested Use: Teacher Reference

Other Use: English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

Gage Canadian Writer's Handbook (Print-Non-Fiction). Davies, Richard and Kirkland, Glen. Gage Educational Publishing (GAG), 2000. 195 p. ISBN 0-7715-1747-5 ($17.95 pbk.).

(CAN, WCP) This process-based student handbook on writing, reading and thinking is divided into three major areas: "How to Write an Essay," "Specific Forms of Writing and Representing" and "Conventions of Writing." The book offers writing skills practice exercises and includes a glossary and an index. This user friendly student handbook could also be a valuable teacher and/or parent resource. Please note that some of the works cited are also frequently studied in English Language Arts 10 and 20. Teachers are advised to consult the curriculum guides before using the selections.

Suggested Use: Language Resource

Other Use: English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

The Garden of Eden. 1st ed. (Print-Fiction). Butala, Sharon. HarperCollins Canada Ltd. (HCP), 1998. 387 p. ISBN 0-00-224386-5 ($29.00 hdc.).

(SK) Sharon Butala treats such subjects as world hunger, globalization, the changing way of life on the prairie and a wide range of issues faced by women in this novel. The heroine, a middle-aged farmwoman jarred from complacency by her husband. s sudden death, travels to drought-ravaged Ethiopia to search for her lost niece. Along the way, she discovers many truths about the world, her own nature, and relationships with the land. The themes relate well to rural Saskatchewan life, yet have a futuristic and global edge. This challenging book is recommended for advanced students.

Suggested Use: A30; Canada - Diverse Voices; Female and Male Voices

Gatherings Volume IX (Print-Anthology). Young-Ing, Greg, ed. Theytus Books Ltd. (LRDC), 1998. 152 p. Order no. 13227 ($7.55 pbk.).

(CAN, I/M) This book is one of a continuing series that presents First Nations prose and poetry about varied topics. In this ninth volume the theme "Beyond Victimization: Forging a Path of Celebration" is explored. The ceremonies, literature, stories, songs, dances and cultural traditions of aboriginal peoples are encompassed within the anthology.

Suggested Use: A30; Aboriginal Voices; Canada - Diverse Voices; Multigenre

Other Use: English Language Arts 10

Great Tales of the Gold Rush (Print-Anthology). Stone, Ted, ed. Red Deer Press (RAI), 1999. 207 p. ISBN 0-88995-217-5 ($18.95 pbk.).

(CAN) News of a gold strike on the Klondike River in the Yukon sparked thousands of people from all over the world to abandon their lives in the south and head north. Writers, too, joined the rush for gold. In Great Tales of the Yukon, Ted Stone presents the 1898 Klondike strike in authentic period style, recounted by people who were there. Some of them (Jack London, Rex Beach, Robert Service) are still familiar names. Others (newspeople like Tappan Adney, who wrote for Harper. s Illustrated Weekly, and Stroller White, who on one slow news day invented ice worms) have been largely forgotten. This classic collection of northern tale telling brings together a sampling of the best of the stories from that era.

Suggested Use: A30; Canada - Diverse Landscapes and Peoples

Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney (Print-Non-Fiction). Ruffo, Armand Garnet. Coteau Books (COT), 1996. 217 p. ISBN 1-55050-109-7 ($14.95 pbk.).

(I/M, SK) Garnet Ruffo tackles the myth of Grey Owl, the Englishman who, under the guise of a half-Apache, Grey Owl, published books and criss-crossed North America and England to lecture on the need for conservation. Indeed, he is still considered one of Canada. s greatest conservationists. The book blends recorded facts along with artistic invention. It includes personal reminiscences, poetry integrated throughout and archival photographs. These combine to give a fascinating insight into the man, and raise a number of issues about racial identity, aboriginal culture, and human and environmental issues. Overall, the book will be valuable to students wishing to learn more about the man known as Grey Owl.

Suggested Use: A30; Canada - Diverse Voices; Voices Through Time

Handbook for Writers. 3rd Canadian ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Flick, Jane and Millward, Celia. Harcourt Canada Ltd. (LRDC), 1999. unp. Order no. 9702 ($40.05 pbk.).

(CAN) Canadian English language issues are reflected in this resource that maintains a problem-solving approach to the writing process. It covers all the essentials, from sentence to paragraph to essay, in a style that is thorough yet easy to follow. Exercises and examples interspersed throughout make this reference a practical writing guide. The book contains many examples and exercises, the most recent MLA and APA documentation styles of traditional and electronic sources and discussion of the Internet as a research tool. Appendices include a glossary of usage, a glossary of grammatical terms and suggestions for proofreading and editing. A comprehensive index and thumb tags enable users to find topics easily and quickly.

Suggested Use: Student/Teacher Reference

Other Use: English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

In the Clear: A Contemporary Canadian Poetry Anthology (Print-Anthology). Forrie, Allan, O'Rourke, Patrick and Sorestad, Glen, eds. Thistledown Press Ltd. (LRDC), 1998. 294 p. Order no. 16837 ($27.90 pbk.). Teacher's Resource Guide - Order no. 17195 ($28.25 pbk.).

(SK) The selections in this varied collection include the works of more than 50 Canadian poets, many of whom are past or present residents of Saskatchewan. Organized alphabetically by poet, the anthology contains selections reflecting the geographical, ecological, and social viewpoints of contemporary Canada. The book provides a table of contents, brief biographical introductions to each poet, an index of poems, an index of first lines and a bibliography of each poet. s publications.

The teachers. guide contains ready-to-use individual and group activities, whole class activities and projects, mini-units and other ideas for English language arts teachers.

Suggested Use: A30; Poetry

Momiji: Japanese Maple (Video). Nancy Tatebe (MGR), 1994. 26 min. Dup. order no. V4957.

(CAN) Momiji is a personal documentary tracing three generations in a Japanese Canadian family, from immigration to internment in British Columbia during the Second World War, to the filmmaker. s own idyllic childhood in a predominantly white Montreal suburb. Using super-8 home movies, archival photos and present-day footage, Momiji explores the sacrifices often made by immigrants and their descendants in order to assimilate. Momiji is not only a story about assimilation, racism and shame, but it is also a story about personal discovery and new-found pride in a heritage long forgotten. Excellent for classroom usage, Momiji raises important questions about cultural identity that should initiate thoughtful discussion about multiculturalism in Canada today.

Suggested Use: A30

Other Use: Canadian Studies; English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

No Great Mischief (Print-Fiction). MacLeod, Alistair. McClelland & Stewart Limited (CDS), 1999. 283 p. ISBN 0-7710-5567-6 ($32.99 hdc.).

(CAN) Alexander MacDonald, a Southern Ontario orthodontist, who traces his roots back to Cape Breton, narrates this multi-generational saga. The novel begins in Scotland in 1779 with Calum MacDonald, a dispossessed Highlander who sets out with his wife for Canada and arrives on Cape Breton Island a widower (his wife has died in passage) with 12 children. Through flashbacks and references to present day, the proximity of the past and how it sustains the present emerges. Teachers should note that this novel contains language that may be deemed inappropriate for some students.

Suggested Use: A30; Canada - Diverse Landscapes and Peoples

Our Town (Audiocassette). Wilder, Thornton, Craven, Frank and Chandler, Harry. Audiovision Canada (AUC), 1999. 59 min. ISBN 0-7789-0027-4 ($12.50 cassette).

This adaptation of Thornton Wilder. s Pulitzer Prize winning play features the narration of William Holden as George Gibbs, and Martha Scott as Emily Webb, the boy and girl who live next door to each other, fall in love and get married. This AudioCinema resource combines the soundtrack of a movie. the voices, sounds and music. with a special narration of the movie. s visual action.

Suggested Use: B30

The Petticoat Expeditions Series (Video). National Film Board of Canada (MGR), 1997. Duplication order numbers follow.

Recommended titles in this series include:

(CAN) The Petticoat Expeditions Series uses the words and works of three extraordinary British women to recount their experiences in nineteenth century Canada: acclaimed author Anna Jameson, who kept an account of her solitary journeys throughout Upper Canada during the 1830s, when it was unheard-of for a woman to travel alone; artist Frances Hopkins, who depicted the legendary voyageurs and their way of life in her paintings as she travelled the Canadian wilderness by canoe in the 1860s; and Lady Ishbel Aberdeen, social activist, who chronicled her excursions across the country in the 1890s in a photographic travelogue. This series paints an inspiring portrait of three women who would not be constrained by convention and ties their travels to key historical changes taking place in their times.

Suggested Use: A30

Other Use: Canadian Studies; Social Studies: Grades 7-9

Public Speaking (Video). (No-Brainers: The Video Guides to Life Series). Cerebellum Corporation (CERE), 1998. 45 min. No order number is required. ($14.99 U.S.).

Ideas for organizing and delivering speeches are presented in a humourous, visually appealing manner in this video. Tips on how to combat speech anxiety, how to "grab" the audience. s attention and techniques for both informative and persuasive presentations are included.

A short teacher. s guide accompanies the video.

Suggested Use: Language Resource

Other Use: English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

The Research Paper and the World Wide Web (Print-Non-Fiction). Rodrigues, Dawn. Pearson Education Canada (PRN), 1997. 212 p. ISBN 0-13-461724-X ($25.45 pbk.).

Suggested Use: Student/Teacher Reference

Sample Listening Activities and Assessments: English Language Arts A30, B30 (Print-Non-Fiction). Saskatchewan Education (LRDC), 1999. Guide and Compact Disc - Order no. 9619 ($14.60 pkg.).

(SK) The activities suggested in this resource are intended to help English Language Arts A30 and B30 teachers and their students explore listening, attend to important listening objectives for each course and apply effective listening skills to specific tasks. Students are encouraged to listen for a variety of purposes in a variety of situations. These activities should be integrated and used in conjunction with other reading, speaking, writing, viewing and representing activities. The resource includes background information for the teacher followed by student activity pages. Note: In order to meet the objectives of the listening strand, it is anticipated that teachers will develop additional listening activities for each course based upon the needs of their students. This resource was distributed free of charge to schools in September 1999. Additional copies are available through the Saskatchewan Learning Resources Distribution Centre.

Suggested Use: A30; B30; Teacher Reference

A Saving Grace: The Collected Poems of Mrs. Bentley (Print-Fiction). Crozier, Lorna. McClelland & Stewart Limited (CDS), 1996. 98 p. ISBN 0-7710-2480-0 ($19.99 hdc.).

(SK) Sinclair Ross. s classic As for Me and My House has inspired the imaginations of generations of Canadians. Ross. s character Mrs. Bentley remains one of the most complex and controversial figures in Canadian fiction. In A Saving Grace, Lorna Crozier writes in the voice of a re-imagined Mrs. Bentley. This collection vividly captures life on the prairies during the Depression years and that time of loneliness, struggle and drought.

Suggested Use: A30; Canada - Diverse Voices; Regional Voices; Voices Through Time

Secrets in Water (Print-Fiction). Sapergia, Barbara. Coteau Books (COT), 1999. 404 p. ISBN 1-55050-157-7 ($16.95 pbk.).

(SK) Annie Ransome is living in Toronto with her ambitious and distant husband when she receives word of her mother. s suicide in Saskatchewan. Annie has barely the emotional energy to grieve, but she does make it home to Riverbend for the funeral. Annie stays in Saskatchewan, and a return to her western roots begins. She discovers old letters in the family home, and a tale-within-a-tale about her great-grandfather. s lengthy confinement in a tuberculosis sanatorium unfolds. Annie slowly comes to learn a great deal about her family history and untold truths regarding her past. Caution: The novel contains strong sexual references and some profanity.

Suggested Use: A30; Canada - Diverse Voices; Female and Male Voices

75 Readings Plus. 5th ed. (Print-Anthology). Buscemi, Santi V. and Smith, Charlotte. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited (MHR), 2000. 462 p. ISBN 0-07-229265-2 ($43.95 pbk.).

This new edition of 75 Readings Plus includes new readings and several new features to help students. The essays represent several forms, styles and eras of essay writing. Selected to promote student writing, the essays are accompanied by information about the author, discussion questions focussing on comprehension, strategy and style, as well as suggestions for response or critical analysis in both short and sustained writing activity. Teachers are advised to refer to their school materials selection policy when choosing titles from this resource.

Suggested Use: A30; B30; Short Prose

Shakespeare Workshop: Photocopiable Workshop Approaches to Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet (Print-Non-Fiction). Jones, Peter, ed. Calendar Islands Publishers (GDS), 1998. 184 p. ISBN 1-893056-01-5 ($87.88 binder).

(WCP) This teacher resource provides alternatives to the textual analysis of William Shakespeare. s plays through interactive exploration using techniques such as performance, role play and class and group discussions. The dramatic aspects of language and character are explored through workshops dealing with five selected plays: Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice and Romeo and Juliet. Most of the suggested learning experiences encourage students to examine the universal concepts and issues inherent in Shakespearean drama. This resource provides many practical suggestions for experienced teachers who use a wide range of teaching approaches. The primary teaching approach is facilitation, which encourages student-generated learning outcomes. The texts for the plays are not included. Note: The five workshops are available both individually and as a set. Teachers should consult the curriculum guide when choosing a play for a specific grade level.

Suggested Use: Teacher Reference

Other Use: English Language Arts 10

The Songs of Robert Service (Compact Disc). McLaughlin, Les. Les McLaughlin (LSM), 1999. No order number is required. ($16.99).

Suggested Use: Poetry

Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

Sundog Highway: Writing From Saskatchewan (Print-Anthology). Warwaruk, Larry, ed. Coteau Books (LRDC), 2000. 324 p. Order no. 9625 ($16.25 pbk.).

(I/M, SK) Saskatchewan writers and artists are featured in this truly Saskatchewan resource. Poems, short stories, essays, play excerpts and art work reflect the history of our province, the diversity of the land and people and the stories and legends that have become part of the tapestry of Saskatchewan. The anthology contains eight thematic sections, each one preceded by a beautiful art work and an introduction. Sundog Highway includes short biographies for each author and artist, as well as personal statements from each regarding his or her individual work. The anthology contains title, author and section names on every page as well as author, title and thematic indexes. This resource was designed to support the themes in English Language Arts A30 and Canadian Studies 30.

Suggested Use: A30; Multigenre

Other Use: Canadian Studies

Take Five: The Morningside Dramas (Print-Anthology). Carley, Dave, ed. Blizzard Publishing Inc. (BLP), 1991. 229 p. ISBN 0-921368-21-6 ($14.95 pbk.).

(CAN) This anthology brings to print five of the best dramas from the 1990-91 season of Morningside, the popular CBC radio program. The Canadian flavour and the humour and variety of this resource will be appealing to young people.

Suggested Use: A30; Plays

The Teacher's Complete & Easy Guide to the Internet. 2nd ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Heide, Ann and Stilborne, Linda. Trifolium Books Inc. (LRDC), 1999. 354 p. Order no. 8912 ($25.65 pbk.).

This is a comprehensive and easily understood introduction to Internet use by teachers for personal use, professional development or conducting activities with students. The book shows teachers how to connect to the Internet and how to use it for research, communication, collaborative projects and publishing. The resource provides suggestions for class projects using the Internet and applications for students with special needs as well as information about acceptable use policies, search engines, interactive sites and software needs. The book includes a table of contents, a bibliography and an index.

Suggested Use: Teacher Reference

Other Use: Computer Science; Information Processing 16, 26, 36; English Language Arts 20; Social Studies: Grades 7-9

Teaching Grammar in Context (Print-Non-Fiction). Weaver, Constance. Boynton Cook Publishing, Inc. (LRDC), 1996. 288 p. Order no. 7649 ($44.25 pbk.).

(WCP) The rationale and practical ideas in this resource provide teachers with easily accessible information for helping students at all levels to learn and apply grammatical concepts in the revision and editing stages of the writing process. This is an excellent resource for assisting teachers in understanding and carrying out grammar instruction in meaningful contexts. The book includes a table of contents, an index, a detailed reference list and a glossary of grammatical terms.

Suggested Use: Teacher Reference

Other Use: English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

Tomie dePaola: His Art & His Stories (Print-Non-Fiction). Elleman, Barbara. Putnam Publishing (PBC), 1999. 218 p. ISBN 0-399-23129-3 ($50.00 hdc.).

Tomie dePaola is among the best known, best loved artist-authors creating books for children today. His art and his stories, filled with imagination, humour, elegance and curiousity, emanate from a love of life reflected in everything he does. In this detailed, copiously illustrated and beautifully produced book, Barbara Elleman explores Tomie dePaola as artist and illustrator. The book looks first at dePaola. s family life and then at the extraordinary scope of his work. autobiographical picture books, folktales, Christmas themes, religious stories and more. The book contains over 200 illustrations that help to give a fresh appreciation of this unique artist-author. Notes, a chronology, a bibliography and an index are also included.

Suggested Use: Student/Teacher Reference

Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8; Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Secondary Level; English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

Webster's New World College Dictionary. 4th ed. (Print-Non-Fiction). Agnes, Michael, ed. Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. (LRDC), 1999. 1716 p. Order no. 2152 ($23.95 hdc.).

In this tabbed edition, entry words are accompanied by pronunciation, definitions, etymology, suffixes and verb endings, idioms, illustrative sentences when relevant, cross-references to variant spellings, and synonyms. The definitions are very readable in an appealing typeface, and the main entries in the work stand out clearly from the rest of the text.

Suggested Use: Student/Teacher Reference

Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; English Language Arts 10; English Language Arts 20

Where the Oceans Meet: A Novel (Print-Fiction). Mandava, Bhargavi C. Seal Press (PGW), 1998. 283 p. ISBN 1-580050-00-X ($17.50 pbk.).

Where the Oceans Meet is a collection of stories about traditional India and Aboriginals in conflict with the past and the present. The novel looks at various characters. some have been Americanized, and some are still living in the traditional Aboriginal way. The conflicting feelings of the characters fluctuate between a yearning for traditions, that are safe and predictable but that often deny individuality, and a more modern culture where ritual has lost meaning and religious differences are unimportant. The book functions as a story cycle: the characters of one story appear in others, although many do not actually meet or know each other. However, the connections help create a sense of unity. Teachers should note that some of the selections might contain sensitive wording or descriptions.

Suggested Use: B30; The Human Condition - In Search of Self

The Word, the Voice, the Text (Print-Anthology). Szumigalski, Anne. Fifth House Publishers (COT), 1990. 156 p. ISBN 0-920079-65-2 ($16.95 pbk.).

(SK) In this collection of autobiographical essays, Anne Szumigalski writes about growing up as an unusual child in an unusual family. She tells about the beginnings of her life-long passion for poetry and explores the tensions between reason and imagination, the everyday and the magical, that marked her life. Szumigalski relates classic poetry by such writers as William Blake and Emily Dickinson to her own experiences.

Suggested Use: A30; Canada - Diverse Voices; Female and Male Voices

Other Use: English Language Arts 20

Write to Learn. 6th ed (Print-Non-Fiction). Murray, Donald M. Harcourt Canada Ltd. (HBJ), 1999. 348 p. ISBN 0-15-505448-1 ($58.95 pbk.).

Write to Learn presents practical ideas for the writing process with an emphasis on reading, visualizing and revising. Chapters include topics such as discovering the writing process, learning to use the craft of vision to see and write, focusing, planning, drafting, editing and revising. "Help for Your Writing Problems" and "Writing Techniques" are indexed on the inside covers. A comprehensive index and table of contents are included.

Suggested Use: Teacher Reference