H.G. Wells: The War of the WorldsHandbook for Writers. 3rd Canadian ed.Harvest: A Celebration of Harvest on the Canadian PrairiesHBJ Shakespeare SeriesHeathen Injuns and Hollywood GospelHeinemann Shakespeare SeriesHer Story II: Women From Canada's PastHer Story: Women From Canada's PastHeroic Adventures: Video PackageHerstory: Women Who Changed the WorldHidden ChildrenThe Hiding PlaceHiding to Survive: Stories of Jewish Children Rescued From the HolocaustHistory of Canadian LiteratureThe Hitch HikerThe Hitch Hiker's Guide to the GalaxyHitting the Mark: Assessment Tools for TeachersHome and HomelandA Home in Hastie Hollow: A Prairie RomanceThe Home Team: Fathers, Sons & HockeyHow Porcupines Make Love III: Readers, Texts, Cultures in the Response-Based Literature ClassroomHow to Build a Long-Lasting Fire: Writing Poems From Your Life(Video). (Great Books Series). Films for the Humanities & Sciences Inc. (FFH), 1994. 50 min. Order no. EX5218 ($149.00 U.S. ).
In this video, film excerpts, computer animation, and original footage recreate Wells' dark world. Biographers discuss the novel and Wells' dysfunctional family, his beliefs, sexual activities, and battles with depression. Note: Teachers ar e advised to preview this video and select excerpts
suited to their class needs.
Suggested Use: The Unknown
(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 20; English Language Arts 30
(Print-Non-Fiction). Butala, Sharon and Korol, Todd. Fifth House Publishers (UTP), 1992. 121 p. ISBN 0-920079-95-4 ($14.95 hdc.).
(SK) Following an essay by Sharon Butala, colour photographs and brief captions trace a farm family's activities from pre-harvest preparations to bringing in the last load of barley. The book illustrates how Henry and Frieda Peters and their children each contribute to the farming enterprise. Included are a preface by Todd Korol and a map. This book provides additional support for the viewing component of the curriculum.
Suggested Use: Environment and Technology
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9; Arts Education: Secondary Level
(Print-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice.
(Video). (Images of Aboriginals Series). Four Worlds Development Project (CLC), 1982. 30 min. Order no. 5-4130 ($39.95). Teacher's Guide for series - Order no. 5-41280 ($49.95 binder).
(I/M) This program from the Images of Aboriginals Series focuses on the distortion of Aboriginal culture in two specific areas: the role of women and traditional Aboriginal religious beliefs.
Suggested Use: Media Studies; Equality
(Print-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice.
(Print-Anthology). Merritt, Susan E. Vanwell Publishing Limited (LRDC), 1995. 184 p. Order no. 8056 ($17.40 pbk.).
(CAN) The 16 women featured in this collection range from a Puritan who lived as a Mohawk by choice in the 1700s, to a Black settler in the early 1900s, and finally, to women in recent times such as a nuclear physicist, Inuit artist, and politician. The book includes numerous photographs, some of which are intended to illustrate the stereotypical views that limited women's entrance into certain professions. The book contains a table of contents, a timeline, a bibliography, and an index.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland; Equality; Challenges; Short Prose
(Print-Anthology). Merritt, Susan E. Vanwell Publishing Limited (LRDC), 1994. 171 p. Order no. 8055 ($17.40 pbk.).
(CAN) The 16 women featured in this collection of biographies include Canadians ranging from Marie Jacquelin de la Tour in the 1600s to Shawnadithit in the 1800s and Nellie McClung in the 1900s. Included in the book are a table of contents, appendix stating the dates in which each province's women won political equality, a timeline, an index, maps, and numerous photographs.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland; Equality; Challenges; Short Prose
(Video). (MultiSource Series). CBC Educational Sales (PRN), 1994. ISBN 0-13-137407-9 ($170.82).
(CAN) This collection contains the three videos annotated below.
Frozen in Time: The Franklin Mystery (28 min.) This excerpt from Dr. Owen Beattie's award-winning television documentary recounts the ill-fated British expedition, led by Sir John Franklin, that searched for a Northwest Passage during the 1840s. The main focus of the selection is a recent excavation of the graves of three sailors who died during the early part of the expedition. Beattie attempts to prove that their deaths, as well as the subsequent deaths of the others, were caused by lead-contaminated food.
The Land That Devours Ships (58 min.) This film excerpt traces a recent exploration of the undersea wreck of H.M.S. Breadalbane. The ship sank off Beechey Island in the 1850s while searching for survivors of the lost Franklin expedition. MacInnis and his team of experts use modern technology to examine and photograph the well-preserved shipwreck that lies beneath Arctic ice, and to recover an important artifact, the ship's wheel.
Man Alive: The Hero Among Us (30 min.) Many would agree that the truest heroes are those who risk their lives to save another person. What gives some people the exceptional courage to behave differently from the rest of us? In this episode of the popular series Man Alive, Peter Downie finds that heroes also satisfy deep needs of their own.
Suggested Use: Challenges
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9
(Print-Anthology). Ashby, Ruth and Ohrn, Deborah Gore, eds. Viking Penguin (CDS), 1995. 304 p. ISBN 0-670-85434-4 ($25.99 hdc.).
This survey of women's achievements worldwide contains 120 brief biographic sketches of women from Queen Hatshepsut to the present. Included are a table of contents, numerous black and white photographs, a list of the contributing biographers, a bibliography, as well as geographic, alphabetical, and occupational indexes.
Suggested Use: Challenges; Short Prose
(Video). McNabb and Connolly (MGR), 1994. 50 min.
Where we are born, the language we speak, our parents' beliefs and personalities, our cultural history, all contribute to our identity. When this is never fully constructed or is shattered in later life, the effort to piece together an authentic identity can become an all-consuming obsession. Thousands of Jewish children were hidden away among gentile families at the onset of the Holocaust. This program features six of these children who are now dealing with dual cultural heritages. They describe why they were hidden, the effect of their upbringing on their religious perspectives, and their difficulties following the war. Most describe the healing process they experienced and how their present life reflects a need to deal with the past. See also: Tell No One Who You Are. Available only from MGR, and only after August, 1997.
Suggested Use: Equality
(Print-Non-Fiction). Boom, Corrie Ten. Bantam Books of Canada Inc. (BAN), 1971. 241 p. ISBN 0-553-25669-6 ($7.99 pbk.).
During the Nazi occupation of Holland in World War II, Corrie ten Boom and others in her family sheltered Jews in their home and worked in the Underground. This is Corrie's account of their work, their suffering in a concentration camp, and the faith that sustained her through that time of horror. Included is a 16-page photograph insert of scenes from the movie.
Suggested Use: Challenges
(Print-Non-Fiction). Rosenberg, Maxine B. Clarion Books (ALL), 1994. 166 p. ISBN 0-395-65014-3 ($23.95 hdc.).
Fourteen holocaust survivors present first-person accounts of their childhood spent hidden from the Nazis and of the courage displayed by those ordinary citizens who risked severe punishment in saving them. Each chapter in this easily read resource presents one of the survivors' memories of the methods used to hide them, their relationship with their new families, and their lives today. The book includes photographs of the survivors as children and as adults, a glossary, and a list of further reading. See also: Hidden Children and Tell No One Who You Are.
Suggested Use: Equality; Short Prose
(Video). Moreland-Latchford (SSC), 1986. 80 min. Order no. BMLV080 ($79.95).
(CAN) This four-part slide-tape on video presentation surveys writings in Canada from the 16th century to the modern era. Included are archival photographs, art works of the era, maps, as well as brief excerpts of works.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland
(Print-Fiction). Adams, Douglas. McClelland & Stewart Limited (MCC), 1979. 157 p. ISBN 0-330-25864-8 ($6.99 pbk.).
This British science fiction novel is the first in a series of humorous, often tongue-in-cheek adventures of Arthur Dent. When Earth is unexpectedly demolished one day, Arthur begins a meandering exploration of the universe.
Suggested Use: The Unknown
(Print-Non-Fiction). Aker, Don. Pembroke Publishers Limited (LRDC), 1995. 128 p. Order no. 7585 ($13.60 pbk.).
(CAN) This is a practical introduction to assessment for Middle and Secondary Level teachers. It provides a rationale and suggestions for assessing and reporting students' language processes and products. The book includes a table of contents, a list of further reading, and samples of rubrics.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9
(Print-Anthology). Fanning, Peter and Goh, Maggie, eds. Addison-Wesley Publishers Limited (LRDC), 1993. 229 p. Order no. 8003 ($19.41 pbk.).
(CAN) This anthology of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry explores the experiences of immigrants as they struggle to make Canada their home. The book contains a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland; Equality; Multigenre
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9
(SK) This story of Mike, a shy yet successful immigrant farmer, and Mita, a friendless orphan who has spent most of her life toiling on a pig farm in England is set in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. Mita becomes a mail-order bride, and the love story that evolves between her and Mike is told against the background of the prairie community. The pioneer spirit and Saskatchewan heritage abound in this historical fiction novel.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland
(Print-Non-Fiction). MacGregor, Roy. Viking Penguin (PBC), 1995. 325 p. ISBN 0-670-85881-1 ($29.99 hdc.).
(CAN) This is a well-written and engaging look at the relationships among several hockey players and their families. The book contains sections describing the hopes, fears, victories, and defeats in the lives of hockey legends and current players. It includes a discussion of the changes in the lives of askatchewan's Brad Hornung and his family following his hockey injury. The book contains a 16-page photograph insert.
Suggested Use: Challenges; Short Prose
(Print-Non-Fiction). Purves, Alan C, Rogers, Theresa and Soter, Anna O. Longman Publishing Group (LRDC), 1995. 215 p. Order no. 7642 ($35.35 pbk.).
An engaging exploration of reader response and critical theory, this resource provides varied examples of oral, written, and visual response activities. The book offers discussion about planning and assessing for a response-based approach to literature exploration. Included are a table of contents, reference and resource lists, and an index.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9
(Print-Non-Fiction). Morrison, Carol. NTC Publishing Group (NTC), 1997. 234 p. ISBN 0-8442-5935-7 ($19.95 pbk.).
The models and ideas for activity in this resource focus on poetry writing in a workshop environment. The book discusses sources of ideas, several forms of poetry, and methods of revising poems. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9