Painting the BlackParagraph EssentialsParallel Journeys. 1st ed.A People ApartPeople Profiles: Video PackagePerspectives on Talk and LearningPeter Elbow on WritingPicture Bride and Related ReadingsPoetry Alive SeriesPoetry Alive: PerspectivesPoetry Alive: TransitionsThe Poetry Dictionary. 1st ed.Policing the Fringe: A Young Mountie's StoryPortfolio PortraitsPortfolios in the Writing Classroom: An IntroductionThe Power of Conscience: The Danish Resistance and the Rescue of the JewsPower Surge SeriesPublic SpeakingPublic Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach. 3rd ed.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Green, Brian. Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (HBJ), 1995. 400 p. ISBN 0-7747-3278-4 ($31.95 pbk.).
(CAN) The focus in this manual is on writing well-developed, coherent paragraphs. The book provides explanations, models, and exercises to aid understanding of the paragraph writing process, paragraphs within essays, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage. Included are a table of contents, an appendix of grammatical terms, and an index.
Suggested Use: Language Resource
(Print-Non-Fiction). Ayer, Eleanor H., Heck, Alfons and Waterford, Helen. Atheneum Pubs. (LRDC), 1995. 244 p. Order no. 8058 ($23.30 pbk.).
Years after the end of World War II, a Jewish Holocaust survivor and a former Hitler Youth officer met and began lecturing together about the horrors of racial hatred. Alternating between the memories of Alfons Heck and Helen Waterford, Ayer's book uses excerpts from their autobiographies to illustrate the separate journeys by which they reached their common goal. Included are a table of contents, index, source notes, a bibliography, and archival photograph inserts.
Suggested Use: Equality
(Print-Non-Fiction). Kenna, Kathleen. Somerville House Publishing (ALL), 1995. 64 p. ISBN 1-895897-59-9 ($19.95 hdc.).
(CAN) In this photo essay about Old Order Mennonites, clearly written text and numerous black and white photographs present an easily read, interesting look at one community's history, lifestyle, and religious beliefs.
Suggested Use: Environment and Technology
(Video). (MultiSource Series). CBC Educational Sales (PRN), 1993. ISBN 0-13-137308-0 ($170.82).
(CAN, I/M) This collection contains the three videos annotated below.
The Winners: Pauline Johnson (25 min.) This program tells the story of the struggle faced by Johnson, who was of mixed English and Mohawk ancestry, to reduce racial prejudice through the medium of her poetry.
Fabulous Fablers (5 min.) A group of Toronto teenagers present their own writing in this YTV special. The group originally started writing short anecdotes and stories for their own enjoyment, but eventually landed a spot on a local radio station and started calling their work "fabulous fables."
Emily Carr: Growing Pains (57 min.) Canada's greatest woman artist lived and worked without recognition until her death in 1945 at the age of 74. This film is the first half of a two-part dramatized biography of the artist, tracing the loneliness and occasional poverty in which she worked.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland
(Print-Non-Fiction). Hynds, Susan and Rubin, Donald L., eds. (NCTE Forum Series). National Council of Teachers of English (LRDC), 1990. 305 p. Order no. 7644 ($23.85 pbk.).
This collection of articles focuses on the relationship between oracy and learning. It deals with the role of talk in learning to write, language diversity, bilingual and ESL learning, and collaborative learning. The book contains an index.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
In 14 brief segments, Peter Elbow talks to students about the process of writing. Using examples from personal experience, he provides insights into how one works through problems in writing. Topics include writers' block, using a writer's journal, private and shared audiences, and stages in the writing process. Included are discussions about the role of varied types of feedback and the importance of readers and listeners to good writing.
Suggested Use: Language Resource
Other Use: English Language Arts 20
Supported by a number of poems and non-fiction articles, this novel portrays what many Japanese women experienced when they first arrived in America in the early 20th century. Through the story of a Japanese woman who immigrates to the United States to marry a stranger, Picture Bride poignantly explores the topics of immigration and discrimination.
The teacher’s sourcebook provides numerous ideas for teachers and students, as well as adaptive suggestions for students with special needs.
Suggested Use: Challenges
(Print-Anthology). Please refer to titles: Poetry Alive: Perspectives, and Poetry Alive: Transitions.
(Print-Anthology). Saliani, Dom, ed. (Poetry Alive Series). Copp Clark Ltd. (LRDC), 1991. 256 p. Order no. 8039 ($21.75 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 8040 ($42.45 loose-leaf).
(CAN) This anthology of contemporary and classic poetry is the second in the series. Organized thematically, each section contains an introduction as well as concluding notes and suggestions for writing. Included are a table of contents, glossary of literary terms, and index of authors and titles. This book is also being considered for other courses. The teacher's manual, in loose-leaf format, gives ideas for teaching each selection and suggested responses to questions, along with biographic information about the poets.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland; Environment and Technology; Poetry
(Print-Anthology). Liffiton, Larry, McAllister, John and Saliani, Dom. (Poetry Alive Series). Copp Clark Ltd. (LRDC), 1991. 212 p. Order no. 8041 ($21.75 pbk.). Teacher's Guide - Order no. 8042 ($42.45 loose-leaf).
(CAN) This anthology contains contemporary and classic poems organized thematically and supported by introductory notes and suggestions for writing. Sections throughout the book focus on study of rhyme, apostrophe, imagery, irony, and poetic devices. Poems range in their degree of difficulty. The book contains a table of contents. It is also being considered for other courses. The teacher's guide, in loose-leaf format, provides general strategies for teaching and assessment, suggestions for teaching and activities for each of the selections, brief notes about the poets, and unfamiliar vocabulary.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland; Decisions; Environment and Technology; Equality; Challenges; Poetry
A reference to aid understanding of poetic forms, elements, and devices, this book contains explanations and examples in easily understood terms. This is a useful classroom reference tool.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
(SK) Bill and Nora Kelly. s book brings the time period from 1933 to 1939 alive with specific and absorbing details about the daily routine of a frontier RCMP constable. Bill Kelly trained and was stationed with the RCMP in Saskatchewan. During frontier postings, he dealt with bootleggers, illicit stills, cattle and horse theft and insanity. He patrolled on horseback, by democrat, dog team, canoe, snowshoes, police car and floatplane. The hardships and adventure he faced are chronicled in this readable novel.
Suggested Use: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland
(Print-Non-Fiction). Yancey, Kathleen Blake, ed. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), 1992. 128 p. ISBN 0-8141-3645-1 ($11.95 U.S. pbk.).
A collection of essays by language arts educators, this book provides varied insights into the theory and practice of portfolio use by students in Middle and Secondary Levels. Included are a table of contents and an annotated bibliography.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference
Other Use: English Language Arts: Grades 6 to 9
When Hitler occupied Denmark in 1940, in exchange for food and supplies, the country was allowed to keep its king and constitution. However, there were those who refused to be peacefully occupied and chose the path of resistance. In October of 1943, when the Gestapo decided to round up the Danish Jews, ordinary citizens banded together with resisters, and overnight they created a rescue operation that hid and transported over 7,000 of their countrymen across the water to Sweden. Over the next year, hundreds of saboteurs, resisters and police officers were sent to concentration camps. "The Power of Conscience" features the testimony of prisoners and saboteurs, the rescuers and the rescued, to tell the story of a people who refused to cooperate, placing the dictates of their conscience above an immoral authority.
Suggested Use: Challenges
Other Use: Social Studies 20/History 20; English Language Arts 20
(Video). Please refer to the title: The Media.
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 20; English Language Arts 30
(Print-Non-Fiction). Beebe, Steven A. and Beebe, Susan J. Prentice Hall Ginn Canada (PRN), 1997. 452 p. ISBN 0-205-19847-3 ($47.95 pbk.).
Throughout this manual, instruction focuses on anticipating and analyzing audience reaction. Looking at both long, formal speeches and short, informal speech events, the book provides support for each stage in the speaking process, from planning and organization to rehearsal and presentation. Included are sections about becoming a better listener, ethics in speaking, use of visual aids, principles and strategies for persuasive speaking, speaking to inform, and participating in small group events. The book contains a table of contents and index, as well as appendixes of classical rhetoric, suggested speech topics, and advice when preparing visual aids.
Suggested Use: Teacher Reference