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1.17 – RICH Reading Log (English Lesson)

June 30, 2022Leave a comment

RICH Reading Log honours Personal Choice Reading. Reading Indenpendent CHallenges is a form a Personal Choice Reading that students engage in during almost every class. … Continue reading 1.17 – RICH Reading Log (English Lesson)

1.16 – The Movie Poster Assignment (English Lesson)

June 29, 2022Leave a comment

Designing a movie poster requires attention to detail, use of symbols and symbolism, an understanding of how to merge text with visuals, and how to … Continue reading 1.16 – The Movie Poster Assignment (English Lesson)

1.15 – Movie Posters: Slide Deck (English Lesson)

June 29, 2022Leave a comment

Movie posters are incredible media texts, because they combine both art theory, and advertising. They can be appreciated as pure visual texts, but also as … Continue reading 1.15 – Movie Posters: Slide Deck (English Lesson)

1.14 – Teaching the Media Triangle (English Lesson)

June 23, 2022Leave a comment

The Media Triangle is an important tool that students will use to discover the messages and meaning of any text. Rather than simply looking at … Continue reading 1.14 – Teaching the Media Triangle (English Lesson)

1.13 – In-Class Writing: Topic Journals (English Lesson)

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022Leave a comment

Topic Journals are an excellent way to gauge students' Reading and Writing skills, through in-class writing opportunities. Topic Journals will focus on text-to-theme, as well … Continue reading 1.13 – In-Class Writing: Topic Journals (English Lesson)

1.12 – The Swan as a Metaphor for Love: Short Story – Connecting (English Lesson)

June 9, 2022Leave a comment

The Swan as a Metaphor for Love is a short story written by Amelia Gray and can be found online at Joyland Magazine. It is … Continue reading 1.12 – The Swan as a Metaphor for Love: Short Story – Connecting (English Lesson)

1.11 – Connecting: Slide Deck (English Lesson)

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022Leave a comment

When students connect to text, they build deeper meaning both with the text, and with what they connect it to. By teaching how to make … Continue reading 1.11 – Connecting: Slide Deck (English Lesson)

1.10 – Determining Importance & Summarizing: Slide Deck (English Lesson)

May 26, 2022Leave a comment

Building students' literacy skills by focusing on Determining Importance and Summarizing allows them to read for meaning, and decode in an effective way that leads … Continue reading 1.10 – Determining Importance & Summarizing: Slide Deck (English Lesson)

1.09 – Taylor Swift: Short Story – Questioning (English Lesson)

May 24, 2022May 31, 2022Leave a comment

Taylor Swift is a short story written by Hugh Behm-Steinberg and can be found online at Gulf Coast Magazine. It is a strange story about … Continue reading 1.09 – Taylor Swift: Short Story – Questioning (English Lesson)

1.08 – Questioning: Slide Deck (English Lesson)

May 9, 2022Leave a comment

The Questioning slide deck follows the same framework that all the literacy skills slide decks do.  It starts by asking students what the skill entails, … Continue reading 1.08 – Questioning: Slide Deck (English Lesson)

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