Due to COVID-19, schools across Ontario have closed. Teachers have been offered limited direction as to how their time should best be spent. The four suggestions offered here will aid educators in streamlining their time away from the building, with the aim of suiting educator and student needs both in-class and online. Education workers following … Continue reading Ontario Teachers: Suggestions for your Time Away from the Classroom
Grade Twelve Academic / University Level students... Are normally reading at, or above grade level. Texts for them should be high interest and challenging. They should be presented with complex ideas that encourage them to delve deeper into thematic issues, while inviting them to demonstrate key literacy skills. 419 By: Will Ferguson American Gods By: … Continue reading Grade 12 Academic Book List (Novels)
Grade Twelve Applied / College Level students... Are normally reading below grade level. Texts for them should be high interest and cover a wide range of themes and genres. Students can often read above their reading level when presented with familiar material. These students should work with comfortable material that allows them to explore complex … Continue reading Grade 12 Applied Book List (Novels)
Graphic Novels... have a place in the English Classroom. When focusing on key literacy skills it doesn't matter what sort of text students engage with. Few teachers refuse to teach short stories because they're "not real books" and yet that stigma exists when it comes to graphic novels. While graphic novels can help struggling readers, … Continue reading Grade 12 Book List (Graphic Novels)
Grade Eleven Academic / University Level students... Are normally reading at, or above grade level. Texts for them should be high interest and challenging. They should be presented with complex ideas that encourage them to delve deeper into thematic issues, while inviting them to demonstrate key literacy skills. Brave New World By: Aldous Huxley … Continue reading Grade 11 Academic Book List (Novels)
Grade Eleven Applied / College Level students... Are normally reading below grade level. Texts for them should be high interest and cover a wide range of themes and genres. Students can often read above their reading level when presented with familiar material. These students should work with comfortable material that allows them to explore complex … Continue reading Grade 11 Applied Book List (Novels)
Graphic Novels... have a place in the English Classroom. When focusing on key literacy skills it doesn't matter what sort of text students engage with. Few teachers refuse to teach short stories because they're "not real books" and yet that stigma exists when it comes to graphic novels. While graphic novels can help struggling readers, … Continue reading Grade 11 Book List (Graphic Novels)
Grade Ten Academic students... Are normally reading at, or above grade level. Texts for them should be high interest and challenging. They should be presented with complex ideas that encourage them to delve deeper into thematic issues, while inviting them to demonstrate key literacy skills. Mouse By: Richard Burley A Long Way Gone By: Ishmael … Continue reading Grade 10 Academic Book List (Novels)
Grade Ten Applied students... Are normally reading below grade level. Texts for them should be high interest and cover a wide range of themes and genres. Students can often read above their reading level when presented with familiar material. These students should work with comfortable material that allows them to explore complex thematic issues while … Continue reading Grade 10 Applied Book List (Novels)
Graphic Novels... have a place in the English Classroom. When focusing on key literacy skills it doesn't matter what sort of text students engage with. Few teachers refuse to teach short stories because they're "not real books" and yet that stigma exists when it comes to graphic novels. While graphic novels can help struggling readers, … Continue reading Grade 10 Book List (Graphic Novels)
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