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I Am a Writer!

Activity provided by Ioulia Vassina

Students learn to identify and express the main idea of a story by studying the work of three different writers and then developing their sentence-building skills based on these authors’ writing styles. Unit activities include classroom discussion of the books, a written response to each book, and conducting peer- and self-evaluations. Please see the document I… Read More »I Am a Writer!

Levels: Secondary
Topics: Writing/Production
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Flipped—An English Classroom

Activity provided by Patricia Morissette, Amber Coones

This unit addresses the issue of mental health, specifically depression and anxiety, through the use of film and text. Students will develop their reading, talk, and production skills through a variety of activities and projects.

Levels: Secondary, Secondary, Cycle 2
Topics: Reading, Talk, Writing/Production
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Types: PDF
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Rights and Responsibilities: Exploring Stories from the Holocaust and the American Civil Rights Movement

Activity provided by Tiffany Dickie

This project deals with making historical connections between real life experiences, nonfiction and fiction. Through the study of various written and visual texts, and through an exploration of stories from the Holocaust and the American civil rights movement, students are invited to think critically about the responsibilities they have to uphold not only their own… Read More »Rights and Responsibilities: Exploring Stories from the Holocaust and the American Civil Rights Movement

Levels: Secondary, Secondary, Cycle 1
Topics: Reading, Writing/Production
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From the 1920s to the 2020s: The Lasting Impact of the Harlem Renaissance

Activity provided by Voula Tsagaroulis

This unit aims to link literature from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary literature around the theme of racial consciousness.  The unit features a short story by Langston Hughes, which sets the stage for a poetry study that ultimately empowers students to produce multiple poems inspired by what they have studied.

Levels: Secondary, Secondary, Cycle 1
Topics: Reading, Writing/Production
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Types: Slides, Video
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