English Language Arts 8
Environmental and Technological
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Escape From Memory
Kira allows herself to be hypnotized by her friends at a sleepover. Kira reveals her memory of fleeing danger from a country where people speak a different language. Kira's eccentric mother will not talk about their past and suddenly disappears.
A woman shows up claiming to be Kira's Aunt Memory from a community called Crythe in Eastern Europe, where memories are valued above all else. Kira learns from her aunt that her mother is being held hostage and she is the only person who can save her. Kira and her friend, Lynne, travel across the continent and are involved in political intrigue, deception, kidnapping and blackmail.
A woman shows up claiming to be Kira's Aunt Memory from a community called Crythe in Eastern Europe, where memories are valued above all else. Kira learns from her aunt that her mother is being held hostage and she is the only person who can save her. Kira and her friend, Lynne, travel across the continent and are involved in political intrigue, deception, kidnapping and blackmail.
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Concentus Citizenship Education Resources. Grade 8: The Intentional & Explicit Teaching of Essential Citizenship Competencies
Students explore the concept of democracy as demonstrated in Canada. Throughout the study of democracy, students reflect upon alternative decision making processes such as consensus and majority rule. Students trace the evolution of legislation from an idea to implementation. They learn how the democratic process is strengthened by citizen participation.
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November 15, 2023
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The Elders Are Watching
The author and artist ask the reader to respect the natural treasures of the environment and bring a message of concern from Aboriginal leaders of the past. The text and paintings complement each other in this thought-provoking book.
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Emily Carr. At the Edge of the World
This biography chronicles the life of Emily Carr, one of Canada's most important visual artists. Carr was born in 1871 and spent most of her life in or near Victoria, BC. From an early age she loved to draw and paint and as an adult, struggled in a society that did not value creativity and ambition in women. Despite setbacks, Carr developed a distinctive artistic style and painted the land around her and the First Nations people of coastal BC.
The book includes full-colour reproductions of Carr's work and small black-and-white sketches illustrating key events from Carr's life.
The book includes full-colour reproductions of Carr's work and small black-and-white sketches illustrating key events from Carr's life.
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Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Environmental Children's Organization. Earth Summit, Plenary June 11, 1992
In 1992, 13-year-old Severn Cullis-Suzuki is at the Plenary Session of the Earth Summit in Rio, Brazil to display her work with the The Environmental Children's Organization (ECO) and she is invited to speak to the plenary. The focus of her speech is to ask the adults of the world to heed environmental warnings and move toward the preservation of the earth for future generations.
The text of the speech is available online as well as in print with activities in Identities 8.
The text of the speech is available online as well as in print with activities in Identities 8.
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Airborn
Airborn is set in an imaginary Victorian world where airships rule the skies. Matt, a cabin boy from the elegant passenger airship, Aurora, narrates the tale. Kate, a young, wealthy passenger on the Aurora, is determined to prove her grandfather's claims about fantastic, impossible flying creatures in the sky. When Kate requests Matt's help in taking a photograph of the "cloud cat" to support her grandfather's claims, Matt becomes involved in Kate's quest.
This book won the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature in 2004.
This book won the Governor General's Award for Children's Literature in 2004.
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Last Chance Bay
Meg Christie dreams of becoming a pilot just like her heroes Amelia Earhart and Beryl Markham. Meg lives in Cape Breton, where life is a struggle for coal miners' families, especially during World War II. Meg's aunt suffers from tuberculosis, her uncle is an alcoholic and her cousins are neglected. Meg's family does not understand her dream of becoming a pilot.
Miss MacKinnon, the new teacher who falls in love with Meg's cousin, Caleb, encourages Meg. However, the school committee dismisses Miss MacKinnon for her modern attitudes and Caleb is killed during the war. Meg is given the chance to fly when a pilot, who is a friend of Caleb's, returns from the war and offers her flying lessons.
Meg's voice regarding the technical, historical and cultural matters will lead to discussions about labour issues, gender equality, the war, the history of coal mining and the dynamics in family life and in an extended family.
This book won the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children in 2005.
Miss MacKinnon, the new teacher who falls in love with Meg's cousin, Caleb, encourages Meg. However, the school committee dismisses Miss MacKinnon for her modern attitudes and Caleb is killed during the war. Meg is given the chance to fly when a pilot, who is a friend of Caleb's, returns from the war and offers her flying lessons.
Meg's voice regarding the technical, historical and cultural matters will lead to discussions about labour issues, gender equality, the war, the history of coal mining and the dynamics in family life and in an extended family.
This book won the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children in 2005.
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Skybreaker
In this sequel to Airborn, Matt Cruse is on a training mission in a decrepit cargo airship when he comes across the ghost ship, Hyperion, an airship that hasn't been seen for 40 years and is rumoured to be full of treasure. Matt, his girlfriend Kate de Vries, and their sidekicks Hal and Nadina try to reach the Hyperion to claim the treasure. Their quest, however, does not go smoothly. Adversity in the form of air pirates, monsters and other dangers faces them at every turn. The setting of the story is a cobmination of the past and present - the characters wear Victorian dress, but have futuristic technology.
The villains, John Rath and his boss George Barton, work for the Aruba Consortium that has a monopoly on production of airship fuel. This aspect of the story could lead to an interesting classroom discussion about oil cartels. As well, elements of Skybreaker echo the stories of Prometheus and Icarus, which provide other opportunities for expansion.
The villains, John Rath and his boss George Barton, work for the Aruba Consortium that has a monopoly on production of airship fuel. This aspect of the story could lead to an interesting classroom discussion about oil cartels. As well, elements of Skybreaker echo the stories of Prometheus and Icarus, which provide other opportunities for expansion.
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Dot to Dot in the Sky Series
Multiple illustrations, organized fact boxes, and a thematic page-frame are elements that make these compact paperbacks interesting to read. The paperbacks integrate folktales and scientific information about the moon and planets. The stories can be used as read-alouds for younger grades or silent reading for older students. The combination of mythology and science reflects the fascination with the moon and the planets, its influence on the human world and the attempt of ancient cultures to give a heavenly habitat to their deities. Each book also includes a table of contents, an index and a glossary.
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Dot to Dot in the Sky. Stories of the Moon
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Dot to Dot in the Sky. Stories of the Planets