English Language Arts 8
Is It Fair? In Search of Justice
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Hana's Suitcase
The National produced a documentary based on CBC journalist Karen Levine's book Hana's Suitcase: A True Story. The book depicts a Japanese school teacher, Fumiko Ishioka, who decides to use the Holocaust as an educational tool. Using the suitcase of Hana Brady, a young girl who was sent to Auschwitz from the Terzen camp in Czechoslovakia, Ishioka teaches children about the horror of war and encourages peace. Levine meets Ishioka and Hana's brother, George, who survived Auschwitz because he had skills the Germans wanted. Levine records their stories and the trio speak to school children around the world to try to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R035656
The War Within
The setting of this story is in the Southern United States during the Civil War. When the Union army occupies Holly Springs, a small town in Mississippi, Hannah, her family and other Jewish people are forced to evacuate the area. The family has to leave its home and business and follow the Union army to Memphis. Written in diary style, this is a story of war and prejudice.
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Book
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$11.99
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Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R039111
Peacekeepers
Nell and her younger brother Mikey, live with their uncle while their mother serves as a peacekeeper in Bosnia. Nell relates the difficulties of having a parent in the service. Nell attends a new school that, according to the teachers, has "zero tolerance" for bullying. Nonetheless, the school bullies, Shane and Bonnie, torment Nell.
Nell misses her mother and is too angry to answer or enjoy the email messages that her mother sends about the conditions in Bosnia. Mikey enjoys receiving the emails and starts a book drive at his school to honour Edin, a Bosnian boy his mother met through her work. Nell learns that Edin and his brother have been killed and tries to protect Mikey from the hearing about tragedy. When Bonnie attacks Nell and seriously injures her, Nell receives her mother's and uncle's support to move to a new school.
Nell misses her mother and is too angry to answer or enjoy the email messages that her mother sends about the conditions in Bosnia. Mikey enjoys receiving the emails and starts a book drive at his school to honour Edin, a Bosnian boy his mother met through her work. Nell learns that Edin and his brother have been killed and tries to protect Mikey from the hearing about tragedy. When Bonnie attacks Nell and seriously injures her, Nell receives her mother's and uncle's support to move to a new school.
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R040611
Iqbal
This resource will make students aware of the conditions of children in many international contexts and may encourage activism. Each situation is detailed to help students understand the difficult conditions of some children's lives.
The context and issues include life in a distant land, family structures and responsibilities, child labour, gender roles and religious differences. This docu-novel, translated from the Italian version, adds a new dimension to the biographies of Iqbal Masih, a young activist who drew global attention to contemporary child labour.
The context and issues include life in a distant land, family structures and responsibilities, child labour, gender roles and religious differences. This docu-novel, translated from the Italian version, adds a new dimension to the biographies of Iqbal Masih, a young activist who drew global attention to contemporary child labour.
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R049542
Nelson Literacy 8
Nelson Literacy 8 provides support for the three curriculum goals: comprehend and respond, compose and create and assess and reflect on language abilities. It also addresses the six strands: reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing.
Included in the resource is a variety of formats to support resource-based learning. Instructional strategies are explained and differentiating instruction is included to assist teachers with the diversity within the classrooms. The Release of Responsibility model has students demonstrating and applying their knowledge in a variety of ways.
A comprehensive approach is used to teach the cues and conventions and they are incorporated into the framework of the lesson plans. There is integration with social studies, science and health.
Included in the resource is a variety of formats to support resource-based learning. Instructional strategies are explained and differentiating instruction is included to assist teachers with the diversity within the classrooms. The Release of Responsibility model has students demonstrating and applying their knowledge in a variety of ways.
A comprehensive approach is used to teach the cues and conventions and they are incorporated into the framework of the lesson plans. There is integration with social studies, science and health.
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Nelson Literacy 8. Magazine Add-To Pack
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Nelson Literacy 8. Magazines for Independent and Guided Practice
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Nelson Literacy 8. Media Package
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Nelson Literacy 8. Modelling and Shared Reading Package
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Nelson Literacy 8. Student Book 8A
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Nelson Literacy 8. Student Book 8B
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Nelson Literacy 8. Student Book 8C
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Nelson Literacy 8. Teacher's Resource Box
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R038306
The Bone Collector's Son
Fourteen-year-old Bing-wing Chan lives in Vancouver's Chinatown in 1907. He resents his father, not because his father gambles away their money, but because he is a bone collector. He digs up the bones of the dead and sends them home to China for permanent burial. Bing hates having to help his father with this job and is afraid of the ghosts that hover around graveyards. In order to escape his father and bone collecting, Bing gets a job as a houseboy in a westerner's home. But the westerner's house is haunted and Bing must overcome his own fears in order to rid the house of ghosts.
Readers learn about the lives of Chinese immigrants in the early 1900s and the struggles they faced due to poverty and discrimination.
Readers learn about the lives of Chinese immigrants in the early 1900s and the struggles they faced due to poverty and discrimination.
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Pearson Literacy in Action 8
This integrated resource provides support for the three curriculum goals: comprehend and respond, compose and create and assess and reflect on language abilities. It also addresses the six stands: reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing. Included in the resource is a variety of formats to support resource-based learning. Topics included address current issues of concern, provide opportunities for deep discussion and allow students to continue to develop their skills in the six strands of the English language arts.
Instructional strategies are explained and differentiating instruction is addressed to assist teachers with the diversity within the classrooms. Assessment opportunities support students in their growth as self-directed learners. There are a number of assessment tools (diagnostic, formative and summative) to inform teaching.
Instructional strategies are explained and differentiating instruction is addressed to assist teachers with the diversity within the classrooms. Assessment opportunities support students in their growth as self-directed learners. There are a number of assessment tools (diagnostic, formative and summative) to inform teaching.
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Audio CD Package (Grade 8)
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Complete Teacher Resource (Grade 8)
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Cyber Sense. Magazine
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Cyber Sense. Teacher Resource
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Heroes and Idols. Magazine
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Heroes and Idols. Teacher Resource
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Heroes and Idols/Cyber Sense. Student Edition
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Magazine Teacher Resource (Grade 8)
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On the Edge. Teacher Resource
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On the Move. Magazine
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On the Move. Teacher Resource
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On the Move/Water Wise. Student Edition
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Pearson Media Literacy 8 DVD Package
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Time Will Tell. Teacher Resource
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Time Will Tell/On the Edge. Student Edition
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Water Wise. Magazine
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Water Wise. Teacher Resource
R038016
Run, Boy, Run
Based on a true story, Run Boy Run is about a 9-year-old Jewish boy who escapes the Warsaw Ghetto, and survives in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside. When Srulik is running from the Nazis and meets his father dying in the field, his father gives him a Polish name, Jurek Staniak, so that he will blend in with Christian people. Jurek learns about the many types of people one encounters during his or her life.
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R070670
Among the Barons
Background information in the opening chapter of this resource brings readers up-to-date on this fourth book in the Shadow Children Book Series. Luke Garner is a "shadow child," a third child in a futuristic society that allows only two children per family. Luke assumes the underground identity of Lee Grant, a member of a privileged family in society. Luke is sent to boarding school and things are fine. When Grant's younger brother comes to the school, a new world of adventure begins.
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R037381
Flames of the Tiger
This book offers a realistic portrayal of a German boy's experiences during World War II. Dieter is caught between the blind patriotism of his older brother for the Hitler Youth and the growing skepticism for Hitler and the SS by his father. The plot portrays Canadian soldiers in a positive light during World War II, presents the viewpoint that the German children are human and portrays the Germans as more than Nazis.
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R047176
Secret Path
Lyrics of songs composed by The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie are illustrated with graphic art by Jeff Lemire to recount the tragic story of Chanie Wenjack, an 12-year-old boy who died when he fled his residential school and tried to return on foot to his home 400 miles away. A download of 10 songs that were created from the lyrics is also available.
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R047998
Bifocal
The issues of Bifocal include a student arrested on suspicion of terrorism and a high school torn apart by racism. The story is told from two different points of view. Haroon is devoted to his family and his grandparents emigrated from Afghanistan. Jay is a football star devoted to his team and is Caucasian.
One day their high school is on lockdown and the police arrest a Muslim student on suspicion of terrorist affiliations. The entire student body fragments along racial lines and both Haroon and Jay find that their differences initially put them at odds. The Muslim students become targets, while Jay and his teammates believe they have been set up to look like racists.
One day their high school is on lockdown and the police arrest a Muslim student on suspicion of terrorist affiliations. The entire student body fragments along racial lines and both Haroon and Jay find that their differences initially put them at odds. The Muslim students become targets, while Jay and his teammates believe they have been set up to look like racists.
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July 8, 2024
R039180
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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R037144
Nobody's Child
This sequel to The Hunger presents a chilling account of genocide and its aftermath. Survivors of the 1909 Adana massacre, Miriam, her siblings, Kevork, and her aunt, scramble to survive during the turmoil and violence. Finding protection in an orphanage, the Armenians again face the threat of persecution by the Turks. Separated, each faces horrifying events, but hold to the steadfast belief that they will again be reunited. Skrypuch offers an account of the suffering endured by the Armenian people and their quest for peace. The book includes a list of websites, print and media resources.
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Hana's Suitcase
The author documents a Japanese teacher's effort to find out what happened to a young Jewish girl named Hana Brady during World War II. Fumiko Ishioka was concerned that her students in Japan would never learn about this significant tragedy in history. Ishioka searches various Holocaust centres for authentic materials, and one day, a suitcase owned by Hana Brady arrives. Ishioka travels to Czechoslovakia and finally to Toronto where she interviews Hana's brother, George Brady, a survivor of the Holocaust.Ishioka's work is a comprehensive collection of archival material with a postscript from George Brady. It educates children about the horrors of the Holocaust and war.
The Canadian Library Association in 2003 selected Hana's Suitcase as the winner of the Book of the Year for Children Award. Hana's Suitcase also received the National Jewish Book Award and the Silver Birch Award.
The newspaper article about the work of Fumiko Ishioka also became a CBC radio documentary called Hana's Suitcase. The CBC radio documentary originally aired January 21, 2001, and can be accessed at www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/features/hanassuitcase/
The Canadian Library Association in 2003 selected Hana's Suitcase as the winner of the Book of the Year for Children Award. Hana's Suitcase also received the National Jewish Book Award and the Silver Birch Award.
The newspaper article about the work of Fumiko Ishioka also became a CBC radio documentary called Hana's Suitcase. The CBC radio documentary originally aired January 21, 2001, and can be accessed at www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/features/hanassuitcase/
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Crispin. The Cross of Lead
Set in 14th century England, Crispin is forced to flee his feudal village after he is falsely accused of a crime. He is declared a "wolf's head" and becomes legal prey of any man. Crispin finds refuge with a juggler who teaches him about self-worth. As it becomes clear that his rescuer is involved in a planned peasant uprising, Crispin must find a way to negotiate his freedom.
Infused with historical currents of the Black Plague, the power of the Church, feudalism and the Peasant's Revolt, this historical narrative was the winner of the 2003 John Newbery Award.
Infused with historical currents of the Black Plague, the power of the Church, feudalism and the Peasant's Revolt, this historical narrative was the winner of the 2003 John Newbery Award.
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R039785
The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank (The Definitive Edition)
This 1995 edition of Anne Frank's diary reveals a new depth of Anne's dreams, irritations and passions. Anne Frank's diary is a moving and eloquent document of the Holocaust. This edition has passages that were removed by her father in the original version because Anne talks critically about her mother and some of their companions in the attic in Amsterdam where they were hiding for two years.
Sexual references are mentioned in this version that would not have been acceptable in 1947 when the diary was first published. The text has been kept as Anne would have written in her diary because any attempts at editing are not appropriate in a historical document of this nature.
Sexual references are mentioned in this version that would not have been acceptable in 1947 when the diary was first published. The text has been kept as Anne would have written in her diary because any attempts at editing are not appropriate in a historical document of this nature.
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