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When teaching poetry or simply finding the correlation between language and popular culture, students often relate to their favorite hip hop and rap artists. In this assignment, students have the opportunity here to create their own rap. This resource includes: 1) 3 pages of step by step instructions on how to write a rap song 2) Rap song exemplar that follows a rhyming scheme and 10 syllables per line, and includes 5 literary devices 3) Assignment sheet - Student are required to write and p

GOOGLE DRIVE LINK PROVIDED FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM. This package includes: - What is a trading partner? - Quick FAQs - Canada's top 10 exporting countries - Canada's top 10 importing countries - Identifying trading partners in the Pacific Rim, European Union, etc - Mapping each trading partner according to geographic region - Link to world map provided Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: •Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purc

GOOGLE DRIVE LINK PROVIDED FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Unit focus: Canada and NGOs NO PREP - ALL INVESTIGATION BASED! NGOs pride themselves on the work they do all around the world. This unit has been divided to recognize the environmental, medical, and human right challenges that non- governmental organizations promise to aid. Asides from handouts, this unit also the following assessments with rubrics. 12 Hold on, Wait a Minute Journal Entries Mapping Activity Google Earth Tour Activity 5 inquiry b

**Google Drive accessible - students can access this online! In recognizing the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, this resource package includes the following: An explanation of The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and an introduction to The Secret Path Thought provoking speech bubble  activity as students watch The Secret Path (Gord Downie)Writing Prompt - Quote providedModified Writing Prompt - students are able to draw or describe their response in a few words. Research/summ

Black History Month Writing Prompts Dear Teachers, As Black History Month is upon us, it’s important that our students recognize the challenges faced by African Americans. Simultaneously, it’s important that they acknowledge their successes. The following 20 writing prompts recognize some of the many important African Americans. Each writing prompt includes a brief rubric to assess each students ability to gather, organize, and convey information about a particular topic. Each writing promp

* April 11, 2020 - Resource has been updated; now available for UPLOAD ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM.In this assessment, students will review a classroom handout on the trade relationships Canada has with other countries around the world. They will then select one question and answer a series of short and long answer responses. Cross Curricular - Literacy: Long answer with rubric. This project, all inquiry based, requires students to have access to a computer. Please reserve your school laptop cart and

GOOGLE DRIVE LINK PROVIDED FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Unit Focus - Canada and International CorporationsNO PREP - ALL INVESTIGATION BASED! Canada is tied to the rest of the world through several agreements. This unit explores: Atlas inquiry - Latitude and Longitude Importing and exporting exercisesCanada's Trade Partners Trading Agreements including - NAFTA, APEC, WTO, and NATOCouncils including the EU, Group of 7, UN, UNICEF Highlight on MalalaExploitation in sweatshopsTourism in Canada - Toronto

GOOGLE DRIVE LINK PROVIDED FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM. This resource includes 6 short stories with three worksheets which allow students to make text to text, text to self, and text to world connections. The resource also includes a learning goal and success criteria handout to direct student learning. I delivered this lesson plan in the format of a jigsaw; It took about two days or three periods (150 minutes). Stories include: - Broken Wing - Mexican Fisherman Meets Harvard MBA - The Bully - The

Engage your students in a creative self-expression art project with this Split-Face Self-Portrait assignment! This art activity combines realistic drawing techniques with imaginative, symbolic representation of students' passions and interests. Students will create a portrait where one half of their face is drawn realistically, while the other half reflects their inner world through symbols, colors, and imagery. What's Included: Background on split face self-portraitsDetailed step-by-step instr

This unit reviews Ontario Health Curriculum expectations for grade 3 and 4 Healthy Eating. This unit includes *Word Wall *Writing prompts *Cross curricular health activities *Food Guide *Healthy Breakfasts *Readings of food from around the world *Reading and understanding nutrition facts *Understanding calories, total fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbs, protein, calcium, vitamin a and c *Breakfast log And much much more! Please note, this is an update from a previous resource posted - it was

In this activity, students create a healthy eating campaign video using the online software, flipgrid. Within this assignment, students identify strategies for promoting healthy eating within the school, home, and community.An excellent way to provide differentiated learning to your diverse students, and a way to engage your class through a unique experience! No more powerpoints, bristol boards, and/or research essays! Here what they have to say, and have them respond to one another. If you e

GOOGLE DRIVE LINK PROVIDED FOR GOOGLE CLASSROOM. Unit 1 focus: Canada and NGOsNGOs pride themselves on the work they do all around the world. This unit has been divided to recognize the environmental, medical, and human right challenges that non- governmental organizations promise to aid. Asides from handouts, this unit also the following assessments with rubrics. 12 Hold on, Wait a Minute Journal EntriesMapping ActivityGoogle Earth Tour Activity5 inquiry based projects produced through infograp

Ignite your students' imagination and critical thinking abilities with thought-provoking writing prompts and engaging inquiry-based projects. Through these activities, students will explore the fascinating realm of drama and dance, examining the art forms from their own unique perspectives and delving into the cultural expressions of these art forms from around the globe. To add a modern touch to their presentations, students have the opportunity to showcase their findings using innovative platf

This is an opportunity for your students to acknowledge the social, economical, and political accomplishments of 42 Hispanic individuals to our cultural mosaic. In the United States, National Hispanic Heritage Month will be celebrated this year from Sunday, September 15 to Tuesday, October 15. In Canada, Hispanic Heritage Month will be celebrated throughout the month of October as passed by Bill 28, the Hispanic Heritage Month Act. In the following activity, have your students select one ind

This pdf file includes 6 team building activities with your students that will take up to 3 days in class. If you teach at a school anything like mine; us teachers are responsible not for teaching curriculum but team building during the first week of school! The activity pack includes the following: - Getting Acquainted - Students walk around the classroom and find a peer that matches the description that they are looking for. - The Story of Your Name - Students find out the origin of their nam

* Grade 7 Natural Resources Around the World (Strand B) **Available on Google Drive! Playlist of videos also available on my YouTube Channel! Don't forget to subscribe! This comprehensive 95 page unit encompasses the following: 1) Landform Regions 2) Climate Change 3) Natural Vegetation 4) Water Systems Specifically: The five themes of geographyThe difference between Human and Physical GeographyIntroduction to landforms Landform Types What is weathering? (Mechanical weathering, chemical w

*As group work is not encouraged at this point in time, please consider students completing this assignment independently by using Canva (Ontario School Board Supported). Instructions and exemplars will be added to assist those teacher who wish to take this route. In this, "Feed Me," assignment, students as a group explore the unhealthiness of the fast foods they love to indulge in. Meeting the expectations for grade 6, 7 and 8 Ontario Health Curriculum, students select one fast food item of int

In this assignment, students meet the following grade 8 Ontario Health Curriculum Expectation for: Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours C1.3 - Identify and describe the warning signs of substance misuse and the consequences that can occur. Students will create an infographic on one of the provided topics. Students are required to include all features of an infographic to convey their overall researched knowledge on the particular topic of their choice - Alcohol use leading to dati

Strand A - As part of the new Grade 6 Ontario Social Studies curriculum, this resource explores Chinese Canadians past and present. It includes: Chinese Canadians1) Timeline: Moments in Chinese History 2) Timeline: History of Immigration Assignment (with rubric) 3) Who Were the Chinese Canadians? 4) Hold On Wait A Minute - Journal Entries (5) 5) Building the Canadian Pacific Railway 6) Chinese Way of Life 7) Chinese Culture (Language, food, festivals) 8) Chinese Festivals Assignment (with rubric

*Grade 7 - Physical Patterns in a Changing World Strand A**Available on Google Drive! Playlist of videos also available on my YouTube Channel! Don't forget to subscribe! This comprehensive 122 page unit encompasses the following topics: 1) Natural Resources 2) Renewable Resources 3) Fossil Fuels 4) Flow Energy 5) Going Green 6) Indigenous People and Natural Resources Specifically: The five themes of geographyThe difference between Human and Physical GeographyIntroduction to natural resources