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I'm passionate about Canadian education, as it runs in the family- my sister, my mother, and myself are all BC public school teachers!
I am a BC Teacher who has 10+ years of experience teaching in this province, in addition to going through the BC education system myself as a student. I've taught various formats of secondary English, from Creative Writing to New Media to English First Peoples, grades 9-12, and even Grade 4 for a time. I create for not only my own English First Peoples classroom but also for my family's elementary music and 4th grade classrooms (teaching is the family business, after all!) You'll find a variety of resources here, mostly focused on senior English.
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Semester-Long bundle for English First Peoples/Indigenous Literature/NBE
Here is a discounted bundle of all my resources that go into my semester long calendar that were created by me- I personally use this in BC for English First Peoples. Skip planning as much as possible and use these ready-made units on poetry, storytelling, podcasting, journalism, media literacy, and more- all with a focus on Indigenous voices in Canada! To see how I use this resource check out my full FREE calendar HERE!If you need more Indigenous/First Nations resources (if you teach year-lo
10th - 12th
English Language Arts, Native Americans
2 week Indigenous Canadian Poetry: BUNDLE with unit exam included for EFP/NBE
Using the work of Canadian poets Emily Pauline Johnson, Chief Dan George, and Carol Rose GoldenEagle, students will write journals on poetry, learn about poetic devices, learn about different forms of poetry, and write their own inspired poems! Explore the themes of 'Identity' present in these three poets work. Included FREE: A poetry unit test with 20 multiple choice questions and a short composition prompt based on an included poem.
10th - 12th
English Language Arts, Native Americans, Poetry
Indigenous storytelling: Western vs First Nations narratives (EFP/NBE)
Perfect for any English First Peoples, NBE (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Studies), or Indigenous studies class (especially in Canada!), this lesson goes over why it's important to note that there are differences in structures between the two cultures' storytelling structures, what the differences are, handouts to help students compare and contrast the structures, and a note taking fill-in-the-blanks sheets for the students to use while following the PowerPoint lesson. BC Curriculum "Big Ideas
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Native Americans, Social Studies
Also included in:Â Fahrenheit 451 for English First Peoples (essay/project/lesson bundle)
Who Killed Alberta Williams: A 3-4 week unit on the CBC MMIWG podcast (NBE/EFP)
Here is my ENTIRE unit on the free CBC podcast Who Killed Alberta Williams, found at https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/podcast I have an intro activity connecting Indigenous Storytelling to modern podcasting and discussing the importance of oral storytelling to Indigenous culture, a bundle of 80 journal questions (10 per episode) for the entire 8 episode series (each episode takes roughly one class period to listen to), a partnered research project using sources from the Calls For Justice fr
10th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Someday by Drew Hayden Taylor Unit: Lesson, responses, and project on the play
Someday by author Drew Hayden Taylor is a play about a fictional Ojibwe family who is reunited after the events of Canada's Sixties Scoop, where Indigenous children were often forcibly removed from their homes and put in non-Indigenous foster or adoptive homes. This unit is suitable for BC's English First Peoples course, Ontario's NBE courses, or any other Canadian English course or Indigenous studies course. Unit includes a PowerPoint lecture with background information for the play (what t
10th - 12th
Drama, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Animal Farm Final Project: Seating Chart Nightmare! Fun assignment/essay/rubric
Engage your English students in a thought-provoking literary exploration of character traits and conflict with this comprehensive assignment based on George Orwell's novel, "Animal Farm" This ready-to-use resource includes a detailed lesson plan, a character list from the novel, seating chart blanks, and a rubric to assess students' work. What's Included:Lesson Plan: This two-session lesson plan provides a step-by-step guide for teachers to introduce students to character traits, conflicts, and
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Literature
How to avoid "Once upon a time"... 5 ways to start a story with narrative leads!
Do your highs school students' narrative stories all start with "Once upon a time..." or sound like a primary student's attempt to write a journal about their weekend? Tired of hearing "This one time I played in a basketball game..." or similar snooze-fest openers? This activity is designed to give your students some concrete writing techniques to help them creatively start their narratives. There are 5 types of opening techniques for them to practice, as well as an assignment at the end of t
8th - 12th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
Indigenous Oral Storytelling to Modern Podcasting: A Powerpoint lesson (EFP/NBE)
Use this PowerPoint as an intro to podcasting in your New Media, Spoken Language, or English First Peoples class! I use this in my BC English First Peoples 10 class (New Media) but also aligns with Ontario's NBE (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Studies). 13 slides with links to things like a recorded creation story (told by a knowledge keeper), an example of an important event facilitated by an orally passed down story, important rules around who can tell stories and when stories can be told,
9th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Creative Writing units bundle for high school: 7 assignments to choose from!
7 of my top selling creative writing assignments that I use in my High School writing (grades 10-12) courses bundled together! With this bundle, you'll have everything you need to foster creativity and critical thinking in your classroom. Included: Sub plans with Ted Talks from famous writers (such as Shonda Rhimes!) that get students thinking about the creative writing processTwo memoir-related units- one a create your own traditional memoir with step by step instructions, and another a visu
10th - 12th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing
CCSS, TEKS
W.9-10.3
, W.9-10.3b
, W.9-10.3d
 +5
Indigenous Vocab Mondays: journals using CBC's Twisted Histories podcast NBE/EFP
Using the free CBC podcast "Telling Our Twisted Histories", which goes over words and concepts related to First Peoples/Indigenous and guides us through conversations with more than 70 people from 15 First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, I play each 15-25 min episode on Monday mornings to set up students with a "decolonization mindset" for the rest of the week. Each episode comes with a 2-page list of journal questions for students to respond to. Answer key is included. There are 11 epis
8th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Also included in:Â Semester-Long bundle for English First Peoples/Indigenous Literature/NBE
Canadian First Nations Poetry Workbook: Ready to use activities & lessons (EFP)
This poetry work booklet teaches students about several poetic devices as well as several genres/forms of poetry, all while using the poetry of Canada's Emily Pauline Johnson, a Mohawk/English Canadian poet famous during the 19th and early 20th century. This package (could be used for independent work as well!) is 26 pages long, and has 11 poems with an activity for each poem designed to teach students about poetic elements, devices, and forms. This work booklet is designed for use in BC's En
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Native Americans, Poetry
Also included in:Â Semester-Long bundle for English First Peoples/Indigenous Literature/NBE
Canadian Media Literacy and Rhetoric Unit Bundle- Indigenous & Canadian focused!
This unit is aligned with BC's English First Peoples 10-12 curriculum, but could be used in any English class such as Ontario's First Nations, Metis, and Inuit studies (NBE) .This media literacy unit and visual rhetoric unit will help students analyze images, typography, and biased language in the media and how the media can sway opinion based on these factors. I personally use this in my New Media and English First Peoples classroom in grades 10-12, but this could also be used in a Social Just
10th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Finding Cleo: 10 part CBC Podcast questions & answers on Sixties Scoop NBE/EFP
Use the free CBC podcast series "Finding Cleo" in your New Media or English First Peoples classroom in BC. It is also great for Ontario's First Nations, Metis and Inuit Studies (NBE) or any other Canadian course focused on Indigenous Studies. Each episode has 4-10 journal questions, complete with answer key. Journal questions have a social justice lens, making students question the complexities in Canada's history with Indigenous children placed in the foster care system and the Sixties Scoop. I
11th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
60s Scoop Unit bundle: Lessons, podcast journal, a play, and projects! EFP/NBE
Perfect for any English First Peoples, NBE (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Studies), or Indigenous studies class (especially in Canada!), this large unit is to teach students about the effects of Canada's Sixties scoop using lessons, projects, a podcast analysis, and studying a play on the topic. The podcast: Finding Cleo is a 10-part CBC Podcast on a girl whose family looks for her decades later, as they were separated as part of Canada's Sixties Scoop, where Indigenous children were taken fr
11th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Supplementary Semester-Long English First Peoples Bundle: additional resources
This is designed to be used as a supplement to my Semester-Long bundle for English First Peoples/Indigenous Literature/NBE which is my semester long plan for Canadian English courses with a First Nations focus. I created this in case your students work faster than mine and you need more resources, your school is linear instead of semester, OR you teach multiple grade levels of English First People and would like more resources to be able to switch up what you're doing each year! This product i
10th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Using Primary Sources:A 60s Scoop & Residential Schools Research Project EFP/NBE
Designed for use in English First Peoples or Ontario's NBE courses for a grade 10-12 level, this could also work well with any Indigenous unit in Social Studies on Residential Schools and the 60s Scoop. Students learn about how these two events have caused intergenerational trauma to Canada's Indigenous communities, and why it's important to look for primary sources. Students analyze two primary sources, one from a survivor of a Residential School and one from someone who was a child of the Si
10th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
Indigenous Veterans Day Bundle (Nov 8): A project & podcast journal Q&As(Canada)
Engage your students in a meaningful exploration of Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day with this comprehensive bundle that combines a research project and a podcast-inspired journal activity. Designed to foster understanding, appreciation, and reflection, these assignments offer a unique opportunity for students to delve into the lives and contributions of Indigenous veterans and the history of their service. Assignment 1: Indigenous Veterans Research ProjectIn this research project, st
9th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts
Truth and Reconciliation: How to make Land Acknowledgements meaningful
This back-to-school activity opens up with a territory acknowledgment, and is powerful for any class but especially for BC's English First Peoples/BC First Peoples 12/Ontario's First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Studies (NBE courses), or any Indigenous studies course in a Canadian secondary school. This product focuses on a poem by Allison Akootchook Warden, who is a tribal member of the Native Village of Kaktovik in Alaska, about land acknowledgments. It also has interviews from various perspec
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Native Americans
Teach students how to format dialogue through writing a short story!
Want to teach your students how to write authentic, creative, and properly formatted dialogue? This creative writing assignment has them practice their skills in a fun short story creation assignment. I personally use this in my creative writing classes to stress proper dialogue formatting rules and to encourage them to use dialogue to further a story rather than entirely exposition and explanation. Includes: a handout with assignment instructionsa sample story to show them an example of a sto
8th - 12th
Creative Writing, English Language Arts
Also included in:Â Creative Writing units bundle for high school: 7 assignments to choose from!
Secret Life of Canada podcast BUNDLE: All Indigenous-related episode journal Q&A
The podcast "The Secret Life of Canada" dives into interesting stories not often heard about Canada's history. Hosted by Leah Simone Bowen and Falen (Falen Johnson is Mohawk and Tuscarora (Bear Clan) from Six Nations Grand River Territory), the episodes are both funny and moving and should hold student interest well! Use this package as a NO-PREP substitute plan package as this requires little "lecture" style teaching- just print out the journal packages, press play on your computer, and let st
9th - 12th
Canadian History, English Language Arts, Native Americans
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I'm passionate about Canadian education, as it runs in the family- my sister, my mother, and myself are all BC public school teachers!
I am a BC Teacher who has 10+ years of experience teaching in this province, in addition to going through the BC education system myself as a student. I've taught various formats of secondary English, from Creative Writing to New Media to English First Peoples, grades 9-12, and even Grade 4 for a time. I create for not only my own English First Peoples classroom but also for my family's elementary music and 4th grade classrooms (teaching is the family business, after all!) You'll find a variety of resources here, mostly focused on senior English.
Teaching style
Is "The soul of a teacher near retirement in the body of a millenial who still has 30 years left" a teaching style? If so, that.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My honour is surviving my first year on contract during the 2019/2020 school year (I was a TOC for 4.5 years previous to that). I wear that badge with pride.
My own education history
Studied English, Psychology, and Education at SFU, UBC, Queen's, and also studied Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow.
Additional biographical information
Seventeenth generation Canadian (family came in the 1600s!), third generation BC resident, second generation BC teacher!
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