Comprehend Global

Includes 1 month (20-25 days) worth of detailed lessons, activities, fillable notes, worksheets, independent work packets, and reflections, focusing on the external/internal influences over identity/culture and personal freedoms of cultural expressions. Can be used for Social Studies or English Language Arts, with themes of global perspectives, bias, prejudice, social change, popular culture, advertisement, and divisions of power in society. Lessons are ready to use and include explanations for

Includes 3 weeks (15-17 days) worth of lessons, activities, notes/worksheets, and reflections. This unit focuses on the external/internal influences over identity/culture and personal freedoms of cultural expressions. Can be used for Social Studies or English Language Arts, with themes of global perspectives, bias, prejudice, social change, popular culture, advertisement, and divisions of power in society. Lessons are ready to use! Can be taught on its own, part of a larger unit, or saved as sub

Can be 12 days of ready to go notes + practice work, or a review package for higher grades (although, even my grade 10s took a few days to review all the lessons and finish the booklet). Plus, three different pieces for summative assessment! I get the kids to keep it in their binders after; that way, throughout the term, they can reference the notes when doing their own writing. 12-Page, 12-Lesson Copyediting Booklet + Quizzes (all with answer keys) - ready to use! Topics covered:Commas + compou

Includes 2 weeks (10 days) worth of lessons, activities, notes/worksheets, and reflections. This unit focuses on the external/internal influences over identity/culture and personal freedoms of cultural expressions. Can be used for Social Studies or English Language Arts, with themes of global perspectives, bias, prejudice, social change, popular culture, advertisement, and divisions of power in society. Lessons are ready to use! Can be taught on its own, part of a larger unit, or saved as sub pl

Lessons 6-10 can stand on their own and don't require teaching 1-5 first. Includes 5+ days worth of lessons, activities, notes/worksheets, and reflections. This unit focuses on the external/internal influences over identity/culture and personal freedoms of cultural expressions. Can be used for Social Studies or English Language Arts, with themes of global perspectives, bias, prejudice, social change, popular culture, advertisement, and divisions of power in society. Lessons are ready to use! Can

This set of lessons isn't exclusive to Canada, so it can be used in American classrooms as well!! Includes 5-7 days worth of lessons, activities, notes/worksheets, and reflections. This unit focuses on the external/internal influences over identity/culture and personal freedoms of cultural expressions. Can be used for Social Studies or English Language Arts, with themes of global perspectives, bias, prejudice, social change, popular culture, advertisement, and divisions of power in society. Les

Includes 5 days worth of lessons, activities, notes/worksheets, and reflections. This unit is about 20 lessons total, focusing on the external/internal influences over identity/culture and personal freedoms of cultural expressions. Can be used for Social Studies or English Language Arts, with themes of global perspectives, bias, prejudice, social change, popular culture, advertisement, and divisions of power in society. Lessons are ready to use and include explanations for the teacher. Overvie

This stand-alone lesson includes class discussions, a mind-map/pre-assessment, reading/lesson comprehension and response, and a fun activity at the end that kids can do socially or on their own. There are many opportunities to speak/share, reflect, and show learning--this is also a great ice-breaker if you get them to share/present their activity to the class afterwards! The PowerPoint explores the definitions of culture and identity, allowing for discussion of external/internal influences of i

Lessons 16-20 can stand on their own and don't require teaching 1-15 first. Includes 5 days worth of lessons, activities, notes/worksheets, and reflections. This unit is 20-25 lessons total, focusing on the external/internal influences over identity/culture and personal freedoms of cultural expressions. Can be used for Social Studies or English Language Arts, with themes of global perspectives, bias, prejudice, social change, popular culture, advertisement, and divisions of power in society. Les

Let's get writing! This 10-page work packet encourages students to be mindful and expressive in their writing. It guides them through various questions and exercises, culminating in a fun paragraph at the end to show their learning. Versatile and ready to use! Bring it out for...Lessons focusing on persuasive vs. informative writing. Introducing essay writing and other forms that require objective, professional language. Playing around in creative writing to create a strong authorial voice. Enco

Let's get writing! This 29-page work packet encourages students to be self-reflective, deliberate, and expressive in their writing. It guides them through various questions and exercises, culminating in a paragraph at the end of each section to show their learning. Versatile and ready to use! Bring it out for...Personal introduction to concepts like author's bias/intent Exploring identity and culture in English Language Arts, Social Studies, or Social-Emotional Learning Discussing different pers

Let's get writing! This introductory 7-page work packet encourages students to be self-reflective and expressive. "Creating Your Writing Identity" guides students through various questions and exercises, culminating in a paragraph about themselves in the end. Some suggested uses... Fun for a introduction or icebreaker! Personal introduction to concepts like author's bias/intent Exploring identity and culture in English Language Arts, Social Studies, or Social-Emotional Learning Discussi

Includes: PowerPoint with lesson, activity instructions, short videos, and guiding questions; guided notes with questions to test comprehension, with an exit slip self-reflection; teacher instructions/walkthrough with printable stations and examples of past students' work. The lesson focusses on the big idea "How does my identity or culture fit into the dominant culture where I live?" and the stations activity expands on that to explore how the Canadian government used institutions to control i

**Original art by me** This lesson introduces and explains the quote "be the change you wish to see in the world". Great for any lesson on citizenship, self-advocacy, rights/privileges, critical thinking, power discrepancies, activism, or even advertisement! [English Language Arts, Social Studies, Humanities, homeroom/advisory, Social-Emotional Learning] The 18-slide PowerPoint offers a descriptive analysis of the quote's meaning and how people use it, including a critical argument for how it

***Original art by me*** Picture of a young boy stepping up to the mic to change the world! Dimensions suit a PPT slide--would make a good desktop background or printable poster! See my store for a full PPT lesson on this quote :)

Let's get writing! This 10-page work packet encourages students to be deliberate and expressive in their writing. Good for 1-2 lessons, it guides them through various questions and exercises, culminating in a paragraph at the end to show their learning. Versatile and ready to use! Bring it out for...Lessons focusing on persuasive vs. informative writing. Introducing essay writing and other forms that require objective, professional language. Playing around in creative writing to create a strong

***Original art*** This poster shows Anne Frank doing her homework, one of the famous images of the young girl before her family had to go into hiding in WW2. It offers the context of her fame--the diary she kept while living in a "secret annex" with seven other people. Anne became known posthumously when her family published her diary. They wanted to humanize the victims of the holocaust and show their experiences to the world. Anne's diary is a short, accessible read across many grade level

This 15pg interactive booklet easily covers two Social Studies lessons on minorities, identity, culture, anti-racism, CRT, propaganda, intergenerational trauma, and Indigenous erasure. It addresses the politicization of just BEING a minority group, focusing on how people learn to isolate and degrade the "others" in society (propaganda, us vs. them) as well as why it is so hard to unlearn these so-called values. This booklet introduces the concepts of confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance, e

PowerPoint with 5 writing prompts and images. Great for sub plans! You can either do individual quickwrites or groups in rotating centres/stations*. Each prompt has a plain slide and then a slide with images to help inspire ideas. I usually put the plain slide up for a minute while I read it out and then switch it to the picture slide before going to circulate :) Quickwrites a great way to measure and compare the class' progress in writing--be it in following grammar conventions, increasing sp

***Original art by me*** This is a cute little project feedback or self-reflection form. Self-reflection is an important part of the creation process; it helps our students learn accountability as well as both study habits and content. This isn't focused on editing or the "what did I do wrong/right?" path. It's more about the experience of learning and creating. I get my kids to hand this in at the end of a project or essay (easily cross-curricular--anything Social Studies, ELA, humanities, Sc