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Developed for Ontario's "Contemporary Aboriginal Voices" course (NBE), The Enduring Strength of Indigenous Oral Tradition is a short reading comprehension looking at oral tradition and the role it plays in Canadian Indigenous cultures (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit). This reading comprehension includes 5 basic understanding questions that would work well to quickly instill understanding as a bell ringer, or as a reading comprehension on a unit test. An answer key is provided for quick and ea

Designed for secondary Civics and/or Law students, this reading comprehension will enable students to understand their rights and responsibilities in regards to Criminal Justice in Canada. Comprehension questions and the answer key are included with this reading. This reading comprehension covers CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) curriculum expectations under B3. Rights and Responsibilities.

Developed for Ontario's "Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Voices" course (NBE3E, NBE3C, NBE3U), The Portrayal of Aboriginal Identity in the Media is a short reading comprehension looking at the role media representations play in shaping public perceptions, attitudes, and understandings of Aboriginal peoples. This reading comprehension includes 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions that would work well to quickly instill understanding as a bell ringer, or as a

In this activity, students learn about different leadership styles by first completing a self-assessment quiz. Next, students learn what each of the different leadership styles means, and then finally, they apply that knowledge by identifying which style is being used in a variety of scenarios, and explaining how they know. This task touches upon CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) curriculum expectations in Strand A: Political Inquiry and Skill Development (A1.1, A1.4, A1.5, A1.6, A1.9, a

Developed for Ontario's "Contemporary Indigenous Issues and Perspectives in a Global Context" course (NDW4M), Tapu/Taboo: Sacred Customs in the Pacific Islands is a short reading comprehension looking at taboo and the role it plays in Indigenous culture. This reading comprehension includes basic understanding questions as well as higher-level thinking and application questions. An answer key is provided for quick and easy evaluation. While developed for Ontario's NDW4M curriculum, this text c

Developed for Ontario's Secondary Native Studies curricula, with a key focus on the concept of identity, this is a short reading comprehension looking at the intersecting factors of Indigenous identity (gender, sexuality, socio-economic, and colonialism) and the barriers and issues they cause. This 2-pager reading comprehension includes 10 short answser questions and an answer key quick and easy evaluation and/or discussion. While developed for Ontario's Indigenous Studies curricula (NDA3M, NB

This CHV2O (Ontario Civics & Citizenship) assignment has students reflecting on and evaluating the rights and responsibilites in a democracy. They will choose a variety of rights they feel are "most important" and demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities attached to each of the selected rights. This assignment comes with the rubric, and has the Curriculum Expectations attached. Specific expectations met with this assignment are: ICV.02 explain the legal rights and responsibilit

This CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) worksheet contains a condensed summary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and then 15 scenarios where students need to identify which Right and/or Freedom has been violated. An answer key for the scenarios is provided.

Designed for secondary Civics and/or Law students, this reading comprehension will enable students to understand their rights and responsibilities when working in Ontario. Comprehension questions and the answer key are included with this reading. This reading comprehension covers CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) curriculum expectations under B3. Rights and Responsibilities.

A multiple-choice vocabulary-building worksheet for Katherine Holubitsky's novel, "Tweaked." Students read quotes from the novel containing vocabulary words, and using the context of the sentence(s) determine the meaning of the word. Included are answer keys, as well as a blank ZipGrade master for easy marking for those who choose to use it. If you are unfamiliar with ZipGrade, it is a free phone app that works like a scantron. Look for "Tweaked, Vocabulary Through Context II," also availab

Multiple choice "Vocabulary Through Context II" worksheets for Walter Dean Myers's novel "Monster." Included are answer keys, as well as a blank ZipGrade master for easy marking for those who choose to use it. If you are unfamiliar with ZipGrade, it is a free phone app that works like a scantron. Look for "Monster, Vocabulary Through Context I," also available in my store. Assignment meets the following curriculum expectations: Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a

Developed for Ontario's "Contemporary Indigenous Issues and Perspectives in a Global Context" course (NDW4M), The Power of Oral Traditions in the Pacific is a short reading comprehension looking at oral tradition and the role it plays in Indigenous culture in the Pacific Islands. This reading comprehension includes 5 basic understanding questions that would work well to quickly instill understanding as a bell ringer, or as a reading comprehension on a unit test. An answer key is provided for

Multiple choice "Vocabulary Through Context I" worksheets for Walter Dean Myers's novel "Monster." Included are answer keys, as well as a blank ZipGrade master for easy marking for those who choose to use it. If you are unfamiliar with ZipGrade, it is a free phone app that works like a scantron. Look for "Monster, Vocabulary Through Context II," also available in my store. Assignment meets the following curriculum expectations: Reading for Meaning: read and demonstrate an understanding of a v

Speaking Your Mind provides students with four choices to voice their thoughts, concerns, opinions, etc...on a political or social issue that they feel passionately about. Developed for CHV2O (grade 10 Civics), this assignment is aligned with and specifies which curriculum expectations are met. A rubric is also provided to make marking a breeze.

A multiple-choice vocabulary-building worksheet for Katherine Holubitsky's novel, "Tweaked." Students read quotes from the novel containing vocabulary words, and using the context of the sentence(s) determine the meaning of the word. Included are answer keys, as well as a blank ZipGrade master for easy marking for those who choose to use it. If you are unfamiliar with ZipGrade, it is a free phone app that works like a scantron. Look for "Tweaked, Vocabulary Through Context I," also available

Designed for secondary Civics and/or Law students, this reading comprehension will enable students to understand their rights and responsibilities in regards to attending school in Ontario. This reading comprehension covers CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) curriculum expectations under B3. Rights and Responsibilities.

A graphic organizer for the elements of short stories; ideal for middle and high school. Can be used with any short story.

In this activity, students actively participate in citizenship as they write a letter to the editor about a current issue.