1 Year teaching secondary in England.
4 1/2 years teaching elementary, secondary, and adult education in South Korea.
15 years teaching secondary in Toronto, Canada.
This bundle has everything you need to teach figurative language/literary devices using Richard Wagamese's novel, Indian Horse.This bundle contains: a PowerPoint Note on 18 different literary devices (2 versions of the PowerPoint - one with supporting video clips and one without)a PowerPoint "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" Literary Devices Review Gamea literary devices through comics quiz/handout2 Figurative Language in Indian Horse worksheets1 Figurative Language in Indian Horse test
Bring together the full range of resources teachers need for a comprehensive Indian Horse unit with this all-in-one bundle. Included are vocabulary worksheets, literary device practice, reading / viewing guides, and assessments — everything to support deep comprehension, critical thinking, and meaningful connection to themes of identity, trauma, healing, and sovereignty. What’s Included Vocabulary-building worksheets (context-based vocabulary for multiple chapters) Figurative language & li
This bundle has everything you need to teach figurative language/literary devices using Cherie Dimaline's novel, The Marrow Thieves.This bundle contains: a PowerPoint Note on 18 different literary devices (2 versions of the PowerPoint - one with supporting video clips and one without)a PowerPoint "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" Literary Devices Review Gamea literary devices through comics quiz/handout4 Figurative Language in The Marrow Thieves worksheets1 Figurative Language in The Marrow Thiev
This bundle includes a Residential Schools research assignment for the three different levels of Ontario's Grade 11 Aboriginal English course. Included are the assignments, attached curriculum expectations, and marking rubrics. This easy-to-edit task has been uploaded in Microsoft Word. Also included in this bundle is a generic NBE3E/ENG4E Research Report task.
This CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) Bundle includes: Rights & Responsibilities PowerPoint Note and fill-in-the-blank workbook; Rights & Responsibilities Poster Assignment with Rubric; Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Handout & Scenario Worksheet; and Universal Declaration of Human Rights Videos worksheet.
Created for the Ontario grade 9 geography course (CGC1D, CGC1P), this Careers in Geography Research Assignment makes for a great Unit One summative task, or as a standalone assignment. This assignment has students choosing a geography-oriented career (from a given list, or choose their own) and researching it. Research guide questions are provided to help guide students' research, as well as internet research graphic organizers. Students are given an option for presentation style (brochure, P
The Haudenosaunee ( (hoe-dee-no-SHOW-nee) Thanksgiving Address - the words that must be said before anything important is done. For the Haudenosaunee peoples (more commonly known as the Iroquois), the Thanksgiving Address is an important part of daily life. As these are the words that must come before all others, this assignment is a great way to introduce the Haudenosaunee culture, as well as to show students how they can make connections between themselves and course content. While this ass
Engage your students in critical thinking and self-reflection with this interactive introduction to identity. This comprehensive lesson explores the concept of identity through three key aspects: how we see ourselves, how others see us, and how we want to be seen.Through a 37-slide PowerPoint presentation, students will examine the many factors that shape identity, including traits, values, cultural backgrounds, social roles, and personal aspirations. The lesson is highly interactive, featurin
9th - 12th
English Language Arts, Native Americans, Social Studies
A fun and dynamic review game based on the hit TV show, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" This 15-question game has students applying understanding of 15 literary devices (such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, metaphor, assonance, juxtaposition, etc.) in an engaging and interactive way. Post on your class website for an interactive distance learning experience!
Students learn about the levels and branches of Canadian government as well as the roles and responsibilities therein in this series of PowerPoint presentations (3 presentations with a total of 74 slides). The presentations come with a fill-in-the-blank workbook to make note-taking a breeze. This mini-unit covers CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) Curriculum expectations in B2: Governance in Canada: (B2.2, B2.3, and B2.5).
This resource was created for the Ontario Grade 10 Canadian History course. Included is a PowerPoint presentation (in both an editable .pptx and a .ppsx) looking at the reasons behind the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the effect it had on Japanese Canadians (such as the seizure of all property, the closing of all schools, and the internment of Japanese Canadians), propaganda used, and finally, the reparations given in the 1980's. Throughout the PowerPoint are embedded video clips and class discussi
This mini-unit includes a 38-slide show (including video clips and a review quiz game to help promote understanding) and a knowledge application quiz to assess student understanding. Notes are included in the slideshow to help in explaining concepts and foster understanding. Devices covered are: alliteration, allusion, anaphora, assonance, asyndeton, colloquialisms, euphemisms, hyperbole, idiom, irony (3 types), juxtaposition, metaphor, metonymy, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, paradox, personifica
This bundle includes two Primary Research Assignments ("Bad Behaviour" and "The Behaviour Experiment") in both Word and .pdf format, as well as a BONUS PowerPoint note (in both PowerPoint and .pdf) on Conditioning Behaviour AND a video worksheet for the Big Bang Theory which focuses on the conditioning of behaviour of various characters. __________________________Bad BehaviourDeveloped for Ontario's "Introduction to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology" course (HSP3C, HSP3U, HSP3M), "Bad Be
11th - 12th
Other (Social Studies), Psychology, Social Studies
A variety of task options to complete independently as students read their class novel. This particular assignment was for the novel, "Tweaked," by Katherine Holubitsky, but can easily be adapted to cover ANY novel that you select. This novel study can easily be completed via distance learning, with students uploading completed tasks to a dropbox, or simply be emailing completed tasks. A rubric is provided for easy assessment of the 4 strands (knowledge & understanding, thinking & inquiry,
This CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) PowerPoint note comes with an 18-slide note explaining rights, responsibilities, and the rule of law. It looks at the evolution of rights over the centuries (Civic Rights, Political Rights, and Social Rights), and explains how we have responsibilities attached to each of our rights. There is a fill-in-the-blank notebook attached, and can be printed to make taking notes easier for students. The .pdf attachment of the PowerPoint would work as an answer
This CHV2O (Ontario Civics and Citizenship) lesson includes a PowerPoint note introducing students to Criminal and Civil law; a fill-in-the-blank notebook to make taking notes easier, as well as areas to brainstorm their own knowledge; a scenario worksheet checking understanding and application of concepts (an answer key is provided); and finally, a video worksheet that goes with the video "Drugs in the Backpack" at http://www.tryjudging.ca (there is no answer key with this one, as it is very d
This fun and interactive Wheel of Fortune game reviews 10 vocabulary words from Richard Wagamese's Indian Horse. Play it in class, or post to your class website for students to review in an engaging way via distance learning.
Created as an Active Citizenship Unit or Civics Course summative assignment, this project contains a variety of tasks for students to complete to illustrate their understanding of what it means to be an active citizenship. Students are to choose a local charitable or not-for-profit organization to research and promote through an assortment of tasks. Provided in an editable document, educators have to ability to add their own selections of eligible organizations from which students can choose. C
Developed for grade 10 Civics, this film study has students watching the Canadian movie "The Trotsky" (2009, 14A) and applying knowledge and understanding of major concepts of citizenship in order to answer the questions.
This film study includes questions aligned with curriculum expectations and an answer key.
Created for Ontario's ENG4E course, this is an adaptable research report assignment, ideal for independent or distance learning. All curriculum expectations met by the assignment are attached, as well as a rubric for easy marking.
9th - 12th
Writing, Writing-Expository
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Experience
1 Year teaching secondary in England.
4 1/2 years teaching elementary, secondary, and adult education in South Korea.
15 years teaching secondary in Toronto, Canada.
Teaching style
A mix of instruction and project-based learning. I always attempt to make my lessons engaging and interactive.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Nominated for the Governor General's Award for teaching Canadian History.
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