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The Hunger Games FULL Novel Study with Chapter Questions, Projects and Test! This detailed novel study on The Hunger Games will engage students in exploring language, themes, symbolism, character development, inferencing, and a range of other literary devices and skills used in English Language Arts. Each chapter includes questions and activities that engage students in understanding new vocabulary, comprehension of events, analyzing of characters and their actions, making connections to them

This student handout details the mental elements of a crime - actus reus and mens rea. Students will be able to define and apply both terms in two case studies that are included in this handout. This resource is meant to accompany the Criminal Law Unit in Law 30 (SK).

What is crime? How do we decide what is criminal? How does the worldview of society impact this? These are all great questions that need to be answered before diving into learning about Criminal Law! This handy resource is a great start to any Criminal Law course. It outlines what crime is, how laws change as a result of worldview in society, and includes a "Crimes of the Past" assignment to follow up for a summative assessment. Questions at the end of the reading are also included as a formativ

This is an excellent resource to sum up a unit about healthy eating habits and choices. Using this assignment, students will create a 3 day meal plan that shows their understanding of healthy and balanced eating, and an understanding of the Canadian Food Guide. The Canadian Food Guide is NOT included, but can be easily accessed online. The handout includes instructions, planning tips, a graphic organizer for planning, and a rubric for assessment.

This comprehensive package is a basic guide to understanding civil law, and a great foundation for any Civil Law Unit. Categories include: Introduction Comparing Civil and Criminal Law Tort Law Defences to Torts Case Study Fairytale Tort Case Assignment The Civil Court Procedure

A presentation to help middle years students understand HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis. Can use as an introduction/note taking activity. Video links are included to provide added interest to the presentation.

Use this viewing guide during the film Erin Brockovich to focus students attention. Questions are posed before, during and after viewing to make students think about the importance of protecting the environment.

Europeans had many reasons for coming to North America. Students will sort these reasons into push and pull factors, as well as recognize why they belong in either category.

This comprehensive handout on the initial contact of First Nations people and Europeans in Canada provides information on the events, as well as poses questions that give students the opportunity to think critically about what contact meant for Canada as we know it today. Students will discover the positive and negative impacts on both cultures. The handout includes an optional assessment, where students complete a dialectical analysis of two different systems of government at the time of contac

This PowerPoint explores the causes of confederation and the key points of the BNA Act which divide power between the federal and provincial governments. This is a good accompaniment for a lecture, or to piggy back as an introduction or closure for an assignment about confederation.

A movie viewing guide to accompany the film Kingdom of Heaven; a film about the Crusades. This guide includes a brief summary, key terms, and questions to keep students focused while viewing the movie.

Students will use their knowledge gained from "Elements of a Crime" and research 5 different crimes (recent) in the news. They will construct a chart including a summary of the crime, the actus reus and mens rea, the section of the criminal code the crime falls under, and their opinion backed by evidence. This is a helpful tool for students to show their understanding of criminal law.

A handout to help students understand the 4 aspects of being, that make them unique. The handout discusses, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of personality, as well as things that effect the way we think and feel. At the end students are able to complete their own symbol to represent themselves (medicine wheel is used as an example). The assignment is complete with examples of other symbols, as well as a rubric.

This powerpoint serves as an introduction to environmental law for either a law course, or an environmental science course. It covers what environmental law means, who enforces it, and examples of environmental cases.

Students will learn about the three ways different cultures deal with each other upon meeting: accommodation, assimilation, or annihilation. They will then choose an acculturation topic and show their understanding through one of three assignment options.

This viewing guide is designed to be used while students are viewing the movie, Avatar. During viewing students will focus on aspects of the film that compare to real historical imperialistic movement, as well as colonialism. After viewing students can respond to 1 of 3 questions in an essay format, providing evidence from the movie and prior lessons on imperialism.

This easy to follow handout details the different terms and definitions of what makes up a country politically. It focuses on 3 main questions: I. Your Economy: Who/what provides the goods and services to be bought/sold/used? II. Politics: How is the government run? III. Authority: Who picks the government? A matching worksheet is not provided, but would be very easy to make.

Through this handout, students will be able to further their knowledge about the creation of Upper Canada. The language is in student friendly terms, and discusses the location of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, The Constitutional Act of 1791, the political and land ownership differences of the two colonies, as well as the "Father of Upper Canada" - John Graves Simcoe.

There are so many different version of resumes out there, it can be confusing to decide which direction to lead your students in! This foolproof guide will help you and your students figure out what they need in a resume, as well as how to correctly format it. Questions are provided to help students discover the pieces of a resume and build ideas to begin their own. The corresponding webpage also provides sample resumes and a rubric that can be used to evaluate students own resumes upon completi

Students will learn about the use of propaganda in WWII by analyzing various posters from that time. Included in this resources is a practice analysis sheet, a propaganda poster analysis assignment, and a "create your own" propaganda poster assignment. Use each assignment as a building block for students to understand the use of propaganda in war time even better! For more understanding, use the "Propaganda of WWII" PowerPoint from my store!