English Language Arts 8 Additional Learning Resources

114 Pages·2012·2.51 MB·English

2009
Saskatchewan
Additional Learning Resources
English
Language
Arts
8

English Language Arts:
Additional Learning Resources 8
Prepared by:
Student Achievement and Supports Branch
Ministry of Education
2009 (Updated 2012)
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English language arts: additional learning resources 8
ISBN 978-1-897211-59-5
1. Language arts (Middle school) – Saskatchewan – Bibliography. 2. Middle school students – Saskatchewan –
Books and reading – Bibliography. 3. Young adult literature – Bibliography.
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Table of Contents
Foreword .................................................................................................... v
Print, Audio-visual, and Other Resources ......................................................................1
Useful Out of Print Resources ................................................................................81
Digital Resources ...........................................................................................97
Grade 8 Context and Unit Grid ...............................................................................99
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Foreword
This list of additional learning resources identifies high quality resources that have been recommended by
the Ministry of Education to support the curriculum, English Language Arts 8. This list will be updated as new
resources are recommended and older ones are no longer available. A list of core learning resources can be
found on the Ministry of Education website.
(CAN) indicates that a Canadian person/organization contributed to the development of the resource and/or
that it includes Canadian content. (SK) indicates that a Saskatchewan person/organization contributed to the
development of the resource and/or that it includes Saskatchewan content. (FNMI) indicates that a First Nations,
Métis, or Inuit person/organization contributed to the development of the resource and/or that it includes First
Nations, Métis, or Inuit content. Resources evaluated and recommended as support for the Western and Northern
Canadian Protocol frameworks and Saskatchewan’s provincial curricula have the designation (WNCP) before the
annotation.
Recommended Online Video Education Resources (ROVER) offers video programs that have been purchased by
the ministry for use in PreK-12 schools. Each recommended program contains a hyperlink directly to the program
and accompanying resources (if provided).
Other resources beyond those recommended in this list may effectively support the curriculum, English Language
Arts 8. It remains the responsibility of educators to preview and select materials that best meet the needs of
their school or community. These resources should be chosen in accordance with the school division’s learning
resources selection policy.
Pricing of the learning resources included in this document is subject to change without notice.
The Ministry of Education expresses its appreciation to publishers, producers, and distributors who have
provided learning resources for evaluation, and gratefully acknowledges the contributions made by educators
who served as evaluators.
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Print, Audio-visual, and Other
K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Resources √
Suggested Context
Environmental and Technological
Airborn
Publisher/Distributor
Author: Oppel, Kenneth
HarperCollins Canada Ltd.
Annotation 1995 Markham Rd
Airborn is set in an imaginary Victorian world where SCARBOROUGH ON M1B 5M8
airships rule the skies. Matt, a cabin boy from the [phone]
elegant passenger airship, Aurora, narrates the tale. [phone]
Kate, a young, wealthy passenger on the Aurora, Fax: [phone]
is determined to prove her grandfather’s claims Email: [email protected]
about fantastic, impossible flying creatures in Website: www.harpercollins.ca/
the sky. When Kate requests Matt’s help in taking
Price: $9.99 pbk.
a photograph of the ”cloud cat“ to support her
Pagination: 384 p.
grandfather’s claims, Matt becomes involved in
ISBN: 978-1-55468-281-9
Kate’s quest.
Copyright: 2004
This book won the Governor General’s Award for
Year Recommended: 2005
Children’s Literature in 2004.
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Suggested Contexts
Communicative
Personal and Philosophical
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Albert Einstein: A Life of Genius Distributor
University of Toronto Press
Author: MacLeod, Elizabeth
5201 Dufferin St
Annotation DOWNSVIEW ON M3H 5T8
(CAN) This book includes photographs, [phone]
complemented by text, to provide information [phone]
about this well-known genius. The author involves Fax: [phone]
the readers by asking questions about Einstein to Email: [email protected]
show what they have learned as they read. After the Website: www.utpress.utoronto.ca/
opening section of the book, the information about
Price: $7.95 pbk.
Einstein follows in chronological order. Einstein’s
Pagination: 32 p.
discoveries in physics are presented, and the author
ISBN: 1-55337-397-1
describes Einstein’s dedication to peace, and his
anguish over his creation of the atomic bomb. Copyright: 2003
Year Recommended: 2005
Included is a timeline of Einstein’s life and a list of
places to visit in order to learn more about this
famous scientist.
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