Boy Queen by George Lester is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here. A Brief Plot Outline Robin Cooper loves to sing,…
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here. A Brief Plot Outline Dana Franklin turned 26 on…
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here. A Brief Plot Outline Ally is…
Sufferance by Thomas King is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here. A Brief Plot Outline Jeremiah Camp can make predictions…
We Do What We Do in the Dark by Michelle Hart is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here. A Brief…
Cosmic Teapot – Today, we’re talking with Dylan Callens, author of And the Cow Jumped Over the Blue Moon. It is a hilarious novel about a narrator who takes over the storytelling duties of a ship that is lost in space. How did you come up with the idea? Dylan Callens – At first, it wasn’t like…
Dear Martin by Nic Stone is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on Dear Martin as a Book Club contender. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here. A Brief Plot OutlineJustyce McAllister, a black, seventeen-year-old boy, writes letters to Martin Luther…
It’s time that all classrooms build an inclusive library! As of September 2022, grade nine education in Ontario will be de-streamed. Ontario is the only province in Canada to divide students into different pathways in grade nine. The unfortunate consequence of this practice is that it puts black, indigenous, low-income, and students with special needs…
Enjoy this Google Shakespeare Translation of Sonnet 18. It is delightful nonsense that will keep you guessing and laughing at what could be next. If you enjoy it, be sure to check out Richard Pickman’s new “Google Ruined My…” books. Romeo and Juliet – Act 2, Scene 2 O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?…
Over the past five days, I’ve been memorizing my person-action-object table. I spent the first three days placing each PAO in its own loci. I did about thirty numbers each day. That process went smoothly. On average, it only took about ten to fifteen minutes to encode and recall thirty PAO. Whenever I had a…