Literature and Media 10
Updated 08/16/2005
Unit 1: Fiction
A Catch Tale Encourage
students to use the Internet to access further information and examples of urban
legends.
Gratitude A quick trip to
any literary e-zine will yield links to flash fiction. Find a flash fiction
site and read some of the stories.
The
Wall Use the Internet to search for other fables and parables.
Just Lather,
That's All Use the World Fact Book or another resource to find current information
about Columbia. Use this information to develop further questions.
Lifeguard Compare "expert" responses to your own at Teenadvice
or Teensurfer.
Tunnel Visit
the Human Resources Development web site to create a successful resume.
Pride and Prejudice
Visit the Pemberly "Pride and Prejudice" web site to research and
write definitions of selected words and phrases.
Truth
and Bright Water Visit the Parks Canada, Waterton Lake homepage to gather
information for your tourist brochure.
The Death of Balder
Visit the Timeless Norse Myths website for more information about the characters
and events related to this myth.
Unit 2: Nonfiction
Reconnecting With The Earth Students
can use Powerpoint to create a Green Program presentation.
A
Country Childhood Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom autobiography. The
Long Walk of Nelson Mandela, an intimate portrait of one of the World's
most influencial men.
Into Thin
Air Read Outside Magazine's original articles by John Krakauer.
The Art of Genius: Creative
Thinking Strategies
Preventing Conflict In The New Century Link
to the UN.
Canada's Aboriginal
Languages Visit StatsCan's website.
The Internet and Global Human Rights Visit
the Amnesty International website.
Food Facts: What Doesn't Kill You Will Make
You Stronger Use refdesk.com to answer any question.
Unit 3: Poetry
La Belle Dame Sans Merci Research interest
in the medieval period by visiting the Society for Creative Anachronism.
Africville CBC
Backgrounder describes the history of Africville.
Hunger Visit the Canadian
Association of Food Banks and look for the "Hunger Count" link.
Charge of the Light
Brigade The history of the 13th Hussars at Balaklava.
Justice The biography of Rita
Joe.
Younger Sister, Going Swimming
The Atwood Society
Sonnet XXIX
Gurl A
website devoted to gender issues.
Warrior Woman
e.
e. cummings
Last Ride NASA
Perfect Alanis Morrisette
homepage.
Northwest Passage
Stan Rogers homepage.
Vincent
Unit 4: Drama
Treads PBS presents
"The Gate of Heavenly Peace" a documentary about the protests at Tiananmen
in 1989.
The Odyssey
Unit 5: Media
Birth of a Mavin
How
Seventeen Undermines Young Women Examine the issue of body image in the
media.
Who's On First? Listen
to Bud Abbott and Lou Costello do their famous routine in Real Audio.
Do Not Disturb: An Interview With Jane
Goodall or visit the Louis Leakey
Foundation
Pride and Prejudice Review the
1940 version listed in the IMDB.
Buffy's New Gigabyte Visit Buffy
St. Marie's web site or go to the Cradleboard
Teaching Project for native studies.
Alpine Racing With A Difference! These web sites provide information about sport
opportunities for people with disabilities:
Canadian Disabled Alpine Ski Team
Evaluation PEP
The Steadward Centre for Personal and Physical Achievement
Wilderness Inquiry
Canadian Paralympic Committee
Talk City
Students can use the web page builder at Telus2Learn to create a home page.
Setting Their Sites on Generation Y Visit these sites and identify the
goods and services being marketed.
The Starry Night Examine
the painting and the lyrics to Starry,
Starry Night by Don McLean.
Life's Highway Explore
Courtney Milne's website.
Child's
Tunic From Turkmenistan Visit the Treasures Gallery at the Museum o f Civilization
to view the exhibits on clothing and adornement.
Andrew Wyeth Andrew Wyeth original works.
Skaters on the Rideau Create
a tourist brochure about the Rideau Canal or the National
Capital Region.
Springtime The Art Gallery
of Nova Scotia paintings of Maud Lewis.
Without Limits Internet Movie
Data Base poster for the movie.