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.

Teen Mag
Teen Surfer

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.