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1. Resources for the High School English Curriculum Cory Laverty Education Librarian

2. What you Need to Know Wikis Blogs Websites Novels Poetry Graphics Images Textbooks Audio Professional development Knowledge about Reading & Writing

5. Find Literature Search Tip : Limit to Education Library. Use Keyword Boolean. native and antholog? “ short stories” and (canad? or world) “ historical fiction” and canad? Austen and letters

6. What is Boolean Logic? Rather, who was Boole. George Boole (1815-1864) was an English mathematician who defined the system of logical operations in 1854 that we now use in computer Programming (and, or , not): A B or and not A B

7. Find Literature for Students Search Tip : Limit to Education Library. Use Keyword Boolean. poet? and nature and juvenile “ graphic novel” or “comic books” teen reading bibliography

8. Shakespeare Goes Graphic Search Tip: In QCAT, limit to the Education Library and do a keyword Boolean search: (“graphic novel?” or comic?) and shakespeare

10. Find Reading Lists & Guides Search Tip : For online lists by topic and grade search NoveList via homepage >> Find Articles >> Databases

11. Poetry for Teens Search Tip: In QCAT, limit to the Education Library and do a keyword Boolean search: poetry and (teen? or youth)

12. A Poem a Day for High Schools http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/ P O E T R Y 1 8 0

13. Do you Know these Children’s Books? Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

14. Find Activities Search Tip : Limit to Education Library. Use Keyword Boolean. narrative and activit? (guide or teach?) and mockingbird

15. How to Search for Articles Use multiple concepts. Truncate words. Include type of materials. Include level. Restrict words to subject area. Library Homepage >> Find Articles >> By Subject >> Education

16. Find Textbooks: Ministry-approved texts and teacher’s guides: Floor 2. Google “trillium list”. Search Tip: Use More Search Limits: Education LibraryTextbooks English literature creative writing

17. Find Professional Development Materials Search Tip : Limit to Education Library. Use Keyword Boolean. video? and “classroom management” “ inclusive classroom” “ differentiated instruction”

18. Find Websites How do you search the Web?

19. Find Websites Laverty, C., Reed, B, & Lee, E. (2008). The “I’m feeling lucky syndrome: Teacher-candidates’ knowledge of web searching. Partnership: the Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research Strategies, 3/1, 1-19 . Q1: Find activities that you could use at the start of the school year with your class. Q2: Find information that could help you address bullying in your classroom. Q3: Find information on how to develop good research questions for student projects.

20. Google Generation? Williams, P & Rowlands, I. (2008). Information behaviour of the researcher of the future . Commissioned by the British Library and JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) from the Report Centre for Information Behaviour and the Evaluation of Research. … although young people demonstrate an apparent ease and familiarity with computers, they rely heavily on search engines, view rather than read, and do not possess the critical and analytical skills to assess the information that they find on the web.

21. Find Websites intitle:"creative writing" teaching "high school“ intitle:"creative writing" "high school" lesson intitle:"brave new world" Huxley teaching

22. Websites to Note CBC Archives : http://archives.cbc.ca “ For Teachers”: Canadian content, lesson plans, interviews. Thinkfinity : http://www.thinkfinity.org/ Lessons by grade and subject including those from the National Council of Teachers of English . Media Awareness Network : http://www.media-awareness.ca/ Spark Notes: http://www.sparknotes.com/ Take a look. Check No Fear Shakespeare

23. New Media Literacies What are these? http://newmedialiteracies.org/

24. Multimedia YouTube: Web Search Strategies in Plain English ; Wikis in Plain English TeacherTube Search Tip in QCAT: video? and shakespeare Hobart Shakespeareans

25. Lessons: Read Write Think

26. Lessons: Media Awareness Network diversity popular culture stereotyping gender portrayal newspapers magazines online hate

27. Technologies PicLits: http://www.piclits.com/

28. Technologies Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/

29. Images On the Upswing by Canadian artist Rob Gonsalves. (e.g. Imagine a Day by Sarah Thomson)

30. Sun Sets Sail by Rob Gonsalves

31. Websites Spark Notes: http://www.sparknotes.com/ No Fear Shakespeare

33. Books on Inquiry Go to QCAT to download these materials on inquiry: Think Literacy by subject (OSLA); Research Success (TDSB): grades 9-12; Imagine the Learning (TDSB): grades K-8

34. Reference Books Using picture storybooks to teach literary devices: Ref Z1037 H23 Read across Canada: Ref Z1037 A1 R42 Young adult poetry: Ref Z1037 A1 S38 Best books for high school readers: Ref Z1037 G4816

35. Find Journal Articles Search Journal indexes: >> Find Articles >> By Subject >> Education ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) or Education Research Complete For lesson ideas, differentiated instruction, classroom management.

36. How to Search an Index Use multiple concepts. Restrict words to subject area. Include type of materials. Include level.

39. Books, Books, Books MOST POPULAR MOST CENSORED IN CANADA MOST FINAL

40. Have you ever been told that you can’t read a book?

41. Freedom to Read WEEK

48. Written World by Rob Gonsalves