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Higher education literature resources for Easel Assessments $10 and up
FIVE LITTLE INDIANS -- Michelle Good
If we abandon hope then where will our energies be fired from? ~Michelle GoodMany fine novels have been written in recent years about residential schools and the harm inflicted upon generations of aboriginal people in Canada and the United States. Michelle Good’s, Five Little Indians, is one of the best. She is well-qualified (Cree lawyer and writer) to write such a story. And the novel has received many awards and much praise. Five Little Indians is a great story -- a story full of substance
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS STUDIES READING CIRCLE BUNDLE -- FIVE NOVELS, FIVE AUTHORS
THE SUNFLOWER -- Simon Wiesenthal (Non-Fiction)
Greetings,The Sunflower is the most important book I teach, and it is more relevant than ever with rampant anti-Semitism. far-right extremists, racism, and intolerance.https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/03/02/anti-semitic-graffiti-toronto-schools/ The Sunflower poses an existential question to the reader: You are a Jewish prisoner in a German concentration camp. A dying Nazi soldier asks for your forgiveness. What would you do? Simon Wiesenthal tells the story of his WWII concentration camp exp
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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SMALL GREAT THINGS -- Jodi Picoult
Not everything that is faced can be changed.But nothing can be changed until it is faced.~James BaldwinFeel awkward talking about racism, or looking for ways to increase your awareness and that of your students? Wanting to become an ally for change?Good news. Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things is insightful and inspiring, honest and hopeful. An engaging novel with plot twists, nasty turns, and memorable characters confronted with one of the biggest issues of our time, and perhaps the root of so m
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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FROM THE ASHES Jesse Thistle (Non-Fiction)
Every step is a gift, every one is sacred, and each, in its own little way, is a prayer for me. ~Jesse ThistleGreetings,Jesse Thistle's From the Ashes is like a Swiss Army knife. It's sharp non-fiction. It reads like good fiction with each chapter being a short story in itself. It contains high drama. It is full of poetry and poetic writing. Four genres in one! Quite an accomplishment, Jesse. Well done.Three smart people recommended the book: my wife, a teacher colleague, and bookstore clerk.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS STUDY BUNDLE: 5 Authors & 5 Genres
INDIAN HORSE -- Richard Wagamese
Every encounter has within it the power of enchantment, if we're willing to look for it.~Richard WagameseI love many things in life. Two of them are hockey and stories. I played and coached hockey for years and have always taken delight in hearing or telling a good story. Imagine my delight when I found Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse. He is a well-known Indigenous writer of numerous books for which he has received praise and awards. His novels tackle tough issues and always introduce readers t
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: INDIGENOUS READING CIRCLE BUNDLE -- RICHARD WAGAMESE
FIFTEEN DOGS -- Andre Alexis
If you asked a human to choose between a wonderful life with a terrible death, or a miserable life with a wonderful death, which do you think it would choose? (155) Greetings, You would not be reading this page if a dog had not awakened my mother’s family to a fire. The dog, a mutt appropriately named, Guard, detected smoke early and alerted the family to danger and near-certain death. Hence, this resource is dedicated to Guard. Other dog rescue stories circulate in our family and perhaps yours
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE -- Mitch Albom (Non-Fiction)
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning. (43) ~Morrie SchwartzGreetings,For me, the three pillars in exploring English are a novel, a non-fiction book, and a play with poetry, short stories, and media integrated. Tuesdays with Morrie is an excellent non-fiction study choice for all high school grades and beyond.Benjamin Franklin made
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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