Human beings all over the world are in the middle of a technological revolution, the likes of which have not been seen since the industrial revolution. New inventions are being created daily with varying degrees of success. However, we are also dependent on many inventions that may not be new, but are imperative for our daily lives. In this lesson, students will choose one invention and create an inquiry poster, explaining its significance.

In the past, Eatonia Colony School published a school newspaper monthly. It was decided that while focusing on creativity and collaboration, we would bring the paper to life again! This project was a collaborative school effort. Every student in grades 1-8 participated and had a job to do. We brainstormed ideas together and put our two oldest girls in charge of being the editors. We set deadlines and every grade/student was in charge of designing their own pages.
We have included pictures of our process as well as the cover, table of contents and pictures from our finished product! We have also included a lesson plan and our assessment rubrics.

The following resources include:
- Grade 1 Rubric: Comprehend and Respond
- Grade 1 I Can Statements
- Key Language Cues and Conventions for Grade 1

The following resource includes "I Can Statements" that students should be able to achieve at the end of ELA 20.

This assignment is intended to display your understanding of the novel that you have chosen. Written work should be typed (12pt font) and double-spaced. You will have some class time to work on this assignment, but it is sometimes difficult to book computer time that will accommodate our schedule. Please plan ahead. You may choose a book from any of the senior ELA sections, but I would prefer if you tried to find a novel in the ELA 20 section before looking elsewhere.

Topics are mildly controversial and therefore tend to be higher interest to grade 11 students.  They are responsible for researching various opinions/practices/laws in Canada and internationally and analyzing/critiquing the content prior to writing a cohesive paper containing both expository information and objectively stated conclusions.

For this assignment, students were asked a series of open-ended questions relating to the Civil Rights Movement. Students scanned QR Codes, which took them directly to the assignment. The prompts allowed students to think critically, while investigating what the Civil Rights Movement was, and predict how the events in To Kill a Mockingbird would have been different if the Civil Rights Movement had occurred prior to the setting of the book.  While researching, students were only allowed to use Sweet Search, a site that searches for only credible sources. Questions included: Who was Martin Luther King Jr? What was the Civil Rights Movement? Using specific examples from To Kill a Mockingbird, consider how the portrayal and treatment of African American people may have been different if the Civil Rights Movement had occurred before the events in the novel took place. 

A complete outline of ELA 20, including: themes, questions for deeper understanding, must do lists, outcomes and I can statements.

First, we studied fairytales and fractured fairytales. We learned about the elements of each story and compared them. During the learning process students were practicing a variety of reading comprehension strategies: predicting, inferring, compare and contrast, main idea, theme etc. After learning about all the elements of fractured fairytales my students took their shot at writing them. They were split into partners based on the fairytale that they wanted to fracture. Then they had to work through the five stages of the writing process. First, the partners had to plan their fractured fairytale. They were given the choice of what kind of graphic organizer to use to begin their planning and brainstorming. They had to plan their plot, setting, problem and solution. Then the students worked through the rough draft, editing and revising stages of the writing process. Throughout those phases they were completing self-assessment checklists to keep on track with their work. Lastly, they wrote a good copy of their fractured fairytale and illustrated it. This also included a cover page and a back page. The back page included a teaser to hook the reader.

Practice using the viewing guide with one or two videos first, following the lesson steps below. This may be done every second or third day. Once students feel comfortable with the viewing process, a summative viewing guide can be completed by the students for grading.

In this writing mini unit we developed our Persuasive Writing Skills moving towards being able to write a
Before
- Discussion of prior knowledge of persuasive writing
During
- Watched a SMART exchange video on persuasive writing
- Reviewed understanding of and practiced doing some persuasive exercises
- Read various examples of persuasive writing and noted the differences and similarities. (Also, noting the variety of writing dress-ups; so that we can hear the persuasive words.)
- Co-constructed criteria for the writing process of persuasive writing.
- Students created their own persuasive paragraph writing examples.
- Learned how to improve so the writing incorporated the specific writing strategy and dress-ups so that the listener, reader could hear the conviction of being persuaded.
- Students then chose one of their samples to create a power point presentation for class.
After
- Analyzed the writing using the criteria together as a class. Using the feedback we will created another piece of persuasive writing. The final goal: moving towards the five paragraph essay process/product.

In my Grade 5 ELA class, we are learning about the persuasive techniques that advertisers use to entice you to buy their products or use their services. We spent a few classes watching TV commercials and viewing print ads and identifying the persuasive techniques that the advertisers used. The students were then placed into small groups (2-3 people) and were asked to choose a product or service that they will try to sell. They were asked to create any props, backdrops, posters, etc. that would help to advertise their product or service. They also had to keep in mind that different target audiences will require different persuasive techniques. My goal for my 21st Century Competencies work is to learn how to use imovie and then teach the students so that they can create an actual TV commercial in order to advertise their product or service.

The following resources/rubrics are included for Grade 6 ELA:
-Writing Strategies Checklist
- Teacher-Guided Inquiry Report
-Comprehending and Responding Component
- Writing Component

This resource is a template for a mystery unit. It covers Comprehend and Respond, Compose and Create, Assess and Reflect.

In this lesson, students answer questions in regards to what makes a show funny, what are funny shows, etc. Then students will create their own "episode" of a comedy show.

The following resources are included:
- Rubric for oral reading fluency
- Sample course outlines
- Rubric for communications
- I Can statements

The following is a rubric on Descriptive Paragraphs.
The following is a rubric for Representation.
The following is outcome CC7.2- Create and present a teacher-guided inquiry project related to a topic, theme, or issue studied in English language arts.
The following is a Writing Outcome Checklist & Strategies for grade 7 ELA.

This communication unit focuses on the role the radio played “ then” and “ now”.   The students learn to work together to create a variety of communication projects such as radio plays, DJ show, play by play, and advertising