study and teaching (secondary)

Outlines the development of an information literacy program. Presents model lessons for working within the elementary program; provides sample lessons for secondary schools; and includes templates for common instructional resources. Includes a CD-ROM with activity sheets, forms, and other documents mentioned in the text.

Presents techniques and supporting materials to assist high school students in research, includes detailed project lessons, student handouts, and assessment tools.

Provides strategies and lesson plans for using multicultural literature in middle and secondary classrooms; discussing the cultivation of readers, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, religion, socioeconomics, geographic orientation, language and country of origin, popular culture, and advocacy. Includes book list and suggestions for classroom use.

Includes 365 writing prompts to help writers of all ages experiment with words and play with language.

Identifies the six stages of the information literacy process, showing the progression of skills for each stage; applies the skills to individual grades from seven through twelve; and includes teaching tools.

Examines postcolonial literary studies in Canadian secondary schools and focuses on enlarging the traditional Western canon of literature taught to encourage both minority and mainstream students to cross cultural boundaries.

Describes the different resources that can be used to teach high school students about poetry.