SECONDARY English/writing ideas
- Print out this First Peoples English 10-11-12 pamphlet for your staff
- First Peoples English 10-11 Teacher Guide & First Peoples English 12 Teacher Guide -some terrific guidelines for teaching various topics and lots of suggestions for materials to use in your classroom
- Using FN Literature in the Classroom
- UBC link on Oral Traditions
- How science and First Nations oral tradition are converging -CBC
- Indigenizing the Curriculum: the Importance of Story
- Teaching Storytelling in the Classroom -with some video clips
- Storytelling as the Basis of Good Pedagogy
- Aboriginal Curriculum Integration Project - English
- Storytelling -The Art of Knowledge
- Audio clip with Joseph Boyden and Richard Wagamese Storytelling as Redemption
- Video clip of Drew Hayden Taylor: The Role of Storytellers -More author links below
- Riding & Writing Featured Author: Garry Gottfriedson
- Various FN legends - local and other areas on CBC
- Re-visit the vast selection of archived Day of Sucwentwecw 2016 materials on Storytelling -including printable materials and lesson plans
- Legends of the Shuswap on CBC
- Great background LOCAL information on Coyote in a short video clip
- HGEC Library now has a 2-disc CBC “Legends of the Shuswap”
- Great explanation of local Secwepemc Legends
- More background information and several local Secwepemc Legends
- Ken Thomas performs Coyote and Bear Make Day & Night -scroll down to 5th video
- Creation Stories from various areas and teaching ideas
- Some more First Peoples Legends
- Canada Under the Stars -Sky Stories of Aboriginal People
- Aboriginal Salmon Legends
- BC Aboriginal symbols and legends
- Shannon Thunderbird Animals, Stories, Legends and Teachings
- Secwepemc Creation / Origin Story
- Twinkles Happy Place blog is a jackpot of ideas
- FN Theme Book Bibliography 2006
- FN Theme Book Bibliography 2008
- Authentic First Peoples Resources K-9
- Residential School Teacher Resource Guide (FNESC) Gr. 10, Gr. 11/12, Gr.11/12 blackline masters
- “No Time to Say Goodbye” and “Seepeetza”: easy-read books for low level readers to read and learn about Residential School experiences-written by Aboriginal authors – many others, also
- Residential Schools – imposed assimilation and conversion-Seepeetza (HGEC Kit), As Long As the Rivers Flow, No Time to Say Goodbye, Goodbye Buffalo Bay, When the Spirits Dance, Fatty Legs…(several NEW intermediate literature circle titles pertaining to the Residential School topic)
- Fatty Legs Webinar: Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and Kerry Aiken for grades 5-8 -great background information on Residential Schools
- The Raven’s Call – An Unfinished Story by Bill Reid
- Check out the Raven Tales Child of Tears Lesson plan -use with Raven Tales DVD or book
- Full collection of Raven Tales Graphic Novels & DVDs in the HGEC Library
- Invite/study a local author: Garry Gottfriedson, Richard Wagamese, Chris Bose, Starleigh Grass, Nicola Campbell, Kevin Loring
- English 10 and 11 First Peoples
- English First People 12 Teacher Resource Guide
- Lesson Plans to go along with (Junior High) novels and books by Larry Loyie
- Intermediate Novel Study kits - will also be good for Junior High students - ask Noreen for more!
- NEW Eaglecrest chapter books available in Lit. Circle format some high interest low vocab (Gr 3-4 level ability)
- Garry Gottfriedson Lectures
- A short video clip of Eden Robinson on Monkey Beach
- Thomas King 8th Fire interview - video clip
- Thomas King: Truth About Stories video clip
- Sherman Alexie interview - video clip
- Richard Wagamese lecture on Indian Horse - video clip
- Video clips of five Métis authors
- Inuit Legends-with video clips