These resources from the EECD are for use in ENG 12 classrooms “ to support students in understanding and celebrating the rich cultural history of African Nova Scotians and other members of the diaspora.”
Language and Literature 10, Mi'kmaw Studies 11, Contemporary Canadian Studies 11, English 11, and English 12 teachers will receive one teacher copy of the school edition of Rebecca Thomas' I Place You Into the Fire poetry collection. Through her poetry, Thomas, a Mi'kmaw spoken word poet and former poet laureate of Kjipuktuk (Halifax), explores her Mi'kmaw identity and what it means to be a second-generation Residential school survivor who grew up apart from her community. She also examines themes related to justice, family, growing up, and loss of innocence.
Map of Mi'kma'ki included with new social studies materials
In honour of Nova Scotia Heritage Day 2023, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Education Innovation Programs and Services, is pleased to provide the following resources to support students in exploring the work and legacy of Elder Rita Joe. The resources are in English and French and are provided for ELA / Social Studies in Grade 8 and Canadian History 11, Contemporary Canadian Studies 11, Mi’kmaw Studies 11, and English 11.
This is a collection of lessons and unit plans that can be used for in-person, blended, or online instruction at the High School level.
This ELA 9 and ENG 10 Classroom Resource Collection includes fiction and nonfiction resources suitable for instruction in small-group configurations. There are texts that can be used for author studies, lit circles, or book clubs.
These resources are currently living documents; they will grow and change as the lesson ideas are taught within our classrooms. There are many many different options to explore this text with your students, both during reading and after reading. These resources are intended to help teachers use All Because You Matter to foster discussions about the Black Lives Matter movement and its impact, as well as broader discussions about how students matter within the context of their own lives.