Courage How To Be A Hero This week, my grade seven classes started our Heroic Journey literature circle unit. During this unit, students will discuss what it means to be a hero and analyse books using the heroic journey monomyth [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhk4N9A0oCA]. The monomyth is a story structure found in countless
Identity One for the Murphys Book Review Every once in a while, I pick up a book that makes me view students differently. One for the Murphys [https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0142426520/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=0142426520&linkCode=as2&tag=ebees-20&linkId=
Courage Books for the Resistance The past week I have been fascinated by the student movement in the United States that has risen up to advocate for gun control [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-students/florida-students-take-on-nra-set-eyes-on-midterm-elections-idUSKCN1G80GT] . Their passion and arguments for their cause are commendable. Seeing these student activists organize school walkouts and boycotts is
LGBTQ Lumberjanes: A Book for Hardcore Lady Types When I was a kid, good comic books were just for boys. The only comics I ever managed to read were Archie comics, and even back then I was pretty skeptical about Betty and Veronica. Best friends whose main function was to fight over the same boy week after week
Human Rights Refugee by Alan Gratz Every once in a while you come across a book that is equal parts tragedy and triumph. Refugee [https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0545880831/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=0545880831&linkCode=as2&tag=ebees-20&linkId=e049b5fc81fb5763e866c1b89d9e2ce4] , by
