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Fall2007
- Type:President's Bulletin
Background
The First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC) in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MOE) is in the final stages of the development of the English 12 First Peoples (EFP12) curriculum and examination.
- Type:President's Bulletin
English Language Arts 8-12 Curriculum Update
The new ELA 8-12 curriculum should be available for review in September. Originally, it was to be posted in February, then got pushed back to May. Let’s hope it gets posted this time! Check out the Ministry web site and this link: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/drafts/
It is crucial that teachers familiarize themselves with this draft document and provide their input. I can’t think of a better use of a school-based professional day!
- Type:English Practice
Gemini Cheng holds a degree in English Literature and when she isn't busy reading books, she is selling them at Vancouver Kidsbooks.
When I Was A Soldier by Valérie Zenatti
- Type:English Practice
Gemini Cheng holds a degree in English Literature and when she isn't busy reading books, she is selling them at Vancouver Kidsbooks.
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Where do we come from? Where do we go when we die? Fifteen-year-old Liz finds the answers in a very definitive afterlife when she is the victim of a hit-and-run in Gabrielle Zevin's Elsewhere.
- Type:English Practice
Joanne Panas was a teacher consultant for Richmond last year, with a focus on adolescent literacy. She is currently teaching English at McRoberts Secondary in Richmond and working on her first novel.
( Click here for Joanne's full article, including graphic organizers.)
