ICT Framework Projects

Editorialize Your Future!
Advertising Campaign
Poetry Guide
Short Story Unit

Resources

Crossroads 8 Web Links
General Language Arts Resources
English Language Arts 8 - AISI Lesson Plans, Projects, and Teacher Resources

Other Projects

Short Story Unit This fully animated, interactive unit begins by teaching the elements of a short story and then providing a breakdown of three popular short stories. Calgary Academy

Compound Sentences This fully animated, interactive unit begins by teaching the correct and incorrect uses of compound sentences. (Calgary Academy login required)

Why should I care about poetry, anyway? (Poetry Guide) Students will investigate the connections between poetry and other text forms, as well as explore real-world applications of poetry beyond traditional poetry readings.

Point of View: Newspaper Report (Grades 7 and 8)
This resource shows how a newspaper report is structured and stresses the importance of language choice in the composition of a good article. Learn Alberta

Point of View: Editorial (Grades 7 and 8)
Using this resource, students learn about the structure and purpose of a newspaper editorial. Students read two editorials that express different points of view on skateboarding and then build their own editorial expressing their point of view using opinion adjectives and modal verbs. Learn Alberta

Crimewatchers: Persuade Your Audience (Grade 8)
Using this interactive resource, students produce a television segment intended to help the police solve a crime. Learn Alberta