Wednesday February 13, 2019

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Period Four- ENG2P

Ms. Harris’ Grade 10 English class will be coming to the Library to research a hero for their Heroes Assignment.

To find information about your heroes, we suggest you use the following resources.

  1. The Library Catalogue allows you remote access to our print, digital and streaming resources from anywhere at any time. To access this resource, you’ll simply need your TDSB log-in information. Using this catalogue, you’ll be able to find the Biography for your Heroic Person.
  2. The Canadian Encyclopedia is an excellent source of information for Canadian individuals (or for those with ties to Canada).
  3. JSTOR provides students with a powerful and easy-to-use database for academic pursuit.
  4. The Toronto Star Historic Database, which can be found on the Toronto Public Library’s Website, allows readers to access articles from the newspaper’s archives.

Tuesday, September 18th

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Period Four- ENG2P

Ms. William’s Grade 10 English class will be coming to the Library to research a hero for their Heroes Assignment.

Your assignment is here:

Heroes ENG 2P

To find information about your heroes, we suggest you use the following resources.

  1. The Library Catalogue allows you remote access to our print, digital and streaming resources from anywhere at any time. To access this resource, you’ll simply need your TDSB log-in information. Using this catalogue, you’ll be able to find the Biography for your Heroic Person.
  2. The Canadian Encyclopedia is an excellent source of information for Canadian individuals (or for those with ties to Canada).
  3. JSTOR provides students with a powerful and easy-to-use database for academic pursuit.
  4. The Toronto Star Historic Database, which can be found on the Toronto Public Library’s Website, allows readers to access articles from the newspaper’s archives.

Tuesday, April 24th

Curated Resources for Classes in the Library Today

Welcome to the Library!

Period 1 – ENG1P

Ms. Harris’ Grade 9 English class is here to continue their work on their Sketches Assignment.

Click here for the resources presented to the class on Monday, April 23rd

Period 3– ENG1P

Ms. Harris’ Grade 9 English class is here to continue their work on their Sketches Assignment.

Click here for the resources presented to the class on Monday, April 23rd

Period 4 – ENG2P

Ms. Harris’ Grade 10 English is coming down to work on their Autism Research to support their understanding of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night TimeA PDF can be found HERE.

The following links were compiled to support this assignment. Their original home was HERE at the Red School House on the Virtual Library

Autism Speaks: Facts About Autism

Autism Speaks: The Official Website

Autism Science Foundation: This Science-based foundation looks at Autism research.

Holly Rod Foundation: A foundation created to support the lives of those with Autism.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Looks at the medical context of Autism

Temple Grandin:  One of the most powerful figures to share their experiences with Autism

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The CDC’s page with autism facts

National Autism Association: More facts and details about Autism.