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Crossroads 10
WEB LINKS
Unit: What Makes a Hero?
- Heroes
of Lore and Yore
Students can check out Canadian heroes in fact and fiction in this site
from the National Library of Canada.
- Crash
Test Dummies
Selection: "Superman's Song"
Biographies, news, lyrics, and comments can be found in the official
Web site for this Canadian band.
- Showbiz
News
Selection: "Superman's Song"
Students can use the pop encyclopedia on this site to research international
or Canadian songwriters.
- National
Library of Canada
Selection: "Action Hero"
As above, the "Heroes of Lore and Yore" section is particularly relevant
to this selection.
- Melanie
Doane
Selection: "Goliath"
News, lyrics, and reviews can be found in the official Web site for
this Canadian singer.
- This
Hour Has 22 Minutes
Selection: "Man, You're a Great Player!"
Videos and cast photos available.
- Royal
Canadian Air Farce
Selection: "Man, You're a Great Player!"
Video and audio clips available.
Unit: Insights
- Jack
London
Read sixteen of Jack London's stories.
- Writing
Tips
Selection: "The Crystal Stars Have Just Begun to Shine"
Novel and short story writing tips and software.
- Chronology
of the Conflict
Selection: "The Sniper"
Students can begin their research at this site from CAIN (Conflict Archive
on the Internet).
- Dreams
Selection: "Blue Against White"
Students can use the online dream dictionary to help interpret their
dreams.
- Movie
Cliches
Selection: "Svayamvara"
Students can read about common Hollywood stereotypes.
Unit: From the Inside
- Marketing
Magazine
Online version of the weekly Canadian industry's trade magazine. The
site has both current and archived issues.
- Media
Awareness Network
This Web site offers practical support for media education and provides
information on a variety of media issues.
- Street
Cents
The official site for the CBC show offers viewers' opinions on marketing
and other media issues, results of product testing, a place to state
your "beefs", and a chance to enter contests.
- Video
Production Resources
The Technological Education program of Camas High School in Washington
has a site that offers a guide to storyboarding, scriptwriting secrets,
and tips for video production in the classroom, among other information.
- Adbusters
Selections: "The Product is Nothingâ"˘" and "The Purpose is Persuasion"
Students can visit the Spoof Ad Gallery on the Adbusters Web site.
- Banner
Generator
Selection: "The Purpose is Persuasion"
Students can use this site to create their own banner ads.
- The
Dead Dog Café Comedy Hour
Selection: "Tuning in to Aboriginal TV"
The official Web site of the CBC radio show.
- CBC
Selection: "Tuning in to Aboriginal TV"
Students can find more information about CBC Radio One on the CBC Web
site.
- The
Red Green Show
Selection: "Bad Driving"
The official Web site for The Red Green Show .
- This
Hour Has 22 Minutes
Selection: "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"
The official Web site for the show.
- Mary
Walsh
Selection: "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"
More information about Mary Walsh.
- IMDB
Glossary
Selection: "To Build a Fire"
Film terminology, including definitions of terms and phrases frequently
used in the world of movies, film, acting, and cinemagoing.
- "Elfquest"
Storyboards
Selection: "To Build a Fire"
Sample storyboards from the movie "Elfquest".
- "Men
In Black" Storyboards
Selection: "To Build a Fire"
Sample storyboards from the movie "Men In Black".
- Never
Cry Wolf
Selection: "The Saga of Filming Never Cry Wolf "
The Internet Movie Database entry for Never Cry Wolf .
- IMDB
Glossary
Selection: "The Saga of Filming Never Cry Wolf "
For further information about the various members of a film production
team, students can check out the IMDB film glossary.
Unit: Identity
- Storytelling
and Readers' Theatre
Selection: "I've Got Gloria"
Students will find hints on improving their performance in storytelling
and readers' theatre.
- Art
Gallery of Ontario
Selection: "Putting a Colourful Life on Canvas"
Students can use this site to identify key words (names of artists,
art, paintings, and art galleries) that they can use with search engines.
- McMichael
Canadian Art Collection
Selection: "Putting a Colourful Life on Canvas"
Students can use this site as well to identify key words (names of artists,
art, paintings, and art galleries) that they can use with search engines.
- National
Gallery of Canada
Selection: "Putting a Colourful Life on Canvas"
Students can use this site as well to identify key words (names of artists,
art, paintings, and art galleries) that they can use with search engines.
- Work
InfoNet
Selection: "So, What Do You Do?"
This site from the Government of Canada includes information on career
planning and different occupations.
Unit: Revealing Ideas
- Martin
Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
This is an ongiong research project assembling all of King's correspondence,
speeches, sermons, and other writing.
- Robert
Fulford
This site contains many articles and essays by Robert Fulford.
- Sierra
Club
Selection: "Keep Faith with Nature"
Official site for The Sierra Club of Canada. Students can link to the
Sierra Youth Coalition to find out how they can get involved.
- Ms.
Magazine
Selection: "Running Eagle"
Students can research a variety of gender stereotypes and topics.
- Ancestry
Selection: "Running Eagle"
Students can use this site to being their research into their ancestry.
- National
Gallery of Canada
Selection: "David Blackwood's Newfoundland and Labrador"
Students can browse the online gallery to find a Canadian artist who
interests them, then write captions for selected pieces explaining something
about the work as well as their own impressions.
- Martin
Luther King Jr. Papers Project
Selection: "I Have a Dream"
Students can read and listen to King's speeches and other writings at
this online directory.
- Basic
Black
Selection: "A Little Salad with Your Night Crawlers, Sir?"
Students can obtain information on Arthur Black's career in radio and
print.
- Robert
Fulford
Selection: "Gotcha!"
More essays by Robert Fulford.
Unit: Encounters With Nature
- National
Audubon Society
Find out about the National Audubon Society, its history, and examine
a few more paintings by Audubon.
- David
Suzuki Foundation
The David Suzuki Foundation is a science-based and solutions-oriented
Canadian environmental organization. Log on to find up-to-date information
about Canadian issues.
- Discovery
Channel
A guide to everything from nature and animals, to technology and exploration,
with up-to-the-minute science news.
- The
Jane Goodall Institute
The official site.
- EyeWire
Database
Selection: "Prairie Images"
Students can use this site to search for images using the key word "prairie".
- Heritage
Minutes
Selection: "Prairie Images"
Students can browse the many Heritage Minutes on the Historica site.
- Canadian
National Parks
Selection: "Great Canadian Escapes"
The official Canadian Heritage Parks Canada Web site.
- Jane
Goodall
Selection: "Jane Goodall and the Chimps"
A brief quote from Jane Goodall.
- Disaster
Relief
Selection: "Earthquake"
Students can read about earthquakes and other disasters that have occurred
since 1971.
- Mythweb
Selection: "Persephone"
Explore the heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek Mythology.
- David
Suzuki
Selection: "Why We Grow Insensitive to Dangers"
Students should browse this site to find out more information on other
issues raised by David Suzuki.

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