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Truth and Torture – Angelique and the Burning of Montreal

Please use the link below to examine primary and secondary resources regarding Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique and the happens in Montreal during the Spring of 1734. The “Trial,” “Aftermath,” and “Archives” section is where you will find the resources. However, you may also want to take a look at the other sections to get more of an […]

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Book Report Ideas

This link has 341 different ideas for book reports. Surely you can find something that interests you. http://teachnet.com/lessonplans/language-arts/more-ideas-than-ever-book-reports/

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Magnetic Poetry

Some of you might have played with magnetic poetry on fridges before, but like with most other things, there is also an electronic version and that is what you can play with here. http://play.magpogames.com/poem/Nature/kit/ http://play.magpogames.com/poem/Kids/kit/ http://play.magpogames.com/poem/Geek/kit/ http://play.magpogames.com/poem/FirstWords/kit/

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The Greatest Canadian

Please find links below to help you research and find information about Great/Famous Canadians. I encourage you to start with these links and the print resources that are in the class before you go wild and crazy with your searching on the internet. A website full of links about many famous and great Canadians that has been […]

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Researching the Italian City ­States

Some hints for how to research for this project: Google Italian City ­States in general Google your city­ state and the word Renaissance, NOT the specific thing you’re researching. So, for example, Google “Milan Renaissance” instead of “Milan government Renaissance.” The second search can be useful, but chances are you’ll get more results by searching […]

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