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After hearing a familiar fairy tale told from an unconventional point of view, students choose other fairy tales and write dramatic monologues in role, from an unconventional point of view re-telling that story.

This historical fiction is an excellent source for exploring the The Rebellion of 1837. Using Drama and Language Arts learning strategies the students explore the many conflicting points of view and complex issues of that critical time in our history. This source links to the Grade 7 Social studies curriculum.

In June 2007, a 13-year-old boy was stabbed and partly paralyzed in Toronto for trying to leave the Latin Kings gang. In the classroom activity, the character of a young girl discovers that her boyfriend is the gang member who attacked the young boy. She must decide what to do with this knowledge.

This series of activities is designed to build and extend student’s vocabulary for emotions and begin to help them identify those emotions within themselves and in another person. It involves initially identifying or naming the emotions through the use of pictures or drawings and identifying possible reasons or scenarios for those emotions. Students then use that knowledge to “sculpt” a peer to depict an emotion. Finally, students will experiment with a corridor of voices to explore the idea of supporting or helping another with difficult emotions.