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Description: This lesson introduces students to the Renaissance by focusing on art history and important innovations in the art world. Students learn to define a variety of art terms associated with the Renaissance and the Middle Ages and engage with the concept of visual symbolism. Students work towards writing a structured, descriptive paragraph outlining their own imagined symbolic Renaissance Portrait. By using writing planners and scaffolds, students write how they use symbolism to represent 5 of their personality traits in their Renaissance-inspired portrait. This lesson was originally designed for use in a Humanities 8 class (with scaffolding for ELL students). This lesson could be adapted for use in a variety of Art, Social Studies, English, and ELL contexts.

Subject: Arts Education; Fine Arts/Visual Arts; Cross-Curricular; English Language Learning (ELL); English Language Arts; Social Studies; History

Keywords: Renaissance; Art history; descriptive paragraph; symbolism; humanities; ELL; paragraph writing

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Description: The Canadian Teachers' Federation's "Speak Truth to Power Canada, Defenders for Human Rights" is an educational resource that can serve as a catalyst to reverse apathy by igniting passion, instilling responsible citizenship values, and emphasizing that the attainment of individual rights is intrinsically tied to the attainment of collective rights. Personal stories from Canadian defenders address issues that are relevant to students today.

Subject: Cross-Curricular; Aboriginal Education; Leadership; Social Justice; English Language Arts; First Nations; French/FSL; Social Studies

Keywords: Equality; Social Justice; Gender and Sexual Diversity; Human Trafficking; Truth and Reconciliation; Cultural Identity

Duration: Twelve individual lesson plans that range from 3-60 minute sessions to 5-60 minute sessions.

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