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Secret Path- Gord Downie (resource and literacy centers)

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Secret Path- Gord Downie (resource and literacy centers)

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Grade Level
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Submitted By
KColonna - one year ago
Description
"Secret Path" was written by Gord Downie and illu…
Resource Type
Activity
Other
Grade Level
4
5
6
7
Submitted By
KColonna - one year ago
Description
"Secret Path" was written by Gord Downie and illustrated by Jeff Lemire and illustrates the hardship and history of residential schooling in Canada . This book was inspired by an Anishinaabe boy named Chanie Wenjack who ran away from his residential school in 1966 and died on the way to his home with the Marten Falls First Nation. The story is a graphic novel accompanied by a soundtrack written by Downie, and was released in October of 2016. The release of the book was followed by an hour long special on CBC that tells the story in animation with the soundtrack. All of the proceeds from the book, album, and performance will go to the National Center for Truth and Reconciliation. Here are some ideas for centers/stations that could compliment the use of Secret Path as a resource in text, soundtrack and film forms. The book has immense possibilities and because of its graphic novel form it could be adapted to suit the needs (and appropriateness) of a variety of grades and subjects.
Subject
Arts Education
Music
Cross-Curricular
Aboriginal Education
Social Justice
English Language Arts
Social Studies
Geography
History
Keywords
Aboriginal Education
graphic novel
video resource
URLs
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/arts/secretpath/gord-downie-s-secret-path-airs-on-cbc-october-23-1.3802197
Learning Standards
Meets curricular competencies for language arts and social studies as a literacy resource for a variety of grades as it is a graphic novel.
Duration
60 Minutes
Language
English
Date Created
Jan 17, 2017
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