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.