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Bookshelf: Books and Documents

Ecosystem Writing Project

John Mark Kuhns provides a set of instructions for an Ecosystem Writing Project. It outlines the requirements for researching and describing an ecosystem, including both biotic and abiotic factors, threats to the ecosystem, and its importance. The project includes specific grading criteria for the o

Work Studies

In Manitoba, students need 30 credits (17 compulsory + 13 electives) to graduate. The province has frameworks for Student Initiated Projects and Credits for Employment. We decided to combine them into what we call "Work Studies" and allow students to earn up to 4 work study credits to replace b

Getting Ready for Kindergarten

This document outlines IMF's expectations for enrolling a child in kindergarten, and ways parents can prepare their child for enrollment.

Vendler Poetry Analysis Worksheet

A worksheet that walks high school literature students through a poetry analysis. The assignment is adapted from Helen Vendler's Poems, Poets, and Poetry: An Introduction and Anthology (2nd ed.).

Early American Poetry

This PowerPoint introduces students to several early American poets: Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, and Phillis Wheatley.

Transcendentalist Poetry Evaluation Sheet

This evaluation sheet is meant to be a companion to Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem "Self-Reliance." Students are asked to compare statements in the poem with Biblical truth.

Realism and American Literature

This assignment provides guidance to students as they watch a short documentary: https://www.learner.org/series/american-passages-a-literary-survey/regional-realism/ . Students are asked to summarize and interact with the material in the video.

William Faulkner and the Southern Renaissance

This assignment provides guidance to students as they watch a short documentary on the American South's literary renaissance: https://www.learner.org/series/american-passages-a-literary-survey/southern-renaissance/ . Students are asked to summarize and interact with the material in the video by answ

Reading Journal Prompt 1: "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"

This is the first journal prompt for students as they read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

Discussion Guide: "The Chosen"

This document contains discussion questions for chapters 13-14 of The Chosen by Chaim Potok. It also includes a final reading journal prompt so that students can reflect on the book.

Reading Journal Prompt for "The Old Man and the Sea"

This documents contains a journal prompt to help students interact with Earnest Hemmingway's The Old Man and the Sea . The prompt focuses on the existentialism found in the book and asks students to compare this philosophy with Christianity.

Reading Outline and Journal Prompts for "A Wrinkle in Time"

This document contains a reading schedule for Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time . It also provides many journaling prompts for students to chose from as they read the book. Many of the journaling prompts in this document were taken or adapted from "Teacher's Guide for A Wrinkle in Time ," publis

Reading Journal Prompts for "Poor Richard" Proverbs

The journaling prompts in this document are related to Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard proverbs. Students are asked to evaluate proverbs from the collection.

Working Bibliography Template for Research Papers

This document will aid students by providing a bibliography template as they write research papers. It can be adapted to reflect different teachers' requirements.

Research Question Notesheet

This document's goal is to help students develop a strong research question. It contains note-taking space for in-class lecture, as well as a research question template to guide students in their writing.

Research Paper Topic Selection Worksheet

This worksheet guides students in finding a research paper topic. It includes ideas, resources, and questions.

Modernist Literature Final Project

The document outlines the final project for a unit on Modernist Literature. Students are asked to recite and explicate a short passage of poetry or prose. Explication is a way to clarify pieces of writing (Gardner, et al. “Reading and Writing about Literature,” in Literature: A Portable Anthology ).

Who Are You--As a Writer?

This assignment allows students to personally engage with the writing process. Students are asked to write a short essay about their past writing experiences and ways they would like to grow.

Attributes of God Exam 1

This exam is part of a course on the Attributes of God, called "Let God Be God." The test assesses student knowledge of God's revelation, common metaphors for God, and the Apostles' Creed.

Attributes of God Exam 2

This is the second exam in the "Attributes of God" course. It covers the doctrine of the Trinity and the Apostles' Creed.
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