Grade Range
12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students create their own feminist interpretation of Frankenstein based on entries in their reading journals. This enables them to utilize literary criticism and theory on the text they are required to read and also prepare them for the text. Full Review »

Grade Range
8th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students use Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart to explore the genre of horror writing. They analyze the story for descriptive and figurative language. Full Review »

Grade Range
2nd - 8th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students become familiar with oceanography terms by writing an oceanography horror story. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students explore the concept of the 'tragic hero' and how such characters are relevant in theatre, literature, and history. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students, pretending to be a Pharoah or Queen, design an Egyptian tomb mural using the canon of proportion, shallow picture plane, and horror vacui (fear of empty places) depicted inactual tomb paintings. Using hieroglyphics, they write about the things that they accomplished as a ruler of Egypt. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students identify and define horror vacui (fear of empty spaces) and create their own pinch pot vessels with no empty spaces. Full Review »

Grade Range
12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students create feminist interpretations of the text. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students inspect various clay pots. They create their own pots and paint them in the horror vacui design. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
Rated 3.0/5 Stars.

Students examine some "black marks" of Canadian and world history, detect bias, evaluate claims, critically analyze an article, enhance research and writing skills, design an engaging and compelling presentation, and decide how best to lobby governments. Full Review »

Grade Range
10th - Higher Ed
Rating
Rated 4.0/5 Stars.

Students develop literary interpretive skills by reading works by Edgar Allen Poe and Mary Shelley. Students become familiar with characteristics of horror or mystery literary work, and write essays explaining their understanding and/or interpretations of stories or poems. Full Review »