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Mr B's Readings

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Differentiated readings on social studies, science, and media. The texts are at two levels for easy use with diverse students. There are also interactive social studies lessons, math activities, and stories with reading comprehension questions.

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A History of Rocket Flight

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This article tells students about the history of rockets, from the Nazi V2 to the Space-x dragon. It also touches on the Apollo program, the space shuttle program, and the Russian program. It also touches on the technologies that have come from the

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Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, DBQs, Handouts

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RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Slavery and Canada

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An informational text on how the history of Slavery in Canada. This text examines the history of Black and Indigenous slavery in Canada. It looks at the jobs that slaves did and the conditions they lived in. It also covers the fight for abolition in

Subjects:

Canadian History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, DBQs, Handouts

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RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Unusual Sources of Food

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An informational text on where our food might come from in the future. This article covers vertical farms and urban farming, plant based and lab grown meat, artificial selection and GMOs, and the potential of using insects as food. It offers details

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Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, DBQs, Handouts

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RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Different Types of Mining

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This is an informational text with questions on the mineral extraction process. It starts with an overview of prospecting. The next section deals with five different types of mining: placer, in-situ, surface, underground, and underwater. There is

Subjects:

Reading, Social Studies - History, Informational Text

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5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, DBQs, Handouts

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RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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The Challenges of Living in the Arctic

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This information text will help students understand how communities respond to the challenge and opportunity of living in extreme conditions. The reading touches broadly on the entire North, but focuses on Iqaluit, in Nunavut in Canada's Arctic. The

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Reading, Geography, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

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Activities, DBQs, Handouts

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RI.7.8, RI.7.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10

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From Space Race to Space Junk

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This article looks at the technology that humanity has launched into space. It starts with the space race and Sputnik 1 and Explorer 1. It looks at space stations from the Salyut to the ISS. It concludes by looking at the debris in space. There are

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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A History of Measurement

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In this informational text students will learn about how different societies have measured mass, time, and length. The reading looks at the development of the metric system and the system of universal constants we use today by looking at the

Subjects:

Measurement, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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How the Solar System Impacts Us

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In this informational text students will learn about how the tilt of the Earth, the Moon, Sun, and Meteors impact life on earth. The text explains the seasons, climate, the tides, the phases of the moon, eclipses, solar flares, the aurora, and

Subjects:

Astronomy, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

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RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Trade and Trade Agreements

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In this informational text students will learn about trade between people and between countries. It starts by discussing the theory of why people trade, then it looks at the history of trade. It concludes by looking at modern trade agreements. The

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Diplomats and Diplomacy

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An informational text on how diplomacy works. Students will learn about the role of ambassadors and consuls. The paper covers how diplomats will help citizens abroad, promote their country and help with negotiation. It also covers the role of the UN

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Sources of Greenhouse Gasses

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This is an informational text on where greenhouse gasses come from. This text explores the world sector by sector and includes power generation, transport, agriculture, and cement. It concludes by looking at the Paris agreement and current trends.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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The Invention of Peace Keeping: Canada and the Suez Crisis

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This reading and document based questions is on the Suez Crisis in Egypt in 1956. The history of the crisis also touches on France and Great Britain, and their enduring colonial legacy in Africa. It also explores how peacekeeping was invented in

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Canadian History, British History

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.3, RI.6.4, RI.6.10, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10

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The History of Electricity

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In this informational text students will learn about how people have made electricity. The text covers electrostatic machines, batteries, solar power, and power plants. This product contains differentiated versions of the same reading. Level 1 has a

Subjects:

General Science, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Types of Society and Government

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In this informational text students will learn three different types of society and government and how they relate to our system of representative democracy. Students will look at hunter/gatherer societies, feudal societies, and early democracies.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Knowing Where we Are - A History

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This text begins with an explanation of latitude and longitude, then it explores how the modern system developed. It looks at ancient maps, including maps made by Ptolemy and the Cassini family, using location for navigation and John Harrison's

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Fakes and Media Literacy

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This informational text deals with different types of fake media. After a brief discussion on fake photos it focuses on Deepfake videos and twitter bots. This focus on new media will help students understand the challenge in assessing if something

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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The Animal Parliament - A Voting Systems Activity

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This is an activity to help students understand different voting systems. In four simulated elections students will choose between five parties using different voting systems: first past the post, ranked ballot, proportional representation, and

Subjects:

Elections - Voting, Government

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities

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Humans and Biodiversity

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This informational text covers biodiversity between and within species, invasive species, and how humans affect biodiversity in both positive and negative ways. The reading is 950 words and has eight reading comprehension questions and one inference

Subjects:

Biology, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Inventing Modern Cities

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This informational text deals with the inventions that transformed cities from dark cramped spaces into the well-lit open ones we know today. The text specifically deals with the invention of modern roads and sewers, and the safety elevator. It also

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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Media, Persuasion and the Internet

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This informational text deals with the history and present of advertising and propaganda. It first explains ethos, pathos, and logos as techniques of persuasion. Next, it tracks the history of ads before looking at how the internet has changed

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Activities, DBQs, Handouts

CCSS:

RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.7, RI.6.10, RI.7.1, RI.7.4, RI.7.10, RI.8.1, RI.8.4, RI.8.10, RI.9-10.1...

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have experience teaching a wide variety of grade levels and working in government.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I try to build my lessons using the a hook, or minds-on, to engage students in the lesson an action phase where students engage with the material, and a consolidation phase focused on individual work to provide educators with an assessment piece and to get students to absorb the material.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

My favorite teaching moment is watching a student understand something for the first time.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. (hons) Economics and International Affairs B.Ed Primary Education

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I am a writer, teacher, cyclist, fencer, and rugby player living in Ottawa, Canada. I'm hoping to make creative lesson plans that explore tricky topics in interesting ways, and write useful materials that you would use in your classroom, especially for social studies. Please leave a comment or review, and contact me if there's a social studies resource you want someone to write. I'm your guy.