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Making it Work: Teacher’s Guide
Table of Contents
About Making it Work 12 and Moving On
Program Philosophy
The Learner
Important Assumptions about Learning in an English Program
Using the Student Anthology
Using the Student Handbook
Using the Teacher’s Guide
Map of a Lesson
Classroom Management
Instructional Strategies that Support Students
Assessing and Evaluating Student Achievement
Other Support Tools
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Lesson Plans
Unit 1: Reflections 1
Me as My Grandmother 2
by Rosemary Aubert
One Ocean 5
by Betty Quan
Who, Then, Is “Canadian” 8
by Suwanda Suganasiri
Adversity 11
by David Trupp
A Day No Pigs Would Die 14
by Robert Newton Peck
Why We Crave Horror Movies 17
by Stephen King
MyTV 20
by Gisèle Danis
Television Viewing: The Human Dimension 23
by Charles S. Ungerleider and Ernest Krieger
In a year when so much was taken… 26
In My Hands 29
by Irene Gut Opdyke with Jennifer Armstrong

Unit 2: Making Decisions 33
The Rez Sisters 34
by Tomson Highway
The Metamorphosis of Lesra Martin 37
by Lynne Schuyler
Finding and Keeping a Sense of Accomplishment and Worth 41
by Cheryl Nafziger-Leis
I Volunteer 44
How to Quit Smoking in Fifty Years or Less 47
by Peter Gzowski
Analyzing the “Tween” Market 50
by Media Watch Canada
The Survival of the Fittest 54
by Stephen Leacock
The Wealthy Barber 57
by David Chilton
Mother to Son 60
by Langston Hughes
Unit 3: Working with Others 63
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten 64
by Robert Fulghum
Making it Work Chat Room 67
Pros, Peers, Share Youth Job-Search Secrets 71
by Barbara B. Simmons
The Dilbert Principle 75
by Scott Adams
Words that Count Women in 79
by the Ontario Women’s Directorate
Childhood, 1916, from The Stone Diaries 83
by Carol Shields
We’ll Carry On 86
by Jimmy Rankin

Coal Black 90
by Lennie Gallant
Why Be Polite 94
by Michael Korda
A Son’s Goodbye 97
by Justin Trudeau
Customers Are Not Always Right 100
by Andrea Janus
The Stickhandler 103
by David Solway
Unit 4: Joining the Workforce 107
Summer Wages 108
by Caroline Woodward
The Sault Star – Classified Advertisements Online 112
Employment Application 116
The Interview 120
by Margie Marks
Young Workers Awareness Program Web Site 124
Learning to Work Safely 127
by Rosemarie Bahr
Working for You 131
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 134
by Maya Angelou
Office Moving Memo 139
The Grand River Conservation Authority 2000 Annual report 142
Maternity, parental and sickness benefits 146
The Man and the Machine
by E.J. Pratt 150
Unit 5: An Enterprising Spirit 155
New Views of the Cosmos 156
by Elesa Janke

Singing Sisters come Home to Country 159
by Stefania Rizzi
The Real-Life Dreams of Jarome Iginla 162
by James Deacon
The BMX Clothing Business 165
by Mark Losey
Open Ice: The Tim Horton Story 169
by Douglas Hunter
Talk: An Ashanti Tale 173
Talking Toys Speak Volumes about Gender Stereotypes 176
by David Staples
Business Cards 179
Northern Spirit Gallery, Business Plan Executive Summary 182
Government of Canada Services for You 185
The Tenant Protection Act 188
Where There’s a Wall 191
by Joy Kagawa
Usage Chart for Grammar and Conventions of Language 195
Line Masters 197
Assessment and Evaluation 229
Introduction 230
Checklists and Rubrics 231
Audio CD
Contents 279
Interactive Software
Contents 283
Using the Interactive Software 284
Student Tracking Chart 285