Unit Overview

Overview

Great Canadians come in all ages and eras.

Learn about some great Canadians as you listen to, read, and write nonfiction texts.

Learn to zoom in on text features, to question and infer, to determine importance, to connect, and to transform and synthesize.

Learn to identify nonfiction text structures, and how to research.

This would be a great time to get some books from the library. Nonfiction books on any topic will relate to the unit. Here are some recommended books related to biographies:

  • Kids Book of Great Canadians
  • Kids Book of Great Canadian Women
  • Any of the books in the Scholastics Canada Biographies Series
  • Any of the books in the Remarkable Canadians Series by Weigl Publishing including:
    • Roberta Bondar by Leia Tait, Avril Lavigne by Galadriel Watson, Craig Kielburger by Bryan Pezzi, David Suzuki by Bryan Pezzi and Robert Bateman by Carol Koopmans
  • JK Rowling: Author of the Harry Potter Series by Jennifer Hunsicker
  • William Shakespeare - The Inspiring Story of the Playwright Extraordinaire by Pamela Hill Nettleton
  • For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story by Rebecca Langston-George
  • Chris Hadfield by Chelsea Donaldson
  • Stephen Hawking by Cath Senker
  • Mark Zuckerberg by Dennis Fertig
  • Steve Jobs by Nick Hunter
  • Books by Elizabeth Macleod
    • Albert Einstein - A Life of Genius
    • Alexander Graham Bell- An Inventive Life
    • Harry Houdini - A Magical Life
    • Helen Keller - A Determined Life
  • Amazing Stories Series (Lorimer Press)
    • Alexander Graham Bell - The Spirit of Invention
    • Maurice Richard - The Most Amazing Hockey Player Ever
    • Canadian Police Heroes - Beyond the Call of Duty
    • Pierre Elliot Trudeau - The Prime Minister That People Either Loved or Hated
    • Roberta Bondar - The Exceptional Achievements of Canadas First Woman Astronaut