Author Archives: Samantha S

Hi Everyone, I made a Google Form if you’re interested in “formally” submitting a TOC resource! I would be super appreciative if you provided any activities towards it. I intend on sharing it on the blog and with other TOCs … Continue reading →

You can check your posts by clicking on the “Posts” button that leads you to the page and then you can check your comments by using the search function in the “Comments” page. Here it is with some images: to … Continue reading →

This resource just kind of fell into my lap… I finished listening to The Ezra Klein Show‘s The Green Pill (which is an amazing podcast about the (sort of) history of why we eat what we eat and ethical implications … Continue reading →

Here’s the link to The Cask of Amontillado memes… along with some highlights!

My view on separating the art from the artist is that you cannot. Sure, you can watch a Woody Allen movie without thinking “the director has a history of sexually abusing his daughter,” but buying a ticket for a movie … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I met with my former School Advisor because she wanted to run her new Grade 9 year by me. This past year, she focused on privilege, prejudice, stereotypes, and power; this upcoming year, she’s focusing on the environment—the personal, … Continue reading →

A week after I left my practicum school, my school advisor (SA) contacted me to tell me that she was going to find a way to incorporate Childish Gambino’s “This is America” into her (I so badly want to say … Continue reading →

During my practicum, the GSA organized a pride week for the school—they were quite excited and had put thought and energy into it. The teachers were offered free pins for the week that had a rainbow heart on it. At … Continue reading →

I haven’t read much of the canon—Poe, Wordsworth, 1984, Animal Farm, Dickens, Fahrenheit 51—these names ring bells, but I have never read them. When scholars or fellow English-majors hear this, they often look at me with disbelieving eyes asking “how … Continue reading →