Skip to content

National Adult Literacy Database

We are an Island (2002)

We are an Island

Cape Breton Island Social Studies Resource

Authors: Julie Zatzman

ISBN: 0-9731487-0-5

We are an Island is a collection of 41 lessons on Cape Breton Island social studies topics, including geography, history, civics and current events. Each lesson is accompanied by vocabulary exercises and comprehension questions. These activities are designed to meet outcomes specified by the Nova Scotia Adult Learning Program Levels 1 and 2. As well, most lessons contain instructional material and/or exercises on additional communications, math, geography skills, or human relations learning outcomes. It also includes many articles by students from various parts of Cape Breton Island for further reading.

This resource aims to introduce learners to a new way of looking at Cape Breton Island and many of the social studies themes, it also includes a CD-Rom.

For more information:

The Cape Breton Literacy Network
PO Box 1283
Sydney, NS B1P 6J9
Telephone:(902) 564-8404
Fax: (902) 564-8403
Email: cbln@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: http://www.nald.ca/cbln/

Funders:

Keywords:

Subjects:

Publishers:

Added: 2004-06-04

National Adult Literacy Database logo
© 2012 National Adult Literacy Database
Powered by Drupal
This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s
Office of Literacy and Essential Skills.
Canada