Ivana's+Resource

The first resource which I would use would be the magazine __Philosophy Now__. This work comes out bi-monthly and it is basically a magazine of ideas. It containg many articles related to literature, sociology, philosophy, psychology; basically any humanities discipline. I have found it a great resource in many of the classes I have taught already. Strictly for the English classroom, it has a lot of argument based essays. There is a lot to be learned from this magazine in regard to content as well as structure. I would strongly recommend the magazine for only the grade 11 and 12 university prep, seeing as how it is an academic piece of publishing. The magaize can me purchased at Indigo/Chapters or ordered online at philosophynow.org. Online you are also able to order up to two years of back issues on CD rom. Overall, it is a great resource which can be applicable to any subject area.

The second resource which I would use is a mini internet based series called __Waking Life__. This is a cartoon series of about 20 episodes all ranging in different ideas within the social sciences/humanities. Each episode is very brief and gets to the idea at hand very quickly and in a manner which makes it very easy for the students to understand. While a lot of the ideas here are philosophy based, there is a lot here that could be very applicable to any literature read in an academic classroom. While I would recommed this resource for the academic classroom, I think that it could also work on the applied level as well. Kids are intersted in it because it is in an easy format which they can easily understand, and this engaged them with the ideas within the videos even more. Some episodes can fully be downloaded on YouTube.