LEWIS MACKENZIE JOINS DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY

Widely known as the world’s most experienced peacekeeper, retired Canadian General Lewis MacKenzie encapsulates true leadership.  The former commander of NATO forces in Yugoslavia joins TVOntario as a regular foreign affairs analyst, appearing weekly on TVO’s flagship current affairs program Studio 2 and Diplomatic Immunity – many call this show the most intelligent foreign affairs discussion on the dial.

FRIDAYS AT 11:00 PM (repeats Sun 3:00 PM and 11:00 PM)

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS

FREE ADMISSION for teachers and students at the International Festival of Authors on Sunday Oct 24th in the Briganteen Room at Harbourfront in Toronto!

Imprint host Tina Srebotnjak hosts discussions with authors from around the world in front of a live audience that will air on TVO! A limited number of free admission tickets are available to TVO for TEACHER E-News subscribers and their students.  Please contact Ellie Joliat at 416-484-2600 x 2121 or via email at ejoliat@tvontario.org

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Featured upcoming TVO programming and teacher resources

All downloads are in Microsoft Word format. "Teacher resource" refers to background information and serves as a guide to using TVO programming in your classroom.
"BLM 1" refers to viewing questions. "BLM 2" refers to Assessment and Evaluation suggestions.

ANGRY GIRLS
WED OCT. 6 AT 10:00 PM

Intermediate:
Grade 8 Health and Physical Education
Health and Physical Education PPL1/2O
Guidance and Career Education GLS10/GLE10, GLC20, GLD20.

Senior:
Family Studies HIR3C, HIP3E
Guidance and Career Education GLN40

Examine the growing violence among our youth and explore how mentoring and other counselling tools are helping troubled teens get their lives back on track. Live phone in discussion to follow broadcast.

repeats Sun. Oct. 10 at 10:00 PM.

Watch a panel discussion about the growing phenomenon of angry girls with filmmaker Shelley Saywell on Tuesday October 5th on More to Life at 1:00 PM (repeated at 5:00 AM). She is joined by Donna Reid, from Toronto Youth Services and Elaine Robinson, a youth worker who turned her life around and who is now helping other teenagers do the same.

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BUILDING BIG  
THURSDAYS AT 7 PM BEGINNING OCT 7

Intermediate:

Grade 7 Science and Technology
Technological Education: TCJ2O

Senior :

Technological Education: TCJ3C, TCJ3E, TCJ4C

Explore the history behind some of the world’s greatest feats of engineering and the ingenuity of the engineers, architects and builders who designed and built them.

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CONTINUOUS JOURNEY  
WED OCT. 13 AT 10:00 PM
REPEATS SUN OCT. 17 AT 10:30PM

Intermediate:

Grade 8 History
Grade 8 Geography

Senior:

Canadian and World Studies: CHC2D, CHC2P, CHI4U, CLU3M, CLN4U

Investigate the little-known story of the 376 immigrants from British India aboard the ship Komagata Maru who were turned away by Canada in 1914 and the disastrous consequences that ensued.

Watch the director’s commentary on More to Life, WED OCT. 13 at 1:00 PM (repeated at 5:00 AM) as Ali Kazimi shares his own voyage of discovery as he brings to light this chilling story of Canada's racist past.

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THE ADVENTURE OF ENGLISH
MONDAYS AT 10:00 PM BEGINNING OCT. 5

A remarkable journey around the globe, investigating the spread and development of the English language and investigates how vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar vary dramatically not only between countries but also from region to region in Britain.

Senior:

English: ENG3U, ENG 4U/C

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SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
SATURDAYS AT 8PM

SNAM presents uncut, uninterrupted movies that explore a theme with the philosophy of presenting specially chosen classic movies and examining where those movies fit into the cultural fabric of our lives. It's also a series that explores how movies are made. On October 23rd, Explore the depiction on racism and social justice in “The Defiant Ones” and “Conrack” along with interviews from the directors and actors.

Intermediate:

English: ENG 1D/P, ENG 2D

Senior:

The Arts: Media Arts: ASM30, ASM40
English: ENG 3U/C/E, ENG4U/C/E
Media Studies: EMS3O

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource
Defiant Ones: blm 1 | Conrack: blm 1 | blm 2

PERSON 2 PERSON WITH PAULA TODD
SATURDAYS AT 4:30 PM (repeats SUNDAYS AT 5:00 AM)

Watch one-on-one interviews and share in the hard-won wisdom and life lessons of people who have overcome formidable challenges in their lives. October is Women’s History Month and 2004 marks 75 years that women have been recognized in Canada as “persons” under the law. This month, in our special Saturday editions, we feature five women of distinction.

Intermediate:

Grade 8 History

Senior:

Canadian and World Studies: CHI4U, CHY4U

Oct 2: Bishop Ann Tottenham, ground-breaking religious leader
Oct 9: Senator Vivienne Poy, first Asian woman to be appointed to Senate
Oct 16: Dr. Jean Marmoreo, pioneer in women’s health
Oct 23: Sally Armstrong, homemaker turned famous journalist
Oct 30: Fiona Nelson, education activist

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource | blm 1 | blm 2

Going Global: A World of Power 
A Studio 2 Special Series
WED OCT. 27 AT 8:00 PM

For the first time in a generation an American election will be decided on international issues. Polls show incumbent President George W. Bush and challenger John F. Kerry in a dead heat. Both men offer different prescriptions for various international issues. So, the unwritten question of this election is whether American power promotes or weakens global security?

Senior:

English: ENG4U
Media Studies: EMS4U
Politics: CPW4U
Law: CLN4U

download (Word .doc format): teacher resource

THAT'LL TEACH EM
SUNDAYS AT 7:00 PM

Back to Basics in Education? A fascinating new series in which teenagers are housed and taught in a 1950’s style boarding school to see if they measure up to the educational standards of their parents. Under strict supervision, students are dressed in uniforms, forced to eat an austere diet and exercise daily. No cell phones, hairspray, junk food or makeup are allowed. At the end of the month, students  take authentic 1950’s exams. Will they make the grade? Watch the finale SUN OCT. 10 and the follow up episode: That Taught ‘Em SUN  OCT.  17.

Watch a panel discussion about That’ll Teach ‘Em on More to Life (WED OCT. 6th at 1:00 PM, repeated at 5:00 AM). Panelists include Jennifer Rowsell who teaches about schools and society at OISE, Oliver Manton, a former grammar school student and Susan Robertson from the Ontario Federation of Home & School Association.

STUDIO 2
WEEKNIGHTS AT 8:00 PM

Keep an eye out for our "Rookies on the Hill" discussion panel featuring first-time Ontario MPs.

Explore Ontario’s award winning gardens on OCT. 11 (repeats 11:30pm).

FLATLY STACKED
WED OCT. 27 AT 10:00 PM

Explore issues of self-esteem in women and society’s obsession with body-image.

CITIZEN BLACK
WED NOV. 3 AT 10:00 PM

An in-depth documentary exploration of controversial media baron Conrad Black.

ARCTIC AGENDA!!!

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALS
SATURDAYS AT 7:00 PM

Battle of the Arctic Giants (Part 1: OCT. 16; Part 2: OCT. 23)
Surviving Everest (OCT. 30)

VOX
SUNDAYS AT 7:00 PM (repeats SATURDAYS AT 12:30 PM)

A cold front hits VOX this season! VOX partners with Students on Ice to travels to an Arctic ice floe near Pond Inlet on Baffin Island. World-class scientists join 10 teens as they learn to adapt to the extreme Arctic conditions in Nunavut and Greenland communities. Dinner becomes challenging when raw seal is the entrée of the day; but it’s all worth it as the teens learn a new understanding and respect for the health of our planet.

Vox, TVO’s Gemini nominated youth magazine show, is an upbeat culture series that provides a voice for teens and invites them to explore ideas, issues, and the world around them.

VOX Pop is about youth culture and the latest in art, music and technology.

Generation VOX profiles outstanding young people who are out there making a difference.

VOX Unfiltered gives teens an opportunity to voice their opinion about what’s important to them.

The Biz is focused on career training.

The Bottom Line will provide “just the facts” on things like travel, working abroad, or investing in a sport or hobby.

FOCUS ON LITERACY!!!
Imprint

Imprint’s Guide to KidLit airs conjunction with Canadian Children's Book Week. It's a family special that celebrates the best in children's literature, with lots of advice on how to turn kids into lifelong readers. NOV 1 AT 7:00 PM (repeats at 11:00PM)

Highlights:

• Ontario Library Association's Silver Birch Awards: students across Ontario excitedly vote for their favourite books.

• Hot trends in KidLit

• A kid's book club in Orangeville has their take on a KidLit classic.

• Meet the Fernandez Four, a talented family of author/illustators from Peterborough Ontario who bring their special flare to children's picture books.

• Dig It or Diss It? Kids get to be book reviewers in a fun feature where they have their say about the books they've read.

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS

For information on free admission to the International Festival of Authors on Sunday October 24th 2004 in the Brigantine Room at Harbourfront in Toronto, please see the News! section.

FOSTER YOUTH LITERACY: SPELLING BEE OF CANADA

The Spelling Bee of Canada organizes regional spelling bee competitions across Ontario for youth ages 6-15. TVO will broadcast the Ontario finals in May 2005. To find out how you can be a part of this rewarding experience, visit www.spellingbeeofcanada.ca or contact Julie Spence at 416-746-0072 or by email at info@spellingbeeofcanada.ca

ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERACY TEST HELP

The Grade 10 literacy test is coming! TVOntario’s Independent Learning Centre offers free online tutoring!

Ask a Teacher is a free service that provides online tutoring and EQAO preparation. To help prepare for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), students can visit ilc.org and log into the chat to receive tutoring from certified Ontario teachers. Chat rooms are open Sunday to Thursday between 5:30 and 9:30 pm, in all subjects, Grade 9 through 12. Also available are practice exercises in reading and writing.

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