The teacher’s guide for 44 Hours or Strike is now online at the Second Story Press website: http://s3.amazonaws.com/secondstorypress.production/files/111/original/44HoursorStrike_TeachersGuide.pdf
In the guide, you’ll find discussion questions, vocabulary, and extension activities in language arts, social studies, media literacy, drama, music, and art. You’ll also find added resources–print and non-print–to extend the activities further. It’s been a labour of love to create this guide and I hope it will help teachers enhance their study of my novel.
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Two Readings and a Lecture
It’s been a busy November 2015! I spoke about 44 Hours or Strike! at the Free Times Café (Yiddish Vinkl) on Thurs. Nov. 5. We had a great time talking about the garment industry in Toronto and singing Yiddish songs together.
On Wed. Nov. 11, I spoke on the topic of “Uncertain Haven: Canada and the Jewish Displaced Persons” at the Ekstein Library as part of Holocaust Education Week in the GTA. It’s always great to have such an appreciative audience. And we even had to bring in more chairs!
Finally, on Mon. Nov. 30, I spoke at the Terraces of Baycrest / Wagman Centre about 44 Hours or Strike! It was a pleasure to read from my book, talk about research and writing, and sing Yiddish songs together. An added bonus was hearing people’s stories about growing up in Toronto.
Book Launch: 44 Hours or Strike!
Thanks to everyone who attended the launch of 44 Hours or Strike! on Sun. Oct. 25/15 at the United Steelworkers Hall in Toronto. It was a wonderful event–reading, telling stories, singing, shmoozing, and eating 1930s-era treats. Now the book is truly on its way! Photo credit: Errol Young.
Launch of “44 Hours or Strike!”
The launch of my newest book, 44 Hours or Strike, will be on Sun. Oct. 25, 2.30 p.m., at the Steelworkers’ Union Hall, 25 Cecil Street, Toronto (near College & Spadina). We’ll sing
union songs, eat Depression-era pastries, and share stories about the ILGWU and the
needle trades in Toronto. All are welcome. Lots of parking behind the building or easy access with the TTC. 