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Toronto high schools to replace Grade 11 English with compulsory Indigenous literature class

In February, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) voted by 18 to 3 to replace its current Grade 11 English course with a mandatory one devoted to “Understanding Contemporary First Nations, Metis ...
Toronto Star

Inside the new English course that’s ditching Shakespeare for Indigenous authors and will soon be mandatory across the TDSB

You won’t find Shakespeare in Michelle de Braux and Tobie Loukes’ Grade 11 English class. Instead, their students may be studying the works of Indigenous authors like Tanya Talaga, Duke Redbird and ...
Waterloo Region Record

Indigenous authors, not Shakespeare, will be focus of Grade 11 English class

WATERLOO REGION — When Grade 11 English students at Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School get next year’s reading list, it won’t include the traditional Shakespeare play. Instead, those in the ...
CTV News

TDSB trustees vote in favour of replacing current Grade 11 English course with class focusing on First Nations writers

Grade 11 English to focus on Indigenous voices The Toronto District School Board will be changing Grade 11 English to focus on Indigenous voices, a change some say is overdue. Trustees at the Toronto ...
CBC.ca

As more high schools add Indigenous-focused compulsory courses, some warn against a siloed approach

As a Shakespeare fan who loves sharing the playwright's work with students, Windsor, Ont., English teacher Carolyn Howlett admits she felt a bit apprehensive when her board began work shifting its ...