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ELA 20-1 Semester 2/2011

Objectives:

Welcome to English 20-1! This is an academic course requiring completion of English 10-1. There are two basic aims of senior high school English language arts. One aim is to encourage, in students, an understanding and appreciation of the significance and artistry of literature. A second aim is to enable each student to understand and appreciate language and to use it confidently and competently for a variety of purposes, with a variety of audiences, and in a variety of situations for communication, personal satisfaction, and learning. Course Overview:

I. The Real You - Identity · the writing process · thesis statements · experimenting with voice for effect · the familiar essay, the rant, the personal essay o a variety of texts with a focus on Canadian Literature

Courage  · theory/terms  · poetry analysis  · study of poems and film  · critical response  · personal portfolio project  o a thematically grouped collection of “courage poems”  o // White Squall // (Feature Film)

III. Imperfections (Modern and Shakespearean Drama)  · theory/terms  · background of Shakespeare/Elizabethan era  · style and techniques  · formal critical essay  · performance assignments <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 126pt; tabstops: list 126.0pt; tabstops: list 126.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> o // Macbeth // by William Shakespeare <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 126pt; tabstops: list 126.0pt; tabstops: list 126.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> o // The Crucible // by Arthur Miller

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; tabstops: list 54.0pt; tabstops: list 54.0pt; text-indent: -36pt;">IV. Literature Circles <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 90pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · novel discussion groups <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 90pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · critical, personal, representational response <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 126pt; tabstops: list 126.0pt; tabstops: list 126.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> o Texts: a variety of choices TBA

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; tabstops: list 54.0pt; tabstops: list 54.0pt; text-indent: -36pt;">V. The Short Story <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 90pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · reading strategies <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 90pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · theory and terms <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 90pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · analysis <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 90pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; tabstops: list 90.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> · critical response <span style="color: #000000; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 126pt; tabstops: list 126.0pt; tabstops: list 126.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"> o short stories from a variety of sources