Course Descriptions

ELA 30A

ELA 30 B

ELA 10 A

Prerequisite:
ELA 9A and 9B

Instructor - Ms. M. Edlund

Description: English Language Arts A10 is organized around themes. Thematic units are: Canadian Frontiers and Homeland--Journeys and Discoveries, Challenges--Opportunities and Obstacles: The Unknown--Hopes and Fears. Students will study novels (one independent), non-fiction, drama (modern play), short stories, poetry, and film. Students will study novels (one independent), non-fiction, drama (modern play), short stories, poetry and film.

Resource List: The following required books can be purchased from:

Central Resource Centre
Saskatoon Public Schools
      3rd floor
      310 - 21st Street East
      683-8236 or 683-8335

• THE CHRYSALIDS
  By: John Wyndham
  ISBN 0-14-001308-3
   
• THE MIRACLE WORKER
  By: William Gibson
  ISBN-13: 978-0-7434-5758-3
   
• SIGHTLINES 10
  ISBN 0-13-082171-3

Additional Requirements:
E-Mail - that handles attachments (preferably not Hotmail)
Current Browser (Java Enabled)
Internet Access
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Word Processor Software
    {Preferred Software - Microsoft Office}
Flash Player, Shockwave Player and Windows Media Player

ELA 10 B

Prerequisite:
ELA 9A and 9B

Instructor - Ms. M. Edlund

Description: English Language Arts B10 is an issue-oriented course that is organized around the human concerns facing contemporary society. Students will study a novel, non-fiction, drama (Shakespeare), short stories, poetry, and film and media. Issue-based units are: Decisions-Action or Apathy, Environment and Technology-Reality and Responsibility, Equality-Pain and Pride.

Resource List: The following required books can be purchased from:

Central Resource Centre
Saskatoon Public Schools
      3rd floor
      310 - 21st Street East
      683-8236 or 683-8335

• OF MICE AND MEN
  By: John Steinbeck
  ISBN 0-14-01-7739-6
  
  
• MACBETH
  ISBN-13: 978-0-7747-1480-8
   
• SIGHTLINES 10
  ISBN 0-13-082171-3

Additional Requirements:
E-Mail - that handles attachments
Current Browser (Java Enabled)
Internet Access
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Word Processor Software
    {Preferred Software - Microsoft Office}
Flash Player, Shockwave Player and Windows Media Player

ELA 20

Prerequisite:
ELA 10A and 10B

Instructor - Ms. M. Edlund

Description:The English Language Arts 20 course is organized around themes that are of interest to adolescents and that focus on self, society, and what it means to be human. Students will study novels (one independent), non-fiction, drama, short stories, poetry and film and media. Recollection --A Journey Back: Sub themes include: Innocence and Experience, Family and Peer Relationships, School and Education, Wonder and Imagination, Triumphs and Defeats. Anticipation--On the Threshold: Sub themes include: Roles and Responsibilities, Choices and Commitments, Perspectives and Passages, Values and Goals.

Resource List:The following required books can be purchased from:

Central Resource Centre
Saskatoon Public Schools
      3rd floor
      310 - 21st Street East
      683-8236 or 683-8335

• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
  By: Harper Lee
  
  
• KEEPER 'N ME
  By: Richard Wagamese
  ISBN-13: 978-0-385-66283-3
  
  
• THE GLASS MENAGERIE
  By: Tennesee Williams
  
  
• THE LAST MAP IS THE HEART
  By: A. Forrie
  ISBN-13: 978-0920633649

Additional Requirements:
E-Mail - that handles attachments.
Current Browser (Java Enabled)
Internet Access
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Word Processor Software
    {Preferred Software - Microsoft Office}
Flash Player, Shockwave Player and Windows Media Player

ELA 30 A

Prerequisite:
English 20

Instructor - Mr. R. Nordick

Description:English language Arts A30 is organized around themes that focus on Canadian literature and society. Themes in this curriculum are: Canada--Diverse Landscapes and Peoples and Canada--Diverse Voices.

Resource List:The following required books can be purchased from:

Central Resource Centre
Saskatoon Public Schools
      3rd floor
      310 - 21st Street East
      683-8236 or 683-8335

• TIGERS OF THE SNOW
  By: James A. MacNeill
  ISBN 0-17-633043-7
  
  
• IN THE CLEAR
  By: Allan Forrie et el
  ISBN 1-895449-84-7
   
• THE STONE ANGEL
  By: Margaret Laurence
  ISBN 0-7710-9989-4
  
  
• BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR By: John Gray with Eric Peterson Can be found as a single play or is found in: "Modern Canadian Plays, Vol. II; On Stage 2" (Available for borrow from the Saskatoon Public Library as well as many school Libraries etc.)

Additional Requirements:
E-Mail - that handles attachments (preferably not Hotmail)
Current Browser (Java Enabled)
Internet Access
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Word Processor Software
    {Preferred Software - Microsoft Office}
Flash Player, Shockwave Player and Windows Media Player

ELA 30 B

Prerequisite:
English 20

Instructor - Mr. R. Nordick

Description: English Language Arts B30 examines global perspectives using traditional and contemporary world literature in a comparative manner. The three themes are World Perspectives: Cultural Heroes; World Perspectives: The Human Condition; and World Perspectives: The Social Experience.

Resource List:The following required books can be purchased from:

Central Resource Centre
Saskatoon Public Schools
      3rd floor
      310 - 21st Street East
      683-8236 or 683-8335

• HAMLET
  By: William Shakespeare
   
• DEATH OF A SALESMAN
  By: Arthur Miller
   
• LORD OF THE FLIES
  By: William Golding

Additional Requirements:
E-Mail - that handles attachments (preferably not Hotmail)
Current Browser (Java Enabled)
Internet Access
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Word Processor Software
    {Preferred Software - Microsoft Office}
Flash Player, Shockwave Player and Windows Media Player