1. Teacher(s): Time: The Course Organizer Student: Course Dates: This Course: Course Progress Graph Course Questions: is a Course Outcomes: 1. How can an author use fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama to provide an understanding of the journey toward adulthood? 2. How can literature increase an individual’s understanding of the unknown and help us develop hope and overcome our fears? 3. How do our own values and beliefs create either obstacles or opportunities as we deal with the challenges that face us in our lives? 4. How can stories, poems, songs, artwork, and other media convey the beliefs we value as Canadians and help to conserve our unique identity? 5. How do our own hopes, fears, opportunities, and obstacles help to shape our lives now and into adulthood? 6. How do the elements of various literary forms; novels, short stories, dramas, and poems work together to enhance the reader’s experience? 7. How is an effective paragraph written? 8. How are several paragraphs used together to expressed ideas in more depth? 9. How are conventions of writing mechanics applied in everyday writing? study of the hopes and fears, opportunities and obstacles, and roots and identities that help an individual develop through adolescence into adulthood. Various issues are addressed through the study of literature using the essential language skills and strategies of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and representing. Comprehend and Respond (CR) CR A10.1 Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts. CR A10.2 View, interpret, summarize, and draw conclusions about ideas and information presented. CR A10.3 Listen to, interpret, summarize, and draw conclusions about ideas and information presented. CR A10.4 Read, interpret, and draw conclusions about ideas, information, concepts, and themes presented. Compose and Create (CC) CC A10.1 Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts CC A10.2 Explain and present to a familiar audience key ideas and events. CC A10.3 Use oral language to express a range of information and ideas in formal and informal situations. CC A10.4 Compose and create a variety of written literary. Assess and Reflect (AR) AR A10.1 Establish and apply criteria to evaluate own and others’ work. AR A10.2 Set personal language learning goals and select strategies to enhance growth in language learning. ELA A10 The Journey to Adulthood

2. Community Principles Learning Rituals Course Map This Course: includes Adaptive Dimension Student: Critical Concepts Learned in these Units Be on time. Be prepared. Be attentive. Be responsible. Be brave. Be respectful. Individual adaptations - extended work time - extended test time - use of technology - presentation method - * individual needs ELA A10 – The Journey to Adulthood Course OrganizerPortfoliosReading Strategies Unit OrganizerDossiers Concept RoutinesOral Presentations Assignment PlannersVisual Presentations Graphic OrganizersWritten Reports Group WorkWriting Journals Individual WorkWriting Strategies FictionReadingParagraphs: Non-fictionWriting Narrative Descriptive PoetrySpeaking Persuasive Expository DramaListeningWriting Mechanics: Character AnalysisViewing Spelling Punctuation Essay ResearchRepresenting Structure Capitalization The Challenges of Life Mechanic of WritingResearch Essay Creative Writing ParagraphsOral Book Talk Elements of literature The Mystery of Life