ECHS: ELA A30/ 31 Course Overview - M. Otke


The K-12 aim of the Saskatchewan English language arts curricula is to help students understand and appreciate language, and to use it confidently and competently in a variety of situations for learning, communication, work, life, and personal satisfaction.
The poems, stories, essays, plays and novels that will be studied are works of literature which students can relate to their own lives and will focus on two themes: Canadian Perspectives: Distinct and Rich, and Canadian Landscapes: Diverse and Dynamic.

Canadian Perspectives: Distinct and Rich 
  • Define the Individual, Negotiate the Community 
  • Celebrate the Glorious, Acknowledge the Scandalous
  • Shift Centers, Blur Margins 
Canadian Landscapes: Diverse and Dynamic
  • Natural and Constructed 
  • Psychological and Physical 
  • Historical and Contemporary
  • Personal and Societal 
Evaluation: 
Course/ Term Assignments: 50%
Mid- Term Examination: 20%
Final Examination: 30%

Quad Schedule 

Week/ Unit(s)/ Anticipated Date of Completion (End Date)

Week 1. Shift Centers, Blur Margins Unit (Thomas King Lecture Series)
Week 2.Natural and Constructed Landscapes/ Psychological and Physical Landscapes
Week 3. Historical and Contemporary Landscapes/ Celebrate the Glorious and Acknowledge the Scandalous (Where the Blood Mixes- Play)
Week 4. Shift Centers, Blur Margins/ Mid-Term (20%)
Week 5.Define the Individual and Negotiate the Community (Memoir N.S)
Week 6.Define the Individual and Negotiate the Community (Memoir N.S)
Week 7.Personal and Societal Landscapes
Week 8. Personal and Societal Landscapes/Final Examination (30%)