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: The
Search for Self and The Social Experience
The Search for Self
- Sense of Self
- Ideals
- Joy and Inspiration
- Doubt and Fear
The Social Experience
- Dealing with Universal Issues
- Ambition, Power, and the Common Good
- Social Criticism
- Addressing the Issues
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. Joy and Inspiration/ Sense of Self
Week 2. Addressing the Issues/ Dealing with Universal Issues
Week 3. Social Criticism/ Mid-Term (20%)
Week 4. Ambition, Power, and the Common Good (Hamlet)
Week 5. Ambition, Power, and the Common Good (Hamlet)
Week 6. Doubt and Fear (Night N.S)
Week 7. Doubt and Fear/Ideals (Night N.S)
Week 8. Ideals/ Final Examination (30%)