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Grade 12 ELA Curriculum Resources A30‐1 – Canada: Diverse landscapes and peoples Subthemes include: Personalities and values – Voices through time – Nature and seasons – Regional landscapes – Vast and varied land Class Sets (20+ copies) o April Raintree / In search of April Raintree (Culleton) Personalities and Values o Halfbreed Personalities and values o Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson (Simmie) Literature Circle Sets (>10 copies) o Sundog highway Identity and diversity Personalities and values Nature and seasons Regional landscapes Vast and varied land Anthology Resources o Cultures in transition 808.0427 CUL Where I come from by Elizabeth Brewster Identity and diversity Vast and varied land Regional landscapes Middle ground by Genni Gunn Personalities and values o Multiculturalism 808.0427 MUL (3 copies + 1 teacher’s guide) I am a Canadian by Duke Redbird Personalities and values Identity and diversity Jade peony by Wayson Choy Personalities and values Borders by Thomas King Personalities and values o Native voices 808.0427 NAT All my relations by Janice Acoose Personalities and values March 18, 2011
o Identity and diversity 808.0427 ROY Totem by Thomas King Personalities and values o Transformations 808.0427 TRA Borders by Thomas King Personalities and values o Voices of the First Nations 808.0427 VOI Rocks by Jeannette Armstrong Personalities and values To live and do well by John Goddard Personalities and values Reason why I am afraid even though I am a fisherman by Ray Young Bear Nature and the seasons o Sundog highway: writing from Saskatchewan 808.0427 SUN Variety of essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support all sub‐themes of this unit. o Breaking free 811 BOR Image maker., The by Tony Bell Personalities and values Calgary as a Christmas tree in February by Elizabeth Brewster Identity and diversity Borders by Thomas King Personalities and values Goalie by Rudy Thauberger Personalities and values o No feather, no ink 811.008 NOF South Saskatchewan by Geoffrey Ursell / Barbara Sapergia Nature and the seasons Ride off any horizon by John Newlove Regional landscapes Vast and varied land o Theme & Image 2 821 GIL Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Theme & Image 1 821 GIL Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit March 18, 2011
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o Literary experiences volume 2 808 OST Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Uncommon wealth 821.008 UNC Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Reinventing the enemy’s language 810.8 REI Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Who speaks for Canada? 810.8 MOR Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Canadian poetry in the modern era 811.5408 CAN Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o In the clear 811.5408 INC Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Anthology of Canadian Native literature 810.8 ANT Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Illuminations: the days of our youth 813.0108 GAR Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit March 18, 2011
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A30‐2 – Canada: Diverse Voices Subthemes include: Regional landscapes – Voices through time – Aboriginal voices – Regional voices – Multicultural voices – Female and male voices Class Sets (20+ copies) o April Raintree / In search of April Raintree (Culleton) Voices through time (1945‐ ) o Halfbreed Voices through time o Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson, The. Voices through time (1914‐1918, 1919‐1945) Literature Circle Sets (>10 copies) o Sundog highway Regional landscapes Voices through time Aboriginal voices Regional voices Multicultural voices Female and male voices o Blessing the bones into light Regional landscapes Voices through time Aboriginal voices Regional voices Multicultural voices Female and male voices Anthology Resources o Native voices 808.0427 NAT History lesson by Jeannette Armstrong Voices through time (1945‐) o Voices of the First Nations 808.0427 VOI Letter by Shinguaconse, 1849 Voices through time (1736‐1914) o Sundog highway: writing from Saskatchewan 810.8 SUN Variety of essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support all sub‐themes of this unit. o Breaking free 811 BOR History lesson by Jeannette Armstrong Voices through time (1945‐) March 18, 2011
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Arranged marriage by Barbara Sapergia Voices through time (1914‐1918) & (1919‐1945) o No feather, no ink 811.008 NOF Prisoner’s plea by Louis Riel Voices through time (1736‐1914) Metis., The by R.G. Everson Voices through time Battlefield at Batoche., The by Al Purdy Voices through time Metis by E.D. Blodgett Voices through time (1736‐1914) Riel by Don Gutteridge Voices through time (1736‐1914) o Oxford anthology of Canadian literature 810.3 OXF
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o Uncommon wealth 821.008 UNC Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Reinventing the enemy’s language 810.8 REI Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Who speaks for Canada? 810.8 MOR Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit o Anthology of Canadian Native literature 810.8 ANT Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit •
Coast to Coast Let us bury them fast by Mike Kaya 810.8 COA •
Understanding War Nazis by Leona Gom 808 UND March 18, 2011
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B30‐1 – Human condition: In search of self Subthemes include: Human qualities and ideals – Human relationships – Identity and sense of self ‐‐ Joy and inspiration, doubt and fear Class Sets (20+ copies) o Death of a salesman (Miller) Human qualities and ideals Identity and sense of self o Hamlet (Shakespeare) Joy and inspiration, doubt and fear Human qualities and ideals Identity and sense of self o Lord of the flies (Golding) Human qualities and ideals o Night (Wiesel) Human qualities and ideals Identity and sense of self Anthology Resources o Ethics 808.0427 ETH Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold Joy and inspiration, doubt and fear Quality by John Galsworthy Human qualities and ideals o Global matters 808.0427 GLO (3 copies + 2 teacher guides) Walden (excerpt) by Henry David Thoreau Human qualities and ideals o Matters of gender 808.0427 MAT Garden of love by William Blake Human relationships My Oedipus complex by Frank O’Connor Identity and sense of self o Music 808.0427 MUS (3 copies) My father’s song by Simon Ortiz Human qualities and ideals March 18, 2011
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o Identity and learning 808.0427 ROY Secret., The by Denise Levertov Identity and sense of self o Transformations 808.0427 TRA I am a rock by Paul Simon Individual and societal responsibility Bet., The by Anton Chekhov Human qualities and ideals o Values 808.0427 VAL Poison tree by William Blake Human relationships o Voices of the First Nations 808.0427 VOI Keepers of the past by Gary Smith Joy and inspiration, doubt and fear o Gender issues 808.0427 GEN (4 copies) 1 Corinthians, 13 from the Bible Human relationships o Themes and images 1 821 GIL Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Themes and images 2 821 GIL Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Themes in world literature 808.8 THE Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Uncommon wealth 821.008 UNC Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Border lines 821 BOR Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o World literature 808.8 ROS Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. March 18, 2011
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• Modern World Literature 808.8 MOD Good Climate friendly inhabitants by Nadine Gordimer Identity & Sense of Self A canary’s ideas by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis Human qualities & ideals Annie John (Excerpt) by Jamaica Kincaid Identity & Sense of Self. Borges and myself of Jorge Luis Borges Identity & Sense of Self. By any other name by Santha Rama Rau Identity & Sense of Self Eveline by James Joyce Human Relationships I am not lonely by Gabriela Mistral Human Relationships Lot’s wife by Anna Akhmatova Human Qualities & Ideals Human Relationships. Love must not be forgotten by Zhang Jie Human Relationships Marriage is a private affair by Chinua Achebe Human Relationships Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus Human Qualities & Ideals. Night (Excerpt) by Elie Wiesel Human Qualities & Ideals Black cat by Edgar Allan Poe Human Qualities & Ideals Guest by Albert Camus Identity & Sense of Self Human qualities & ideals Human relationships Guitar by Federico Garcia Lorca Joy & Inspiration: Doubt & Fear Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Identity & Sense of Self Nose by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Identity & Sense of Self Rat trap by Selma Lagerlif Human Qualities & ideals Swan by Rainer Maria Rilke Identity & Sense of Self •
Themes on the journey 811 THE Out, Out by Robert Frost Joy and Inspiration: Doubt & Fear March 18, 2011
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B30‐2 – Social experience: Beyond personal goals Subthemes include: Truth and justice – Ambition, power, and the common good – Individual and societal responsibility – Social criticism – Causes and crusades Class Sets (20+ copies) o Animal farm (Orwell) Ambition, power, and the common good o Les Miserables (Hugo) Ambition, power, and the common good Truth and justice o Tale of two cities., A (Dickens) Individual and societal responsibility Anthology Resources o Ethics 808.0427 ETH Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold Truth and justice o Global issues 808.0427 GLO Mending wall by Robert Frost Individual and societal responsibility Ambition, power, and the common good Universal declaration of Human Rights Ambition, power, and the common good Truth and justice o Global matters 808.0427 GLO (3 copies + 2 teacher guides) Walden (excerpt) by Henry David Thoreau Social criticism o Transformations 808.0427 TRA I am a rock by Paul Simon Individual and societal responsibility o Voices of the First Nations 808.0427 VOI Keepers of the past by Gary Smith Causes and crusades o Breaking free 811 BOR Telephone conversation by Wole Soyinka Causes and crusades Ambition, power, and the common good Nonrevolutionaries., The by Yu‐Wol Chong‐Nyon Social criticism March 18, 2011
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o Early September 808.8 EAR Old man at the bridge by Ernest Hemingway Causes and crusades o Themes and images 1 821 GIL Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Themes and images 2 821 GIL Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Inside poetry 808.81 DAV Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o World literature 808.8 ROS Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Border lines 821 BOR Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Themes in world literature 808.8 THE Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Literary experiences volume 2 808 OST Variety of images, essays, short stories, plays and poems in anthology to support unit. o Modern World Literature 808.8 MOD Good Climate friendly inhabitants by Nadine Gordimer Individual & societal Responsibility A journey along the Oka by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Truth and Justice By any other name by Santha Rama Rau Social Criticism Discoverers of Chile by Pablo Neruda Ambition, Power & the Common Good Freedom to breathe by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Ambition, Power & the Common Good Kaffir Boy (Excerpt) by Mark Mathabane March 18, 2011
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Truth & Justice Individual & Societal Responsibility Causes and Crusades Lot’s wife by Anna Akhmatova Social Criticism Love must not be forgotten Social Criticism Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus Truth and Justice Night (Excerpt) by Elie Wiesel Ambition, Power & the Common Good Causes & Crusades Nobel acceptance speech by Elie Wiesel Truth & Justice Telephone conversation by Wole Soyinka Causes & Crusades Ambition, Power & the Common Good Guest by Albert Camus Individual & Societal Responsibility Metamorphosis by Fraz Kafka Individual & Societal Responsibility Pig, The by Barbara Kimenye Social Criticism Rat Trap by Selma Lagerlif Individual & Societal Responsibility Truth and Justice Thoughts of Hanoi by Nguyen Thi Vinh Ambition, Power & the Common Good Trurl’s machine by Stanislaw Lem Ambition, Power & the Common Good Wind and water and stone by Octabio Paz Ambition, Power & the Common Good March 18, 2011
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Grade 12 Class Sets Curriculum Recommended Animal farm Orwell, George c1990 Summary: George Orwell's Animal farm is a simple and tragic fable, telling what happens when the animals drive out Mr. Jones and attempt to run the farm themselves. It has since become a world‐
famous classic of English prose. (60 copies/support material) April Raintree / In search of April Raintree Culleton, Beatrice c1983 Summary: One cannot read this moving account of two Metis sisters without feeling their terrible anguish, bewilderment, and anger as they try in their different ways to live in a society that frequently rejects and abuses them, as it has rejected and abused their parents and ancestors. The story is a tragic one, yet its final outcome is one of affirmation and bitterly won resolve. (10/33 copies) Death of a salesman Miller, Arthur c1977 Summary: In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur MIller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. (25 copies/support material) Halfbreed Campbell, Maria c1973 Summary: An extraordinary account, written by a young Metis woman, opens the door to a little‐
known world that coexists alongside Canadian society. Maria Campbell shares with the reader the joys, the sorrows, the love and the tragedies of her childhood in northern Saskatchewan. (42 copies) Hamlet Shakespeare, William c1992 Summary: Hamlet is without question the most famous play in the English language. Probably written in 1601 or 1602, the tragedy is a milestone in Shakespeare's dramatic development; the playwright achieved artistic maturity in this work through his brilliant depiction of the hero's struggle with two opposing forces: moral integrity and the need to avenge his father's murder. (40 copies/support material) Les Miserables Hugo, Victor c1961 Summary: Trying to forget his past and live an honest life, escaped convict Jean Val Jean risks his freedom to take care of a motherless young girl during a period of political unrest in Paris. (31 copies/support material) Lord of the flies Golding, William c1954 Summary: The classic tale about a group of English school boys who are plane wrecked on a deserted island. (37 copies/support material) March 18, 2011
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Night Wiesel, Elie c1960 Summary: An autobiographical narrative, in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration camps. (36 copies/support material) Secret lives of Sgt. John Wilkson, The Simmie, Lois c1995 Summary: Based on court records, reports, letters, and eyewitness accounts, this book recounts the events leading up to and following a gruesome murder. In 1912, John Wilson left a wife and family in Scotland to become a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in Saskatchewan. When Sergeant Wilson became ill and fell in love with his nurse, he was determined to marry her. The unexpected arrival of his wife led Wilson to deception and murder. Included are 12 pages of black‐
and‐white photographs to provide a visual context for the book’s narrative of the 1919 influenza outbreak, Saskatchewan life in the early 1920s, and law enforcement during this era. **Teachers are advised that the book provides a graphic description of the murder.** (20 copies) Tale of two cities, A Dickens, Charles c1997 Summary: With dramatic eloquence, Dickens brings to life a time of terror and treason, a starving people rising in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent regime. With insight and compassion, he casts his novel of unforgettable scenes with unforgettable characters. (30 copies/support material) Grade 12 Literature Circle Sets Curriculum Recommended Blessing the bones into light Funk, Carla c1999 Summary: With an eye for vivid and startling detail, Carla Funk has woven a richly sensual collection imbued with wisdom, wit, and a fierce tenderness. She writes herself from prairie realism into a dream landscape, haunted by the Song of Songs and shot through with lament and desire. Violence and longing are transformed, here, into acceptance and even love. Sundog highway c2000 Summary: Sundog Highway explores the diversity of our many landscapes and the diversity of our many cultures through the eyes and hearts of our writers. Welcome to this journey through time and space, where you can experience the ideas of our writers and their passion for Saskatchewan's unique landscape and heritage. March 18, 2011
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High School Class Sets Not Curriculum Recommended, but available at TRC Big burn, The Ingold, Jeanette c2002 Summary: Three teenagers battle the flames of the Big Burn of 1910, one of the century's biggest wildfires. (40 copies) Forbidden city Bell, William c1990 Summary: Seventeen‐year‐old Alex Jackson comes home from school one day to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China’s capital, Beijing. Once there, Alex finds himself on his own in Tiananmen Square, as desperate students fight the Chinese army for their freedom. Separated from his father and carrying illegal videotapes, Alex must rely on his wits and courage to escape the forbidden city. (57 copies/support material) Secret under my skin, The McNaughton, Janet c2000 Summary: Blay Raytee has no family, no birthday, no proper name, and almost no memories. Her home is in a "model social welfare project" in the island prefecture of Terra Nova where she mines an old landfill for reusable material. But Blay's world changes forever when she is chosen to help a powerful young bio‐indicator. This new life sets Blay on a path of discovery that reveals the secrets of her past, giving her a future and a sense of her own worth. (39 copies) Seven plays of mystery Brodkin, Sylvia Z. c1982 and suspense Summary: The plays in this book include four one‐act plays, two longer TV plays and one full‐
length drama. They were all chosen for their sense of mystery, adventure or horror. In subject, they range from the quiet investigation of a strange death to desperate struggles for survival and fearful encounters with a supernatural power. In style, they share one vital ingredient ‐ suspense. (40 copies/support material) March 18, 2011
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