Welcome to ELA 20
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In ELA 20, we will explore two themes: Starting Out - Beginning and Becoming and Moving Forward - Establishing and Realizing. We will study poetry, short stories, articles/essays, plays, and novels to develop our reading, listening, writing, speaking, viewing, and representing skills.
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List of Literature Studied in ELA 20:
Poems:
Spoken Word:
Short Stories:
Novels:
Essays and Articles:
- “Home Street” by Gary Hyland
- “What Will You Be?” by Dennis Lee
- “To Youth” by John Weaver
- “The Credo” by Robert Fulghum
- “I am from” by George Ella Lyon
- “My Parents” by Stephen Spender
- “My Father’s Leaving” by Ira Sadoff
- “The Child Who Walks Backwards” by Lorna Crozier
- “Concrete Angel” by Martina McBride
- “Too Much" by Tyler Ford
Spoken Word:
- “Saskatoon, A Love Letter” by Charles Hamilton
- “(I Remember) Back Home” by Clifton Joseph
- “17” by Rudy Fransisco
- “Thinking About You” by Mike Taylor
- “If I Should Have a Daughter” by Sarah Kay
- “To The Boys Who May One Day Date my Daughter” by Jesse Parent
- “Puzzle Pieces” by Simone Stolzoff
- “Beethoven” by Shane Koyczan
- “Knock Knock” by Daniel Beaty
Short Stories:
- “Daddy Weirdest” by Rebecca Barry
- “Dreams” by Budge Wilson
- “Brother” by Jon Scieszka
- “Something To Hold On To” by Beverly Brenna
- “Dear Family” by Donna Gamache
Novels:
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Essays and Articles:
- “I Believe in Being a Kid”
- “Breaking the Ice” by Dave Barry
- Dear 16-year-old Me (commercial)
- How to Age Gracefully
- “Dealing with Mental Illness” by Collective Voice
- “To the Girl I Used to Be” by Ethan Smith (Spoken Word)
- “Walk to Morning” by Joseph Boyden
- “Fences”