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ELA B10 Human Concerns Facing Society
Term Marks Reading assignments 15 Writing
assignments 15 Listening and Speaking
assignments 15 Viewing and Representing
assignments 15 Language Mechanics 15
Quizzes 5 Exams 10 Homework completion
participation 10 Final Mark Reading
assignments 10 Writing assignments 10
Listening and Speaking assignments 10 Viewing
and Representing assignments 10 Language
Mechanics 10 Quizzes 10 Exams 10
Homework completion participation 10 Final
exam/project 20
issue oriented study focusing on decision making,
environment influences, and equality. Various
social issues are addressed through the study of
classic literature using the essential language
skills and strategies of reading, writing,
listening, speaking, viewing, and representing.
1. How can an author use fiction, non-fiction,
poetry, and drama to provide an understanding
of social issues in our society? 2. How can
literature increase an individuals understanding
of rights, responsibilities, and freedoms and
influence social values and decisions? 3. How
do our own values and beliefs as well as the
pressures we face influence the decisions
that we make? 4. How can our values, beliefs,
and actions be effected by the environment in
which we live and the technology we use? 5. How
do our own values and beliefs as well as our life
situation influence our sense of
equality? 6. How do the elements of various
literary forms novels, short stories, dramas,
and poems work together to enhance the readers
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?
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ELA B10 Human Concerns Facing Society
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

Course Organizer Portfolios Reading
Strategies Unit Organizer Dossiers Concept
Routines Oral Presentations Assignment
Planners Visual Presentations Graphic
Organizers Written Reports Group Work Writing
Journals Individual Work Writing Strategies
Fiction Reading Paragraphs Non-fiction Writing
Narrative Descriptive Poetry Speaking
Persuasive Expository Drama Listening Writi
ng Mechanics Character Analysis Viewing
Spelling Punctuation Essay
Research Representing Structure
Capitalization
Mechanic of Writing
Research Essay
Decisions - Actions or Apathy - Drama (Macbeth)
Equality - Pain and Pride - Novel (Of Mice and
Men)
Oral Book Talk
Paragraphs
Creative Writing
Elements of literature
Our Environment - Reality and Responsibility
- (Various Short Stories)