English Language Arts 30
English Language Arts 30
Developed by Scott Allen for implementation fall 2026
Teacher - Scott Allen
ELA 30 Course Overview for Cyber Home Page
Module One: 30 Days ELA 30.1 ELA 30.2 ELA 30.3 ELA 30.4 ELA 30.5 ELA 30.10 | Readings & Lessons - Annotation/Tone - Expository Essays (3) - “The Painted Door” by Ross Sinclair (short story) - “MAID Rules in Canada” (news article) - “Lament for Confederation” by Chief Dan George (speech) - “Where the World Began” by Margaret Laurence (personal narrative) - Image Gallery Walk | Assignments - Comprehension Questions (8) - CRAAP Media Test - Analyzing an Expository Text - Descriptive Writing - Personal Narrative Essay |
Module Two: The Social Experience
ELA 30.1 ELA 30.2 ELA 30.3 ELA 30.6 ELA 30.7 | Readings & Lessons - Short Story Elements - “Harrison Bergeron” and “2BRO2B” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (short stories) - Satire and Social Criticism - The Canterbury Tales Prologue by William Chaucer | Assignments - During and After Reading comprehension questions (8) - WebQuest (2) - The Reality of Monsters (Multimodal/ Descriptive/Narrative) - The Moral Tale (Narrative/Descriptive/Poetic Writing) |
Module Three: 35 Days ELA 30.10 ELA 30.11 ELA 30.12 ELA 30.13 ELA 30.16 ELA 30.17 | Readings & Lessons - Hamlet by William Shakespeare - Poetry on Anger (9) - Poetic Elements - The Literary Analysis Essay structure and examples (persuasive writing) - What is Happiness? | Assignments & Quizzes - Poetry Before and After Reading Comprehension Questions - TED Talk Happiness Note-Taking - The Literary Essay (persuasive writing) |
Module Four: 15 Days ELA 30.10 ELA 30.12 ELA 30.13 ELA 30.14 ELA 30.15 ELA 30.16 | Readings & Lessons - Technology Articles - Inquiry Project | Assignments - Article Response (Expository/Persuasive) |
Independent Novel Study: 40 days ELA 30.7 ELA 30.8 ELA 30.9 ELA 30.14 ELA 30.15 ELA 30.16 ELA 30.17 | Readings & Lessons | Assignments - Critical Analysis Responses (x3) - Creative Representation Project |
