Welcome to English Language Arts 20-1

English 20-1 is an academic course designed to enhance skills in writing, reading, viewing, listening, speaking and representing. The ELA 10-1, 20-1, 30-1 course sequence provides a more in-depth study of “text”. Students who aspire to careers that involve the development, production, teaching and study of more complex texts should be registered in this course.

  Unit Three: (20 Classes)

Theme: Facing and dealing with the real world is very difficult. It can often be easier to hide behind illusions.

Texts: The Glass Menagerie
          Imprints 11(various readings)
          Film: “A Beautiful Mind” (2001) Director: Ron Howard

The Glass Menagerie

Questions to Study for the Modern Play

Powerpoint for direction and Study

Discussion Questions







Motif and Symbolism Questions

E.E. Cummings Biography

Poem "Somewhere I have never travelled, gladly beyond." by E.E. Cummings

Questions on the poem

---

---

Link to the Story: "The Lamp at Noon." By Sinclair Ross

Film Study:
A Beautiful Mind Movie
Powerpoint Study
Film Terminology
Beautiful Mind Workbooklet

---

Word Mastery List Review challenge:

Students will create a PowerPoint with the definition of 10 words from the word mastery list to share and collaborate with one another. (10 Slides are required)