ELA B30 Resources

Your ELA B30 course focuses on exploring World Literature from all ages and countries that explores one of two major themes:

1. The Search for Self (understanding ourselves)

2. The Social Experience (understanding others)

    

Independent Novel Reading: Choices available from the classroom library for your B30 novel.

A1 Sense of Identity

• Media Samples of the Search for Self Identity

A1.1 Assignment: Compare/Contrast Essay Writing

• “Shooting an Elephant” text and Compare/Contrast Essay writing guidance
• Sample paragraphs and outline support – Waldner docs (2019)
• MLA Citation guide (optional)
• Developing Transitions: Between Paragraph Topics and Ideas in Essays. Rate these sample essays for how well they transition between ideas.
• Words and Phrases to Avoid in Academic (Formal) Writing (article)

A2 Human Principles of Life

• Media Links/Resources for Section A2

A2.1 Assignment: Short Story or Script Writing

• Script Writing Support – Post with links/resources

A3 Exploring Relationships

• A3 Love and Relationships – section resources
• Exploring Expressions of Relationships

A3.1 Assignment: Poetry Performance

• Choosing a poem for your B30 performance

A4 Facing Doubts/Fears (Hamlet)

• Studying Hamlet – Intro topics
• Getting to Know Hamlet, the Play parodies and summaries
• Discussing those Intro topics (recording from previous class)
• To Tweet or Not to Tweet #HamletTweets – samples of student live tweeting while we read
• Hamlet PDF Text: No Fear Shakespeare
• To be or not to be – representations and parodies by performers
• Film Versions of Hamlet – trailers to preview
• Hamlet Audiobook – for independent study (optional)

A4.1 Assignment: Hamlet-focused Debate

A4.1 Assignment Option: Position Paper (Convincing argument)

B5 Individual vs Group Social Responsibility

B5.1 Assignment: Partner(s) Book Talk

B6 Social Criticism

B6.1 Assignment: Letter of Inquiry/Concern

• Formal Letter Templates for Office (can upload to Google Docs too)

B8 Addressing Real-world Issues

• Blog Post with Podcast Selection Options
• Optional: How to Make a Successful Podcast (read for techniques)

B8.1 Assignment: Multimedia of Social Issue

• Blog post with multimedia overview, instructions, and student samples

AR Task Options:

• Collection of AR tasks you can choose from that match work in this course