ELA B30

Seasonal Activities
Lesson 1: What Makes a Good Story?
Lesson 2: Writing Process & Getting a First Draft
Lesson 3: Editing Until You Have a Good Copy
Project #1: Walking on the Land & Writing Your Own Script or Story
Lesson 4: Studying Story Through Analyzing The Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Lesson 5: What is Parody, Satire and Irony? How Can I Use It in My Writing?
Project #2: Walking, Listening and Writing Using Parody, Satire, and/or Irony
Lesson 6: World-Wide Indigenous Rap and Spoken Word
Lesson 7: World-Wide Indigenous Voices & Famous Speech
Lesson 8: World-Wide Indigenous Poems
Project #3: Oral Reading of a Poem or Prose
Lesson 9: Indigenous Peoples Worldwide & Film/Poets/Speakers/Artists Voices & UNDRIP
Lesson 10: Indigenous Voices Go World-Wide & Outdoor Learning Spaces & Fall
Project #4: Letter of Inquiry

Seasonal Activities: pipon, Pipōn, Waniyedu, winter
Lesson 11: Witi Ihimaera's Whale Rider Novel Study Guide
Lesson 12: Whale Rider Film & Visual Literary Analysis
Lesson 13: Seasonal Activities from New Zealand and Seasonal Activities from Our Lands
Lesson 14: Outdoor Spaces & Winter
Lesson 15: Metaphor & Building Things & Workshops
Project #5: Workshop
Lesson 16: Listening & Speaking & Conversations & Debates
Lesson 17: Debates Can Be Silly & Follow Debate Process & Make Really Bad Puns
Lesson 18: Debates Can Be Serious & Process & Follow the Rules
Project #6: Debate
Lesson 19: Topics that You Can Stand By & Creating a Position & Persuasive Writing
Lesson 20: Taking Your Position Into the Workshop
Project #7: Position Paper (Convincing Argument)
Assignment 8: Essay Writing & Power Notes
Assignment 9: Creating a Thesis Statement & Essay Writing
Assignment 10: Power Notes & Writing a 5 Paragraph Essay

Lesson 21: Watch Smoke Signals & Video Essay on Film Analysis
Lesson 22: Essay-Writing Workshop on Smoke Signals
Lesson 23: Character & Plot & Setting & Tone & Mood
Lesson 24: Point-of-view & Conflict & Symbolism & Figurative Language & Theme
Lesson 25: Absolute True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Project #8: Critique of an Author's Style
Lesson 26: Outdoor Learning Spaces & Spring
Lesson 27: What "Makes" You Angry?
Lesson 28: What Inspires You?
Project #9: Proposal
Lesson 29: What Does Your Voice Sound Like?
Lesson 30: How Do We Forgive Our Fathers? Poem by Dick Lowie and How To Speak Up For Myself?
Project #10: Letter Advocating Change

English Language Arts B30