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Language Arts: Grade 10: 10-2

Teaching Materials to support Alberta K-12 English Language Arts Curriculum. Find materials to support lessons, unit plans, long range plans, literature across the curriculum and professional growth.

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Alberta Education Curriculum Materials

ELA Programs of Study Grades 10-12
Outlines what Alberta teachers are required to teach. Introductory material frames the outcomes.
LearnAlberta Resource Search
LearnAlberta: Quality digital resources accessible to all Alberta students, parents and schools. ULethbridge login provided in PS 1.

Authorized Novels and Non-Fiction List (AB Education)

Annotated List Grades 4-12
Download the complete PDF here for a list of novels and non-fiction reviewed for each grade. Sensitivities and considerations included. Consider evaluating more current texts and/or pairing with recent well-reviewed texts.

Authorized Basic Resources

Sightlines 10 by Prentice Hall Ginn Canada
Call Number: 808.8 Pre Gr.10

Publication Date: 2000

v.1. Student text ; v.2. Sightlines 10 anthology. Teacher guide ; v.3. Audio pack (4 compact discs)
Resource Lines 9/10 by Prentice Hall Ginn Canada
Call Number: 808.8 Pre Gr.10

Publication Date: 1999

v.1. ResourceLines 9/10 ; v.2. Language works 9 : English literacy resource ; v.3. Blackline masters, disk, answer key and correlation chart ; v.4. Language works 10 : English literacy resource ; v.5. Blackline masters, disk, answer key and correlation chart
Crossroads 10 by Gage Educational Publishing Company
Call Number: 810.8 Cro Gr.10

Publication Date: 2000

v.1. Student text ; v.2. Teacher's guide

Authorized Resources Lists (AB Education)

Authorized Novels and Nonfiction 10-12
Texts that have been reviewed and recommended by AB Education. Schools often use for novel studies.

Other AB Education Recommended Anthologies

Poetry alive: reflections by Liffiton, Larry; McAllister, John
Call Number: 808.81 Poe Gr.12

ISBN: 9780773051676

Publication Date: 1993
Poetry in focus by Cameron, Bob; Hogan, Margaret; Lashmar, Patrick
Call Number: 808.81 Poe Gr.10

ISBN: 9780889960671

Publication Date: 1982
Sunburst: an anthology of poetry by MacNeill, James A
Call Number: 808.81 Sun Gr.10

ISBN: 9780176018153

Publication Date: 1982
Through the open window by Paustian, Shirley Irene
Call Number: 808.81 Thr Gr.10

ISBN: 9780195404135,

Publication Date: 1983

On cue 1 by Eaton, Diane F
Call Number: 812.54 Eat Gr.10

ISBN: 9780774713689

Publication Date: 1990

Inside stories I 2nd Edition by Davies, Richard; Kirkland, Glen
Call Number: 808.83 Ins Gr.10

ISBN: 9780774705813

Publication Date: 1999
Inside stories III by Davies, Richard; Wowk, Jerry
Call Number: 808.83 Ins Gr.12

ISBN: 9780774715140

Publication Date: 2002
The reader writes the story: Canadian and world short fiction by Chapman, Marilyn; Barnes, John
Call Number: 813.54 Cha Gr.10

ISBN: 9780137635665

Publication Date: 1992

Canadian student writer's guide by Donaldson, Chelsea
Call Number: 808.042 Don Gr.10

ISBN: 9780771513183

Publication Date: 2000
Canadian students' guide to language, literature and media by Barclay, Susanne; Coghill, Judith Ann; Weeks, Peter
Call Number: 808.042 Bar Gr.10-12

ISBN: 9780195416756

Publication Date: 2001
Dimensions: a book of essays by Davies, Richard; Kirkland, Glen
Call Number: 808.84 Dim Gr.10

ISBN: 9780771568558

Publication Date: 1986
Fit to print: the Canadian student's guide to essay writing by Buckley, Joanne
Call Number: 808.02 Buc Gr.10

ISBN: 9780176442408

Publication Date: 2009
Gage Canadian writer's handbook by Davies, Richard; Kirkland, Glen
Call Number: 808.042 Dav Gr.10

ISBN: 9780771517471

Publication Date: 2000
Inside essays I by Hilker, Douglas
Call Number: 814.54 Ins Gr.10

ISBN: 9780774714013

Publication Date: 1993
Inside essays II by Hilker, Douglas
Call Number: 814.54 Ins Gr.11

ISBN: 9780774714037

Publication Date: 1993
Reading and writing for success by Archer, Lynn; Costello, Cathy; Harvey, Debbie
Call Number: 808 Arc Gr.10-12

ISBN: 9780774701983

Publication Date: 1997
Reading and writing for success senior by Adams, Janice Lynn Oberg; Costello, Cathy; Naylor, Steve
Call Number: 808.042 Ada Gr.10-12

ISBN: 9780774714976

Publication Date: 2001

Literature

Only in Canada, You Say by Katherine Barber
Call Number: 427.971 Bar

ISBN: 9780195429848

Publication Date: 2008-10-17

Social Studies Literature Connections
Printed list is also at Curr Lab Reference Desk.

Literature Online

Guide to Finding Literature Online
Sources for poetry, short stories and other texts online. Includes links to subscription sources available through CurrLab, LearnAlberta, and the Public Library.

Indigenous Perspectives

Education for Reconciliation: Sample ELA Lesson Plan
Alberta Education Samples lessons in Fine Arts, Science, ELA and Social Studies from Gr. 1-9.

Other Lesson Material

NCTE: National Council of Teachers of English
Rich resource for ELA strategies, lesson plans, PD etc. U.S. based but highly recommended.
Black Gold School Division Engaging Students 10-12
Lesson material organized by grade and subject. Find material you can reuse and adapt.
New York Times Writing Curriculum
A flexible, seven-unit program based on the real-world writing found in newspapers, from editorials and reviews to personal narratives and informational essays.
National Film Board
Films about Canadian issues. English and French content. Education Tab has teacher supports (K-12)