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A wide variety of BC, Canadian, and global First Peoples texts

English First Peoples 12

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Curricular Competency

Recognize intellectual property rights and community protocols and apply as necessary

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

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Transform ideas and information to create original texts, using various genres, forms, structures, and styles

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

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Use the conventions of First Peoples and other Canadian spelling, syntax, and diction proficiently and as appropriate to the context

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

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Experiment with genres, forms, or styles of texts

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

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Assess and refine texts to improve clarity, effectiveness, and impact

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

Keyword: refine texts to improve clarity, effectiveness, and impact

Elaboration: creatively and critically manipulating language for a desired effectconsciously and purposefully making intentional stylistic choices (e.g., using sentence fragments or inverted syntax for emphasis or impact)using techniques such as adjusting diction and form according to audience needs and preferences, using verbs effectively, using repetition and substitution for effect, maintaining parallelism, adding modifiers, varying sentence types

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Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful texts for a variety of purposes and audiences

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

Keyword: writing and design processes	Elaboration: There are various writing and/or design processes depending on context, and these may include determining audience and purpose, generating or gathering ideas, free-writing, making notes, drafting, revising and/or editing, and selecting appropriate format and layout.
Keyword: audiences	Elaboration: Students expand their understandings of the range of real-world audiences. These can include children, peers, and community members, as well as technical, academic, and business audiences.

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Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

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Express and support an opinion with evidence

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

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Select and apply appropriate oral communication formats for intended purposes

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

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Demonstrate speaking and listening skills in a variety of formal and informal contexts for a range of purposes

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

Keyword: speaking and listening skills	Elaboration: Strategies associated with speaking skills may include the conscious use of emotion, pauses, inflection, silence, and emphasis according to context.Strategies associated with listening skills may include receptive body language, eye contact, paraphrasing building on others’ ideas, asking clarifying questions, and disagreeing respectfully.
Keyword: range of purposes	Elaboration: may include to understand, to inquire, to explore, to inform, to interpret, to explain, to take a position, to evaluate, to provoke, to problem solve, and to entertain

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Respectfully exchange ideas and viewpoints from diverse perspectives to build shared understandings and extend thinking

English First Peoples 12

Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing)

Keyword: exchange ideas and viewpoints

Elaboration: using active listening skills and receptive body language (e.g., paraphrasing and building on others’ ideas)disagreeing respectfullyextending thinking (e.g., shifting, changing) to broader contexts (social media, digital environments)collaborating in large and small groups

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Identify bias, contradictions, distortions, and omissions

English First Peoples 12

Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing)

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Discern nuances in the meanings of words, considering social, political, historical, and literary contexts

English First Peoples 12

Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing)

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