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Text features and structures- Oral language features and structures
- form, function, and genre of texts
- features and structures of First Peoples texts
- narrative structures found in First Peoples texts
- issues related to the ownership of First Peoples oral texts and protocols for their use
- the legal status of First Peoples oral tradition in Canada
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Spoken Language 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: narrative structures found in First Peoples texts |
Elaboration: for example, circular, iterative, cyclical, linear |
| Keyword: First Peoples oral texts |
Elaboration: Listen to and comprehend a wide range of authentic First Peoples oral texts reflecting a variety of purposes, messages, and contexts, including texts relating to life lessons, individual and community responsibilities (rites of passage, family histories, creation stories, formal speeches). |
| Keyword: protocols |
Elaboration: First Peoples stories often have protocols for when and where they can be shared, who owns them, and who can share them because they are told by many people and passed down through generations. There are no recognized authors. |
| Keyword: First Peoples oral tradition |
Elaboration: In Canadian law, First Peoples oral history is valid evidence of ownership of the land.The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes that First Peoples oral tradition is as important as written documents in considering legal issues. |
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Creative spoken genres: |
Spoken Language 12 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Creative spoken genres |
Elaboration: spoken word/slam poetryrecitationoral storytellingreaders’ theatredebateradio/podcasts/social mediapresentationspublic service announcements (PSAs) |
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| Content |
Text forms and genres |
Spoken Language 12 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Transform ideas and information to create original texts, using various genres, forms, structures, and styles |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use acknowledgements and citations to recognize intellectual property rights |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: acknowledgements and citations |
Elaboration: includes citing sources in appropriate ways to understand and avoid plagiarism and understanding protocols that guide use of First Peoples oral texts and other knowledge |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use the conventions of Canadian spelling, grammar, and punctuation proficiently and as appropriate to the context |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Evaluate and refine oral texts to improve clarity, effectiveness, and impact |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: refine oral texts to improve clarity, effectiveness, and impact |
Elaboration: creatively and critically manipulating language for a desired effectconsciously and purposefully making intentional stylistic choices, such as using sentence fragments |
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| Curricular Competency |
Express and support an opinion with evidence to achieve purpose |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create engaging and meaningful texts for a variety of purposes and audiences |
Spoken Language 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 understanding of the range of real-world audiences. These can include children, peers, community members, professionals, and local and globally connected digital conversations. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Select and apply appropriate spoken language formats for an intended purpose |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Select and apply speaking and listening skills in a variety of formal and informal contexts for a range of purposes |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Respectfully exchange ideas and viewpoints from diverse perspectives to build shared understanding and transform thinking |
Spoken Language 12 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: Respectfully exchange ideas and viewpoints |
Elaboration: using active listening skills and receptive body language, paraphrasing and building on others’ ideas; disagreeing respectfully, extending thinking (e.g., shifting, changing) to broader contexts (social media, digital environments), collaborating in large and small groups |
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| Curricular Competency |
Evaluate how techniques and devices enhance and shape meaning and impact |
Spoken Language 12 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text, and world |
Spoken Language 12 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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