| Curricular Competency |
Explore the impact of personal, social, and cultural contexts, values, and perspectives in oral texts |
Spoken Language 10 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize and appreciate how different forms, structures, and features of oral and other texts reflect diverse purposes, audiences, and messages |
Spoken Language 10 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between, and beyond texts |
Spoken Language 10 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Apply appropriate strategies in a variety of contexts to guide inquiry, extend thinking, and comprehend oral and other texts |
Spoken Language 10 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: strategies |
Elaboration: Strategies used will depend on purpose and context. These may include making predictions, asking questions, paraphrasing, forming images, making inferences, determining importance, identifying themes, and drawing conclusions. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize and appreciate the diversity within and across First Peoples societies as represented in texts |
Spoken Language 10 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize and appreciate the role of story, narrative, and oral tradition in expressing First Peoples perspectives, values, beliefs, and points of view |
Spoken Language 10 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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| Big Ideas |
First Peoples text plays a role within the process of Reconciliation. |
Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Reconciliation |
Elaboration: the movement to heal the relationship between First Peoples and Canada that was damaged by colonial policies such as the Indian residential school system |
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| Big Ideas |
Self-representation through authentic First Peoples text is a means to foster justice. |
Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: authentic First Peoples text |
Elaboration: a written, oral, visual, digital, or multimodal text that:presents authentic First Peoples voices (i.e., historical or contemporary texts created by First Peoples, or created through the substantial contributions of First Peoples)depicts themes and issues important to First Peoples cultures (e.g., loss of identity and affirmation of identity, tradition, healing, role of family, importance of Elders, connection to the land, the nature and place of spirituality as an aspect of wisdom, the relationships between individual and community, the importance of oral tradition, the experience of colonization and decolonization)incorporates First Peoples storytelling techniques and features as applicable (e.g., circular structure, repetition, weaving in of spirituality, humour)includes respectful portrayals or representation of First Peoples and their traditions and beliefs |
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| Big Ideas |
First Peoples texts and stories provide insight into key aspects of Canada’s past, present, and future. |
Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Texts are socially, culturally, geographically, and historically constructed. |
Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
The exploration of text and story deepens understanding of one’s identity, others, and the world. |
Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: text |
Elaboration: any type of oral, written, visual, or digital expression or communication:Visual texts include gestural and spatial components (as in dance) as well as images (some examples are posters, photographs, paintings, carvings, poles, textiles, regalia, and masks).Digital texts include electronic forms of oral, written, and visual expression.Multimodal texts include any combination of oral, written, visual, and/or digital elements and can be delivered via different media or technologies (some examples are dramatic presentations, web pages, music videos, online presentations, graphic novels, and close-captioned films). |
| Keyword: story |
Elaboration: a narrative text that shares ideas about human nature, motivation, behaviour, and experience. Stories can record history, reflect a personal journey, or explore identity. Stories can be oral, written, or visual, and used to instruct, inspire, and/or entertain listeners and readers. |
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| Content |
Language features, structures, and conventions- elements of style
- usage and conventions
- literary elements and devices
- citations and acknowledgements
- literal and inferential meaning
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Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: elements of style |
Elaboration: stylistic choices that make a specific writer distinguishable from others, including diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone |
| Keyword: usage |
Elaboration: avoiding common usage errors (e.g., double negatives, mixed metaphors, malapropisms, and word misuse) |
| Keyword: conventions |
Elaboration: common practices of standard punctuation in capitalization, quoting, and spelling of Canadian and First Peoples words |
| Keyword: literary elements and devices |
Elaboration: Texts use various literary devices, including figurative language, according to purpose and audience. |
| Keyword: acknowledgements |
Elaboration: formal acknowledgements of another person’s work, idea, or intellectual property |
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| Content |
Strategies and processes- reading strategies
- metacognitive strategies
- writing processes
- oral language strategies
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Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: reading strategies |
Elaboration: There are many strategies that readers use when making sense of text. Students consider what strategies they need to use to “unpack” text. They employ strategies with increasing independence depending on the purpose, text, and context. Strategies include but may not be limited to predicting, inferring, questioning, paraphrasing, using context clues, using text features, visualizing, making connections, summarizing, identifying big ideas, synthesizing, and reflecting. |
| Keyword: metacognitive strategies |
Elaboration: thinking about our own thinkingreflecting on our processes and determining strengths and challengesStudents employ metacognitive strategies to gain increasing independence in learning. |
| Keyword: writing processes |
Elaboration: There are various writing processes depending on context. These may include determining audience and purpose, generating or gathering ideas, free-writing, making notes, drafting, revising, and/or editing. Writers often have very personalized processes when writing. Writing is an iterative process. |
| Keyword: oral language strategies |
Elaboration: speaking with expression, connecting with listeners, asking questions to clarify, listening for specifics, summarizing, paraphrasing |
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| Content |
Text features and structures- narrative structures, including those found in First Peoples’ texts
- form, function, and genre of texts
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Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Text features |
Elaboration: attributes or elements of the text that may include typography (bold, italics, underlining, font choice), guide words, key words, titles, diagrams, captions, labels, maps, charts, illustrations, tables, photographs, and sidebars/text boxes |
| Keyword: structures |
Elaboration: how text is organized |
| Keyword: in First Peoples’ texts |
Elaboration: for example, circular, iterative, cyclical |
| Keyword: function |
Elaboration: the intended purpose of a text |
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| Content |
Protocols- protocols related to ownership and use of First Peoples oral texts
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Literary Studies 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Protocols |
Elaboration: Protocols are rules governing behaviour or interactions.Protocols can be general and apply to many First Peoples cultures, or specific to individual First Nations. |
| Keyword: ownership and use of First Peoples oral texts |
Elaboration: Stories often have protocols for when and where they can be shared, who owns them, and who can share them. |
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