| Curricular Competency |
Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas within, between, and beyond texts |
English Language Arts 6 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: Think critically, creatively, and reflectively |
Elaboration: questioning, interpreting, comparing, and contrasting a range of texts (e.g., narrative, poetry, visual texts); useful strategies for students include “exit slips,” “one star, one wish,” and quick activities to identify thinking |
| Keyword: texts |
Elaboration: Text and texts are generic terms referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communication:Oral texts include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories.Written texts include novels, articles, and short stories.Visual texts include posters, photographs, and other images.Digital texts include electronic forms of all the above.Oral, written, and visual elements can be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements). |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize and appreciate how different features, forms, and genres of texts reflect various purposes, audiences, and messages |
English Language Arts 6 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: different features, forms, and genres of texts |
Elaboration: vary depending on the purpose and audience of the text; students should be encouraged to consider the role of elements used in various texts (e.g., illustration in graphic novels, advertisements on websites, use of music, paragraph length, pause and pace in spoken word, use of colour) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Synthesize ideas from a variety of sources to build understanding |
English Language Arts 6 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, and visual texts, guide inquiry, and extend thinking |
English Language Arts 6 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: texts |
Elaboration: Text and texts are generic terms referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communication:Oral texts include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories.Written texts include novels, articles, and short stories.Visual texts include posters, photographs, and other images.Digital texts include electronic forms of all the above.Oral, written, and visual elements can be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements). |
| Keyword: inquiry |
Elaboration: asking creative and critical questions supported and inspired by texts |
| Keyword: extend thinking |
Elaboration: may include questioning and speculating, acquiring new ideas, analyzing and evaluating ideas, developing explanations, considering alternative points of view, summarizing, synthesizing, problem solving |
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| Curricular Competency |
Access information and ideas for diverse purposes and from a variety of sources and evaluate their relevance, accuracy, and reliability |
English Language Arts 6 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: diverse purposes |
Elaboration: may include to inquire, to explore, to inform, to interpret, to explain, to take a position, to propose a solution, to entertain |
| Keyword: variety of sources |
Elaboration: includes digital sources; students need to develop the language and tools to successfully navigate digital media (e.g., be familiar with terms and concepts such as browser, cookie, browsing history, hyperlinked text, thread, URL, posting etiquette, privacy) |
| Keyword: relevance |
Elaboration: Students should be prompted to ask: Does it meet the purpose? Is it current? Does it add new information? |
| Keyword: accuracy |
Elaboration: Students should be prompted to distinguish fact from opinion and to consider the source of the information. |
| Keyword: reliability |
Elaboration: Students should be prompted to consider the credibility of the source |
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| Big Ideas |
Questioning what we hear, read, and view contributes to our ability to be educated and engaged citizens. |
English Language Arts 5 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Using language in creative and playful ways helps
us understand how language works. |
English Language Arts 5 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Texts can be understood from different perspectives. |
English Language Arts 5 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Texts |
Elaboration: Text and texts are generic terms referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communication:Oral texts include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories.Written texts include novels, articles, and short stories.Visual texts include posters, photographs, and other images.Digital texts include electronic forms of all the above.Oral, written, and visual elements can be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements). |
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| Big Ideas |
Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world. |
English Language Arts 5 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: stories |
Elaboration: narrative texts, whether real or imagined, that teach us about human nature, motivation, and experience, and often reflect a personal journey or strengthen a sense of identity. They may also be considered the embodiment of collective wisdom. Stories can be oral, written, or visual, and used to instruct, inspire, and entertain listeners and readers. |
| Keyword: texts |
Elaboration: Text and texts are generic terms referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communication:Oral texts include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories.Written texts include novels, articles, and short stories.Visual texts include posters, photographs, and other images.Digital texts include electronic forms of all the above.Oral, written, and visual elements can be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements). |
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| Big Ideas |
Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy. |
English Language Arts 5 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: text |
Elaboration: Text and texts are generic terms referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communication:Oral texts include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories.Written texts include novels, articles, and short stories.Visual texts include posters, photographs, and other images.Digital texts include electronic forms of all the above.Oral, written, and visual elements can be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements). |
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| Content |
Language features, structures, and conventions- features of oral language
- paragraphing
- sentence structure and grammar
- conventions
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English Language Arts 5 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: features of oral language |
Elaboration: including tone, volume, inflection, pace, gestures |
| Keyword: paragraphing |
Elaboration: development of paragraphs that have a topic sentence and supporting details |
| Keyword: grammar |
Elaboration: parts of speech; past, present, and future tenses; subject-verb agreement |
| Keyword: conventions |
Elaboration: common practices in punctuation (e.g., uses of the comma, quotation marks for dialogue, uses of the apostrophe in contractions); in capitalization in titles, headings, and subheadings; and in Canadian spelling |
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| Content |
Strategies and processes- reading strategies
- oral language strategies
- metacognitive strategies
- writing processes
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English Language Arts 5 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: reading strategies |
Elaboration: using contextual clues; using phonics and word structure; visualizing; questioning; predicting; previewing text; summarizing; making inferences |
| Keyword: oral language strategies |
Elaboration: focusing on the speaker, asking questions to clarify, listening for specifics, expressing opinions, speaking with expression, staying on topic, taking turns |
| Keyword: metacognitive strategies |
Elaboration: talking and thinking about learning (e.g., through reflecting, questioning, goal setting, self-evaluating) to develop awareness of self as a reader and as a writer |
| Keyword: writing processes |
Elaboration: may include revising, editing, considering audience |
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| Content |
Story/text- forms, functions, and genres of text
- text features
- literary elements
- literary devices
- perspective/point of view
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English Language Arts 5 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: forms |
Elaboration: such as narrative, exposition, report |
| Keyword: functions |
Elaboration: purposes of text |
| Keyword: genres |
Elaboration: literary or thematic categories such as fantasy, humour, adventure, biography |
| Keyword: text |
Elaboration: Text and texts are generic terms referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communication:Oral texts include speeches, poems, plays, and oral stories.Written texts include novels, articles, and short stories.Visual texts include posters, photographs, and other images.Digital texts include electronic forms of all the above.Oral, written, and visual elements can be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements). |
| Keyword: text features |
Elaboration: how text and visuals are displayed |
| Keyword: literary elements |
Elaboration: narrative structures and characterization |
| Keyword: literary devices |
Elaboration: sensory detail (e.g., imagery) and figurative language (e.g., metaphor, simile) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Transform ideas and information to create original texts |
English Language Arts 5 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use oral storytelling processes |
English Language Arts 5 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: oral storytelling processes |
Elaboration: creating an original story or finding an existing story (with permission), sharing the story from memory with others, using vocal expression to clarify the meaning of the text, using non-verbal communication expressively to clarify the meaning, attending to stage presence, differentiating the storyteller’s natural voice from the characters’ voices, presenting the story efficiently, keeping the listener’s interest throughout |
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