| Curricular Competency |
Synthesize ideas from a variety of sources to build understanding |
English Language Arts 5 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use a variety of comprehension strategies before, during, and after reading, listening, or viewing to guide inquiry and deepen understanding of text |
English Language Arts 5 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: comprehension strategies |
Elaboration: may include activating prior knowledge, making predictions, setting a purpose, making connections, asking questions, previewing written text, making inferences, drawing conclusions, using context clues. |
| 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 imagesDigital 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 |
Access information and ideas from a variety of sources and from prior knowledge to build understanding |
English Language Arts 5 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: prior knowledge |
Elaboration: personal stories and experiences |
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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 4 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Using language in creative and playful ways helps
us understand how language works. |
English Language Arts 4 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Texts can be understood from different perspectives. |
English Language Arts 4 |
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 4 |
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 4 |
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
- paragraph structure
- sentence structure and grammar
- conventions
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English Language Arts 4 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: features of oral language |
Elaboration: including tone, volume, inflection, pace, gestures |
| Keyword: paragraph structure |
Elaboration: use of 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, such as use of the comma, quotation marks for dialogue, and the apostrophe |
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| Content |
Strategies and processes- reading strategies
- oral language strategies
- metacognitive strategies
- writing processes
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English Language Arts 4 |
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
- evidence
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English Language Arts 4 |
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: theme, character, setting, plot, conflict, and purpose |
| 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 4 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use oral storytelling processes |
English Language Arts 4 |
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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| Curricular Competency |
Develop and apply expanding word knowledge |
English Language Arts 4 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: word knowledge |
Elaboration: morphology, including roots, affixes, and suffixes |
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| Curricular Competency |
Communicate in sentences and paragraphs, applying conventions of Canadian spelling, grammar, and punctuation |
English Language Arts 4 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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