| Big Ideas |
Curiosity and wonder lead us to new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. |
English Language Arts 3 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Using language in creative and playful ways helps
us understand how language works. |
English Language Arts 3 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Stories can be understood from different perspectives |
English Language Arts 3 |
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. |
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| Big Ideas |
Stories and other texts help us learn about ourselves,
our families, and
our communities. |
English Language Arts 3 |
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 story can be a source of creativity and joy. |
English Language Arts 3 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: story |
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. |
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| Content |
Language features, structures, and conventions- features of oral language
- word patterns, word families
- legible handwriting
- sentence structure
- conventions
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English Language Arts 3 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: features of oral language |
Elaboration: including tone, volume, inflection, pace, gestures |
| Keyword: legible handwriting |
Elaboration: legible handwriting with spacing between words |
| Keyword: sentence structure |
Elaboration: the structure of compound sentences |
| Keyword: conventions |
Elaboration: common practices in punctuation of sentences and in apostrophe use in contractions |
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| Content |
Strategies and processes- reading strategies
- oral language strategies
- metacognitive strategies
- writing processes
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English Language Arts 3 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: reading strategies |
Elaboration: using illustrations and prior knowledge to predict meaning; rereading; retelling in own words; locating the main idea and details; using knowledge of language patterns and phonics to decode words; identifying familiar and “sight” words; monitoring (asking: Does it look right? Sound right? Make sense?); self-correcting errors consistently using three cueing systems: meaning, structure, and visual |
| 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, connecting with audience |
| 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- elements of story
- functions and genres of stories and other texts
- text features
- literary elements and devices
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English Language Arts 3 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: elements of story |
Elaboration: character, plot, setting, conflict, and theme |
| Keyword: text features |
Elaboration: how text and visuals are displayed (e.g., headings, diagrams, columns, and sidebars) |
| Keyword: literary elements and devices |
Elaboration: descriptive language, poetic language, figurative language, images, imagery, rhythm, rhyme, simile, alliteration |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use oral storytelling processes |
English Language Arts 3 |
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 |
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| Curricular Competency |
Explore and appreciate aspects of First Peoples oral traditions |
English Language Arts 3 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: oral traditions |
Elaboration: the means by which culture is transmitted over generations other than through written recordsAmong First Peoples, oral tradition may consist of told stories, songs, and other types of distilled wisdom or information, often complemented by dance or various forms of visual representation, such as carvings or masks.In addition to expressing spiritual and emotional truth (e.g., by symbol and metaphor), it provides a record of literal truth (e.g., about events and situations).The oral tradition was once integrated into every facet of life of First Peoples and was the basis of the education system. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Develop and apply expanding word knowledge |
English Language Arts 3 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: word knowledge |
Elaboration: morphology, including roots, affixes, and suffixes |
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| Curricular Competency |
Communicate using sentences and most conventions of Canadian spelling, grammar, and punctuation |
English Language Arts 3 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Plan and create a variety of communication forms for different purposes and audiences |
English Language Arts 3 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: communication forms |
Elaboration: examples include personal writing, letters, poems, multiple-page stories, simple expository text that is non-fiction and interest-based, digital presentations, oral presentations, visuals, dramatic forms used to communicate ideas and information. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Create stories and other texts to deepen awareness of self, family, and community |
English Language Arts 3 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| 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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| Curricular Competency |
Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared understanding |
English Language Arts 3 |
Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing) |
| Keyword: Exchange ideas and perspectives |
Elaboration: offering ideas related to the problem, asking relevant questions to find out and clarify others’ views, sharing opinions supported by reasons |
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