| Curricular Competency |
Develop awareness of how story in First Peoples cultures connects people to land |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: how story in First Peoples cultures connects people to land |
Elaboration: First Peoples stories were created to explain the landscape, the seasons, and local events. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Show awareness of how story in First Peoples cultures connects people to family and community |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: story in First Peoples cultures |
Elaboration: Traditional and contemporary First Peoples stories take many forms (e.g., prose, song, dance, poetry, theatre, carvings, pictures) and are told for several purposes:teaching (e.g., life lessons, community responsibilities, rites of passage)sharing creation storiesrecording personal, family, and community histories“mapping” the geography and resources of an areaensuring cultural continuity (e.g., knowledge of ancestors, language)healingentertainment(from In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K–3 Classroom, FNESC/FNSA, 2012) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize the structure and elements of story |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| 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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| Curricular Competency |
Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and make meaning |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| 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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| Curricular Competency |
Explain the role that story plays in personal, family, and community identity |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| 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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| Curricular Competency |
Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and community |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers |
Elaboration: offering relevant ideas, asking questions to find out and clarify others’ views, sharing opinions supported by reasons |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize how different texts reflect different purposes. |
English Language Arts 3 |
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). |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use developmentally appropriate reading, listening, and viewing strategies to make meaning |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: reading, listening, and viewing strategies |
Elaboration: examples include making logical predictions using prior knowledge and story structure; visualizing; making connections to text and self; making inferences; asking questions; engaging in conversation with peers and adults; showing respect for the contribution of others |
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| Curricular Competency |
Make connections between ideas from a variety of sources and prior knowledge to build understanding |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: prior knowledge |
Elaboration: personal stories and experiences |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use sources of information and prior knowledge to make meaning |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: prior knowledge |
Elaboration: personal stories and experiences |
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| Curricular Competency |
Read fluently at grade level |
English Language Arts 3 |
Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) |
| Keyword: Read fluently at grade level |
Elaboration: reading with comprehension, phrasing, and attention to punctuation |
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| Big Ideas |
Curiosity and wonder lead us to new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us. |
English Language Arts 1 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Playing with language helps us discover how language works. |
English Language Arts 1 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Through listening and speaking,
we connect with others and
share our world. |
English Language Arts 1 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Everyone has a unique story
to share. |
English Language Arts 1 |
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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