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Contenu Strategies and processes
  • reading strategies
  • oral language strategies
  • metacognitive strategies
  • writing processes
  • oral storytelling techniques
  • presentation and performance strategies
EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11 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: oral language strategies Elaboration: speaking with expression; connecting to listeners, asking questions to clarify, listening for specifics, summarizing, paraphrasing.
Keyword: metacognitive strategies Elaboration: thinking about our own thinking, and reflecting 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 storytelling techniques 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, using an expanding repertoire of techniques to enhance audience experience
Contenu Text features and structures
  • narrative structures, including those found in First Peoples texts
  • form, function, and genre of oral and other texts
EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11 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: those found in First Peoples texts Elaboration: for example, circular, iterative, cyclical
Keyword: function Elaboration: the intended purpose of a text
Contenu Protocols
  • protocols related to the ownership and use of First Peoples oral texts
  • acknowledgement of territory
  • situating oneself in relation to others and place
  • processes related to protocols and expectations when engaging with First Nations communities and Aboriginal organizations
EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11 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.
Keyword: acknowledgement of territory Elaboration: Students understand the protocols involved in the acknowledgement of traditional First Nations territories.Students understand the purpose of acknowledgement of First Nations traditional territories.
Keyword: situating oneself in relation to others and place Elaboration: relates to the concept that everything and everyone is connectedStudents understand why it is common First Nations practice to introduce oneself by sharing family and place connections.
Keyword: when engaging with First Nations communities and Aboriginal organizations Elaboration: Students understand the necessity of learning what protocols might govern interactions in First Nations communities and Aboriginal organizations.
Contenu First Peoples oral traditions
  • the legal status of First Peoples oral traditions in Canada
  • purposes of oral texts
  • the relationship between oral tradition and land/place
EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11 No CCG
Keyword: legal status Elaboration: First Peoples oral histories are valid evidence of ownership of the land within Canadian law. The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes that First Peoples oral tradition is as important as written documents in considering legal issues. See resource disputes (e.g., Delgamuukw or Xeni Gwetin), treaties and title cases (e.g., Nisga’a), and environmental impact studies (e.g., Puntledge River Dam, Berger Inquiry).
Contenu Reconciliation in Canada EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11 No CCG
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Contenu Common themes in First Peoples texts EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11 No CCG
Keyword: Common themes in First Peoples texts Elaboration: connection to the landthe nature and place of spirituality as an aspect of wisdomthe relationships between individual and communitythe importance of oral traditionthe experience of colonization and decolonizationloss of identity and affirmation of identitytraditionhealingrole of familyimportance of Elders
Contenu A wide variety of text forms and genres EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11 No CCG
Keyword: forms Elaboration: Within a type of communication, the writer, speaker, or designer chooses a form based on the purpose of the piece. Common written forms include narratives; journals; procedural, expository, and explanatory documents; news articles; e-mails; blogs; advertisements; poetry; novels; and letters.
Keyword: genres Elaboration: literary or thematic categories (e.g., science fiction, biography, satire, memoir, poem, visual essay, personal narrative, speech, oral history)
Contenu A wide variety of BC, Canadian, and global First Peoples texts EFP: Literary Studies + Spoken Language 11 No CCG
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Contenu New media functions
  • advocacy
  • community building
  • propaganda
  • manipulation
EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11 No CCG
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Contenu Language features, structures, and conventions
  • features of oral language
  • elements of style
  • syntax and sentence fluency
  • rhetorical devices
  • usage and conventions
  • literary elements and devices
  • literal and inferential meaning
  • persuasive techniques
  • citations and acknowledgements
EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11 No CCG
Keyword: features of oral language Elaboration: intonation, enunciation, volume, pacing, expression, purpose, diction, acoustics
Keyword: elements of style Elaboration: stylistic choices that make a specific writer distinguishable from others, including diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone.
Keyword: rhetorical devices Elaboration: examples include figurative language, parallelism, repetition, irony, humour, exaggeration, emotional language, logic, direct address, rhetorical questions, and allusion
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: persuasive techniques Elaboration: ethical, logical, and emotional appealsmay include using repetition, rhetorical questions, irony, or satire
Keyword: acknowledgements Elaboration: formal acknowledgements of another person’s work, idea, or intellectual property
Contenu Strategies and processes
  • reading strategies
  • oral language strategies
  • metacognitive strategies
  • writing processes
  • multimedia presentation processes
EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11 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: oral language strategies Elaboration: speaking with expression; connecting to listeners, asking questions to clarify, listening for specifics, summarizing, paraphrasing
Keyword: metacognitive strategies Elaboration: thinking about our own thinking, and reflecting 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.
Contenu Text features and structures
  • narrative structures, including those found in First Peoples texts
  • form, function, and genre of texts, including new media texts
  • interactivity
EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11 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: those found in First Peoples texts Elaboration: for example, circular, iterative, cyclical
Keyword: function Elaboration: the intended purpose of a text
Contenu Protocols
  • protocols related to ownership and use of First Peoples texts
  • situating oneself in relation to others and place
EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11 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 texts Elaboration: Stories often have protocols for when and where they can be shared, who owns them, and who can share them.
Keyword: situating oneself in relation to others and place Elaboration: relates to the concept that everything and everyone is connectedStudents understand why it is common First Nations practice to introduce oneself by sharing family and place connections.
Contenu First Peoples oral traditions
  • the legal status of First Peoples oral traditions in Canada
  • purposes of oral texts
EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11 No CCG
Keyword: legal status Elaboration: First Peoples oral histories are valid evidence of ownership of the land within Canadian law. The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes that First Peoples oral tradition is as important as written documents in considering legal issues. See resource disputes (e.g., Delgamuukw or Xeni Gwetin), treaties and title cases (e.g., Nisga’a), and environmental impact studies (e.g., Puntledge River Dam, Berger Inquiry).
Contenu Reconciliation in Canada EFP: Literary Studies + New Media 11 No CCG
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