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Contenu Common themes in First Peoples texts Spoken Language 10 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 Text forms and genres Spoken Language 10 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 Language features, structures, and conventions
  • elements of style
  • usage and conventions
  • literary elements and devices
  • citations and acknowledgements
  • literal and inferential meaning
Literary Studies 10 No CCG
Keyword: elements of style Elaboration: stylistic choices that make a specific writer distinguishable from others, including diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone
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: acknowledgements Elaboration: formal acknowledgements of another person’s work, idea, or intellectual property
Contenu Strategies and processes
  • reading strategies
  • metacognitive strategies
  • writing processes
  • oral language strategies
Literary Studies 10 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: metacognitive strategies Elaboration: thinking about our own thinkingreflecting 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 language strategies Elaboration: speaking with expression, connecting with listeners, asking questions to clarify, listening for specifics, summarizing, paraphrasing
Contenu Text features and structures
  • narrative structures, including those found in First Peoples’ texts
  • form, function, and genre of texts
Literary Studies 10 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: 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 oral texts
Literary Studies 10 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.
Contenu First Peoples oral traditions
  • purposes of First Peoples oral texts
Literary Studies 10 No CCG
Keyword: First Peoples oral traditions Elaboration: Oral traditions are the means by which cultural transmission occurs over generations, other than through written records. Among First Peoples, oral traditions may consist of told stories, songs, and/or 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., via symbol and metaphor), these traditions provide a record of literal truth (e.g., regarding events and/or situations). They were integrated into every facet of life and were the basis of First Peoples education systems. They continue to endure in contemporary contexts.
Contenu Reconciliation in Canada Literary Studies 10 No CCG
Keyword: Elaboration:
Contenu Common themes in First Peoples texts Literary Studies 10 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 Text forms and genres Literary Studies 10 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 Language features, structures, and conventions
  • features of oral language
  • elements of style
  • rhetorical devices
  • persuasive techniques
  • usage and conventions
  • literary elements and devices
  • literal and figurative meaning
  • citation techniques
Spoken Language 10 No CCG
Keyword: elements of style Elaboration: stylistic choices that make a specific writer distinguishable from others, including diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone.
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, capitalization, quoting, and Canadian spelling
Keyword: literary elements and devices Elaboration: Texts use various literary devices, including figurative language, according to purpose and audience.
Contenu Strategies and processes
  • reading strategies
  • oral language strategies
  • metacognitive strategies
  • writing processes
  • presentation techniques
Spoken Language 10 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: includes 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 forms and text genres, including creative spoken forms
  • Text features and structures
  • oral text features and structures
  • narrative structures found in First Peoples texts
  • First Peoples oral traditions and oral texts
  • protocols related to ownership of First Peoples oral texts
Spoken Language 10 No CCG
Keyword: genres Elaboration: literary or thematic categories (e.g., adventure, fable, fairy tale, fantasy, folklore, historical, horror, legend, mystery, mythology, picture book, science fiction, biography, essay, journalism, manual, memoir, personal narrative, speech)
Keyword: creative spoken forms Elaboration: spoken word/slam poetryrecitationoral storytellingreaders’ theatredebateradio/podcasts/social mediapresentationspublic service announcements (PSAs)
Keyword: Text features Elaboration: elements of the text that are not considered the main body. These may include typography (bold, italics, underlined font), font style, guide words, key words, titles, diagrams, captions, labels, maps, charts, illustrations, tables, photographs, and sidebars/text boxes.
Keyword: narrative structures found in First Peoples texts Elaboration: (e.g., circular, iterative, cyclical)
Keyword: First Peoples oral traditions Elaboration: Oral traditions are the means by which cultural transmission occurs over generations other than through written records. Among First Peoples, oral traditions may consist of told stories, songs, and/or 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., via symbol and metaphor), these traditions provide a record of literal truth (e.g., regarding events and/or situations). They were integrated into every facet of life and were the basis of First Peoples education systems. They continue to endure in contemporary contexts. In Canadian law, First Peoples oral history is valid evidence of ownership of the land. The Supreme Court of Canada recognizes that First Peoples oral histories are as important as written documents in considering legal issues.
Keyword: protocols related to ownership of First Peoples oral texts Elaboration: First Peoples stories often have protocols (when and where they can be shared, who owns them, who can share them).
Contenu Language features, structures, and conventions
  • elements of style
  • usage and conventions
  • literary techniques and devices
  • citation techniques
New Media 10 No CCG
Keyword: elements of style Elaboration: stylistic choices that make a specific writer distinguishable from others, including diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone.
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, capitalization, quoting, and Canadian spelling
Keyword: literary techniques and devices Elaboration: Texts use various literary devices, including figurative language, according to purpose and audience.
Contenu Strategies and processes
  • reading strategies
  • oral language strategies
  • metacognitive strategies
  • writing processes
  • new media design processes
  • multimedia presentation processes
New Media 10 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: includes 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.

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