début, milieu et fin

organisation thématique

page, couverture, image, diagramme, mise en page, etc.

le destinataire est engagé physiquement et intellectuellement; il réagit à ce qu’il entend

attendre son tour pour parler, lever la main, etc.

bonjour, au revoir, merci, Madame, Monsieur, est-ce que je peux, etc.

stylistic choices that make a specific writer distinguishable from others, including diction, vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone

avoiding common usage errors (e.g., double negatives, mixed metaphors, malapropisms, and word misuse)

common practices of standard punctuation in capitalization, quoting, and spelling of Canadian and First Peoples words

formal acknowledgements of another person’s work, idea, or intellectual property

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.

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.

speaking with expression, connecting with listeners, asking questions to clarify, listening for specifics, summarizing, paraphrasing

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

how text is organized

for example, circular, iterative, cyclical

the intended purpose of a text

• Protocols are rules governing behaviour or interactions.
• Protocols can be general and apply to many First Peoples cultures, or specific to individual First Nations.

Stories often have protocols for when and where they can be shared, who owns them, and who can share them.

 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.

listen to and comprehend a wide range of authentic First Peoples oral texts reflecting a variety of purposes, messages, and contexts, including texts relating to life lessons, individual and community responsibilities, rites of passage - family histories - creation stories - formal speeches