Unit 1 Outcomes

Students will know…

  • Specific reading strategies
  • Specific vocabulary and figurative language terms 
  • Authors use language and images used in literature and other texts to convey respectful and considerate, or disrespectful and inconsiderate, perspectives and attitudes (5.1.1) 
  • Verbal and nonverbal messages contribute to the inclusion or exclusion of individuals involved in a communication situation (5.1.1) 
  • Relationship between roles and identity

Students will be able to…

  • Generate and experiment with strategies that contribute to forming tentative understandings, interpretations, and positions (1.1.1)
  • Experiment language, image and structure to create different effects in particular situations and for particular purposes and audiences (1.1.2)
  • Experiment with a variety of strategies, activities and resources to explore ideas, observations, opinions, experiences and emotions (1.1.2)
  • Describe personal responses to new perspectives, appraise whether such responses contribute to or inhibit understanding, and identify influences that have contributed to such responses. (1.2.1)
  • Expand interests in a range of literary genres and in a variety of other text types and text creators (1.2.2)
  • Appraise own strengths and weaknesses as a language user and language learner; select appropriate strategies to increase strengths and address weaknesses; monitor the effectiveness of selected strategies; and modify selected strategies as needed to optimize growth (1.2.3)
  • Set goals and identify and experiment with strategies for language growth in relation to formal and informal personal communications (1.2.3) 
  • Use language to be sensitive to the feelings of others (5.1.1)
  • Use language and image to honour own and others’ accomplishments (5.1.3)