Unit 2 Outcomes

Students will know…

  • that cultural and societal influences are reflected in a variety of Canadian and international texts (2.3.1)
  • that criteria is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of texts, so they can monitor the effectiveness of the criteria, and modify the criteria as needed (2.3.2)
  • there is a relationship between text and context (2.1.1)

Students will be able to…

  • Identify a variety of different kinds of texts, audiences and purposes for creating texts (2.1.1)
  • Use features found within a text as information to describe the communication situation within which the text was created (2.1.1)
  • Paraphrase a text’s controlling idea, and identify supporting ideas and supporting details (2.1.2)
  • Summarize the plot of a narrative, describe its setting and atmosphere, describe development of conflict and identify theme (2.1.2)
  • Describe the personality traits, motivations, attitudes, values and relationships of characters developed/persons presented in literature and other texts; and identify how the use of archetypes adds to an appreciation of text (2.1.2)
  • Describe a text creator’s tone, and relate tone to purpose and audience (2.1.2)
  • Differentiate between literal and figurative statements and between imagery and nonsensory language, identify symbol, recognize familiar allusions, and describe how images are developed in texts (2.1.2)
  • Describe visual elements and aural elements and describe their contributions to the meaning of texts (2.1.2)
  • Describe personal expectations for a text to be studied, by recalling prior experiences with observations about similar contexts, content and text forms (2.1.3)  
  • Recall prior knowledge of rhetorical devices used in previously studied texts and textual elements and structured employed or developed (2.1.3)
  • Classify the genre/form of new texts according to attributes or genres/forms previously studied (2.1.3) 
  • Create and use own reference materials to aid  understanding (2.1.4)
  • Identify a variety of text forms, including communications forms and literary forms (2.2.1) 
  • Describe audience factors that may have influenced a text creator’s choice of form and medium (2.2.1)  
  • Describe a variety of organizational patterns and structural features that contribute to purpose and content (2.2.1)  
  • Describe the characteristics of various common communications media (2.2.1) 
  • Identify persuasive techniques used in a variety of print and non-print forms (2.2.2)
  • Compare choices and motives of characters and people portrayed in texts with choices and motives of self and others (2.3.1)
  • Describe settings and plots in terms of reality and plausibility, as appropriate (2.3.2)
  • Describe character and characterization in terms of consistency of behaviour, motivation and plausibility (2.3.2)
  • Describe images in print and non-print texts in terms of created reality and appropriateness to purpose (2.3.2)
  • Use terminology appropriate to the forms studied for discussing and appreciating the effectiveness and artistry of a variety of text forms (2.3.3)