Unit 1 Outcomes


You will consider new perspectives as you . . .
  • Analyze and evaluate how various topics and themes, text forms, text types and text creators, influence own and others' understandings, attitudes and aspirations (1.2.1 a) 

You will understand and interpret content as you . . .
  • Describe how supporting ideas and supporting details strengthen a text's controlling idea (2.1.2 b)
  • Analyze a variety of text forms, explain the relationships of form to purpose and content, and assess the effects of these relationships on audience (2.1.2 c)
  • Assess the significance of a text's theme or controlling idea, and the adequacy, relevance and effectiveness of its supporting details, examples or illustrations, and content in general (2.3.1 f)

You will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent in order to create text.

You will develop content as you . . .
  • Establish a focus for text creation, and communicate scope by framing an effective controlling idea or describing a strong unifying effect (4.1.2 a)
  • Develop supporting details, by using developmental aids appropriate to form and purpose (4.1.2 b)
  • Develop appropriate, relevant and sufficient content to support a controlling idea or unifying effect (4.1.2 c)


You will understand and be able to . . .
  • Modify tentative interpretations and tentative positions by weighing and assessing the validity of their own and others' ideas, observations and opinions; and identify areas for further inquiry or research (1.1.1 b)
  • Set goals and draw from a repertoire of effective strategies for language growth in relation to aspirations for the future (1.1.3 a)
  • Assess the contributions of figurative language, symbol, imagery and allusion to the meaning and significance of texts; and appreciate the text creator's craft (2.1.2 f)
  • Assess the potential influence of various audience factors on a text creator's choice of form and medium (2.2.1 b)
  • Assess the contributions of textual elements and stylistic techniques to the creation of atmosphere, tone and voice (2.2.2 b)
  • Explain the contribution of motif and symbol to controlling idea and theme (2.2.2 e)
  • Use terminology appropriate to the forms studied for discussing and appreciating the effectiveness and artistry of a variety of text forms (2.3.3 a)
  • Draw conclusions that are appropriate to findings, reflect own understandings and are consistent with the identified topic, purpose and situation (3.2.3 b)
  • Support generalizations and conclusions sufficiently with relevant and consistent detail (3.2.3 c) 
  • Select a text form appropriate to the purpose for text creation and consistent with the content to be presented in the text (4.1.2 a)
  • Select an effective medium appropriate to content and context; and explain the interplay of medium, context and content (4.1.2 c)
  • Depart from the conventions of oral, print, visual and multimedia texts, as appropriate to purpose, audience and situation; and assess the impact on text creation (4.1.2 e)
  • Take ownership of text creation, by selecting or crafting a topic, concept, or idea that is personally meaningful and engaging (4.1.3 a)
  • Recognize and assess personal variables and contextual variable that influence the selection of a topic, concept, or idea; and address these variables to increase the likelihood of successful text creation (4.1.3 b)
  • Develop content consistent with form and appropriate to context (4.1.3 c) 
  • Incorporate effective examples from personal experience, concepts and ideas from exploration, and finding from inquiry and research into created texts, when appropriate (4.1.3 d)
  • Reflect on personal text preferences, identify influences that have contributed to the formation of these preferences, and select strategies that may be used to expand interest in texts and text creators (1.2.2 a)
  • Cultivate appreciation for a variety of genres, texts, text creators and texts in translation from other countries (1.2.2 b)
  • Classify the genre/form of new texts according to attributes of genres/forms previously studied (2.1.3 d)