Breaking the Silence

General Outcome 1: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences

1.1 Discover and Explore

Express ideas and develop understanding

 • revise understanding and expression of ideas by connecting new and prior     knowledge and experiences

• review, reread and reflect on oral, print and other media texts to explore, confirm or revise understanding

 

General Outcome 2: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print, and other media texts. 

2.2 Respond to Texts

Express ideas and develop understanding

• revise understanding and expression of ideas by connecting new and prior knowledge and experience

• review, reread and reflect on oral, print and other media texts to explore, confirm or revise understanding

2.4 Create Original Text

Generate Ideas

• create oral, print and other media texts related to issues encountered in texts and in own life

Elaborate on the expression of ideas

• retell oral, print and other media texts from different points of view

 

General Outcome 3: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to manage ideas and information

3.1 Plan and Focus

Focus attention

• experiment with several ways to focus a topic, and select a form appropriate to audience and purpose

• identify and trace the development of arguments, opinions or points of view in oral, print and other media texts

 

General Outcome 4: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication

4.3 Present and Share

Present information

• plan and facilitate small group and short, whole class presentations to share information

Enhance presentation

• present information to achieve a particular purpose and to appeal to interest and background knowledge of reader or audience

 

General Outcome 5: Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to respect, support, and collaborate with others

5.1 Respect Others and Strengthen Community

Appreciate diversity

• compare own with others’ understanding of people, cultural traditions and values portrayed in oral, print and other media texts

• clarify and broaden perspectives and opinions by examining ideas of others

 

References

Alberta Education (2000). English language arts. Retrieved from https://education.alberta.ca/media/450519/elak-9.pdf