B.C. Foundations English Level 6

 ORAL LANGUAGE (S peaking and L istening )

 It is expected that students will:

A1 engage with others in sustained conversation in order to

–  communicate ideas on a variety of topics

–  describe diverse points of view

–  reach consensus or agree to differ in relation to others’ viewpoints and perspectives

A2 demonstrate an understanding of the detailed information communicated through a variety of spoken

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">sources (e.g., media broadcasts, lectures, conversations) by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> describing the differences between fact and opinion

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> verbally summarizing the speaker’s main messages and how these messages were supported

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> describing how the speaker’s intonation and non-verbal behaviours (e.g., body language, facial

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">expressions) influence the message

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">A3 prepare and give a brief verbal presentation that meets specific and predefined criteria (i.e., speaker is

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">clear and audible, speaker’s topic is evident and engaging for audience, presentation contains appropriate

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">content in relation to its audience, speaker’s notes are used appropriately, speaker makes appropriate eye

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman; mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">contact with audience, speaker uses body language in ways that support the presentation

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> READING AND VIEWING

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> It is expected that students will:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B1 read and demonstrate an understanding of a range of texts, including authentic First Peoples texts

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">and texts from a variety of cultures

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B2 read and demonstrate an understanding of a range of literary texts from a variety of genres and forms

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">(e.g., poems, short stories, plays, folk tales, legends, adventure, humour, science fiction, historical

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">fiction, biographies, speeches)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B3 read and demonstrate an understanding of the content presented in a variety of informational and

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">persuasive texts (e.g., magazine and newspaper articles, biographies and autobiographies, textbooks,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">print and digital reference material, advertising and promotional material, student-generated material)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B4 view and demonstrate an understanding of the meaning conveyed by a variety of visual media

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">(e.g., broadcasts, web sites, videos, DVDs, visual components of print media such as tables, graphics,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">illustrations, graphic novels, art work, photographs)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B5 before reading and viewing, make predictions about the content and meaning of texts (e.g., textbooks,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">brochures, newspaper, web site, fiction, non-fiction) by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> setting a purpose

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> generating guiding questions (e.g., record questions in a graphic organizer and review after

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">reading to answer or revise)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> accessing prior knowledge to make connections

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> previewing text features

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B6 during reading and viewing, construct meaning from texts by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> analysing the significance of the themes and points of view

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> differentiating between main ideas and supporting details

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> predicting and questioning

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> using syntactic and context cues to guide and inform their understanding of the text (e.g.,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">knowledge of grammar, word order, and sentence structure)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> using text features to locate information and support comprehension (e.g., diagrams, headings,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">bold and italicized words, table of contents)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> recognizing literary elements (e.g., plot, conflict, character, setting, climax, resolution, theme)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> recognizing literary devices (e.g., irony, hyperbole, simile, metaphor)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> making inferences (e.g., about characters’ feelings or story problems)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> drawing conclusions (e.g., make connections between cause and effect)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> making relevant notes using logical categories (e.g., outlines, mind maps, timelines)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> self-monitoring and self-correcting (e.g., identify when meaning-making is breaking down, reread

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">to clarify understanding, use context cues and resources such as a dictionary to figure out

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">unfamiliar vocabulary)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B7 after reading and viewing, develop and monitor their understanding of the meaning conveyed in texts by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> self-monitoring and self-correcting (e.g., identify when meaning-making is breaking down, use

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">context cues and resources to figure out unfamiliar vocabulary)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> generating and responding to questions

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> using graphic organizers to process, record, and demonstrate synthesis of information

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> making inferences and drawing conclusions

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> summarizing, synthesizing, and applying new ideas (e.g., suggest an alternative approach or

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">conclusion, consider alternative interpretations, extend the story)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> reflecting on purpose for reading, predictions, and questions made during reading

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B8 describe the ways in which meaning can be conveyed in fiction by use of literary elements (e.g., plot,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">tension, conflict, character, setting, climax, resolution, theme), and literary devices (e.g., personification,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">imagery, irony, hyperbole, simile, metaphor, visual/artistic devices such as space, colour, sound)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">B9 describe the ways in which meaning can be conveyed by use of text features (e.g., table of contents,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">headings, diagrams, sidebars, pull-quotes) and text structure and organization (e.g., topic sentence,

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman; mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">development of ideas with supporting details, central idea)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> WRITING AND REPRESENTING 

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> It is expected that students will:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">C1 communicate meaning by using conventions of writing and representing (i.e., generally accepted

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">mechanics of language) such as

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> simple, compound and complex sentence structures

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> capitalization and punctuation, including commas in a series, apostrophes, end of sentence

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">punctuation, and quotation marks for dialogue

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> subject-verb agreement

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> pronoun-antecedent agreement

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> past, present, and future tenses, including simple, progressive, present perfect

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> contractions, possessives, irregular verbs, and plurals

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> Canadian spelling for familiar and frequently used words

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> copyright and research information (e.g., acknowledge sources, citation of references, embed

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">quotations within sentences)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">C2 write a variety of creative and personalized multi-paragraph compositions (e.g., journals, stories,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">verse, memoirs, personal letters, narratives, blogs) that include

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> personal expression and meaning (e.g., through reflection, exploration of thoughts)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> a purpose (e.g., to entertain, respond, engage, record, critique, argue, persuade, explain, strengthen

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">connections or insights)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> a main idea and supporting details

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> connected and sequenced details

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> correct spelling and use of grammar

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> a range of word choices to reflect intended meaning and an expanding vocabulary

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">C3 write a variety of descriptive, narrative, and expository essays that include

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> organization that includes an introduction, a logical sequence of details, and a conclusion

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> clearly developed ideas that use specific supporting details

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> clear, well-constructed sentences with a range of sentence lengths and patterns

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> a range of word choices to reflect intended meaning and an expanding vocabulary

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> unity and coherence

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">C4 create a variety of visual representations (e.g., collages, diagrams, posters, multimedia presentations)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">to construct and convey meaning that include

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> personal expression and meaning (e.g., through reflection, exploration of thoughts)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> purpose (e.g., to entertain, respond, persuade, explain, strengthen connections or insights)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> clearly presented ideas

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> content organized so that main ideas are evident

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> additional information to support main ideas

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">C5 generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing and representing by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> setting a purpose

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> limiting the topic (e.g., My writing will address _____ but not ____ because...)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> identifying criteria (e.g., using established criteria, analysing writing samples and models)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> identifying an audience

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> brainstorming ideas

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> organizing ideas (e.g., point-form notes, lists, charts, webs, clusters, illustrations)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">C6 during writing and representing, draft and compose by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> using information from a variety of sources (e.g., personal experiences, experiences of others,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">hard copy written materials, electronic written materials)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> generating and regenerating text

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> categorizing and organizing ideas and information using outlines and graphic organizers

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> referring to criteria

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> referring to writing samples or models

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">C7 revise and edit writing by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> self-assessing and checking work against established criteria

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> proofreading for conventions of writing

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> revising to improve use of features, structure, organization, word choice, and clarity of ideas

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman; mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">and information

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> EVIDENCE OF THINKING

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> It is expected that students will:

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">D1 reflect on and assess their speaking and listening by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> referring to criteria (e.g., self- and teacher-generated rubrics and checklists)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> setting realistic short- and long-term goals for improvement (e.g., “During discussions, I will

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">verbally acknowledge others’ points of view and express how they are the same as or different

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">from mine.”)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> creating a plan for achieving goals (e.g., “To practise understanding detailed information, I will

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">verbally summarize a lecture or broadcast that I heard.”)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> evaluating progress and setting new goals (e.g., “I need to continue working on my ability to

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">distinguish between fact and opinion when I hear others speaking on a topic.”)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">D2 reflect on and assess their reading and viewing by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> referring to criteria (e.g., self- and teacher-generated rubrics and checklists)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> setting realistic short- and long-term goals for improvement (e.g., “I will differentiate between the

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">main ideas and the supporting details when reading complex news stories.”)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> creating a plan for achieving goals (e.g., “I will use at least three different kinds of texts or visual

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">media to get information on a topic.”)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> evaluating progress and setting new goals (e.g., “I need to continue working on making inferences

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">about the feelings and motivations of literary characters.”)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">D3 reflect on and assess their writing and representing by

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> referring to criteria (e.g., self- and teacher-generated rubrics and checklists )

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> setting realistic short- and long-term goals for improvement (e.g., “I will include diagrams or

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">photos in my compositions to convey meaning.”)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> creating a plan for achieving goals (e.g., “I will proofread all my compositions to specifically check

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">for subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> evaluating progress and setting new goals (e.g., “I can now write multi-paragraph compositions on

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">the same topic to convey factual information and express my point of view.”)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">D4 self-assess and monitor their ability to construct meaning and deepen understanding in response to

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">texts (e.g., any piece of spoken, written, or visual communication) by frequently

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> explaining and supporting personal responses (e.g., making connections with prior knowledge,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">developing opinions using evidence)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> interpreting and analysing ideas and information (e.g., making and supporting judgments,

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">identifying points of view, identifying bias and contradictions)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family: Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">– <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman;mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700; mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman"> synthesizing thinking (e.g., personalizing ideas and information, explaining relationships among

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Palatino-Roman; mso-hansi-font-family:Palatino-Bold-SC700;mso-bidi-font-family:Palatino-Roman">ideas and information)

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<p class="MsoNormal">Sources: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/literacy_foundations/2010literacyfoundations_ela.pdf

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<p class="MsoNormal">http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/literacy_foundations/2010literacyfoundations_ela.pdf