IXL skill plan | Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test plan for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

Skill plan for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test - Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

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Reading
RLN - Real-Life Narrative
E: Explicit		Literary texts 1. Analyze short stories: set 1 Tone 2. Compare passages for tone Vocabulary in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
E: Explicit
Literary texts 1. Analyze short stories: set 1 Tone 2. Compare passages for tone Vocabulary in context 3. Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context 4. Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context

I: Implicit		1. Analyze short stories: set 2 2. Match the quotations with their themes 3. Interpret figures of speech
I: Implicit
1. Analyze short stories: set 2 2. Match the quotations with their themes 3. Interpret figures of speech

C: Connection		1. Compare two texts with different genres
C: Connection
1. Compare two texts with different genres
IP - Information Paragraph
E: Explicit		Informational texts 1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 Main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Vocabulary 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures
E: Explicit
Informational texts 1. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1 Main idea 2. Determine the main idea of a passage Vocabulary 3. Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots 4. Determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures

I: Implicit		1. Trace an argument: set 1 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 3. What does the punctuation suggest?
I: Implicit
1. Trace an argument: set 1 2. Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2 3. What does the punctuation suggest?

C: Connection		1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
C: Connection
1. Compare and contrast in informational texts
D - Dialogue
I: Implicit		1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
I: Implicit
1. Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone

C: Connection		1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1
C: Connection
1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1
NR - News Report
E: Explicit		1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
E: Explicit
1. Distinguish facts from opinions 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

I: Implicit		1. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements
I: Implicit
1. Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements

C: Connection		1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2
C: Connection
1. Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2

OR: Open-response		1. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 2. Evaluate counterclaims 3. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim
OR: Open-response
1. Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim 2. Evaluate counterclaims 3. Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim

Writing
WSR - Writing Selected-Response
W2: Organization		1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
W2: Organization
1. Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea

W3: Conventions		Punctuation 1. Semicolons, colons and commas: review 2. Use dashes 3. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons Grammar and usage 4. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 5. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 6. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 7. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Sentence structure 8. Combine sentences using relative clauses
W3: Conventions
Punctuation 1. Semicolons, colons and commas: review 2. Use dashes 3. Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons Grammar and usage 4. Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 5. Rewrite the sentence in active voice 6. Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 7. Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Sentence structure 8. Combine sentences using relative clauses
OP - Opinion Essay
W1: Main idea		Focus 1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Identify thesis statements Development and support 3. Choose the best evidence to support a claim
W1: Main idea
Focus 1. Identify audience and purpose 2. Identify thesis statements Development and support 3. Choose the best evidence to support a claim

W2: Organization		1. Organize information by topic 2. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis and counterclaims 3. Use parallel structure 4. Remove redundant words or phrases
W2: Organization
1. Organize information by topic 2. Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis and counterclaims 3. Use parallel structure 4. Remove redundant words or phrases

W3: Conventions		Mechanics 1. Correct errors with commonly misspelled words 2. Correct capitalization errors Style and tone 3. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone 4. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 5. Use words accurately and precisely Persuasive strategies 6. Use appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in persuasive writing
W3: Conventions
Mechanics 1. Correct errors with commonly misspelled words 2. Correct capitalization errors Style and tone 3. Compare passages for subjective and objective tone 4. Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence 5. Use words accurately and precisely Persuasive strategies 6. Use appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in persuasive writing

W1-W3: Revision		1. Suggest appropriate revisions
W1-W3: Revision
1. Suggest appropriate revisions

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