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Skills available for Newfoundland and Labrador grade 12 English language arts curriculum

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Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English 1201 Reading and Viewing Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English 1201 Reading and Viewing
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English 1201 Writing and Representing Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English 1201 Writing and Representing
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English 1202 Reading and Viewing Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English 1202 Reading and Viewing
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English 1202 Writing and Representing Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English 1202 Writing and Representing
WNCP Common Curriculum Frameworks WNCP Common Curriculum Frameworks
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English Language Arts 3201 - Reading and Viewing Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English Language Arts 3201 - Reading and Viewing
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English Language Arts 3201 - Writing and Other Ways of Representing Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English Language Arts 3201 - Writing and Other Ways of Representing
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English Language Arts 3202 - Reading and Viewing Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English Language Arts 3202 - Reading and Viewing
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English Language Arts 3202 - Writing and Other Ways of Representing Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum: English Language Arts 3202 - Writing and Other Ways of Representing

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Reading and Viewing

4 Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.
- 4.1 select texts to support their learning needs and range of special interests
- 4.2 read widely and experience a variety of literary genre and modes from different provinces and countries and world literature from different literary periods
- 4.3 articulate their understanding of the ways in which information texts are constructed for a particular purpose
- 4.4 use the cueing systems and a variety of strategies to construct meaning in reading and viewing complex and sophisticated print and media texts
- 4.5 articulate their own processes and strategies in exploring, interpreting, and reflecting on sophisticated texts and tasks
5 Students will be expected to interpret, select, and combine information, using a variety of strategies, resources, and technologies.
- 5.1 access, select, and research in systematic ways, specific information to meet personal and learning needs
  - use the electronic network and other sources of information, in ways characterized by complexity of purpose, procedure, or subject matter
  - evaluate their research process
6 Students will be expected to respond personally to a range of texts.
- 6.1 make informed personal responses to increasingly challenging print and media texts and reflect on their responses
  - make connections between their own values, beliefs, and cultures and those reflected in literary and media texts
  - analyse thematic connections among texts and articulate an understanding of the universality of many themes
  - demonstrate a willingness to explore diverse perspectives to develop or modify their points of view
- 6.2 articulate and justify points of view about texts and text elements
  - interpret ambiguities in complex and sophisticated texts
7 Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts, applying their understanding of language, form, and genre.
- 7.1 critically evaluate the information they access
- 7.2 show the relationships among language, topic, purpose, context, and audience
  - note the relationship of specific elements of a particular text to elements of other texts
    - Compare passages for tone (12-B.4)
    - Recall the source of an allusion (12-C.3)
  - describe, discuss, and evaluate the language, ideas, and other significant characteristics of a variety of texts and genres
- 7.3 respond critically to complex and sophisticated texts
  - examine how texts work to reveal and produce ideologies, identities, and positions
    - Identify supporting evidence in a text (12-H.4)
  - examine how media texts construct notions of role, behaviour, culture, and reality
  - examine how textual features help a reader and viewer to create meaning of the texts
    - Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone (12-C.8)

Writing and Other Ways of Representing

8 Students will be expected to use writing and other ways of representing to explore, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and learning; and to use their imaginations.
- 8.1 use writing and other ways of representing to explore, extend, and reflect on
  - their experiences with and insights into challenging texts and issues
  - the writing processes and strategies they use
  - their achievements as language users and learners
  - the basis for their feelings, values, and attitudes
- 8.2 use note-making strategies to reconstruct increasingly complex knowledge
  - explore the use of photographs, diagrams, storyboards, etc., in documenting experiences
- 8.3 make effective choices of language and techniques to enhance the impact of imaginative writing and other ways of representing
9 Students will be expected to create texts collaboratively and independently, using a variety of forms for a range of audiences and purposes.
- 9.1 produce writing and other forms of representation characterized by increasing complexity of thought, structure, and conventions
- 9.2 demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which the construction of texts can create, enhance, or control meaning
  - make critical choices of form, style, and content to address increasingly complex demands of different purposes and audiences
- 9.3 evaluate the responses of others to their writing and media production
  - Suggest appropriate revisions (12-K.7)
10 Students will be expected to use a range of strategies to develop effective writing and other ways of representing and to enhance their clarity, precision, and effectiveness.
- 10.1 apply their knowledge of what strategies are effective for them as creators of various writing and other representations
- 10.2 use the conventions of written language accurately and consistently in final products
- 10.3 use technology effectively to serve their communication purposes
  - design texts that they find aesthetically pleasing and useful
- 10.4 demonstrate a commitment to the skillful crafting of a range of writing and other representations
- 10.5 integrate information from many sources to construct and communicate meaning

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Reading and Viewing

4 Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts.

4.1 select texts to support their learning needs and range of special interests

4.2 read widely and experience a variety of literary genre and modes from different provinces and countries and world literature from different literary periods

4.3 articulate their understanding of the ways in which information texts are constructed for a particular purpose

4.4 use the cueing systems and a variety of strategies to construct meaning in reading and viewing complex and sophisticated print and media texts

4.5 articulate their own processes and strategies in exploring, interpreting, and reflecting on sophisticated texts and tasks

5 Students will be expected to interpret, select, and combine information, using a variety of strategies, resources, and technologies.

5.1 access, select, and research in systematic ways, specific information to meet personal and learning needs

use the electronic network and other sources of information, in ways characterized by complexity of purpose, procedure, or subject matter

evaluate their research process

6 Students will be expected to respond personally to a range of texts.

6.1 make informed personal responses to increasingly challenging print and media texts and reflect on their responses

make connections between their own values, beliefs, and cultures and those reflected in literary and media texts

analyse thematic connections among texts and articulate an understanding of the universality of many themes

demonstrate a willingness to explore diverse perspectives to develop or modify their points of view

6.2 articulate and justify points of view about texts and text elements

interpret ambiguities in complex and sophisticated texts

7 Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts, applying their understanding of language, form, and genre.

7.1 critically evaluate the information they access

7.2 show the relationships among language, topic, purpose, context, and audience

note the relationship of specific elements of a particular text to elements of other texts

describe, discuss, and evaluate the language, ideas, and other significant characteristics of a variety of texts and genres

7.3 respond critically to complex and sophisticated texts

examine how texts work to reveal and produce ideologies, identities, and positions

examine how media texts construct notions of role, behaviour, culture, and reality

examine how textual features help a reader and viewer to create meaning of the texts

Writing and Other Ways of Representing

8 Students will be expected to use writing and other ways of representing to explore, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, experiences, and learning; and to use their imaginations.

8.1 use writing and other ways of representing to explore, extend, and reflect on

their experiences with and insights into challenging texts and issues

the writing processes and strategies they use

their achievements as language users and learners

the basis for their feelings, values, and attitudes

8.2 use note-making strategies to reconstruct increasingly complex knowledge

explore the use of photographs, diagrams, storyboards, etc., in documenting experiences

8.3 make effective choices of language and techniques to enhance the impact of imaginative writing and other ways of representing

9 Students will be expected to create texts collaboratively and independently, using a variety of forms for a range of audiences and purposes.

9.1 produce writing and other forms of representation characterized by increasing complexity of thought, structure, and conventions

9.2 demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which the construction of texts can create, enhance, or control meaning

make critical choices of form, style, and content to address increasingly complex demands of different purposes and audiences

9.3 evaluate the responses of others to their writing and media production

10 Students will be expected to use a range of strategies to develop effective writing and other ways of representing and to enhance their clarity, precision, and effectiveness.

10.1 apply their knowledge of what strategies are effective for them as creators of various writing and other representations

10.2 use the conventions of written language accurately and consistently in final products

10.3 use technology effectively to serve their communication purposes

design texts that they find aesthetically pleasing and useful

10.4 demonstrate a commitment to the skillful crafting of a range of writing and other representations

10.5 integrate information from many sources to construct and communicate meaning