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Skills available for Nova Scotia grade 7 English language arts curriculum

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Nova Scotia Curriculum: Reading and Viewing Nova Scotia Curriculum: Reading and Viewing
Nova Scotia Curriculum: Writing and Representing Nova Scotia Curriculum: Writing and Representing
Nova Scotia Curriculum (2012): Reading and Viewing Nova Scotia Curriculum (2012): Reading and Viewing
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7.RV Reading and Viewing

7.RV.4 select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts
- 7.RV.4.1 select texts that address their learning needs and range of special interests
- 7.RV.4.2 read widely and experience a variety of young adult fiction and literature from different provinces and countries
  - Analyze short stories (7-F.1)
- 7.RV.4.3 demonstrate an awareness of how authors use pictorial, typographical, and organizational devices such as photos, titles, headings, and bold print to achieve certain purposes in their writing, and use those devices more regularly to construct meaning and enhance understanding
- 7.RV.4.4 develop some independence in recognizing and using various reading and viewing strategies (predicting, questioning, etc.) and in using cueing systems (graphophonic, contextual, syntactic, etc.) to construct meaning; apply and develop these strategies and systems while reading and viewing increasingly complex print and media texts
- 7.RV.4.5 talk and write about the various processes and strategies readers and viewers apply when constructing meaning from various texts; recognize and articulate personal processes and strategies used when reading or viewing various texts
7.RV.5 interpret, select, and combine information using a variety of strategies, resources, and technologies
- 7.RV.5.1 identify and articulate personal needs and personal learning needs with growing clarity and some independence
- 7.RV.5.2 become increasingly aware of and use periodically the many print and non-print avenues and sources (Internet, documentaries, interviews) through which information can be accessed and selected
- 7.RV.5.3 use research strategies like issue mapping and webbing to guide research
7.RV.6 respond personally to a range of texts
- 7.RV.6.1 extend personal responses, either orally or in writing, to print and non-print texts by explaining in some detail initial or basic reactions to those texts
- 7.RV.6.2 make evaluations or judgments about texts and express personal points of view
- 7.RV.6.3 find evidence and examples in texts to support personal views about themes, issues, and situations
7.RV.7 respond critically to a range of texts, applying their understanding of language, form, and genre
- 7.RV.7.1 recognize that print and media texts can be biased and become aware of some of the ways that information is organized and structured to suit a particular point of view
- 7.RV.7.2 recognize that print and media texts are constructed for particular readers and purposes; begin to identify the textual elements used by authors
- 7.RV.7.3 develop an ability to respond critically to various texts in a variety of ways such as identifying, describing, and discussing the form, structure, and content of texts and how they might contribute to meaning construction and understanding
  - Compare passages for tone (7-C.3)
  - Compare and contrast in informational texts (7-D.1)
  - Match causes and effects in informational texts (7-D.2)
  - Match problems with their solutions (7-D.3)
  - Identify text structures (7-D.4)
  - Analyze short stories (7-F.1)
  - Read and understand informational passages (7-G.1)
  - Trace an argument (7-G.2)
  - Compare two texts with different genres (7-H.1)
  - Compare illustrations of literary and historical subjects (7-I.1)
  - Organize information by main idea (7-J.2)
  - recognize that personal knowledge, ideas, values, perceptions, and points of view influence how writers create texts
  - become aware of how and when personal background influences meaning construction, understanding, and textual response
  - recognize that there are values inherent in a text, and begin to identify those values
  - explore how various cultures and realities are portrayed in media texts

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7.RV Reading and Viewing

7.RV.4 select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and visual texts

7.RV.4.1 select texts that address their learning needs and range of special interests

7.RV.4.2 read widely and experience a variety of young adult fiction and literature from different provinces and countries

7.RV.4.3 demonstrate an awareness of how authors use pictorial, typographical, and organizational devices such as photos, titles, headings, and bold print to achieve certain purposes in their writing, and use those devices more regularly to construct meaning and enhance understanding

7.RV.4.5 talk and write about the various processes and strategies readers and viewers apply when constructing meaning from various texts; recognize and articulate personal processes and strategies used when reading or viewing various texts

7.RV.5 interpret, select, and combine information using a variety of strategies, resources, and technologies

7.RV.5.1 identify and articulate personal needs and personal learning needs with growing clarity and some independence

7.RV.5.2 become increasingly aware of and use periodically the many print and non-print avenues and sources (Internet, documentaries, interviews) through which information can be accessed and selected

7.RV.5.3 use research strategies like issue mapping and webbing to guide research

7.RV.6 respond personally to a range of texts

7.RV.6.1 extend personal responses, either orally or in writing, to print and non-print texts by explaining in some detail initial or basic reactions to those texts

7.RV.6.2 make evaluations or judgments about texts and express personal points of view

7.RV.6.3 find evidence and examples in texts to support personal views about themes, issues, and situations

7.RV.7 respond critically to a range of texts, applying their understanding of language, form, and genre

7.RV.7.1 recognize that print and media texts can be biased and become aware of some of the ways that information is organized and structured to suit a particular point of view

7.RV.7.2 recognize that print and media texts are constructed for particular readers and purposes; begin to identify the textual elements used by authors

7.RV.7.3 develop an ability to respond critically to various texts in a variety of ways such as identifying, describing, and discussing the form, structure, and content of texts and how they might contribute to meaning construction and understanding

recognize that personal knowledge, ideas, values, perceptions, and points of view influence how writers create texts

become aware of how and when personal background influences meaning construction, understanding, and textual response

recognize that there are values inherent in a text, and begin to identify those values

explore how various cultures and realities are portrayed in media texts