Saskatchewan

CR Students will extend their abilities to view, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of contemporary and traditional grade-level-appropriate texts in a variety of forms (oral, print, and other texts) from First Nations, Métis, and other cultures for a variety of purposes including for learning, interest, and enjoyment.

• CR A10.1 Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts that address: identity (e.g., Foundational Stories); social responsibility (e.g., Destiny and Challenges of Life); and social action (agency) (e.g., Human Existence).

  • a View, listen to, read, and respond to First Nations and Métis resources and other texts that reflect diverse personal identities, worldviews, and backgrounds (e.g., appearance, culture, socioeconomic status, ability, age, gender, language, social structures, and decision making).

  • b Identify connections between self, texts, and culture.

    • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)
    • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

  • c Develop understanding and interpretations of a variety of texts by drawing upon personal experiences and prior knowledge of texts and language.

  • d Comprehend key ideas and supporting details (both explicit and implicit), and determine their literal and implied meaning.

    • Organize information by main idea (10-F.2)
    • Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea (10-G.1)
    • Identify thesis statements (10-G.2)
    • Choose the best evidence to support a claim (10-H.3)
    • Identify supporting evidence in a text (10-H.4)
    • Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim (10-H.6)

  • e Identify and evaluate effectiveness of text organization and elements.

    • Order topics from broadest to narrowest (10-F.1)
    • Organize information by main idea (10-F.2)
    • Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea (10-G.1)
    • Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis and counterclaims (10-H.7)

  • f Respond thoughtfully and critically to text providing support from text to justify response.

    • Choose the best evidence to support a claim (10-H.3)
    • Identify supporting evidence in a text (10-H.4)
    • Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim (10-H.6)

  • g Generate significant and thought-provoking questions about what is viewed, listened to, and read.

  • h Respond personally and critically to individuals, events, and ideas presented in a variety of First Nations, Métis, and other Canadian and international texts.

  • i Generate relevant questions about texts on issues related to identity, social responsibility, and social action (agency).

  • j Discuss ways in which texts convey, challenge, or support and affirm individual and community values and behaviours.

• CR A10.2 View, interpret, summarize, and draw conclusions about the ideas and information presented in a variety of illustrations, charts, graphs, and television, film, and video presentations including a documentary or current affairs program.

  • a View, interpret, and summarize grade-appropriate literary and informational texts created by First Nations, Métis, Saskatchewan, Canadian, and international authors from various cultural communities.

  • b Select, use, and evaluate purposefully a variety of before (page 24), during (page 25), and after (page 26) strategies to construct meaning when viewing.

  • c Understand and apply language cues and conventions to construct and confirm meaning when viewing including:

    • Pragmatic cues: recognizing and understanding formal English and how stylistic choices affect the meaning and impact of the message; recognizing different English dialects and problems inherent in "standard" English supremacy.

    • Textual cues: recognizing and understanding the distinctive formats of a range of visual and multimedia texts and their textual and organizational features.

    • Syntactic cues: recognizing and comprehending basic English sentence structures including common kernel structures and how they have been expanded with qualifiers and how they have been compounded and transformed (as questions, exclamations, inversions, negatives).

    • Semantic/Lexical/Morphological cues: recognizing and comprehending when and how words are used in a concrete or abstract and a denotative or connotative way.

      • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
      • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)
      • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words (10-P.2)
      • Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots (10-P.5)
      • Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words (10-R.1)
      • Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions (10-R.2)
      • Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence (10-S.1)
      • Use words accurately and precisely (10-S.2)

    • Graphophonic cues: recognizing and comprehending the structure and patterns of high-frequency, topic-specific, and new words encountered in viewing.

    • Other cues: recognizing and comprehending textual features such as graphic aids (e.g., diagrams, graphs, timelines, table of contents and index) and illustrations (e.g., photographs, images, drawings, sketches); recognizing intonation, nonverbal cues and body language; recognizing gestures, facial expression, sound, visual, and multimedia aids that were used to enhance presentation.

  • d Demonstrate active viewing behaviours including:

    • determine what the text is representing

    • identify and analyze how the text was constructed

    • identify the intended audiences and points of view in the text

      • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)
      • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)

    • infer the assumptions, interests, beliefs, and values embedded in the text and the credibility and purpose of the author

      • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)

    • recognize language and media techniques and conventions in television, film, and video presentations

    • analyze how the text uses argument, images, placement, editing, and music to create emotion and impact

      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

    • evaluate and critique the persuasive techniques.

      • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

  • e Analyze contrasting texts, evaluating the ways verbal and non-verbal (visual and multimedia) features are organized and combined for different meanings, effects, purposes, and audiences in different social contexts.

    • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
    • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)
    • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

  • f Investigate the source of media presentation or production including who made it, why, and for whom it was made.

  • g Evaluate how genders and various cultures and socio-economic groups are portrayed in mass media.

  • h Prepare and present a critical response to what was viewed.

  • i View and discuss the meaning and characterization implicit in the action of a scene from a play, film, television production (e.g., dialogue, movement, physical position of characters), noting visual features (e.g., set, costumes, and character appearance).

  • j Discuss the characterization, mood, and historical setting achieved by an actor and director in a live performance or film version of a play.

• CR A10.3 Listen to, interpret, summarize, and draw conclusions about the ideas and information presented in a variety of literary and informational texts including group discussions, oral readings, interviews, and prepared talks about a topic being studied.

  • a Listen to and interpret grade-appropriate literary and informational texts created by First Nations, Métis, Saskatchewan, Canadian, and international authors from various cultural communities.

  • b Select, use, and evaluate purposefully a variety of before (page 24), during (page 25), and after (page 26) strategies to construct meaning when listening.

  • c Understand and apply language cues and conventions to construct and confirm meaning when listening including:

    • Pragmatic cues: recognizing and understanding formal English and how stylistic choices affect the meaning and impact of the message; recognizing different English dialects and problems inherent in "standard" English supremacy.

    • Textual cues: recognizing and understanding the distinctive formats of a range of oral texts and their textual and organizational features.

    • Syntactic cues: recognizing and comprehending basic English sentence structures including common kernel structures and how they have been expanded with qualifiers and how they have been compounded and transformed (as questions, exclamations, inversions, negatives).

    • Semantic/Lexical/Morphological cues: recognizing and comprehending when and how words are used in a concrete or abstract and a denotative or connotative way; determining their meaning by context, structure (meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes), sound, or use of reference sources such as glossary, dictionary, thesauruses, and available technology to determine meanings and usage.

      • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words (10-P.2)
      • Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots (10-P.5)
      • Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words (10-R.1)
      • Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions (10-R.2)
      • Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence (10-S.1)
      • Use words accurately and precisely (10-S.2)
      • Replace words using a thesaurus (10-S.3)
      • Explore words with new or contested usages (10-S.4)
      • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (10-U.1)
      • Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context (10-U.2)
      • Use context to identify the meaning of a word (10-U.3)
      • Use dictionary entries (10-V.1)
      • Use dictionary definitions (10-V.2)
      • Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage (10-V.3)
      • Use thesaurus entries (10-V.4)

    • Graphophonic cues: recognizing and comprehending the structure and patterns of high-frequency, topic-specific, and new words encountered in listening; identifying and explaining word structure and patterns that help support understanding.

      • Words with pre- (10-O.3)
      • Words with re- (10-O.4)
      • Words with sub- (10-O.5)
      • Words with mis- (10-O.6)
      • Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non- (10-O.7)
      • Words with -ful (10-O.8)
      • Words with -less (10-O.9)
      • Words with -able and -ible (10-O.10)
      • Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots (10-P.1)
      • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words (10-P.2)
      • Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (10-P.3)
      • Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (10-P.4)
      • Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots (10-P.5)

    • Other cues: recognizing non-verbal cues and body language, gestures, facial expression, sound, visual, and multimedia aids used to enhance presentation.

  • d Demonstrate active listening behaviours including:

    • concentrating, focusing, and attending

    • filtering distractions

    • analyzing explicit and implicit messages, viewpoints, and concepts

    • recognizing overall organization

    • identifying and analyzing persuasive techniques

      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

    • evaluating credibility and logic

    • using effective notemaking strategies and a variety of written or graphic forms to organize and share ideas acquired from what was listened to

    • preparing and asking relevant questions and responding appropriately

    • analyzing the overall effectiveness of the text.

  • e Engage in reflective, critical, empathic, and appreciative listening.

  • f Identify the language features and their effects in a range of oral and multimedia texts and describe and analyze their relationships to meaning, purpose, and audience.

    • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)
    • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
    • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)
    • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
    • Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox (10-C.5)
    • Classify figures of speech: review (10-C.6)
    • Identify sentences with parallel structure (10-K.3)

  • g Listen to and interact appropriately with others (e.g., consider others' ideas) to communicate and explore understanding, information, ideas, and opinions.

  • h Identify attitudes and beliefs, relating them to personal experience and knowledge of other texts; and compare texts listened to in terms of attitudes and beliefs, viewpoints, and explicit and implied messages.

    • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
    • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)
    • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)
    • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)
    • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
    • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)
    • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
    • Identify thesis statements (10-G.2)
    • Distinguish facts from opinions (10-H.1)
    • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)
    • Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence (10-S.1)
    • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (10-U.1)
    • Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context (10-U.2)
    • Use context to identify the meaning of a word (10-U.3)

  • i Listen respectfully to an invited guest with expertise on the subject, and make notes on the key points as well as the speaker's purpose, attitude, and organization of ideas for effect.

  • j Listen to a recorded speech and note the language features that were employed.

• CR A10.4 Read, interpret, and draw conclusions about the ideas, information, concepts, and themes presented in a variety of literary (including poems, plays, essays, short stories, novels) and informational (including magazines, newspapers, and on-line information) texts.

  • a Read, comprehend, and explain the human experiences and values reflected in various literary and informational texts created by First Nations, Métis, Saskatchewan, Canadian, and international authors from various cultural communities.

  • b Select, use, and evaluate purposefully a variety of before (page 24), during (page 25), and after (page 26) strategies to construct meaning when reading.

    • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
    • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)
    • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)
    • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)
    • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
    • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)
    • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
    • Organize information by main idea (10-F.2)
    • Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea (10-G.1)
    • Identify thesis statements (10-G.2)
    • Distinguish facts from opinions (10-H.1)
    • Identify supporting evidence in a text (10-H.4)
    • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)
    • Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions) (10-N.1)
    • Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th edition) (10-N.2)
    • Words with pre- (10-O.3)
    • Words with re- (10-O.4)
    • Words with sub- (10-O.5)
    • Words with mis- (10-O.6)
    • Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non- (10-O.7)
    • Words with -ful (10-O.8)
    • Words with -less (10-O.9)
    • Words with -able and -ible (10-O.10)
    • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words (10-P.2)
    • Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (10-P.3)
    • Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (10-P.4)
    • Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots (10-P.5)
    • Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words (10-R.1)
    • Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions (10-R.2)
    • Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence (10-S.1)
    • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (10-U.1)
    • Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context (10-U.2)
    • Use context to identify the meaning of a word (10-U.3)
    • Use dictionary entries (10-V.1)
    • Use dictionary definitions (10-V.2)

  • c Understand and apply language cues and conventions to construct and confirm meaning when reading including:

    • Pragmatic cues: recognizing and understanding formal English and how stylistic choices affect the meaning and impact of the message; recognizing different English dialects and problems inherent in "standard" English supremacy.

      • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
      • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)
      • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
      • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)
      • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)
      • Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence (10-S.1)
      • Explore words with new or contested usages (10-S.4)

    • Textual cues: recognizing and understanding the distinctive formats of a range of written texts and their textual and organizational features.

      • Formatting quotations and dialogue (10-MM.1)

    • Syntactic cues: recognizing and comprehending basic English sentence structures including common kernel structures and how they have been expanded with qualifiers and how they have been compounded and transformed (as questions, exclamations, inversions, negatives).

      • Is the sentence declarative, interrogative, imperative or exclamatory? (10-W.1)
      • Identify prepositional phrases (10-X.2)
      • Identify appositives and appositive phrases (10-X.3)
      • Identify dependent and independent clauses (10-X.4)
      • Is the sentence simple, compound, complex or compound-complex? (10-X.5)
      • Combine sentences using relative clauses (10-X.6)
      • Subject and object pronouns review (10-Z.2)
      • Identify transitive and intransitive verbs (10-AA.1)
      • Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives and predicate nouns (10-AA.2)
      • Identify participles and what they modify (10-AA.3)
      • Identify gerunds and their functions (10-AA.4)
      • Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases (10-AA.5)

    • Semantic/Lexical/Morphological cues: recognizing and comprehending when and how words are used in a concrete or abstract and a denotative or connotative way; determining their meaning by context, structure (meanings of prefixes, roots, and suffixes), sound, or use of reference sources such as glossary, dictionary, thesauruses, and available technology to determine meanings and usage.

      • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
      • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)
      • Word pattern analogies (10-O.1)
      • Word pattern sentences (10-O.2)
      • Words with pre- (10-O.3)
      • Words with re- (10-O.4)
      • Words with sub- (10-O.5)
      • Words with mis- (10-O.6)
      • Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non- (10-O.7)
      • Words with -ful (10-O.8)
      • Words with -less (10-O.9)
      • Words with -able and -ible (10-O.10)
      • Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots (10-P.1)
      • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words (10-P.2)
      • Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (10-P.3)
      • Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (10-P.4)
      • Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots (10-P.5)
      • Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words (10-R.1)
      • Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions (10-R.2)
      • Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence (10-S.1)
      • Explore words with new or contested usages (10-S.4)
      • Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context (10-U.1)
      • Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context (10-U.2)
      • Use context to identify the meaning of a word (10-U.3)
      • Use dictionary entries (10-V.1)
      • Use dictionary definitions (10-V.2)
      • Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage (10-V.3)
      • Use thesaurus entries (10-V.4)

    • Graphophonic cues: recognizing and comprehending the structure and spelling patterns of high-frequency, topic-specific, and new/unfamiliar words encountered in reading; identifying and explaining word structure and spelling patterns that help support understanding.

      • Correct errors with signs (10-M.5)
      • Correct errors in everyday use (10-M.6)
      • Word pattern analogies (10-O.1)
      • Word pattern sentences (10-O.2)
      • Words with pre- (10-O.3)
      • Words with re- (10-O.4)
      • Words with sub- (10-O.5)
      • Words with mis- (10-O.6)
      • Words with un-, dis-, in-, im- and non- (10-O.7)
      • Words with -ful (10-O.8)
      • Words with -less (10-O.9)
      • Words with -able and -ible (10-O.10)
      • Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots (10-P.1)
      • Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words (10-P.2)
      • Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (10-P.3)
      • Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots (10-P.4)
      • Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots (10-P.5)

    • Other cues: recognizing and comprehending textual features such as graphic aids (e.g., diagrams, graphs, timelines, table of contents and index) and illustrations (e.g., photographs, images, drawings, and sketches) that enhance text.

  • d Demonstrate active reading behaviours including:

    • establishing a purpose for reading such as to learn, interpret, and enjoy

    • skimming, scanning, and reading closely

    • identifying and analyzing explicit and implicit messages, viewpoints, and concepts

      • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
      • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)
      • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)
      • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)
      • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
      • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
      • Distinguish facts from opinions (10-H.1)
      • Identify supporting evidence in a text (10-H.4)
      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

    • recognizing and analyzing text structures and elements (e.g., description, compare/contrast, cause and effect, chronological sequence)

      • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
      • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)
      • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)
      • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)
      • Identify thesis statements (10-G.2)
      • Distinguish facts from opinions (10-H.1)
      • Choose the best evidence to support a claim (10-H.3)
      • Identify supporting evidence in a text (10-H.4)
      • Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim (10-H.6)
      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

    • relating understanding of a range of texts to personal experiences, purposes, audiences, and other texts

      • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
      • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)
      • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)

    • identifying and analyzing persuasive techniques

      • Choose the best evidence to support a claim (10-H.3)
      • Identify supporting evidence in a text (10-H.4)
      • Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim (10-H.6)
      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

    • evaluating credibility and logic

      • Distinguish facts from opinions (10-H.1)

    • testing ideas and values

    • recognizing and comprehending allusions and symbols

      • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
      • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)

    • constructing images based on text descriptions

    • discussing and analyzing meanings, ideas, language, and literary and informational quality in a range of contemporary and historical texts

      • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
      • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)
      • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)
      • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
      • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)
      • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
      • Classify figures of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox (10-C.5)
      • Classify figures of speech: review (10-C.6)
      • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)

    • using notemaking and outlining to enhance understanding of texts.

  • e Read and interpret critically the main ideas, events, and themes of a variety of literary texts including stories, novels, scripts, poetry, and non-fiction works, and prepare, present, and defend critical responses to what is read.

    • Organize information by main idea (10-F.2)
    • Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea (10-G.1)
    • Identify supporting evidence in a text (10-H.4)

  • f Read and make generalizations, supported by specific details and examples, about key concepts, characters, themes, and techniques in literary texts.

    • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)
    • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)
    • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
    • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)
    • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)

  • g Select and read independently for information and enjoyment a wide variety of classical and contemporary literary and informational texts.

  • h Analyze the structure and format of functional workplace documents (e.g., memos, proposals, reports, correspondence), and explain how authors use the structure and features to achieve their purposes.

  • i Interpret, explain, analyze, and discuss how the literary qualities and the distinctive conventions, structures, and language features of a range of texts suit the topic and purpose.

    • Which text is most formal? (10-B.1)
    • Identify audience and purpose (10-B.3)
    • Compare passages for tone (10-B.4)
    • Identify the narrative point of view (10-C.1)
    • Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (10-C.2)
    • Recall the source of an allusion (10-C.3)
    • Interpret figures of speech (10-C.4)
    • Identify appeals to ethos, pathos and logos in advertisements (10-I.1)
    • Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions (10-R.2)
    • Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence (10-S.1)
    • Explore words with new or contested usages (10-S.4)
    • Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage (10-V.3)

  • j Use available technologies to retrieve, select, and interpret information from a variety of sources.