English Language Arts 10
Outcomes:
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).
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.
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.
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.
Outcomes:
Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore:
- identity (e.g., Foundational Stories);
- social responsibility (e.g., Destiny and Challenges of Life); and
- social action (agency) (e.g., Human Existence).
Explain and present to a familiar audience the key ideas and events (actual or based on a text studied) through an appropriate combination of charts, diagrams, sound, models, drama, and print.
Use oral language to express a range of information and ideas in formal (including a prepared talk on a familiar topic, an oral presentation of a passage of prose or poetry, and a retelling of a narrative or a recounting of an experience or event) and informal (discussion and group work) situations.
Compose and create a variety of written literary (including a historical persona essay and a review) and informational (including an observation (eye-witness) report and researched or technical report) texts attending to various elements of discourse (e.g., purpose, speaker, audience, form).
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Outcomes:
Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print, and multimedia texts that address:
- identity (e.g., Diversity of Being);
- social responsibility (e.g., Degrees of Responsibility); and
- social action (agency) (e.g., Justice and Fairness).
View, interpret, and report on ideas and information from more than one source to develop and support positions on various topics related to the course including identity, social responsibility, and personal agency.
Listen to, comprehend, interpret, and summarize information and ideas presented in a variety of literary and informational texts including group discussion, oral readings, interviews, prepared talks, and a talk-back show about a topic or issue being studied.
Read, interpret, and summarize a wide variety of classical and contemporary literary (including drama, biography, autobiography, poetry, short stories, novels) and informational (including letters, diaries, memoranda, electronic communications) texts.
Outcomes:
Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts to explore:
- identity (e.g., Diversity of Being);
- social responsibility (e.g., Degrees of Responsibility); and
- social action (agency) (e.g., Justice and Fairness).
Create and present a visual or multimedia presentation supporting a prepared talk on a researched issue, using either digital or other presentation tools.
Use oral language to express a range of information and ideas in formal (including a prepared talk on a researched issue, an interview, an oral reading of prose or poetry, and an explanation and defence of a personal point of view) and informal (including discussion and group work) situations.
Create a variety of written informational (including a business letter, biographical profile, problem-solution essay) and literary (including fictionalized journal entries and a short script) communications.
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