- identity (e.g., Sense of Self)
- social responsibility (e.g., Social Criticism), and
- social action (agency) (e.g., Addressing the Issues).
| (a) |
Explore topics and contemporary and traditional visual, oral, written, and multimedia (including digital) texts that present different viewpoints and perspectives on issues related to identity, diverse personal identities, worldviews, and backgrounds (e.g., culture, socio-economic status, ability, age, gender, language). |
| (b) |
View, listen to, read, and respond to a variety of historical and contemporary literary and informational (including business and technological communication) texts by authors from a variety of cultures, backgrounds, and time periods. |
| (c) |
Make connections between the ideas in texts and personal knowledge, experiences, and insights; between other texts; and between texts and the world. |
| (d) |
Consider how historical, cultural, political, and social contexts influence the presentation of ideas, themes, and issues in texts. |
| (e) |
Analyze texts in terms of messages, ideas, information, universal questions, themes, and issues; provide evidence from the texts to support analysis. |
| (f) |
Explain how informational and literary texts contribute to an understanding of human nature and of self, and raise awareness about a range of topics, ideas, cultures, events, people, and issues. |
| (g) |
Identify ways in which informational and literary texts might promote social and personal change. |
| (h) |
Demonstrate appreciation for a variety of texts. |
