In this second 50-hour unit, it is assumed the following objectives will be addressed.
New Objectives for Unit II
- give prepared talks on familiar topics
- speak to inform and persuade
- other
Possible Objectives from Unit I for Review and Reinforcement
- practise the behaviours of effective speakers
- recognize and use oral presentation elements effectively
- participate in small and large group discussions observing the courtesies of group discussions
- express own response to a story, poem, play, event or experience
- other
Oracy: Listening
New Objectives for Unit II
- identify speaker's purpose
- follow speaker's sequence of ideas
- recognize and recall main and supporting ideas in presentations
- analyze the overall effectiveness of group discussions, oral readings, interviews, and talks
- other
Possible Objectives from Unit I for Review and Reinforcement
- practise the behaviours of effective listeners including anticipating a message, setting a purpose, attending, seeking and checking understanding, interpreting and summarizing, and evaluating and analyzing
- follow oral directions
- recognize and recall main and supporting ideas in presentations
- other
Language Study Concepts
(list key language concepts for this unit)
Literacy: Writing
New Objectives for Unit II
- demonstrate the ability to organize thought coherently using transition words
- write an effective character sketch
- narrate events clearly in an appropriate order while maintaining a consistent point of view
- other
Possible Objectives from Unit I for Review and Reinforcement
- use the writing process
- use appropriate pre-writing and planning strategies
- develop ideas previously explored into draft form
- revise compositions
- practise the behaviours of effective writers
- develop effective paragraphs in narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive prose
- organize ideas in multi-paragraph compositions
- experiment with a variety of forms of writing such as poem, play, anecdote, and short story
- other
Literacy: Reading
New Objectives for Unit II
- recognize the structure and characteristics of a particular poem, play, or prose (fiction or nonfiction) selection
- recognize prominent organization patterns within text
- identify the author's purpose, tone, point of view, and theme
- make and defend an informed critical response
- other
Possible Objectives from Unit I for Review and Reinforcement
- recognize that reading is an active process which requires readers to make connections, find meaning, make and confirm predictions, make and confirm inferences, and reflect and evaluate
- practise the behaviours of effective, strategic readers
- respond personally, critically, and creatively
- assess an author's ideas and techniques
- read a range of material for personal enjoyment and extension of experience
- skim, scan, and read closely for required information
- other
