ELA Goals and Outcomes: abbreviated
Comprehend and Respond (CR)
CR9.1ab View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts that address identity, social responsibility, and efficacy.
CR9.2ab Select and use appropriate strategies to construct meaning before, during, and after viewing, listening, and reading.
- formulate focus questions, adjust rate, analyze and evaluate
CR9.3ab Use pragmatic, textual, syntactic, semantic, graphophonic, and other cues to confirm meaning.
CR9.4ab View and demonstrate comprehension and evaluation of visual and multimedia texts to synthesize and summarize ideas.
- illustrations, maps, charts, graphs, pamphlets, photography, art works, video clips, dramatizations
CR9.5ab Listen purposefully to understand, analyze, and evaluate oral information and ideas from a range of texts.
- conversations, discussions, interviews, speeches
CR9.6ab Read and demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of texts to develop insightful interpretation and response.
- traditional and contemporary prose fiction, poetry, and plays from First Nations, Metis, and other cultures
CR9.7ab Read independently and demonstrate comprehension of texts
- expository essays, historical accounts, news articles, and scientific writings
CR9.8ab Read appropriate texts to increase fluency and expression (150+wcpm orally; 215-260 silently)
Compose and Create (CC)
CC9.1ab Create various visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore identity, social responsibility, and efficacy.
CC9.2ab Create and present an individual researched inquiry project related to a topic, theme, or issue.
CC9.3ab Select and use appropriate strategies to communicate meaning before, during, and after speaking, writing, and representing.
CC9.4ab Use pragmatic, textual, syntactic, semantic, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and communicate meaning.
CC9.5ab Create and present a variety of visual and multimedia presentations to represent messages for intended audiences.
CC9.6ab Use oral language to interact purposefully, confidently, and appropriately in one to one, small, and large discussions.
CC9.7ab Use oral language intentionally to express a range of information and ideas in formal and informal situations.
- poems, monologues, plays, stories, and arguments.
CC9.8ab Write to describe, to narrate, to explain and inform, and to persuade.
a: profile of a character, a narrative essay, a researched report, a review
b: description of a scene, a personal essay, a multi-paragraph letter, a letter to the editor
CC9.9ab Experiment with a variety of text forms and techniques.
- debate, poetry, script, column, documentary
- tone, persona, point of view, imagery, dialogue, figurative language
Assess and Reflect (AR)
AR9.1ab Assess personal strengths and needs as a viewer listener, reader representer, speaker, and writer.
AR9.2ab Assess own and others’ work for clarity, correctness, and impact.