Outcome Chart - Atlantic Provinces - English Language Arts 4-6

Speaking and Listening

Students will be able to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically.

  • engage in simple oral presentations and respond to oral presentations and other sources

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Teacher/Parent Guides

Reading and Viewing

Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media and visual texts.

  • regard reading/viewing as sources of interest, enjoyment, and information

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Students will be expected to respond personally to a range of texts.

  • respond personally to texts in a variety of ways

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Teacher/Parent Guides

Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts, applying their knowledge of language, form and genre.

  • recognize some basic types of texts (e.g., videos, poems, posters, letters, true and imaginary texts)
  • begin to ask questions of text

  • begin to develop an understanding and respect for diversity

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Educational Games

Teacher/Parent Guides

Writing and Other Ways of Representing

Students will be expected to create texts collaboratively and independently, using a variety of forms for a range of audiences and purposes.

  • use a variety of familiar text forms and other media (messages, letters, lists, recounts, stories, poems, records of observations, role-plays, Readers Theatre)
  • demonstrate some awareness of audience and purpose
    • choose particular forms for specific audiences and purposes
    • realize that work to be shared with an audience needs editing

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