1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
Specific Expectations:
1.1.1 Compare own and others' understandings to reflect upon personal understandings
1.2.1 Connect new information and experiences with prior knowledge to construct meaning in different contexts
Specific Expectations:
Decision Making
1. identify the possible effects of various choices
2. identify reasons for individual decisions
1. identify decisions that peers may influence
2. identify ways peers influence them
Themes
A. How Our People Lived Long Ago
B. Our Changing Communities
C. The Faces of the NWT
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
7. the challenges and opportunities that arise from cultural diversity
8. opportunities for citizens' participation in community affairs
Specific Expectations:
Skills:
1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
Specific Expectations:
1.1.1 Seek others' viewpoints to reflect on personal understanding
1.2.1 Use prior knowledge and experiences selectively to make sense of new information in a variety of contexts
1.2.2 Explain the importance of linking personal perceptions to others' understandings
3. Demonstrate understanding of factors that contribute to good health and a healthy life style.
Strand: Nunavusiutit
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
8. generalize, while avoiding both stereotyping and superficial assessments
Specific Expectations:
Making Decisions:
1. identify advertising techniques used to persuade
1. practise designing an advertisement using one or more persuasion techniques
Coping:
1. identify situations that cause stress
2. identify signs of stress
1. identify specific ways of dealing with stress
2. practise behaviours which help deal with stress
Themes
C. The Faces of Canada
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
13. the challenges and opportunities facing Canada as a multicultural nation
Specific Expectations:
Skills
6. choose research books appropriate for various purposes: dictionaries, encyclopedias, reference books and atlases
7. locate information by using key words, table of contents, index and glossary
Overall Expectations: Mental and Emotional Well-Being
1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
2. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print, and other media texts, through a process.
3. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to plan and focus an inquiry or research and interpret and analyze information and ideas, through a process.