Prince Edward Island - English Language Arts 471A/B (Grade 10)

Reading and Viewing

SCO 5: Use personal strategies after reading to interpret the meaning of text.

Students who have achieved this outcome should be able to:

a. describe personal reactions

b. retell and summarize events and/or information

d. distinguish main ideas and supporting details

e. make text to self, text to text, and text to world connections

h. generate questions for further reflection or research

i. reflect on meaning making-processes

MediaSmarts Resources

SCO 6: Examine purpose, structure, and characteristics of text (e.g., fiction, non-fiction, drama, poetry, and visual/multimedia)

Students who have achieved this outcome should be able to:

a. read a wide variety of print, and visual/multimedia texts (e.g., advertising, film, journalism, music videos, social media posts, television) from different provinces, countries, and cultures including Indigenous perspectives and selections inclusive of gender identity, and sexual orientation that promote equality and enhance students understanding of a diverse society

e. identify characteristics of text:

fictional/narrative non-fiction: setting, conflict, plot, characterization, and point of view
non-fiction: thesis, argument/explanation, supporting details, and point of view
poetry: tone, mood, point of view, and context
visual/multimedia: tone, mood, point of view, and context

f. infer to make meaning of text

g. make text to self, text to text, and text to world connections

MediaSmarts Resources

Writing and Other Ways of Representing

SCO 7: Construct written and visual/multimedia texts (e.g., narrative, expository, persuasive, and poetry)

Students who have achieved this outcome should be able to:

a. study mentor texts and mimic writing styles

a. use the writing process to develop writing and representing (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing)

b. select appropriate form, style, and content for specific audiences and purposes (narrative, expository, persuasive)

c. create an organized structure that supports the purpose, audience, and context of texts