English Language Arts A18
The goals of all alternative education classes are to help students plan their future with confidence, responsibility and independence. Students will develop their communication skills. Six strands of communication (listening, speaking, viewing, representing, reading and writing) will be taught.
Topics:
Identity: Getting to Know Myself
Community: My Home and Family
Social Responsibility: Conservation
Outcomes:
Comprehend and Respond (CR):
CR A18.1 Comprehend and respond to a variety of texts at personal readiness level that address identity (e.g. Getting to Know Myself), community (e.g. My Home and Family), and social responsibility (e.g. Conservation).
CR A18.2 View, comprehend and respond to a variety of visual and multimedia texts (such as pictures, diagrams, videos, cartoons, etc.).
CR A18.3 Listen, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts.
CR A18.4 Read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts at personal reading level.
Compose and Create (CC):
CC A18.1 Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral and/or written texts at a personal readiness level that explores identity (e.g. Getting to Know Myself), community (e.g. My Home and Family), and social responsibility (e.g. Conservation).
CC A18.2 Create a variety of ways to represent understanding (dramatization, pictures, sounds, physical movements, charts, models, drawings, etc.) as appropriate to personal readiness level.
CC A18.3 Speak clearly and audibly to present ideas, information and experiences.
CC A18.4 Write to communicate ideas, information, and experiences at a personal readiness level.
Assess and Reflect (AR):
AR A18.1 Identify the behaviours of good readers, writers, listeners, speakers, and viewers.
AR A18.2 Reflect and assess own reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and other representing experiences based on set criteria.
AR A18.3 Set personal goals to view, listen, read, speak, write, and use other forms of representing more effectively and establish a plan for achieving them.