ELA 9
Overview: The K-12 Aim of the Saskatchewan English Language Arts curricula is to help students understand and appreciate language, and to use in confidently and competently in a variety of situations for learning, communication, work, life, and personal satisfaction.
Comprehend and Respond (CR) 50%· View, listen to, and read texts that address identity, social responsibility, and efficacy.· Select and use appropriate strategies before, during, and after viewing, listening, and reading.· Use and apply knowledge of the pragmatic, textual, semantic, graphophonic, and other cues and conventions when viewing, listening, and reading.· View and demonstrate comprehension and response.· Listen and demonstrate comprehension and response.· Read and demonstrate comprehension and response.· Identify and reflect on strengths when viewing, listening, reading, speaking, writing, and using other forms of representing.· Set goals to improve skills and strategies when viewing, listening, reading, speaking, writing, and using other forms of representing. Compose and Create 50%· Create a range of visual multimedia, oral and written texts that explore identity, social responsibility, and efficacy.· Select and use appropriate strategies before, during, and after speaking, writing, and using other forms of representing.· Use and apply knowledge of the pragmatic, textual, syntactical, semantic, graphophonic, and other cues and conventions when speaking, writing, and using other forms of representing.· Create and communicate using a wide variety of forms when speaking formally and informally.· Create and communicate using a variety of forms when writing.· Identify and reflect on strengths when viewing, listening, reading, speaking, writing, and using other forms of representing.· Set goals to improve skills and strategies when viewing, listening, reading, speaking, writing, and using other forms of representing.