Grade 10 Curriculum Outcomes

Speaking and Listening

GCO1: Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.

1.1 examine the ideas of others in discussion to clarify and extend their own understanding

1.2 construct ideas about issues by asking relevant questions and responding thoughtfully to questions posed

1.3 present a personal viewpoint to a group of listeners, interpret their responses, and take others' ideas into account while explaining their positions

1.4 listen critically to analyze and evaluate ideas and information in order to formulate and refine opinions and ideas

GCO2: Students will be expected to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically.

2.1 participate in a range of speaking situations, demonstrating an understanding of the difference between formal and informal speech

2.2 recognize that communication involves an exchange of ideas (experiences, information, views) and an awareness of the connections between the speaker and the listener; use this awareness to adapt the message, language and delivery to the context

2.3 give precise instructions, follow directions accurately and respond thoughtfully to complex questions

2.4 recognize that oral communication involves physical qualities and language choices depending on situation, audience and purpose

GCO3: Students will be expected to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience and purpose.

3.1 demonstrate active listening and respect for the needs, rights, feelings of others

. analyze the positions of others

3.2 demonstrate an awareness of the power of spoken language by articulating how spoken language influences and manipulates and reveals ideas, values and attitudes

3.3 demonstrate an awareness of varieties of language and communication styles

. recognize the social contexts of different speech events

Reading and Viewing

GCO4: Students will be expected to select, read and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media and visual texts.

4.1 read a wide variety of print texts which include drama, poetry, fiction and nonfiction from contemporary, pre-twentieth century Canadian and world writing

4.2 view a wide variety of media and visual texts, such as broadcast, journalism, film, television, advertising, CD-ROM, Internet, music videos

4.3 seek meaning in reading, using a variety of strategies such as cueing systems, utilizing prior knowledge, analysing, inferring, predicting, synthesizing and evaluating

4.4 use specific strategies to clear up confusing parts of a text (e.g. reread/review the text, consult another source, ask for help) and adjust reading and viewing rate (e.g. skimming, scanning, reading/viewing for detail) according to a purpose

4.5 demonstrate an understanding of impact literary devices and media techniques (editing, symbolism, imagery, figurative language, irony, etc.) have on shaping the understanding of a text

GCO5: Students will be expected to interpret, select and combine information using a variety of strategies, resources and technologies.

5.1 research in systematic ways, specific information from a variety of sources

. select appropriate information to meet the requirements of a learning task

· analyze and evaluate the chosen information

· integrate chosen information in a way that effectively meets the requirements of a learning task and/or solves personally defined problems

GCO6: Students will be expected to respond personally to a range of texts.

6.1 articulate personal responses to text by expressing and supporting a point of view about the issue, themes and situations within texts, citing appropriate evidence

6.2 respond to the texts they are reading and viewing by questioning, connecting, evaluating and extending

6.3 make thematic connections among print texts, public discourse and media

6.4 demonstrate a willingness to consider more than one interpretation of a text

GCO7: Students will be expected to respond critically to a range of texts, applying their understanding of language, form and genre.

7.1 examine the different aspects of texts (language, style, graphics, tone, etc.) that contribute to meaning and effect

7.2 make inferences, draw conclusions and make supported responses to content, form and structure

7.3 explore the relationships among language, topic, genre, purpose, context and audience

7.4 recognize the use and impact of specific literary and media devices (e.g. figurative language, dialogue, flashback, symbolism)

7.5 discuss the language, ideas and other significant characteristics of a variety of texts and genres

7.6 respond critically to a variety of print and media texts

7.7 demonstrate an awareness that texts reveal and produce ideologies, identities and positions

7.8 evaluate ways in which both genders and various cultures and socioeconomic groups are portrayed in media texts

Writing and Other Ways of Representing

GCO8: Students will be expected to use writing and other ways of representing to explore, clarify and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, experiences and learning; and to use their imagination.

8.1 use writing and other ways of representing to

· extend ideas and experiences

· reflect on their feelings, values and attitudes

. describe and evaluate their learning processes and strategies

8.2 use note-making strategies, illustrations and other ways of representing to reconstruct knowledge

8.3 choose language that creates interesting and imaginative effects

GCO9: Students will be expected to create texts collaboratively and independently, using a variety of forms for a range of audiences and purposes.

9.1 demonstrate skills in constructing a range of texts for a variety of audiences and purposes

9.2 create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience and context of texts

· select appropriate form, style and content for specific audiences and purposes

. use a range of appropriate strategies to engage the reader/viewer

9.3 analyze and reflect on others' responses to their writing and audiovisual productions and consider those responses in creating new pieces

GCO10: Students will be expected to use a range of strategies to develop effective writing and other ways of representing and to enhance their clarity, precision and effectiveness.

10.1 demonstrate an awareness of what writing/representation processes and presentation strategies work for them in relation to audience and purpose

10.2 consistently use the conventions of written language in final products

10.3 experiment with the use of technology in communicating for a range of purposes

10.4 demonstrate a commitment to crafting a range of writing and other representations

10.5 use a range of materials and ideas to clarify writing and others ways of representing for a specific audience (e.g. graphs, illustrations, tables)