Grade 7 Renewed Curriculum

"Language is learned through purposeful and powerful language processes designed around stimulating ideas and issues that are meaningful to learners. Language processes are: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Viewing, Writing, and Representing" - Province of Nova Scotia, 2021. 

Curriculum outcomes

• Statements of what a learner is expected to know and is able to do.

~Learners will reflect on how the cultures of communities, inclusive of the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, African Nova Scotians, and the Gaels, are expressed through a range of communication forms.

~Learners will plan oral, written, and visual personal and critical responses, in relation to audience and purpose.

~Learners will create oral, written, and visual communication forms for a range of audiences and purposes.

~Learners will implement speaking and writing strategies for effective communication in relation to audience and purpose.

~Learners will comprehend a range of communication forms using listening strategies, reading strategies, and viewing strategies.

~Learners will analyse the accuracy, reliability, validity, and bias in a range of written, audio, visual, and digital communication forms.

 Indicators

• Statements that are framed by related skills and concepts in order to indicate the depth of understanding of the concept in relation to the outcome..

~Select ~Compare ~Apply ~ Investigate ~Analyse ~Reflect ~ Evaluate ~ Question ~ Comprehend ~  

 Skills

• Contribute to the development of competencies.  

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Citizenship (CZ) 

Learners are expected to contribute to the quality and sustainability of their environment, communities, and society. They analyse cultural, economic, environmental, and social issues, make decisions, judgment, solve problems, and act as stewards in a local, national, and global context.

 Personal-Career Development (PCD) 

Learners are expected to become self-aware and self-directed individuals who set and pursue goals. They understand and appreciate how culture contributes to work and personal life roles. They make thoughtful decisions regarding health and wellness, and career pathways.

 Communication (COM) 

Learners are expected to interpret and express themselves effectively through a variety of media. They participate in critical dialogue, listen, read, view, and create for information, enrichment, and enjoyment. 

Creativity and Innovation (CI) 

Learners are expected to demonstrate openness to new experiences, engage in creative processes, to make unexpected connections, and to generate new and dynamic ideas, techniques, and products. They value aesthetic expression and appreciate the creative and innovative work of others.

 Critical Thinking (CT)

 Learners are expected to analyse and evaluate evidence, arguments, and ideas using various types of reasoning and systems thinking to inquire, make decisions, and solve problems. They reflect critically on thinking processes. 

Technological Fluency (TF) 

Learners are expected to use and apply technology to collaborate, communicate, create, innovate, and solve problems. They use technology in a legal, safe, and ethically responsible manner to support and enhance learning.