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English Language Arts:
GO1.2 Clarify and extent
Consider other's ideas
gr.5
-seek the viewpoints of others to build on personal responses and
understanding
gr.6
-select from the ideas and observations of others to expand personal
understanding
Extend understanding
Extend understanding
gr.5
-search for further ideas and information from others and from oral,
print and other media texts to extend understanding
GO2.2 Respond to texts
Experience various texts
gr. 5
-experience oral, print
and other media texts from a variety of cultural traditions
and genres, such as historical fiction, myths, biographies, poetry, news
reports and guest speakers
-express points of view about oral, print and other media texts
-make connections between fictional texts and historical events
-describe and discuss new places, times, characters and events
encountered in oral, print and other media texts
gr. 6
explain own point of view about oral, print and other media texts
-make connections between own life and characters and ideas in oral,
print and other media texts
-discuss common topics or themes in a variety of oral, print and other
media texts
Construct meaning from texts
gr.5
-describe and discuss the
influence of setting on the characters and events
-support own interpretations of oral, print and other media texts, using
evidence from personal experiences and the texts
gr.6
-observe and discuss aspects of human nature revealed in oral, print and
other media texts, and relate them to those encountered in the community
-summarize oral, print or
other media texts, indicating the connections
among events, characters and settings
-identify or infer reasons for a character's actions or feelings
-make judgements and inferences related to events, characters, setting
and main ideas of oral, print and other media texts
-comment on the credibility of characters and events in oral, print and
other media texts, using evidence from personal experiences and the text
GO5.1 Respect others and strengthen
community
Appreciate diversity
gr. 5
-discuss personal understanding of the lives of people or characters in
various communities, cultural traditions, places and times portrayed in
oral, print and other media texts
-compare own and others' responses to ideas and experiences related to
oral, print and other media texts
gr.6
-compare personal challenges and situations encountered in daily life
with those experienced by people or characters in other times, places
and cultures portrayed in oral, print and other media texts
-share and discuss ideas and experiences that contribute to different
responses to oral, print and other media texts
Relate texts to culture
gr.5
-identify and discuss how
qualities, such as courage, ambition and loyalty, are portrayed in oral,
print and other media texts from diverse cultures and communities
Use language to show respect
gr.5
-determine and use language appropriate to the context of specific
situations
gr.6
-demonstrate respect by choosing appropriate language and tone in oral,
print and other media texts
Students
will build background knowledge to support their understanding of
text by relating the information from the web pages to the text.
They will be invited to explore the themes of courage, family, loyalty
and the holocaust and they will be able to communicate with other
students to discuss these themes and other related questions that
arise from their interaction with the text.
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