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Brianne Graham, Maygen Harder, Katie Perlich, Travis Rapuano, Shelby Karas, Nicole Sommerfeld,
Lauren Smith
Education 3501: Section PQR
Curriculum and Instruction
Professional Semester 1
Curriculum Overview Handout: Thursday, October 8 2015
Summary of the Language Arts POS
The Language Arts Program of Studies is designed to prepare students for present and future
language requirements. The ability to use language effectively enhances student opportunities to
experience personal satisfaction and to become responsible, contributing citizens and lifelong learners.
With that, Language Arts aims to encourage an understanding and appreciation of the significance in
artistry of literature as well as enable each student to understand and appreciate language; to use it
confidently and competently. Language development is a continuous and recursive process. Positive
learning experiences enable students to leave school with a desire to continue to extend their knowledge,
skills, and interests.
Philosophy of Language Arts POS
The aim of English language arts is to enable each student to understand and appreciate
language, and to use it confidently and competently in a variety of situations for communication,
personal satisfaction, and learning. All of the language arts are interrelated and interdependent; ability
in one strengthens and supports the rest. The Language Arts program of studies believes that language is
the basis of all communication and the primary instrument of thought and learning.
List of General Outcomes for the Language Arts POS (K-12)
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent:
1.
To explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences
2.
To comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, print, and other media texts
3.
To manage ideas and information
4.
To enhance the clarity and artistry of communication
5.
To respect, support, and collaborate with others.
Senior High School ELA Course Sequences
Senior high school ELA has two course sequences (10, 20, 30 -1/2) to accommodate a diverse
range of student needs and interests. The two course sequences are similar as they both maintain high
standards to meet graduation requirements, feature the six language arts, have the minimum
requirement for Canadian content, encourage student metacognition, and much more. The differences
between the two are specifically outlined in the POS (Pg 6). Essentially, the biggest difference is the
minimum requirements in text study and text creation. The minimum requirements for both sequences
are described in more depth in the ELA POS (Pg 10-11).
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Graph of General and Specific Learning Outcomes (K-9)
OUTCOME
GLO
SLO
EXAMPLE
*All GLOs and SLOs are taken from Alberta Education English Language Arts Program of Studies (K-9)
*All examples are taken from Alberta Education Illustrative Examples for English Language Arts (K-9)
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OUTCOME
GLO
SLO
EXAMPLE
1.1: Discover
possibilities
1.2: Extend awareness
(Pg. 12-13)
*All examples are taken from Alberta Education English Language Arts Program of Studies (10-12)
Additional Information:
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Alberta Education English Language Arts Program of Studies (K-9)
https://education.alberta.ca/media/450519/elak-9.pdf
Alberta Education Illustrative Examples for English Language Arts (K-9)
Alberta Education English Language Arts Program of Studies (10-12)
https://education.alberta.ca/media/645805/srhelapofs.pdf
Group Members
Learning
Objectives
What do you want
your classmates to
learn?
Date: October 8,
2015
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Assessment
How will you know
your classmates
have learned?
Materials
What resources will
you need for your
presentation?
Introduction
Body
Bring out fairy tale (each group member will have own choice of fairy
tale): Ask prompting questions about student experience (Question: Who
has ever read a fairy tale before? How was that experience?) GLO#1
Read up to a point where conflict has occurred in the story: conduct a
think, pair, share for students to discuss the questions (Question: What is
happening at this point of the story? How is the character(s) feeling?)
GLO#2
After students have shared their view on the story so far, have each student
create a folded storyboard that outlines the events that have happened
within the story and what they predict is going to happen (They can
brainstorm with a partner/creativity is encouraged). For the storyboard,
hand out a piece of blank paper to each student, and instruct them how to
fold the paper to have 6 squares. On those 6 squares, students can
draw/write what has happened in the story and what they predict/want to
happen for the rest of the story. GLO#3 and #4
After time has been given for each student to create their storyboard, bring
group together and allow each student to share what they have understood
within the story and what they have outlined will happen in the rest of the
story. GLO#5
Closure
Key Resources
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https://education.alberta.ca/media/645805/srhelapofs.pdf
Professional
References