C3. Critical Thinking in Literacy
Specific Expectations
Literary Devices
C3.1
describe literary devices, including imagery and humour, in a variety of texts, and explain how they help create meaning and are appropriate for the intended purpose and audience
Making Inferences
C3.2
make local and global inferences, using explicit and implicit evidence, to extend their understanding of various texts
Analyzing Texts
C3.3
analyze various texts, including literary and informational texts, by identifying main and supporting ideas, sequencing the events of multiple plots, recording relevant information, and explaining cause and effect
Analyzing Cultural Elements of Texts
C3.4
identify cultural elements that are represented in various texts, including, norms, values, artifacts, sports, and music, investigate the meanings of these elements, and make connections to their lived experience and culture
Perspectives within Texts
C3.5
identify explicit and implicit perspectives communicated in various texts, explain how these perspectives are conveyed, give some evidence of any biases the texts may contain, and suggest how such biases could influence an audience
Analysis and Response
C3.6
explain how various topics, such as diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, are addressed in texts, and describe what insights or messages are conveyed
Indigenous Contexts
C3.7
explain how texts created by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals, communities, groups, or nations are influenced by historical periods, cultural experiences, and events, and how they relate to current lived experiences
Reflecting on Learning
C3.8
identify the critical thinking skills they used to analyze and evaluate various texts, and explain how these skills have helped them better understand the texts
