C1. Knowledge about Texts
Specific Expectations
Using Foundational Knowledge and Skills to Comprehend Texts
C1.1
read and comprehend various texts, using knowledge of words, grammar, cohesive ties, sentence structures, and background knowledge
Text Forms and Genres
C1.2
analyze a variety of text forms and genres, including cultural text forms, and explain how their characteristics help communicate meaning
Text Patterns and Features
C1.3
analyze text patterns, such as problem-solution in a report, and text features, such as subheadings and pull-down menus, associated with various text forms, including cultural texts, and explain how they help readers, listeners, and viewers understand the meaning
Visual Elements of Texts
C1.4
analyze and compare how images, graphics, and visual design create, communicate, and contribute to meaning in a variety of texts
Elements of Style
C1.5
identify various elements of style in texts, including voice, word choice, word patterns, and sentence structure, and analyze how each element helps create meaning and is appropriate for the text form and genre
Point of View
C1.6
identify the narrator’s point of view, including first, second, or third person, in a variety of texts, providing evidence, and explain how using an alternative point of view would change each story
Indigenous Context of Various Text Forms
C1.7
read, listen to, and view various forms of texts by diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit creators to make meaning through Indigenous Storywork about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit histories, cultures, relationships, communities, groups, nations, and lived experiences