C4. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
Specific Expectations
Metacognition
C4.1
describe a variety of strategies they used before, during, and after reading texts from and/or related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, explain which ones they found most helpful, and identify appropriate steps they can take to improve as readers (e.g., create a mind map of strategies, using colours, symbols, or fonts to illustrate the usefulness of the strategies and their mastery of them; select one strategy they found helpful when reading complex informational texts and describe how they used it)
- What pre-reading strategy did you use before starting your independent reading of the novel? How did it help you to make sense of the introduction?
- What effect did small-group discussions have on the predictions you made about the story? How might you improve your participation in similar discussions?
Interconnected Skills
C4.2
identify a variety of skills they have in listening, speaking, writing, viewing, and representing, and explain how these skills help them read texts from and/or related to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures more effectively (e.g., explain how listening to live presentations and radio talks by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit writers can help them analyse the themes of texts they are reading in class; identify specific ways in which writing summaries of reports and other informational texts they read can clarify their understanding of the contents)
- What insight into the text did you gain from listening to the author ’s online talk about personal achievements with respect to reclaiming cultural identity and reaching professional goals?
