Language Features,

Structures, and
Conventions:

Strategies and
Processes:

Content
Story/Text

Big Ideas
*Language and stories can be a source of creativity and joy.

*Stories help us learn about ourselves and our families.

*Stories can be told through pictures and words.

*Everyone can be a reader and can create stories.

*Everyone has a unique story.

*Playing with language helps us discover how language works.

*Listening and speaking builds our understanding and helps us learn.

Structure of Story

Literary Elements and Devices

Reading Strategies

Oral Language Strategies

Metacognitive Strategies

Writing Processes

Concepts of Print

Letter-Sound Correspondence
(phonemic and phonological awareness)

Letter Formation

Recognize the structure of story

Recognize the importance of story in personal, family, and

community identity

Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to

text and make meaning

Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as

appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity,
and community

Use age-appropriate reading, listening, and viewing

behaviours and strategies to make meaning from texts

Begin to use sources of information and prior knowledge

to make meaning

Begin to use language to identify, create, and express

ideas, feelings, opinions, and preferences

Use play and other creative means to discover

foundational concepts of print, oral, and visual texts

Kindergarten Language Arts

Curricular Competencies
Comprehend & Connect

Lang
Str
C

The Relationship between reading,

writing, and oral language

Plan and create a variety of communication forms for

different purposes and audiences

Create stories and other age-appropriate texts to deepen

awareness of self, family, and community

Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared

understanding

Create &
Communicate

Language Features, Structures,

& Conventions:

Strategies and
Processes:

Content
Story/Text

Big Ideas
*Language and stories can be a source of creativity and joy.

*Stories help us learn about ourselves and our families.

*Stories can be told through pictures and words.

*Everyone can be a reader and can create stories.

*Everyone has a unique story.

*Playing with language helps us discover how language works.

*Listening and speaking builds our understanding and helps us

learn.

Elements of Story

Literary Elements and Devices

Vocabulary to Talk about Texts

Reading Strategies

Oral Language Strategies

Metacognitive Strategies

Writing Processes

Concepts of Print

Print Awareness

Letter-Sound Correspondence
(phonemic and phonological awareness)

Letter Formation

Sentence Structure and Grammar

Show awareness of how story in First Peoples cultures

connects people to family and community

Begin to recognize basic structures and organization of text

Recognize the structure and elements of story

Recognize the importance of story in personal, family, and

community identity

Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text

and make meaning

Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as

appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity, and
communit

Use age-appropriate reading, listening, and viewing

behaviours and strategies to make meaning from texts

Begin to use sources of information and prior knowledge to

make meaning

Use play and other creative means to discover foundational

concepts of print, oral, and visual texts

Grade 1
Language Arts
Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

Langua

Conventions

Begin to communicate in print, using letters and words and

applying some basic conventions of English spelling,
grammar, and punctuation

Plan and create a variety of communication forms for

different purposes and audiences

Create stories and other age-appropriate texts to deepen

awareness of self, family, and community

Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared

understanding

s
Create & Communicate

Language Features, Structures,

and Conventions:

Strategies and
Processes:

Content
Story/Text

Big Ideas
*Language and stories can be a source of creativity and joy.

*Stories help us learn about ourselves, our families, and our

communities.

*Everyone can be a reader and a writer.

*Listening and speaking helps us to explore, share, and develop

our ideas.

*Using language in creative and playful ways helps us understand

how language works.

*Readers use strategies to make sense of what they read, hear,

and view.

Elements of Story

Literary Elements and Devices

Text features

Vocabulary to Talk about Texts

Reading Strategies

Oral Language Strategies

Metacognitive Strategies

Writing Processes

Features of oral language

Word patterns, word families

Concepts of print

Letter-sound correspondence (phonemic

and phonological awareness)

Letter formation

Sentence structure and grammar

Show awareness of how story in First Peoples

cultures connects people to family and community

Recognize how different text structures reflect different

purposes.

Recognize the structure and elements of story

Recognize the importance of story in personal, family,

and community identity

Use personal experience and knowledge to connect

to text and make meaning

Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as

appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity,
and community

Use age-appropriate reading, listening, and viewing

behaviours and strategies to make meaning from texts

Begin to use sources of information and prior

knowledge to make meaning

Use play and other creative means to

discover foundational concepts of print, oral, and visual
texts

Grade 2
Language Arts
Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

Lang

Conventions

Communicate in print, using letters and words and

basic conventions of English spelling, grammar, and
punctuation

Plan and create a variety of communication forms for

different purposes and audiences

Create stories and other age-appropriate texts to

deepen awareness of self, family, and community

Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared

understanding

s
Create & Communicate

Language Features,
Structures, & Conventions:

Strategies and
Processes:

Content
Story/Text

Big Ideas
*Language and stories can be a source of creativity and joy.

*Stories help us learn about ourselves, our families, and our communities.

*Everyone can be a reader and a writer.

*Listening and speaking helps us to explore, share, and develop our

ideas.

*Using language in creative and playful ways helps us understand how

language works.

*Readers use strategies to make sense of what they read, hear, and view.

Elements of Story

Form, function, and genre of texts

Structures and features of written text

Literary elements and devices

Reading Strategies

Oral Language Strategies

Metacognitive Strategies

Writing Processes

Features of oral language

Word patterns, word families

Legible printing

Sentence structure and grammar

Develop awareness of how story in First Peoples

cultures connects people to land

Show awareness of how story in First Peoples

cultures connects people to family and community

Recognize how different text structures reflect different

purposes.

Recognize the structure and elements of story

Recognize the importance of story in personal, family,

and community identity

Use personal experience and knowledge to connect

to text and make meaning

Engage actively as listeners, viewers, and readers, as

appropriate, to develop understanding of self, identity,
and community

Use age-appropriate reading, listening, and viewing

behaviours and strategies to make meaning from texts

Begin to use sources of information and prior

knowledge to make meaning

Use play and other creative means to

discover foundational concepts of print, oral, and visual
texts

Grade 3
Language Arts
Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

Lan
Structu

Conventions

Communicate in print, using letters and words and basic

conventions of English spelling, grammar, and
punctuation

Plan and create a variety of communication forms for

different purposes and audiences

Create stories and other age-appropriate texts to

deepen awareness of self, family, and community

Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared

understanding

s
Create & Communicate

Language
Features,
Structures, &
Conventions:

Strategies and
Processes:

Content
Story/Text

Big Ideas
*Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
*Exploring text and story helps us understand ourselves and
make connections to others and to the world.
*Listening carefully helps us learn.
*Text can be understood from different perspectives.
*Using language in creative and playful ways helps us
understand how language works.
*Combining different texts and ideas allows us to create new
understandings
*Texts are created for different purposes and audiences.

form, function, and genre

oftexts

features of written text

literary elements

literary devices

elements of non-fictiontexts

evidence

bias

Reading Strategies

Oral Language Strategies

Metacognitive Strategies

Writing Processes

Features of oral language

Paragraph structure

Sentence structure and

grammar

Identify how story in First Peoples cultures connects

people to land

Demonstrate awareness of the oral tradition in First

Peoples culturesand the purposes of First Peoples texts

Show an increasing understanding of the role

of organization in meaning

Recognize how literary elements, techniques, and

devices enhance meaning in texts

Recognize the role of language in personal, social, and

cultural identity

Identify how differences in context, perspectives, and

voice influence meaning in texts

Consider different purposes, audiences, and perspectives

in exploringtexts

Respond to text in personal and creative ways

Use personal experience and knowledge to connect

to text and develop understanding of self, community, and
world

Apply a variety of age-appropriate thinking skills to gain

meaning fromtexts

Use a variety of comprehension strategies before, during,

and after reading, listening, or viewing to construct
meaning from text

Access and integrate information and ideas from a variety

of sources and from prior knowledge to build
understanding

Grade 4
Language Arts
Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

L
F
Str
Co

Conventions

Communicate in print, using letters and words and

applying basic conventions of English spelling, grammar,
and punctuation

Use language in creative and playful ways to develop

style

Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and

create texts for a variety of purposes and audiences

Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared

understanding

Create & Communicate

Language
Features,
Structures, &
Conventions:

Strategies and
Processes:

Content
Story/Text

Big Ideas
*Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
*Exploring text and story helps us understand ourselves and
make connections to others and to the world.
*Listening carefully helps us learn.
*Text can be understood from different perspectives.
*Using language in creative and playful ways helps us
understand how language works.
*Combining different texts and ideas allows us to create new
understandings
*Texts are created for different purposes and audiences.

form, function, and genre

oftexts

features of written text

literary elements

literary devices

Non-fictionelements

Perspective/point of view

Reading Strategies

Oral Language Strategies

Metacognitive Strategies

Writing Processes

Features of oral language

Effective paragraphing

Sentence structure and

grammar

Demonstrate awareness of the oral tradition in First Peoples

cultures and the purposes of First Peoples texts

Show an increasing understanding of the role of organization in

meaning

Recognize how literary elements, techniques, and devices

enhance meaning in texts

Recognize the role of language in personal, social, and cultural

identity

Identify how differences in context, perspectives, and voice

influence meaning in texts

Consider different purposes, audiences, and perspectives in

exploring texts

Respond to text in personal and creative ways

Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and

develop understanding of self, community, and world

Apply a variety of age-appropriate thinking skills to gain

meaning fromtexts

Use a variety of comprehension strategies before, during, and

after reading, listening, or viewing to construct meaning
from text

Access and integrate information and ideas from a variety of

sources and from prior knowledge to build understanding

Grade 5
Language Arts
Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

L
F
Str
Con

Conventions

Communicate in print, using letters and words and applying

basic conventions of English spelling, grammar, and
punctuation

Use language in creative and playful ways to develop style

Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and

create texts for a variety of purposes and audiences

Exchange ideas and perspectives to build shared

understanding

Identify how story in First Peoples cultures connects people to

land

s
Create & Communicate

Language Features,
Structures, and
Conventions:
Strategies and
Processes:

Content
Story/Text

Big Ideas
*Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
*Exploring text and story helps us understand ourselves
and make connections to others and to the world.
*Listening carefully helps us learn.
*Text can be understood from different perspectives.
*Using language in creative and playful ways helps us
understand how language works.
*Combining different texts and ideas allows us to create
new understandings
*Texts are created for different purposes and audiences.

form, function, and genre

oftexts

features of written text

literary elements

literary devices

Elements of non-fiction texts

Techniques of persuasion

Reading Strategies

Oral Language Strategies

Metacognitive Strategies

Writing Processes

Features of oral language

Effective paragraphing

Language varieties

Sentence structure and

grammar

Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

Recognize and appreciate the role of story, narrative, and oral tradition in expre

Recognize an increasing range of text structures and how they contribute to me

Understand how literary elements, techniques, and devices enhance and shap

Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways

Construct meaningful personal connections between

self, text, and world

Recognize how language constructs personal, social, and

cultural identity

Recognize and identify the role of personal, social, and

cultural contexts, values, and perspectives in texts

Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas

within, between, and beyond texts

Recognize and appreciate how different forms, structures,

and features of texts reflect different purposes,
audiences, and messages

Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral,

and visualtexts, guide inquiry, and extend thinking

Access information and ideas for diverse purposes and

from a variety of sources and evaluate
their relevance, accuracy, and reliability

Grade 6
Language Arts

Lang
Str
C

Conventions

Use an increasing repertoire of conventions of English

spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Assess and refine texts to improve their clarity,

effectiveness, and impact according to
purpose, audience, and message

Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and

create engaging and meaningful literary and informational
texts for a variety of purposes and audiences

Exchange ideas and viewpoints to build shared understanding and extend think

Create & Communicate

Language Features,
Structures, and
Conventions:

Strategies and
Processes:

Content
Story/Text

Big Ideas
*Language and text can be a source of creativity and
joy.
*Exploring text and story helps us understand
ourselves and make connections to others and to the
world.
*Exploring and sharing multiple perspectives extends
our thinking.
*Developing our understanding of how language
works allows us to use it purposefully.
*Texts are created for different purposes and
audiences.
*Synthesizing the meaning from different texts and
ideas helps us create new understandings.

form, function, and genre

oftexts
features of written text

literary elements

literary devices
Elements of non-fiction
texts

Techniques of persuasion

Reading Strategies

Oral Language Strategies

Metacognitive Strategies

Writing Processes

Features of oral language

Effective paragraphing

Language varieties
Sentence structure and
grammar

Recognize the validity of First Peoples oral tradition for a

range of purposes

Recognize and appreciate the role of story, narrative, and

oral tradition in expressing First Peoples perspectives,
values, beliefs, and points of view

Recognize an increasing range of text structures and how

they contribute to meaning

Understand how literary elements, techniques, and devices

enhance and shape meaning

Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways

Construct meaningful personal connections between

self, text, and world

Recognize how language constructs personal, social, and

cultural identity

Recognize and identify the role of personal, social, and

cultural contexts, values, and perspectives in texts

Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas

within, between, and beyond texts

Recognize and appreciate how different forms, structures,

and features of texts reflect different purposes, audiences,
and messages

Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral,

and visualtexts, guide inquiry, and extend thinking

Access information and ideas for diverse purposes and from

a variety of sources and evaluate their relevance, accuracy,
and reliability.

Grade 7
Language Arts
Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

Lan
S

Conventions

Use an increasing repertoire of conventions of English

spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Assess and refine texts to improve their clarity,

effectiveness, and impact according to purpose, audience,
and message

Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and

create engaging and meaningful literary and informational
texts for a variety of purposes and audiences

Exchange ideas and viewpoints to build shared

understanding and extend thinking

Create & Communicate

Language features,
structures, and
conventions:
Strategies and
processes:

Content
Story/text

Big Ideas
Language and text can be a source of creativity and
joy.
Exploring text and story helps us understand ourselves
and make connections to others and to the world.
Developing our understanding of how language works
allows us to use it purposefully.
Purpose, audience, and context guide the authors
choices in the construction of text.
Language can shape ideas and influence others.
People understand texts differently depending on their
worldviews and perspectives. Texts are socially,
culturally, and historically constructed.

form, function, and genre of texts

features of written text

literary elements

literary devices

elements of non-fiction texts

elements of visual/graphic texts

argument

relevance, accuracy, reliability

reading strategies

oral language strategies

metacognitive strategies

writing processes

features of oral language

language usage and context

elements of style

syntax and sentence fluency

conventions

presentation techniques

Recognize and appreciate the role of story, narrative, and oral

tradition in expressing First Peoples perspectives, values,
beliefs, and points of view

Recognize how literary elements, techniques, and devices

enhance and shape meaning

Understand how literary elements, techniques, and devices

enhance and shape meaning

Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways

Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text,

and world

Recognize how language constructs personal, social, and

cultural identity

Recognize and identify the role of personal, social, and cultural

contexts, values, and perspectives in texts

Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas

within, between, and beyond texts

Recognize and appreciate how different forms, structures, and

features of texts reflect different purposes, audiences, and
messages

Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, and

visualtexts, guide inquiry, and extend thinking

Access information and ideas for diverse purposes and from

a variety of sources and evaluate their relevance, accuracy,
and reliability.

Grade 8 English
Language Arts
Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

Use an increasing repertoire of conventions of English spelling,

grammar, and punctuation

Assess and refine texts to improve their clarity, effectiveness,

and impact according to purpose, audience, and message

Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create

engaging and meaningful literary and informational texts for a
variety of purposes and audiences

Exchange ideas and viewpoints to build shared understanding

and extend thinking

Create & Communicate

Language
features,
structures, &
conventions:
Strategies &
processes:

Content
Story/text

Big Ideas
Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.
Exploring text and story helps us understand ourselves and
make connections to others and to the world.
Developing our understanding of how language works allows us
to use it purposefully.
Purpose, audience, and context guide the authors choices in the
construction of text.
Language can shape ideas and influence others.
People understand texts differently depending on their
worldviews and perspectives. Texts are socially, culturally, and
historically constructed.

form, function, and genre of texts

features of written text

literary elements

literary devices

elements of non-fiction texts

elements of visual/graphic texts

rhetorical devices

connotation and denotation

reading strategies

oral language strategies

metacognitive strategies

writing processes

features of oral language

language usage and context

elements of style

usage

Recognize and appreciate the role of story, narrative, and oral

tradition in expressing First Peoples perspectives, values,
beliefs, and points of view

Recognize how literary elements, techniques, and devices

enhance and shape meaning

Understand how literary elements, techniques, and devices

enhance and shape meaning

Respond to text in personal, creative, and critical ways

Construct meaningful personal connections between self, text,

and world

Recognize how language constructs personal, social, and

cultural identity

Recognize and identify the role of personal, social, and cultural

contexts, values, and perspectives in texts

Think critically, creatively, and reflectively to explore ideas

within, between, and beyond texts

Recognize and appreciate how different forms, structures, and

features of texts reflect different purposes, audiences, and
messages

Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, and

visualtexts, guide inquiry, and extend thinking

Access information and ideas for diverse purposes and from

a variety of sources and evaluate their relevance, accuracy,
and reliability.

Grade 9 English
Language Arts
Curricular Competencies

Comprehend & Connect

Use an increasing repertoire of conventions of English spelling,

grammar, and punctuation

Assess and refine texts to improve their clarity, effectiveness,

and impact according to purpose, audience, and message

Use writing and design processes to plan, develop, and create

engaging and meaningful literary and informational texts for a
variety of purposes and audiences

Exchange ideas and viewpoints to build shared understanding

and extend thinking

Create & Communicate