Read a Poem for Pleasure or Education
Read a Poem for Pleasure or Education
The learner will read a poem (silently then out loud) and answer comprehension questions - either verbally (I) or via writing (S), depending on their goal path.
- Pen/paper and/or digital device
A1. Read continuous text
Competency A: Find and Use Information
Task Group A1: Read continuous text
Level: 2
At this level, learners: Read texts to locate and connect ideas and information
Performance Descriptors
The learner:
• Makes connections between sentences and between paragraphs in a single text
• Scans text to locate information
• Locates multiple pieces of information in simple texts
• Reads more complex texts to locate a single piece of information
• Makes low-level inferences
• Follows the main events of descriptive, narrative, and informational texts
• Obtains information from detailed reading
• Begins to identify sources and evaluate information
Task Descriptors
• Scope of task is clearly defined
• Involves one text
• Is one paragraph or longer
• May include unfamiliar elements (e.g. vocabulary, context, topic)
Text types:
instructional, descriptive, narrative, and informational texts
Examples:
- Letters
- Emails
- Notices
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario - A1.2
B1. Interact with others
Competency B: Communicate Ideas and Information
Task Group B1: Interact with others
Level: 1
At this level, learners: Participate in brief interactions to exchange information with one other person
Performance Descriptors
The learner:
- Conveys information on familiar topics
- Shows an awareness of factors such as social, linguistic, and cultural differences that affect interactions in brief exchanges with others
- Chooses appropriate language in exchanges with clearly defined purposes
- Participates in short, simple exchanges
- Gives short, straightforward instructions or directions
- Speaks or signs clearly in a focused and organized way
- Repeats or questions to confirm understanding
- Uses and interprets non-verbal cues (e.g. body language, facial expressions, gestures)
Task Descriptors
- Scope of task is limited
- Involves one other person
- Is brief
- Addresses a familiar audience
- Contains concrete and familiar content
- Has a highly explicit purpose
- Is informal
Interaction Types:
- Exchange information
- Give instructions
- Provide directions
- State preferences
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – B1.1
B2. Write continuous text
Competency B: Communicate Ideas and Information
Task Group B2: Write continuous text
Level: 1
At this level, learners: Write brief texts to convey simple ideas and factual information
Performance Descriptors
The learner:
- Writes simple texts to request, remind, or inform
- Conveys simple ideas and factual information
- Demonstrates a limited understanding of sequence
- Uses sentence structure, upper and lower case, and basic punctuation
- Uses highly familiar vocabulary
Task Descriptors
- Scope of task is limited
- Addresses concrete, day-to-day topics
- Addresses a small, familiar audience
- Is informal
- Is up to a paragraph in length
- Has a familiar context
- Has a highly explicit purpose
Text types:
instructional, descriptive, narrative, and brief informational texts
Examples:
- Notes
- Brief emails
- Directions
- Instructions
- Text messages
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – B2.1
Competency E: Manage Learning
Level: 1
At this level, learners: Set short-term goals, begin to use limited learning strategies, and begin to monitor own learning
Performance Descriptors for the learner:
- Demonstrates positive attitude to learning
- Accepts positive feedback and constructive criticism
- Recognizes and expresses when one does not know something
- Accepts new learning challenges
- Willing to work independently
- Takes responsibility for learning
- Takes initiative
- Takes risks in learning situations
- Manages time (e.g. makes realistic estimates about time, meets deadlines, completes activities and tasks in a logical order)
- Attends class regularly and punctually
- Checks accuracy of work
Goal Setting:
The learner:
- Sets short-term goals
- Identifies steps required to achieve goals
- Begins to monitor progress towards achieving goals
- Begins to identify barriers to achieving goals
Learning Strategies:
The learner:
- Begins to use a limited number of learning strategies (e.g. follows instructions, takes literal notes, highlights or underlines key information, uses a calendar or agenda)
- Begins to identify ways to remember information and reinforce learning (e.g. reviewing notes)
- Creates “to do” lists to keep organized
Monitoring Learning:
The learner:
- Begins to monitor own learning
- Identifies preferred learning style
- Identifies one source of information (e.g. text, document, classmate, co-worker) to complete tasks
- Uses feedback to improve performance
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – E.1