Read a Brief Email
Read a Brief Email
Read a brief email about a meeting.
This task also has a digitized, interactive version: http://www.quillnetwork.com/csc/A1.1-ReadaBriefEmail/index.html
A1. Read continuous text
Competency A: Find and use Information
Task group A1: Read continuous text
Level: 1
At this level, learners: Read brief texts to locate specific details
Performance Descriptors 
(Please note that not all might apply)
The learner: 
•    Decodes words and makes meaning of sentences in a single text 
•    Reads short texts to locate a single piece of information 
•    Follows the sequence of events in straightforward chronological texts 
•    Follows simple, straightforward instructional texts 
•    Identifies the main idea in brief texts 
•    Requires support to identify sources and to evaluate and integrate information 
Task Descriptors 
(Please note that not all might apply)
•    Scope of task is limited 
•    Involves one text 
•    Is up to one paragraph in length 
•    Contains common, familiar vocabulary 
•    Has a familiar context 
•    Addresses concrete, day-to-day topics 
•    Has a highly explicit purpose
Text Types: 
Instructional, descriptive, narrative, and brief informational texts 
Examples: 
•    Notes 
•    Simple directions 
•    Instructions 
•    Brief emails 
•    Simple narratives
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario - A1.1
