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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | Classical Studies and International Languages
or trade for which knowledge of the target language is an asset, and deliver their findings in a multi- media presentation; decode clues prepared by classmates in a cultural scavenger hunt; plan and budget for a trip after reading tourism literature about a region where the target language is spoken)
Teacher prompt: “What careers or trades value knowledge of other languages? Why are they relevant?”
C3.2 Awareness of Sociolinguistic Conventions: identify, in level-appropriate texts in the
target language, examples of sociolinguistic conventions associated with a variety of social situations in diverse communities where the target language is spoken (e.g., compare the level of formality in letters by writers from two different age groups; identify words and expressions used
in particular countries or regions in short stories, magazine articles, poems, or blogs; identify puns in headlines from international target-language newspapers; identify examples of how the target language is used persuasively in advertisements from different countries or regions)
Teacher prompt: “Which expressions in these letters suggest that the writers are of different ages? Which letter is more formal?”
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