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understanding of the experiences of other Canadians?” “What Canadian novelists have the greatest international sales? How would we find this information?”
Developing Personal Awareness
5.5 explain how their study of Canadian literature has enhanced their understanding of them- selves as readers and as individuals (e.g., explain in a journal entry how their ideas about an issue or theme have been influenced by their reading in the course; in a small group seminar, model a reading strategy that helped them understand and interpret a passage in a course text)
Teacher prompts: “Did the discussion in the seminar group persuade you to modify your initial reaction to the text?” “What insights into a major theme in the text did you gain from the close reading and analysis of select- ed passages?” “Which texts in the course res- onate most with your own experiences or perceptions?”