Page 150 - The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12: English As a Second Language and English Literacy Development, 2007

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1. write in a variety of forms for different purposes and audiences;
2. organize ideas coherently in writing;
3. use correctly the conventions of written English appropriate for this level, including grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation;
4. use the stages of the writing process.
1. Writing for Different Purposes 2. Organizing Ideas in Writing
3. Developing Accuracy in Writing
WRITING
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
Academic Purposes
1.1 write short texts to convey information and ideas for academic purposes using a variety of scaffolded forms (e.g., use a model to write a short informational paragraph about a landform in a region of Canada; complete a science lab report following an outline provided by the teacher; outline safety instructions in a techno- logy class; label a timeline showing important dates in Canada’s history)
Personal Purposes
1.2 write short texts to express ideas and feelings on personal and familiar topics using a num- ber of forms (e.g., notices about items lost, found, or for sale; personal letters or e-mails describing experiences and impressions; letters of apology; responses to online surveys)
Community and Workplace Purposes
1.3 write short texts to communicate information for official and personal purposes using a number of forms (e.g., a school or work accident
report, a short history of past work experience, a change-of-address request form, a request for information from a government agency or website)
By the end of this course, students will:
Organizing Ideas
2.1 organize information to develop a central idea in a scaffolded paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting ideas, and a concluding statement (e.g., use a paragraph frame to struc- ture an informational, narrative, or procedural paragraph)
Linking Ideas
2.2 use a number of transition words and phrases to show relationships between ideas and information (e.g., when, first, secondly, in the beginning, in addition, as well, finally)
Teacher prompt: “What words and phrases did you use to connect the supporting details to your main idea?”
By the end of this course, students will:
Grammatical Structures and Conventions of Print
3.1 use correctly the grammatical structures and print conventions of written English appro- priate for this level (see the Language Reference Chart for ELD Level 3 on page 152)
Teacher prompt: “How can you change this statement into a question?”
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