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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12: NATIVE LANGUAGES
Reading
Overall Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
• demonstrate comprehension of written works;
• read a variety of written works to gather information about cultural perspectives;
• demonstrateanunderstandingofanAboriginalworldviewthroughananalysisofwords; • use electronic technology to communicate in a Native language with other students.
Specific Expectations
Reasoning and Critical Thinking
By the end of this course, students will:
– demonstrate comprehension of written works by participating in and producing a language project (e.g., debating, creating dialogues);
– compare and contrast ideas, characters, and events in written works;
– read a variety of written works (e.g., leg- ends, short stories, Native language news- papers) for different purposes;
– derive the meaning of new words from context.
Use of Words and Language Patterns
By the end of this course, students will:
– read materials orally, using correct pronunciation and with fluency;
– demonstrate an ability to analyse language patterns in a variety of written works;
– translate passages in written works;
– demonstrate an ability to read written works that contain specialized vocabulary;
– communicate in a Native language to exchange ideas and feelings on social issues (e.g., rural and urban lifestyles, sub- stance abuse, the judicial system) with other students, using electronic technology.