Course Outline
Introductory Unit - Reading and Literacy Strategies
Reading is a process, not an event. People who are effective readers use a variety of strategies to understand the texts they read. We will be practicing a number of reading strategies throughout the year.
If you missed the lesson on reading strategies, please review the power point, and stop to do the drawing exercise for homework. Bring your completed drawing to class as soon as possible.
These posters will be hung in the classroomn to remind you of the reading strategies you should be using before, during, and after reading. You may wish to print a copy of each for use at home from this power point.
Check back here throughout the year for reading strategy worksheets you might find helpful.
Unit One - Everyday Heroes
Throughout this unit we will read non-fiction texts about everyday heroes. Using critical literacy strategies and criteria-based analytical techniques, we will decide what it takes to be an everyday hero, evaluate and rank everyday Canadian heroes, make plans for being heroes in our communities, and present on the heroes in our lives.
First we will look at the definition of non-fiction texts and reading strategies that will help us to understand them better.
Then we will evaluate and rank Canadian heroes and the inspirational stories.
Next we will look at ways we can be local heroes in our North Toronto community.