Who Are You?
 Time Capsule Project	
Outcome	Terminology	Where Demonstrated	
2.1Use Strategies and Cues
b. Use comprehension strategies
i. Identify explicit and implicit ideas and information in texts; listen and respond to various interpretations of the same text	explicit
implicit	#16 – The Funniest Thing Happened!
•	The Open Window	
2.2 Respond to Texts
a. Experience various texts
ii. Identify and discuss how timeless themes are developed in a variety of oral, print and other media texts	themes
statement of 
   theme	#  1 – Who I Am
#  5 – Family
#  7 – Role Models / Heroes
#  8 – Risk
#13 – Tragedy	
2.2 Respond to Texts
a. Experience various texts
iv. Compare and contrast own life situation with themes of oral, print and other media texts		Entire Unit
(Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.)	
2.2 Respond to Texts
b. Construct meaning from texts
iv. Relate the themes, emotions and experiences portrayed in oral, print and other media texts to issues of personal interest or significance		Entire Unit
(Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.)	
2.2 Respond to Texts
c. Appreciate the artistry of texts
i. Discuss how techniques, such as irony, symbolism, perspective and proportion, communicate meaning and enhance effect in oral, print and other media texts	irony
symbolism
perspective (2)
proportion	Irony 
•	#16 – The Funniest Thing Happened!
Symbolism / Perspective / Proportion 
•	#1 Who I Am	
2.3 Understand Forms, Elements, and Techniques
a. Understand forms and genres
ii. Evaluate the effectiveness of different types of media texts for presenting ideas and information	media 
	Entire Unit
(Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.)	
2.4 Create Original Text
a. Generate ideas
Generalize from own experience to create oral, print and other media texts on a theme		Entire Unit
(Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.)	
2.4 Create Original Text
b.  Elaborate on a theme 
Create oral, print and other media texts on common literary themes		Entire Unit
(Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.)	

Outcome	Terminology	Where Demonstrated	
2.4 Create Original Text
c. Structure texts
i. Create oral, print and other media texts that interrelate plot, setting and character, and reveal the significance of the action.	plot
setting
character	Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.	
2.4 Create Original Text
c. Structure texts
ii. Create oral, print and other media texts that include main and minor characters, and show how the main character develops and changes as a result of the action and events		Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.	
4.1 Enhance and Improve
b. Revise and edit
iii. Revise to combine narration, description and exposition effectively	enhance
narration
description
exposition	Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.	
4.1 Enhance and Improve
c. Enhance legibility
i. Develop personal handwriting styles appropriate for a variety of purposes		Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.	
4.1 Enhance and Improve
c. Enhance legibility
ii. Identify and experiment with some principles of design that enhance the presentation of texts	legibility	#1 Who I Am and possibly other assignments.
Students will be expected to identify their best example of this outcome, and explain why it is a good example.	
5.1 Respect Others and Strengthen Community
a. Appreciate diversity
i. Examine how personal experiences, cultural traditions and Canadian perspectives are presented in oral, print and other media texts	perspective (2)	#16 – The Funniest Thing Happened!
•	Last Saskatchewan Pirate
# 9 – My Treasures
•	Granny Glover’s Dream
•	Looking Back
#13 – Family Tragedy
•	David