Appendix 1 - Curriculum Expectations

Overall Expectations

Drama: 

B1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to process drama and the development of drama works, using the elements and conventions of drama to communicate feelings, ideas, and multiple perspectives

B2. Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of drama works and experiences

Dance:

A1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to the composition of a variety of dance pieces, using the elements of dance to communicate feelings and ideas
 

A2. Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate their feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of dance pieces and experiences

Language (2008 Curriculum)

Oral Communication:

1. listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes
2. use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes
3. reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.

Writing: 

1. generate, gather and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience
2. draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience

Media Literacy: 

1. demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts
2. identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning

Drama

B2.1  Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: construct personal interpretations of drama works, connecting drama issues and themes to their own and others' ideas, feelings, and experiences

Dance 

A1.2 Creating and Presenting: use dance as a language to communicate ideas from their own writing or media works

Language (2008)

Media Literacy 1.3: evaluate the effectiveness of the presentation and treatment of ideas, information, themes, opinions, issues, and/or experiences in media texts

Media Literacy 1.5: demonstrate understanding that different media texts reflect different points of view

Media Literacy 2.1: explain how individual elements of various media forms combine to create, reinforce, and/or enhance meaning

Dance

A1.2 Creating and Presenting: use dance as a language to communicate ideas from their own writing or media works

Language

Oral Communication 1.5: develop and explain interpretations of oral texts using stated and implied ideas from the texts to support their interpretation

Media Literacy 1.1: explain how various media texts address their intended purpose and audience

Media Literacy 1.5: demonstrate understanding that different media texts reflect different points of view

Media Literacy 2.1 explain how individual elements of various media forms combine to create, reinforce, and/or enhance meaning

Drama

B1.1 Creating and Presenting: engage actively in drama exploration and role play, with a focus on examining multiple perspectives related to current issues, themes, and relationships from a wide variety of sources and diverse communities

Dance

A1.4 Creating and Presenting: use the elements of dance and choreographic forms to communicate a variety of themes or moods

A2.1 Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: construct personal interpretations of the messages in their own and others' dance pieces, including messages about issues relevant to their community and/or the world

Language

Oral Communication 1.5: develop and explain interpretations of oral texts using stated and implied ideas from the texts to support their interpretation

Media Literacy 1.1: explain how various media texts address their intended purpose and audience 

Media Literacy 1.5: demonstrate understanding that different media texts reflect different points of view

Media Literacy 2.1: explain how individual elements of various media forms combine to create, reinforce, and/or enhance meaning

Drama

 B1.1 Creating and Presenting: engage actively in drama exploration and role play, with a focus on examining multiple perspectives related to current issues, themes, and relationships from a wide variety of sources and diverse communities

Dance 

A1.2 Creating and Presenting: use dance as a language to communicate ideas from their own writing or media works

Language

Oral Communication 2.3: communicate orally in a clear, coherent manner, using a structure and style appropriate to both the topic and the intended audience

Oral Communication 2.4: use appropriate words, phrases, and terminology from the full range of their vocabulary, including inclusive and non-discriminatory language, and a range of stylistic devices, to communicate their meaning accurately and engage the interest of their intended audience

Writing 2.2 establish a distinctive voice in their writing appropriate to the subject and audience

Drama

 B1.1 Creating and Presenting: engage actively in drama exploration and role play, with a focus on examining multiple perspectives related to current issues, themes, and relationships from a wide variety of sources and diverse communities

B2.1 Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: construct personal interpretations of drama works, connecting drama issues and themes to their own others' ideas, feelings, and experiences

Dance

A1.2 Creating and Presenting: use dance as a language to communicate ideas from their ow:n writing or media works

Language

Oral Communication 2.5: identify a range of vocal effects, including tone, pace, pitch, volume, and a variety of sound effects, and use them appropriately and with sensitivity towards cultural differences to communicate their meaning

Oral Communication 2.6: identify a variety of non-verbal cues, including facial expression, gestures, and eye contact, and use them in oral communications, appropriately and with sensitivity towards cultural differences, to help convey their meaning

Writing 2.6: identify elements in their writing that need improvement, selectively using feedback from the teacher and peers, with a focus on voice, diction, and an effective beginning and ending

Drama

B1.1 Creating and Presenting: engage actively in drama exploration and role play, with a focus on examining multiple perspectives related to current issues, themes, and relationships from a wide variety of sources and diverse communities

Dance

A1.2 Creating and Presenting:  use dance as a language to communicate ideas from their own writing or media works

A1.4 Creating and Presenting: use the elements of dance and choreographic forms to communicate a variety of themes or moods

A2.1  Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: construct personal interpretations of the messages in their own and others' dance pieces, including messages about issues relevant to their community and/or the world

A2.2   Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: analyse, using the dance vocabulary, their own and others' dance pieces to identify the elements of dance and the choreographic forms used in them and explain how they help communicate meaning

Language

Oral Communication 1.2: demonstrate an understanding of appropriate listening behavior by adapting active listening strategies to suit a wide variety of situations, including working in groups

Oral Communication 2.6: identify a variety of non-verbal cues, including facial expression, gestures, and eye contact, and use them in oral communications, appropriately and with sensitivity towards cultural differences, to help convey their meaning

Drama

Overall Expectations:

B1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to process drama and the development of drama works, using the elements and conventions of drama to communicate feelings,ideas, and multiple perspectives

B2. Reflecting,Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of drama works and experiences

Dance

Overall Expectations:

A1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to the composition of short dance pieces, using the elements of dance to communicate feelings and ideas

A2. Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate their feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of dance pieces and experiences

Language

Overall Expectations

Oral Communication 1:  listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes
 

Oral Communication 2:  use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes
 

Oral Communication 3: reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
 

Writing 1:  generate, gather and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience
 

Writing 2: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience
 

Media Literacy 1:  demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts
 

Media Literacy 2:  identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning

Drama

Overall Expectations:

B1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to process drama and the development of drama works, using the elements and conventions of drama to communicate feelings, ideas, and multiple perspectives

B2. Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of drama works and experiences

Dance

Overall Expectations:

A1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process to the composition of short dance pieces, using the elements of dance to communicate feelings and ideas

A2. Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate their feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of dance pieces and experiences

Language

Overall Expectations

Oral Communication 1.:  listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes

Oral Communication 2.:  use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes

Oral Communication 3.:  reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.

Writing 1.:  generate, gather and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience

Writing 2.: draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience

Media Literacy 1.:  demonstrate an understanding of a variety of media texts

Media Literacy 2.:  identify some media forms and explain how the conventions and techniques associated with them are used to create meaning