Variety of Texts
1.1 read a variety of student- and teacher-selected
texts from diverse cultures and historical periods,
identifying specific purposes for reading
(e.g., read editorials and articles in newspapers,
magazines, or journals reflecting two opposing
views of Canada as a multicultural society, to
prepare for a debate; compare the information in
a variety of university calendars and websites to
identify the undergraduate program that best
suits their interests and needs;1 summarize a
selection of critical essays about a text studied in
class to enhance or challenge their own interpretation
of the text 2)
Teacher prompt: “What ideas in this critical
essay challenge your understanding of the
novel?”
Using Reading Comprehension Strategies
1.2 select and use, with increasing facility, the most
appropriate reading comprehension strategies
to understand texts, including complex and
challenging texts (e.g., activate prior knowledge
before reading by taking part in a fishbowl discussion;
confer with the teacher during reading
to clarify understanding and/or discuss an interpretation;
role-play an interview with the main
character of the story)
Teacher prompt: “Now that you’ve finished
reading the novel, what are some of the
questions you’d like to discuss with your
classmates?”
Demonstrating Understanding of Content
1.3 identify the most important ideas and supporting
details in texts, including complex and
challenging texts (e.g., summarize the ideas in a
critical essay about a literary work; 3 outline two
contrasting interpretations of a scene from a
Shakespeare play; outline the historical or political
context of an Aboriginal writer’s narrative)
Teacher prompts: “What evidence from the
text would you use to support your critical
response?” “On what points do the arguments
in these two critical essays differ?”
Making Inferences
1.4 make and explain inferences of increasing
subtlety and insight about texts, including
complex and challenging texts, supporting
their explanations with well-chosen stated
and implied ideas from the texts (e.g., explain
what the details in a story suggest about the
author’s attitude towards the subject; explain
what made them begin to doubt the reliability
of the narrator in a novel; identify and explain
inferences that can be drawn from the home
page of a website)
