Unit 5: Prove your point

UAV.02 demonstrate understanding of their own roles and responsibilities in the learning process;
UAV.03 demonstrate understanding of the reading and writing processes and of the role of reading and writing in learning;
UAV.04 demonstrate understanding of their own growth in literacy during the course.

Specific Expectations:

BW2.05 explain the purpose and uses of opinion pieces (e.g., to justify a point of view; to persuade; to convince);
BW2.12 construct personal reflections, in paragraph form, choosing a clear focus and using appropriate examples to explain their thinking (e.g., set goals for reading or writing, reflect about an important accomplishment in their personal lives; explain an important skill they’ve acquired);
UA2.01 identify the behaviours and attitudes they need to promote their own learning (e.g., active participation, confidence in their ability to improve, persistence, practice, willingness to reflect on their learning process and learn from their mistakes);
UA3.03 demonstrate understanding that writing is a process that involves a range of thinking and composing skills (e.g., by describing, in a small-group discussion, how they use strategies before, during, and after writing to explore, organize, and express ideas and to polish final copy);
UA3.04 demonstrate understanding that their subject, audience, and purpose for writing influence their choices of form, tone, and level of language (e.g., by accurately describing, in a conference with the teacher, the form, style, and tone of a piece of writing and explaining why they are appropriate to the subject, audience, and purpose for writing);
UA3.05 demonstrate understanding of the role of reading and writing in the learning process (e.g., by describing how they use reading and writing to locate and understand information in different subject areas; to generate, explore, and clarify ideas and thinking; to communicate for a variety of purposes; to express themselves; and to reflect on and extend their learning).