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The official Prince Edward Island English Language Arts 12 (ENG621A) curriculum
Prince Edward Island defines English Language Arts 12 (ENG621A) by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Prince Edward Island's official curriculumRead it on the government site — princeedwardisland.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand SL | 9 | Speaking and Listening |
| Strand RV | 13 | Reading and Viewing |
| Strand W | 9 | Writing and Other Ways of Representing |
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How MapleMind teaches English Language Arts 12 (ENG621A) — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1Speaking and ListeningOfficial strand · Strand SL
Speaking and listening to justify understanding, generate a defence while engaging in formal conversation, and critically evaluate their own and others' oral text — interacting with sensitivity and respect for situation, audience, and purpose.
Justifying Understanding Through Communication (SCO1)
- Roles and responsibilities of an effective speaker and listenerPEI-ELA-12.SCO1.a — Identify the roles and responsibilities of an effective speaker and listener, recognizing communication as an exchange of ideas carried by physical qualities and language choices.
- Analysing others' viewpoints through active listeningPEI-ELA-12.SCO1.e — Analyse the viewpoints of others — an author, character, or peer — using active listening and examining their motivation.
- Responding to complex questions to extend own and others' ideasPEI-ELA-12.SCO1.j — Respond to a wide range of complex questions to extend on their own and others' ideas, evaluating others' ideas and synthesizing what is helpful.
Generating a Defence in Formal Conversation (SCO2)
- Examining a mentor defence with spontaneous conversationPEI-ELA-12.SCO2.a — Examine a mentor text defence where there is spontaneous back-and-forth conversation, such as a debate or interview, applying co-constructed success criteria.
- Interacting with a critical audience to defend a viewpointPEI-ELA-12.SCO2.c — Interact with a critical audience while defending a personal viewpoint, using supportive details and critiquing opposing viewpoints.
- Using language and rhetoric to influence and questionPEI-ELA-12.SCO2.i — Use language to influence and encourage others to question ideas, values, and attitudes — for example, rhetoric.
Critically Evaluating Oral Text (SCO3)
- Examining a mentor text for critically evaluating oral textPEI-ELA-12.SCO3.a — Examine a mentor text for critically evaluating oral text, such as a teacher model, applying co-constructed success criteria.
- Analysing verbal and nonverbal language in oral textPEI-ELA-12.SCO3.d — Analyse their own and others' oral texts considering verbal and nonverbal language, justifying ideas with specific examples from the oral text.
- Identifying strengths and areas for improvement in oral languagePEI-ELA-12.SCO3.g — Identify their own strengths and weaknesses in oral language, naming areas of strength and specific areas for improvement.
The official wording — 9 outcomes in this unit
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO1.a
identify the roles and responsibilities of an effective speaker and listener
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO1.e
analyse the viewpoints of others (e.g., author, character, peer)
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO1.j
respond to a wide range of complex questions to extend on their own and others’ ideas
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO2.a
examine a mentor text defence where there is spontaneous back and forth conversation (e.g., debate, interview)
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO2.c
interact with a critical audience while defending a personal viewpoint
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO2.i
use language to influence and encourage others to question ideas, values, and attitudes (e.g., rhetoric)
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO3.a
examine a mentor text for critically evaluating oral text (e.g., teacher model)
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO3.d
analyse their own and others’ oral texts considering verbal and nonverbal language
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO3.g
identify their own strengths and weaknesses in oral language
Unit 2Reading and ViewingOfficial strand · Strand RV
Critically analysing a wide variety of complex texts and a multi-genre study; evaluating the effectiveness of literary devices; evaluating how ideologies are portrayed; and integrating properly cited information from a wide variety of sophisticated and reliable sources.
Critically Analysing a Wide Variety of Complex Texts (SCO4)
- Comprehending complex texts using strategiesPEI-ELA-12.SCO4.b — Understand a wide variety of complex texts using strategies such as cueing systems, prior knowledge, connections, analysing, inferring, predicting, synthesizing, and evaluating.
- Identifying a text's purpose, structure, and characteristicsPEI-ELA-12.SCO4.e — Identify the characteristics of a text (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, visual/multimedia), together with its purpose and structure.
- Assessing how texts manipulate and shape belief and powerPEI-ELA-12.SCO4.f — Assess how texts manipulate, persuade, or control; how beliefs, values, and power are shaped by the text; and the relationships among topic, genre, purpose, context, and audience.
- Making textual connections across a multi-genre studyPEI-ELA-12.SCO4.m — Carry out a multi-genre study, examining multi-genre mentor texts and making textual connections among all the pieces to represent a chosen issue, theme, or question.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Literary Devices (SCO5)
- Identifying the full range of literary devicesPEI-ELA-12.SCO5.b — Identify specific literary devices — alliteration, allusion, flashback, foreshadowing, imagery, irony, metaphor, personification, simile, and symbolism — and understand their meaning in text.
- Making judgments about the effectiveness of literary devicesPEI-ELA-12.SCO5.g — Make judgments about the effectiveness of literary devices, supporting the judgment with examples from the text.
Evaluating How Ideologies Are Portrayed (SCO6)
- Analysing ideology across textsPEI-ELA-12.SCO6.c — Analyse ideology in a variety of texts, considering own and others' interpretations and making connections among texts.
- Assessing the reliability of informationPEI-ELA-12.SCO6.g — Assess the reliability of information, seeking further information to clarify understanding and posing questions where needed.
Integrating Properly Cited Information (SCO7)
- Selecting a wide variety of sophisticated, reliable sourcesPEI-ELA-12.SCO7.c — Evaluate and select a wide variety of sophisticated and reliable sources, distinguishing reliable from unreliable ones.
- Balancing quantity with quality of resourcesPEI-ELA-12.SCO7.d — Balance quantity with quality of resources to produce sophisticated support, synthesizing information using direct and indirect quotations.
- Evaluating the research and inquiry processPEI-ELA-12.SCO7.g — Evaluate their research and inquiry process, citing information properly.
The official wording — 13 outcomes in this unit
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO4.b
understand texts using a variety of strategies such as cueing systems, utilizing prior knowledge, making connections, analysing, inferring, predicting, synthesizing, and evaluating
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO4.e
identify characteristics of text: fiction/narrative nonfiction: setting, conflict, plot, characterization, and point of view non-fiction: thesis, argument/explanation, supporting details, and point of view poetry: tone, mood, point of view, and context visual/multimedia: tone, mood, point of view, and context
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO4.f
assess how texts manipulate, persuade, or control
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO4.m
multi-genre study: examine multi-genre mentor texts, assessing how issues, themes, and questions are represented through a variety of genres
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO5.b
identify specific literary devices (alliteration, allusion, flashback, foreshadowing, imagery, irony, metaphor, personification, simile, and symbolism)
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO5.e
infer author’s purpose for using the specific literary device
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO5.g
make judgments about the effectiveness of literary devices
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO6.b
identify the author’s portrayal of ideology
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO6.c
analyse ideology in a variety of texts
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO6.g
assess reliability of information
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO7.c
evaluate and select a wide variety of sophisticated and reliable sources
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO7.d
balance quantity with quality of resources to produce sophisticated support
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO7.g
evaluate their research/inquiry process
Unit 3Writing and Other Ways of RepresentingOfficial strand · Strand W
Constructing a range of complex persuasive texts and a creative multi-genre collection, providing specific critical feedback using success criteria, and enhancing personal text based on independently sought and teacher feedback.
Constructing Complex Texts (SCO8)
- Using the writing process to develop a textPEI-ELA-12.SCO8.b — Use the writing process — pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing — to develop writing and other ways of representing, studying mentor texts to mimic writing styles.
- Selecting form, style, and content for audience and purposePEI-ELA-12.SCO8.c — Select appropriate form, style, and content for specific audiences and purposes across expressive, persuasive, persuasive research, visual/multimedia, and creative multi-genre texts.
- Using literary and rhetorical devices to persuadePEI-ELA-12.SCO8.h — Use literary and rhetorical devices to persuade and manipulate meaning of text, using literary devices to enhance imaginative writing.
- Developing a creative multi-genre collectionPEI-ELA-12.SCO8.k — Create a creative multi-genre collection: identify an issue, theme, or question and develop it through a variety of genres, making textual connections among the pieces.
Providing Specific Critical Feedback (SCO9)
- Assessing a text against success criteriaPEI-ELA-12.SCO9.b — Assess self, peer, and/or modelled text focusing on co-constructed success criteria, considering the purpose and audience of the text.
- Giving specific, respectful suggestions for improvementPEI-ELA-12.SCO9.e — Provide specific suggestions for improvement in the text, identifying strengths and communicating effectively while respecting the rights of others.
Enhancing Personal Text Based on Feedback (SCO10)
- Understanding critical feedback as a powerful revision toolPEI-ELA-12.SCO10.c — Understand that critical feedback can be a powerful tool when revising texts, demonstrating openness to receiving it.
- Independently seeking feedback from othersPEI-ELA-12.SCO10.d — Independently seek feedback from others, considering self, peer, and/or teacher critical feedback.
- Revising a text in response to feedbackPEI-ELA-12.SCO10.g — Revise text based on self, peer, and/or teacher feedback and justify the action taken in response to critical feedback.
The official wording — 9 outcomes in this unit
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO8.b
use the writing process to develop writing and other ways of representing (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing)
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO8.c
select appropriate form, style, and content for specific audiences and purposes (expressive, persuasive, persuasive research, visual/multimedia, and creative multi- genre collection)
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO8.h
use literary/rhetorical devices to persuade and manipulate meaning of text
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO8.k
creative multi-genre collection: identify an issue, theme, or question to develop through a variety of genre select appropriate genres to represent chosen issue, theme, or question develop the issue, theme, or question in multiple genres
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO9.b
assess self, peer, and/or modelled text focusing on co-constructed success criteria
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO9.e
provide specific suggestions for improvement in the text
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO10.c
understand critical feedback can be a powerful tool when revising texts
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO10.d
Independently seek feedback from others
- PEI-ELA-12.SCO10.g
revise text based on self, peer, and/or teacher feedback
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